A 300-pound black bear is considered a trophy across much of Canada and the Northern U.S., yet Eastern states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey continue to breed giants with weights that exceed the mass of the average grizzly bear.

New Jersey just opened their bear season, and one hunter took a monster. Here’s the amazing story.

A hunter has shot and killed a nearly 700-pound bear on the first day of New Jersey’s bear hunt. NJ.com reports that a 39-year-old Hopatcong man brought the 693-pound bruin to the bear check station at the Whittingham Wildlife Management Area late on Monday afternoon.

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