US Fish and Wildlife Service photo A retired combat soldier and Purple Heart recipient is credited with taking down “the largest (bear) ever harvested in Louisiana,” according to state officials.

"They made a feast for him." Related: Your February Guide to L.A. The strategy worked. "The biologist actually said it was the biggest bear he's ever seen in person," Arbid noted. After its rescue, ...

He bear-ly survived the wildfires. A homeowner forced to evacuate due to the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires returned home to find a massive 525-pound black bear hiding in his crawlspace.