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CrumbSnatcher
06-14-2008, 22:33
The downloaded pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear (killed in self defense).
He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head.
The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world.
Of course, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild.
Based on the contents of the bears stomach, the Fish and Wildlife Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in the past 72 hours including a missing hiker.
The US Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. Not far from the pistol were the remains of the hiker. The other body has not been found.
Although the hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four shots (the Service ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with twelve 7mm slugs inside the bear's dead body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immensely.
The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker.
Think about this:
If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows
Links didn't work for me, Error 404, Anyway I'd love to see the photo's..
I researched this, looking for photos and here is what I found:
The downloaded pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear (killed in self defense). (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/The%20downloaded%20pictures%20are%20of%20a%20man%2 0who%20works%20for%20the%20US%20Forest%20Service%2 0in%20Alaska%20and%20his%20trophy%20bear%20%28kill ed%20in%20self%20defense%29.)
Trying again to see if this one works:
http://gullyborg.typepad.com/weblog_archive/2005/06/we_need_a_bigge.html
drastic_quench
06-15-2008, 00:07
Not quite. Read the real deal:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp
drastic_quench
06-15-2008, 00:10
My above link has a graphic picture at the bottom of the page, but it actually has the real story. This urban legend has been circulating for years.
Hey Cortez - that's what I tried to post first from snopes and must have copied the wrong window I had open when reposting.
CrumbSnatcher
06-15-2008, 00:19
My above link has a graphic picture at the bottom of the page, but it actually has the real story. This urban legend has been circulating for years.
seen it,thought it was interesting thanks for the real story...
Mrs Baggins
06-15-2008, 07:10
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/g/giantbear.htm
The downloaded pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear (killed in self defense).
He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head.
The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world.
Of course, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild.
Based on the contents of the bears stomach, the Fish and Wildlife Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in the past 72 hours including a missing hiker.
The US Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. Not far from the pistol were the remains of the hiker. The other body has not been found.
Although the hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four shots (the Service ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with twelve 7mm slugs inside the bear's dead body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immensely.
The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker.
Think about this:
If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows
A 500 SW may do the job on a brown, if not hit right...you better hope he bleed out.
Show me even ONE 400# black on the AT...babies to others part's.And in AK a 600 black is huge and better food before winter.
Appalachian Tater
06-16-2008, 22:01
Well, you just wasted ninety seconds of my life that I can never get back, trying to adjust my monitor. ;)
Well, you just wasted ninety seconds of my life that I can never get back, trying to adjust my monitor. ;)
For that 400# black on the AT...:D
The Cheat
06-16-2008, 23:20
A 500 SW may do the job on a brown, if not hit right...you better hope he bleed out.
Show me even ONE 400# black on the AT...babies to others part's.And in AK a 600 black is huge and better food before winter.
Well, there is at least one black bear near the AT over 400#. :D
'Bearzilla' weighs in at hefty 726 pounds [northern N.J. black bear] (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016296/posts)
Star-Ledger ^ (http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/121073980186750.xml&coll=1) | 5/14/2008 | Brian T. Murray, Star-Ledger Staff
Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:28:30 AM by NewJerseyJoe (http://www.freerepublic.com/~newjerseyjoe/)
"Bearzilla" is real and living somewhere in West Milford.
A 726-pound male black bear, the heaviest ever handled by New Jersey wildlife officials, was captured over the weekend in the northern Passaic County township. It was treated for a nose injury, marked with identifying tags and set free.
"That is just its spring weight. It only recently left a winter den ... Wait until it feeds all summer to fatten up for denning this fall. It could get over 900 pounds," said Len Wolgast, a member of the state Fish and Game Council and former wildlife biology professor. The bear was trapped and tranquilized, along with another bear, on Saturday. A third male bear was trapped in the same area Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com (http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/121073980186750.xml&coll=1) ...
Well, there is at least one black bear near the AT over 400#. :D
'Bearzilla' weighs in at hefty 726 pounds [northern N.J. black bear] (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016296/posts)
Star-Ledger ^ (http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/121073980186750.xml&coll=1) | 5/14/2008 | Brian T. Murray, Star-Ledger Staff
Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:28:30 AM by NewJerseyJoe (http://www.freerepublic.com/~newjerseyjoe/)
"Bearzilla" is real and living somewhere in West Milford.
A 726-pound male black bear, the heaviest ever handled by New Jersey wildlife officials, was captured over the weekend in the northern Passaic County township. It was treated for a nose injury, marked with identifying tags and set free.
"That is just its spring weight. It only recently left a winter den ... Wait until it feeds all summer to fatten up for denning this fall. It could get over 900 pounds," said Len Wolgast, a member of the state Fish and Game Council and former wildlife biology professor. The bear was trapped and tranquilized, along with another bear, on Saturday. A third male bear was trapped in the same area Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com (http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/121073980186750.xml&coll=1) ...
If i have no food in camp and a black want's to hold his ground... i will move right at him.
Well, there is at least one black bear near the AT over 400#. :D
'Bearzilla' weighs in at hefty 726 pounds [northern N.J. black bear] (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016296/posts)
Star-Ledger ^ (http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/121073980186750.xml&coll=1) | 5/14/2008 | Brian T. Murray, Star-Ledger Staff
Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:28:30 AM by NewJerseyJoe (http://www.freerepublic.com/~newjerseyjoe/)
"Bearzilla" is real and living somewhere in West Milford.
A 726-pound male black bear, the heaviest ever handled by New Jersey wildlife officials, was captured over the weekend in the northern Passaic County township. It was treated for a nose injury, marked with identifying tags and set free.
"That is just its spring weight. It only recently left a winter den ... Wait until it feeds all summer to fatten up for denning this fall. It could get over 900 pounds," said Len Wolgast, a member of the state Fish and Game Council and former wildlife biology professor. The bear was trapped and tranquilized, along with another bear, on Saturday. A third male bear was trapped in the same area Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com (http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/121073980186750.xml&coll=1) ...
Black's climb from GOD'S gift as a JAG from a LION.
Am I the only one that feels bad for the griz?
I'll be with you in a sec mudhead. I'm still deciphering JAG from a LION.
OK. JAG from a LION. Got it. Rather poetic.
Yeah. Me too mudhead. He must have had a great life though.
StarLyte
06-17-2008, 11:59
Am I the only one that feels bad for the griz?
No, I do too. But be glad it's a legend. Me thinks.
As for the black bear, he must be beautiful! I hope I encounter him some day, and I hope that HE does not encounter humans, especially a cocky hunter.
Every feel like going out to the woods and just living like a bear for a week?
Still bring food of course. I just mean not think so much about where your coming from or where your going too. Just ambling about here and there, sniffin and scratchin or whatever bears do as you go. Eating. Crashing where-ever you feel like sleeping. Ripping apart stumps looking for bugs and stuff, but being mostly shy of other people. Being curious too, of course, but mostly just being yourself and making yourself at home.
Bears are like the ultimate stealth campers.
Talk about seasonal workers too eh.
Once they get enough weeks in to go on EI, that's it. No guilt whatsoever. LOL
envirodiver
06-17-2008, 12:21
Every feel like going out to the woods and just living like a bear for a week?
Still bring food of course. I just mean not think so much about where your coming from or where your going too. Just ambling about here and there, sniffin and scratchin or whatever bears do as you go. Eating. Crashing where-ever you feel like sleeping. Ripping apart stumps looking for bugs and stuff, but being mostly shy of other people. Being curious too, of course, but mostly just being yourself and making yourself at home.
Bears are like the ultimate stealth campers.
I bet I could figure out how to get into people's food bags. Even if they hang them.
I had an encounter in valdez while On a day hike. The grizz was so close ( but in deep thicket ) that I could hear him chuffing ! which is a type of breathing they do when they are trying to figure out what you are. it was freaky. i actually bear sprayed the guy I met casually on the trail ! I missed him ( haha ) it breezed by his ear... he thought i had sneezed and actually said bless you. when i told him i had sprayed him and that strange noise he is hearing is a grizz.. VERY close.. hesaid " this is a bit too much adventure for me " and sped off. Thankfully lulu, my dog, was oblivious or i might not be typing this. The bear also was fat on berries and salmon... he just banged around for about a tenth of a mile... crashing thru trees.. following then it ended. it did'nt last long but it totally freaked me out ! I remember kinda laughing when the guy asked me what that noise was...and then spraying him by accident..lol.. yikes !
I'll be with you in a sec mudhead. I'm still deciphering JAG from a LION.
Jag-Lep bring prey in the tree away from the the big boy.