Did you get one? Black bear hunting lottery over, hunt starts Dec. 7

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- Ten lucky hunters are counting the days until Dec. 7.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery concluded Sept. 25 with 973 total applications and 814 individual applicants entering.

Ten permits have been issued for the 2024 hunt, which will take place Dec. 7-22 in Bear Management Area 4, which includes Tensas, Madison, East Carroll and West Carroll parishes and portions of Richland, Franklin and Catahoula parishes.