Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources Mammologist Brad Westrich said by telephone on Wednesday evening that the bear was found near the Indiana Toll Road exit north of Bristol at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday.
“We were able to collect the carcass, from which we could determine it was in an extreme state of decomposition,” Westrich said
Sometimes I think half the people on the road are driving impaired, suspended license, no insurance... or something. They don't call the police.How do you hit a bear and not report it?
Yeah, probably.
Oh yeah! Look at how much damage a small deer can do. I can only imagine something bigger than that.Yeah, probably.
Had neighbor whose two horses got loose. Somebody hit and killed BOTH of them and never reported it. As someone who has hit a horse, let me tell you, you KNOW you hit something LARGE. And the damage to your vehicle will be significant.
I imagine hitting a bear would be like hitting a 200+ pound opossum.
Large truck/semi didn't hit it square and it ran off and died later? Might not have gotten a good look at it and assumed deer? Thought it was a bear but didn't want to call it in because they were worried about them thinking they were crazy/drugged/drunk?
Or this.Sometimes I think half the people on the road are driving impaired, suspended license, no insurance... or something. They don't call the police.
Depends on the vehicle, when I hit a good sized deer (LEO estimated 170-180ish lbs) all it did was knock out part of the grill on my car. And I hit it solid at about 50 mph.Oh yeah! Look at how much damage a small deer can do. I can only imagine something bigger than that.
Why would you report it? For that matter, how many people would you have to report it to before you finally found someone that even cared? It's a road killed wild animal, not a person, a pet, nor even a rare wild animal.
Indiana law requires you to report any accident with over $1000 damage. These days, that's a good sized scratch to your bumper cover or a busted headlight. Some insurance companies will also require a police report for them to cover any damage. It's also a f**king bear, in northern Indiana. Whether you hit a bear, a deer, a horse, a cow, or a buffalo, if you have vehicle damage or an injury and dial 911, you'll find someone who cares.Why would you report it? For that matter, how many people would you have to report it to before you finally found someone that even cared? It's a road killed wild animal, not a person, a pet, nor even a rare wild animal.
Well there is that one fella up north of Bristol claiming on book of faces his elderly momma saw it out at their place last week; but he didn't believe her........I find it strange that there were no prior sightings before it was hit
Sure, I see why you would report it from an insurance standpoint (and why some would choose not to) but that assumes facts not in evidence (injury, significant vehicle damage ect.). The only facts in evidence are that a bear is dead along side a highway and I doubt that the local cops are all that interested in responding to a road killed bear. A CO, sure.Indiana law requires you to report any accident with over $1000 damage. These days, that's a good sized scratch to your bumper cover or a busted headlight. Some insurance companies will also require a police report for them to cover any damage. It's also a f**king bear, in northern Indiana. Whether you hit a bear, a deer, a horse, a cow, or a buffalo, if you have vehicle damage or an injury and dial 911, you'll find someone who cares.
I wouldn't count on getting to hunt one any time soon after they are established here. We've had a large population of bobcats that has been in desperate need of management for years and are still far from having even a limited hunting season. Bears will likely be even worse. There are too many clueless people that irrationally idolize them, most of which will never have to deal with the problems that they will cause.That's awesome, not that it got hit but that there's one in Indiana. I've never seen one in Indiana. It would be cool to hunt an animal that could easily kill you
It is possible it is a pet, I met a guy that had a couple. This was in NWI, when I was at his shop he had a black bear cub(mom was at home), a mountain lion and 3 tiger cubs. Don't know what else he had at his home/property. And not that long ago there was a guy maybe 10-15 minutes away from me that had a wide variety of large cats and a couple of bears. This was in White Co.Why would you report it? For that matter, how many people would you have to report it to before you finally found someone that even cared? It's a road killed wild animal, not a person, a pet, nor even a rare wild animal.
Rare? Depends, I'd say they are pretty rare in IN considering that there have been only 5 sighted here in the last what half a dozen years? But they are protected in IN.Yes, its a f'ing bear, JUST a f'ing bear. They are not a rare, protected or endangered species. There's no more reason to report a bear than there would be for a deer and law or not, I doubt the majority of people report hitting a deer unless they are injured or severe damage occurs to their vehicle.
When an animal has a reproducing population in parts of 41 of the lower 48 states, it's hard to consider it truly rare. Even harder to consider it rare when it is populous enough in neighboring states that we're receiving overflow.It is possible it is a pet, I met a guy that had a couple. This was in NWI, when I was at his shop he had a black bear cub(mom was at home), a mountain lion and 3 tiger cubs. Don't know what else he had at his home/property. And not that long ago there was a guy maybe 10-15 minutes away from me that had a wide variety of large cats and a couple of bears. This was in White Co.
I'm guessing if you called local/county/ISP that would be the only people you would need to report it to. They would probably get in touch with the INDNR.
Rare? Depends, I'd say they are pretty rare in IN considering that there have been only 5 sighted here in the last what half a dozen years? But they are protected in IN.
312 IAC 9-3-18.8 Black bears
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.8. (a) A person must not take a black bear (Ursus americanus) except
with one (1) of the following:
(1) A scientific purposes license issued under 312 IAC 9-10-6.
(2) A nuisance wild animal control permit issued under 312 IAC 9-10-11.
(b) A person must not possess a live black bear except with one (1) of the following:
(1) A wild animal possession permit issued under 312 IAC 9-11.
(2) A wild animal rehabilitation permit issued under 312 IAC 9-10-9.
(3) A scientific purposes license issued under 312 IAC 9-10-6.
(4) A nuisance wild animal control permit issued under 312 IAC 9-10-11.
(5) A registered or licensed educational or scientific institution with the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance
Which is why I stated here in IN, not other states. Bald Eagles up until pretty recently were rare in IN, up in AK they were/are considered a nuisance by many like we consider pigeons.When an animal has a reproducing population in parts of 41 of the lower 48 states, it's hard to consider it truly rare. Even harder to consider it rare when it is populous enough in neighboring states that we're receiving overflow.
Yes.Do people eat Black Bear or any bear for that matter?
One bite at a time...Do people eat Black Bear or any bear for that matter?