State officials announced in early January that Santiny’s 696-pound bear could set a new state record as the heaviest black bear ever ... to be in its late teens or early 20s, is easily the biggest ...

"They made a feast for him." The strategy worked. "The biologist actually said it was the biggest bear he's ever seen in person," Arbid noted. After its rescue, wildlife officials fitted the bear ...

This is not the large bear killed by hunter Deron Santiny. US Fish and Wildlife Service photo A retired combat soldier and Purple Heart recipient is credited with taking down “the largest (bear ...