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 ...

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 ...

“Florida currently has more than 17,000 square miles of suitable bear habitat, of which 46% is protected,” the local BHA ...

A military veteran who earned a Purple Heart as a combat soldier harvested what may be the largest black bear in Louisiana during the state's first hunting season in two generations. Deron Santiny of ...