View full sizeDavid Price squats next to the enormous bear he brought down with a bow and arrow.The
says an 879-pound black bear brought down by a bow hunter is the heaviest ever recorded in the state.
David Price shot and killed the 17-year-old bear in northeastern Pennsylvania's Pike County on Monday.
the game commission says the bruin had an estimated live weight of 879 pounds.
It was 15 pounds heavier than the state's previous record-holder, an 864-pound bear shot in Pike County back in 2003.
Game commission spokesman Tim Conway says this bear could be determined to be the world record holder.
The world record is determined by skull size. Officials say the bear's skull will be measured after 60 days.