Mann cited for the death of mother bear in the municipality of Pickens County identified

Pickens County, Ga. – – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has published the incident report, in which the murder of a black bear in the bent tree community in Pickens County is described.

Landy Sok, 35, was quoted because after a series of encounters in front of his house along the Oglethorpe Mountain Road, he had illegally killed a female black bear.

What we know:

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sok shot a side window of his house on May 15 with a pistol of the caliber.

The following day, the director of the Bent Tree Public Safety contacted the state bear biologist Adam Hammond to report the dead bear, which was about 60 to 65 meters from SOKS residence, with two boys lying on it. The department for natural resources (DNR) and wildlife resource department reacted to the scene.

DNR Game Warders Hunter Rush and Travis Shrader examined and documented the incident, including body cameras, photos and statements from SOK. No gunshot wound was visible on the bear's body, but civil servants observed blood from the nose and mouth of the animal, which indicated inner injuries that match a shot.

The two Bear Cubs, the condition of which was not in detail in the report, were observed at the scene and are said to have survived the incident.

What you say:

“I feared for my life,” said Sok to the game Warten, who, according to the report, answered the call. He told the officer that the bear had turned to his veranda several times that day and cared for on the glass door during an incident while his dogs barked inside. He added that he saw the bear three times on May 15 and that he did not react to the screaming or a car alarm before returning late that night.

Sok admitted that he had not reported the shootout because he believed that the small caliber weapon had not killed the animal. He said he hadn't seen the Cubs at the time and would not have fired if he had done it.

“I explained Mr. Landy that the bear was on his veranda because he smelled the smell of food,” said Game Warten Rush and noticed that Landy had a food bowl on the veranda for his cat. “Bears are opportunistic feeders … they are like large raccoons.”

The investigation showed that SOK had replaced text messages with a local public security officer that evening. In a message, Sok asked: “Can I shoot him?” And attached a video of the bear to his veranda. The official replied: “You can't shoot him, but you can call public security to scare him.” The investigators found that SOK never contacted public security for support that night.

What's next:

On May 20, Sok received a quote about violating a law in Georgia that prohibits taking a bear outside the season or without permission. The indictment is a criminal violation that requires a court presence.

According to officials, the case of Jefferson Adams, the deputy district prosecutor, was checked and forwarded to the district prosecutor of Pickens County, Frank Wood. A criminal investigator confirmed that the public prosecutor's office will continue.

What you can do:

The Georgia DNR continues to emphasize that feeding wild animals, even unintentionally, can lead to dangerous situations.

See also:

Pickens Coverernwscrime and Public Security Wild