Grizzly bears, Ursus arctos horribilis, are a member of the brown bear species, U. arctos, that occurs in North America, Europe and Asia. JavaScript is disabled. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. It was a big bear, a grizzly -- or "brown bear" as the coastal version of the species is often called -- whose hide measured 10 feet, 6 inches from head to toe. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. THE BEAR IS MINE!AND LIKE OUR CHILDREN; WE CAN LEARN MUCH FROM THE ANIMALS TOO, IF WE WOULD ONLY SEEK THE KNOWLEDGE INSTEAD OF FEEDING OUR EGO'S AND IGNORANCE! James Urban. Based on the 2002USDA Forest Servicereport,the animal measured 10-feet, 6-inches from nose to tail, and its front claws were three to four inches long. He bases that conclusion on a sobering calculus of time and distancethe two seconds required for a Wyoming grizzly bear to cover 20 yardsand the fact that Kezar somehow managed to get off seven shots from his 10mm in . Ted Winnen, who shot the bear, was an airman with the, The bear was large, but not a "world record. I do not hunt for sport but will shoot if in danger. "A hair-raising yarn describing this supposed man-eating monster attacking a poor hapless deer hunter accompanies the photographs" of the bear, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 2008. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its . A really big bear. This story has been a somewhat exaggerated. The true world-record Alaskan brown bear still stands, exhibited in a glass case at the Anchorage Airport. Arizona - ( Ammoland.com )- The video was filmed by Leon Lorenz on 14 June, 2010. To bad this looks like a beautiful bear," another Facebook user said. Before his death, Treadwell tried to create his own, monster-bear-size personal myth before his untimely end, but it died along with him. I would not hesitate to shoot if I were being threatened. standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single The service did not report on any bodies or details about the hiker.. This is the very definition of ignorance. Here's the TRUE storyStill one HECK of readI'm the Anon who recently ported, just had to go get the link.http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp, All you tree huggers out there need to leave us hunters alone. An employee of the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska recently faced just that scenario. John C. Tolman, customs agent, Wrangel Is. Did a hunter in Alaska kill the largest grizzly bear on record? the guy you are in referance to has no idea of hunting and what a charging grizzly is capable of. Thats gunna give me nightmares 2nite!!!!! Eventually, the picture of Winnen became associated with the story of Casiano. (same reason it was deleted previous times before). Winnenshot the bearas itapproachedhimand his hunting partnerusinga .338 Winchester Magnum, not a 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle. i do feel bad for the people envolved, however,we do hunt them, perhaps they are simply learning to return the favor. BUT WHAT AN HONOR!.MUCH MORE SO THAN TO BE KILLED BY ONE OF YOUR OWN.JUST THINK OF THE GREATNESS OF SUCH A TOTEM! It showed no aggression at all. . Thankfully, the bear was more interested in the salmon than he was of me. this makes me want to jerk off until my penis bleeds from the pee hole. Remember this is the internet, which is worse than the lying porch. Alaska hunter kills record grizzly bear By Rob Chaney Missoulian May 9, 2014 0 Hunter Larry Fitzgerald of Fairbanks, Alaska, displays the record grizzly bear he killed. According to Idaho Fish and Game the bear was shot . Although it was not bear season in the Last Frontier State, he was justified in killing the bear in self defense. I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. Scary! Terry Bradshaw. All I can add if there was this one you can be sure there are more and possibly larger than that one. the world. hundred pounds. Although the hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the bear with four of those shots (the Service ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with twelve 7mm slugs inside the bear's body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immediately. : ). No, neither assertion is true: This meme is a still-circulating exaggeration of a real grizzly killing that occurred in 2001, but that bear was not record-setting size and no evidence was found that it had killed anyone. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Miraculously, 56-year-old Wilf Lloyd survived the harrowing experience. The bear that ate him also died. Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in USA TODAY reached out to him for comment. Young reflexes saved him, as he ducked and the bear hit the pack, knocking him down. This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: The bear's skull. i JUST ACNT BELIEVE THAT HUNTER KILLED A BEAR. Not far from the pistol were the remains of the hiker. Narrator: Although the hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four (that the Service ultimately retrieved, along with twelve 7mm slugs, inside the bear's body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immensely. The really bizarre part of the story started when the bear was examined by the United States Forest Service. He fired one shot in its brain (just under the eye) then 5 into the chest.The bear MAY have been stalking them but did not display any agressive moves and did not charge, but it WAS moving toward them at the time he shot it.But it did make a good urban legend. This storywas clarifiedby Snopes in May 2002(graphic warning, www.snopes.com/fact-check/bear-hunt/ ), the North American Bear Center explainedthe inaccuracies on its websitefrom a reprintedarticle dating June 2003( here ), and the Associated Press wrote about the hoax in May 2003( here ). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Posted on 07/26/2006 8:03:17 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim, By D.A. Do it again. That is amazing! Just imagine an animal of these proportions charging straight at you with nothing but hate and destruction in its very being. Its weight at the time was. If that werent bad enough, some joker along the line decided to embellish the story with a gruesome prologue, complete with photographic evidence. thats incredible! If you are an average size man, you would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. It was bagged in 2013 near the Totatlanika River, Alaska. The Standard Times confirmed with the Alaska Department of Fish and Gameat the timethat the bear didnt cause any human deaths ( here ). Who would pay for the government?" Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual Sounds like theres going to be some real problems here.. Here are some transcipts from the show in exact format. I would have needed clean clothes after that and air freshner. Officials killed the bear on Thursday after tests confirmed it had eaten part of. The first bullet from Winnens 338 Winchester pierced the brain, but it took five more in the chest to bring him down. The Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let the U.S. Forest Service employee keep the bear as a trophy. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. All this despite the fact that Snopes had started clearing the issue up almost immediately, posting its conclusions on May 29, 2002: The North American Bear Center also debunked the exaggerated claims June 8, 2003, on its site website bear.org. The Biggest Grizzly Bear Ever Killed In Alaska Top 10 Videos 3.2K subscribers Subscribe 1.9K Share 804K views 7 years ago The Biggest Grizzly Bear Ever Killed In Alaska The Biggest. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. He has been a journalist for more than 40 years, nearly 30 of them in newspapers. i know we as humans need to come first,and we have for a very long time. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. MamaEagle I had to go check this out at the truth or fiction site goto when wondering about some emails i recieve. Tyler Freel. What followed beneath the headline was the same story Fimrite tried to torpedo in 2008. It's just not called news when I do it. Rifle was a 338winny and as stated above, both guys involved were airman from eilson. This trip is always exciting and offers spectacular fishing, scenery, and crisp air. If people continue to over populate there will be no bears left in the wild. Admittedly, snopes is not my favorite debunker, but it says the story was updated early last year. I don't know if I believe it yet? It will be stuffed, mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. Bear. It does make you understand a little bit more that bears arent cuddly animals in the wild. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. In 2014, a second largest grizzly skull was recorded from a hunter who shot a bear with a skull measuring 27 and 6/16th inches in length. Fact check: Raised dots on steering wheel are not Braille. This is the same story that usually accompanies the picture of the big bloody grizzly.I would post a link, but I remember it being pulled before. PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE BY THE THOUSAND'S EVERY DAY!AT LEAST THE BEAR KILL'S TO EAT!AND OF COURSE, THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT THE BEAR JUST GOT PISSED OFF THAT SOME BIG WHITE HUNTER PUT BULLETS INTO IT.IT WOULD BE A VERY TERRIFYING WAY TO GO OUT OF THIS WORLD! emptied. I was supposedly the result of a ferral dog attack in Singapore, where the avarage height of the population is around 5.4. Thats another picture that gets associated with my bear. And this is their way of showing how they don't give a crap about laws," one Facebook user said in response to the statement. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. Humans that were eaten, the animal was only doing what they do. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear." The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. Grizzly bears are infamous for having an aggressive temperament. thts just the guy who found it tht bloody all over its face is from when i beat the shit out of it.he took it out of my house after i served it a nice meal of hiker and he came in and shot it.but ill get tht guy i swear. Very interesting happenings over the weekend.. Warwoman Bear Firearm Opener AAR: I've got questions. The US Forest Service, backtracking from Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. "The bar has officially been. Disclaimer: The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to . They were widely circulated at one time as photos of Timothy Treadwell, a would-be actor and filmmaker who spent many summers in Alaska trying to make friends with the bears before one of them killed and ate him. ******** The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several It opened: These pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska, and his trophy bear. It looks like 90% of you read the first paragraph, looked at the pictures and wrote your comments. Now, that would be a big, bear. "The bear . Thats a crazy beast Toby Normans an idiot, why do we want giant bears? He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. Ministry of Environment confirmed the experienced hunter and taxidermist is currently in stable condition. Apparently this one is getting another spate of forwards. You are using an out of date browser. His last meal was the unlucky nature buff in tourists of the risks involved when in the wild). i feel bad for the bear. MamaEagle THAT BEAR IS A MONSTER, WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT THING COMING AFTER ME!!!! But it was not 12 feet, 6 inches tall nor did it weigh 1,600 lbs. Neither of the hunters was injured. hunting for sport is despicable and for cowards, animals have the same right to live just like humans, we are too many taking up space, therefore animals-human encounters will increase until humans exterminate all animals. Here are some info and photos but as I mentioned take it for what its worth. "The hunters shot and killed the bear during its charge and were not injured," wildlife officials said Wednesday in a news release. Narrator: On October 14, 2001, U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore Winnen was deer-hunting on Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound when he and his hunting buddy, Staff Sgt. The victim, Charles W. Mock IV, 40, of West Yellowstone, was carrying a fishing pole and bear mace when he was attacked on Thursday afternoon by what Mr. Jacobsen described as a large older male . By decree of the Boone and Crockett Club, the nearly nine-foot grizzly bear taken by Larry Fitzgerald (not the Cardinals' wide receiver) near Fairbanks, Alaska, in 2013 is now officially the. Fish & wildlife officers believe it's possible that the person(s) responsible mistook the grizzly bear for a black bear and are asking them to contact the Report a Poacher Hotline," the statement said. 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. Ughthe last picture in that Snopes article is quite disturbing. Then again, Alaska bears don't have to grow that big to be dangerous. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. That is crazy that the bear ate that man like that. Looks like we need to post this helpful Bear Warning again: >>>>The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him. He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. Blogs and websites claimed the Hinchinbrook Island bear stood 12 1/2 feet tall on its hind legs. Thanks for this and the reply. NOTE:I would like to point out that the Padres at San Antonio Mission in California had a plaster cast of a bear's foot the was 14" across and a tracing on parchment that was 16" across, which would make it bigger than this bear. I would like to point out that the Padres at San Antonio Mission in California had a plaster cast of a bear's foot that was 14" across and a tracing on parchment that was 16" across, which would make it bigger than this bear, he wrote. .22 H&R 9 shot revolver, grizzly bear. If an Albertan does mistakenly shoot and kill a bear, they should immediately report the incident to their local Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Office to bring matters like this to a quick and fair resolution.". And there was someone that left a comment claiming to be Jesus Christ. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. The pounding woke Jim's son, Montana, who ventured from his bedroom to the front room . Idaho Fish and Game staff cleared the area so they could . This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: (Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Wed Sep 30 20:26:40 2020 UTC). Two elk hunters in Stamp Meadows near Island Park were charged by a grizzly. Leah Lokan, a 65-year-old nurse from California, was on a mountain biking trip with two friends. The grizzly bear is a massive animal with humped shoulders and an elevated forehead that contributes to a somewhat concave profile. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. Thatt is freaking rediculous, me and my do alot of hunting northern oregon and we have seen some huge black beers,no bigger then 10 feet tho,i think that sucks they didnt let the guy who killed it keep,if i shot that monster i would have stuffed that son of a bitch and cleared out a room just for that monster,ide sue the people that took it from me, thats bullshit,and Toby Norman your an idiot,you know how old that bear probly is,he probly has breeded more than 30 times already. They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. My comment is as follows. The post, shared way back in 2014 by Joseph E. Botts, has a picture of a man posing next to a giant dead bear. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. To comment to one of the persons commenting what if there was more of them? January 1, 2010. It is well documented and has been featured in various places, including the history channel. "Fish & wildlife officers believe the occupant(s) of this vehicle could have information essential to their investigation. Female bears with cubs tend to be more prone to attacking out of protectiveness. What the hell would you do if you saw a bear as big as a 2 story building running at you? While it was a large grizzly bear the hunters killed, it did not charge them, was not as big as claimed or a world record, and did not eat hikers. "While bears are occasionally shot and killed in the province, it is not something that we encounter on a regular basis. But then, those are real bears that don't keep growing after death. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him. The story was in Big game adventures and was of a hunter and allbut he was not expecting to find a bear of that proportion where he wasi have the issue somewhereand no the bear did not eat anyone Yea well, something ate that guys legg offand it ain't pretty "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough, Deer and Small Game Hunting and Trail Cams, edited due to graphic material at bottom of page. It claims the man, an employee with the US Forest Service in Alaska, was deer hunting when a grizzly charged him from about 50 yards away. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. I wish people would stay out of bear territory unless willing to sign releases exempting bears from responsibility in maulings. I am confused about this story. A giant 450-pound grizzly bear has been shot in Alberta in a drive by shooting. The other body has not been found. They remain solely within Alberta's Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural region. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. go hunters! "It's amazing how stories can change once they circulate around the Internet.". we kill millions of animals every year. The bear in the picture is supposedly as you mentioned: The bear was over one thousand six hundred pounds. Well, a four hundred pounder showed up across the stream from me and let me tell you, that was an eye opener. Fourteen-foot grizzly killed in Alaska By D.A. I have put my art on WEBSHOTS (karenvstefanini) for bear protection fundraising. What do grizzly bears look like? The facts are a little different from the original eRumor, but the pictures do record the results of a true hunt and are real. It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14'. I think there was a little truth and a little tale to that one. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. I am so gload that man had a weapon to kill it with. The confusion was frustrated by National Forest Service officials who mistakenly identified the photos to be from Casianos story. Based on the bears measurements, an Alaska master guide estimated the bears weight at 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.( here ). holy shit that 1 big ass bear hate to see that while im hunting, Ron White (Comedy Central-Jeff Foxworthy) worked this bear story into his act at the Rialto Theater/Joliet Illinois on October 28, 2006. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. It was big. 2009 6.8 Billion people On my first trip to Craig, Alaska, the guide gave me a 44 Magnum pistol and told me that black bears were numerous in the area and to only shoot if one was on top of me. i'm a 13 yr old girl and i think hunting ROX!! It weighed in at about 1,200 pounds. Anyways huge bear!! Photos -- and the exaggerations -- hit the Internet in 2002. Im pretty sure that more than just his upper leg would be gone, and plus dinosauers dont exist, neither do Spearing mouse fish!!! The photos became an internet sensation and soon, stories appeared along with the images. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. Thats the stuff of campfire stories, and definitely not true. One of the hunters used bear spray while the other shot a gun at close range, giving the bear fatal injuries. inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet. hey thats not cool i mean i'm glad the bear didn't kill anyone else but its the hunters that invaded their territory Is there a picture of the stuffed bear on display anywhere on the web??? man that would be a great full body mount! Thanks to our readers, the truth about these pictures has been found. It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the top of his head. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. Dude, I'm going to the Anchorage Airport! That photo was attached somewhere along the way when the story was circulating. I'm glad the forest ranger shot it Lord knows how many people that thing coulda killed. The world-record skull was found by a hiker in 1976, and is just 7/16ths of an inch larger. Bad ", https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/10/fact-check-grizly-bear-killed-by-alaska-hunter-not-the-largest-on-record.html, Fact Check: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Ballot Incident Was NOT Related To Anti-GOP Postal Workers, Fact Check: The United States Has NOT Labeled Antifa A Terrorist Group, Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles, Facebook Third-Party Fact-Checking Partner. The size seems a bit overblown -- seeing is believing I guess. spotted the bear. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. Let us know!. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. I do understand theres a problem on Stitka Island where bears have learned a gunshot during deer season equals an easy meal, a gut pile .. Youre allowed to kill bear if its a threat to your life but not over the ownership of a deer .. The other body has not been found. 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 while standing on all 4 legs. For what it is worth, I remember that third photo was circulated on a website and that the site claimed it to be the result of a dog attack. Solution STOP CREATING!!! story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story That such a magnificent specimen had to be destroyed. Conservation officer Ryan Gordon, based in Fernie . - On Oct. 3, a group of hunters shot and killed a grizzly bear that reportedly charged them in the backcountry east of Gardiner. bigfoot iis an UNDERSTATEMENT! The bruin squared more than 10 feet, weighed more than 1,000 pounds, and had a 28-inch skull. It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the Looks like a cat attack to me. He emailed photos of himself posing with the bear to friends. Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire 14-foot Grizzly: Forums Member List Calendar Active Threads: Previous Thread: Next Thread : Print Thread: Hop To : Page 1 of 2 : 1: 2: 14-foot Grizzly #15355198 10/28/20. "The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. Oh man. Spotted something? This is total bullshit. Casiano claims he found himself about 10 feet from the animal when the beast started moving toward him. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game confirmed that the bear was not responsible for killing any humans. A grizzly bear that dragged a woman from her tent and killed her in Montana has been shot dead. July 9, 2021 / 12:13 PM / CBS/AP. North American Bear Center, June 8, 2003. of Fish and Game. While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot . times in the head. A Canadian man was attacked by a bear and shot by his friend. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Read more about our fact-checking work here . And better yet, it became a man-eater. a 14 foot bear, at 1600 has the strength of 16 men (can kill 40 men at the same time) and can easily pull a 800 pound moose 50 yards away. the past 72 hours. I would not like to run into something like that when i was out camping. Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. Relax. Even if it was .38 and would only make it madder, its still a way of defending yourself and you aint got any other choice. Stay out of deep woods and go to a resort to have fun ,deep woods are uncharted and you might not make it back. The organization said it called officials in Alaska for confirmation. Fact check: Experts say flour is not a natural treatment for burns. not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and An exceptionally fine polar bear skin rug with full mount head, complete with claws and full head, with black felt backing and black felt border, fitted with hooks for suspension. The following (first two) pictures are of a guy who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear. imagine having the strength of a bear, you'll be one dangerous dude!!! Scarface, it turns out, was felled by two bullets fired by an elk hunter along Little Trail Creek, just a few miles outside Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana. So where did the photo come from? Where upon a 14 foot grizzly bear was shot to death by a ranger out deer hunting. Its hide measured 10 feet 6 inches and it weighed between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, officials said. The truth: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. Grizzly bears are typically 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 meters) tall at the shoulder when standing on all fours and can reach almost 9 feet (2.7 m) tall when standing . To comment to one of the other responders quote,What if there was more out there? subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Note to self: You might as well be unarmed as carry a .38 in grizzly country. Huge bear!!!! The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. The posts make several claims, some of which are false. Welcome to 2001, Phyllis, thanks for joining us!:-). 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