‘Largest ever’ bear hunted in Louisiana is taken down by Army combat vet, state says
A retired combat soldier and Purple Heart recipient is credited with taking down “the largest (bear) ever harvested in ...
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Louisiana combat veteran harvests trophy black bear in state's first hunting season
Danny Santiny said he'd never seen a Louisiana black bear in the wild before harvesting a trophy during the state's first ...
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Letters: The bait-and-switch on Louisiana's black bears
This year, for the first time in 40 years, Louisiana hosted a black bear hunt. When the season opened on Dec. 7, hunters were permitted to bait bears to their deaths using sweet treats like honey ...
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Lafayette hunter kills 700-pound black bear in Louisiana's first bear hunting season in 35 years
Louisiana's first black bear hunting season in 35 years ended on Sunday after hunters killed 10 total bears, including one that weighed nearly 700 pounds. The bear hunts were reinstated this year ...
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‘Largest ever’ bear hunted in Louisiana is taken down by Army combat vet, state says
That’s nearly 300 pounds more than “average” for male black bears in Louisiana, the state says ... Mississippi River about a 140-mile drive north from Baton Rouge. Santiny told McClatchy ...