Army veteran Deron Santiny harvested a 696-pound black bear in December that could set a new Louisiana record.

A Lafayette man may have taken the largest Louisiana Black Bear in history, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife ...

A retired combat soldier and Purple Heart recipient is credited with taking down “the largest (bear) ever harvested in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...