By MIKE LYNCH
A Morrisonville man is due in court later this month after he admitted to killing four bears over a bait pile, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The bears included a sow and her two cubs.
Loren G Labombard, 47, was charged with three counts of killing a bear over the legal limit, three counts of illegally killing a bear, failing to tag bears as required, and killing bears over a pre-established bait pile.
According to a press release, DEC received a tip on Sept. 22 from a concerned citizen that someone had shot multiple bears, including a sow and two cubs. Labombard was charged two days later.
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ECO Chris Lagree interviewed Labombard at his home on Sept. 24, where he admitted to taking the four bears, according to DEC. The bears were seized from a garage at Labombard’s home.
Early bear season takes place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 12 in much of northern New York. It is illegal to hunt over a bait pile.
Labombard is scheduled to appear in the town of Saranac court on Oct. 30.
HOPEFULLY THE JUDGE WILL BE JUST AS HEARTLESS AS Mr. lombombard