BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Black bear hunting is back for the first time in Louisiana since the late 1980s. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced how they’re divvying ...

And in December, the two made hunting history in Santiny’s home state of Louisiana, where Santiny harvested a potential record black bear during the state’s first bear hunting season in more than 35 ...

That’s nearly 300 pounds more than “average” for male black bears in Louisiana, the state says. U.S. Army veteran Deron Santiny encountered the bear during the state’s first sanctioned ...

Saturday marked the beginning of Louisiana’s new black bear hunting season, but it will probably be a while before the sport is accessible to more than a select few hunters and landowners.

An Altadena, Calif., resident came home after being displaced by the Eaton fire to find a large black bear still hanging out ...

In regards to the letter, "The bait and switch on Louisiana black bears," the motivation of the author is not clear, but it is not the protection of Louisiana black bears. These bears are a huge ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Lafayette man may have taken the largest Louisiana Black Bear in history, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Deron Santiny, a Louisiana ...