LAKE BRONSON, M.N. (NewsDakota.com) – Luke Hagness of Casselton says it was the thrill of his lifetime. A hunter since he was 13, he was bow hunting east of Lake Bronson, Minnesota, when he got a very big black bear.

Hagness, on the fourth day of a five day bow hunt arranged by Bear Busters Outfitters of Karlstad, Minnesota had been on a ladder stand for five hours, and it was nearly dark when the big bear wandered out and was about 25 yards away when he got his shot.