I agree, they can easily be mistaken, especially in low light. I know a very good hunter who did the same thing many years ago, in low light. He turned himself in, paid the price.
I don't think this guy was poaching, he just didn't exercise due diligence! There is a pretty good population of bear near Cypremort, folks there need to be careful. Some of these bears have chips implanted by LDWF to monitor their dispersion, they can tell when one has been shot, just because it did not have a collar does not mean LDWF does not know where the bear is.
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