The announcement raised skepticism among activists, who slam the government for increasingly allowing bear hunting in the country, home to Europe's largest brown bear population outside Russia.

The announcement raised scepticism among activists, who slam the government for increasingly allowing bear hunting in the country, home to Europe's largest brown bear population ... The actual number ...

U.S. Army veteran Deron Santiny participated in that hunt and killed a 696-pound bear that was named “the largest (bear) ever harvested in Louisiana,” state officials said.