WAUTOMA, Wis. (WFRV) - Teri Jo Fendler of Wautoma recently turned a long-time hunting dream into reality when she successfully harvested a massive black bear during her first-ever bear hunt in Webster.

A veteran of small game hunting, Fendler hadn’t hunted deer or fowl in over a decade but was determined to check bear hunting off her bucket list. After applying twice, she was finally drawn for a tag in Zone D, where the hunt is regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to ensure bear populations remain healthy and hunting is safe.

Hunting from a ground blind rather than the more common tree stand, Fendler faced a bear known among locals as “the beast,” estimated to weigh around 500 pounds. On the last day of the hunt, just 15 minutes before shooting time ended, the

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