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September 16, 2022| Updated: 22 hours ago

https://nowhabersham.com/white-county-hunter-accused-of-luring-bear-with-bait-then-killing-it/

A hunter accused of illegally killing a bear in White County faces a stiff fine and possible jail time.

Acting on a tip, Georgia Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers investigated the incident over the weekend. They inspected the kill site and determined John Wesley Dowdy lured the bear with bait.

State laws forbid the use of bait to lure bears to a specific location “which gives or might give a hunter an unnatural advantage when hunting bear,” according toGeorgia State Code.

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Game wardens seized the bear. The Department of Natural Resources Law…