tstillery Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 This is incredible!!!!! Got any hunting trips planned for Alaska???........ Read the article under the 2nd photo below: Enough to scare the heck out of you.These pictures are of a man who works for the US Fo rest S ervice in Alaska, and his trophy bear. He was deer hunting last week when the large grizzly 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 the hunter 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 is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. The Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let him keep it as a trophy, of course; but the bear will be stuffed and mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved in the wild. Analyzing contents of the bears stomac h, the Fish and Wildlife Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in the past 72 hours, including a hiker missing two days prior to the bear's own death. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. Not far from the pistol was 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 (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. 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, this bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof; or stand beside a two story house and look in the upper bedroom windows tstillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 holy shit..... no, not me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 holy crap that is crazy nice story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 i think i would have shat myself if that thing came running at me!! but when i was Alaska in anchorage airport i remeber seeing a huge grizzly on display i wonder if this was the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWO Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 The pictures of the hiker's remains really drives home the horror of this unfortunate event. I've seen them once. IMHO - Not for the forum out of respect for the hiker's family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyswhirl Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 The pictures of the hiker's remains really drives home the horror of this unfortunate event. I've seen them once. IMHO - Not for the forum out of respect for the hiker's family. the real truth http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/g/giantbear.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 that is insane. He killed the largest grizzly in the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstillery Posted June 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 tonyswhirl Thanks for the link its good to know the truth about the story i guess it shows you cant believe everything you read i will pass the link on to my friend that emailed the story again Thanks for link tstillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyswhirl Posted June 9, 2006 CID Share Posted June 9, 2006 tonyswhirl Thanks for the link its good to know the truth about the story i guess it shows you cant believe everything you read i will pass the link on to my friend that emailed the story again Thanks for link tstillery You are welcome - I sometimes check the urban legends with truthorfiction - but I stopped correcting my friends, I dont want them to think that I check everything they send, they are much happier when they believe what they read!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 flight attendants on flights to alaska have started handing out pamphlets to passengers cautioning about bear attacks. they advise tourists that are going to travel the wild to wear small bells on their clothing to announce their presence. this is to make sure a bear is not startled by them but has ample warning to keep itself hidden from the tourist. pepper spray is also recommended as a last resort defense against a bear attack. since grizzly bears are much more dangerous than the more docile black bear it is recommended that tourists learn to distinguish between the two. this includes learning to identify their tracks and feces. black bear feces will contain mostly seeds from berries and other fruit while grizzly bear feces will contain seeds, bits of squirrel fur and often small bells and cans of pepper spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 I was only approached by a bear once and it was in Murphy, N.C. It was a black bear and it approached our cabinthat we were staying in on vacation. I was only 6 years old and i can only remeber so much but i do have a pic of it. It was a pretty scary moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 flight attendants on flights to alaska have started handing out pamphlets to passengers cautioning about bear attacks. they advise tourists that are going to travel the wild to wear small bells on their clothing to announce their presence. this is to make sure a bear is not startled by them but has ample warning to keep itself hidden from the tourist. pepper spray is also recommended as a last resort defense against a bear attack. since grizzly bears are much more dangerous than the more docile black bear it is recommended that tourists learn to distinguish between the two. this includes learning to identify their tracks and feces. black bear feces will contain mostly seeds from berries and other fruit while grizzly bear feces will contain seeds, bits of squirrel fur and often small bells and cans of pepper spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 flight attendants on flights to alaska have started handing out pamphlets to passengers cautioning about bear attacks. they advise tourists that are going to travel the wild to wear small bells on their clothing to announce their presence. this is to make sure a bear is not startled by them but has ample warning to keep itself hidden from the tourist. pepper spray is also recommended as a last resort defense against a bear attack. since grizzly bears are much more dangerous than the more docile black bear it is recommended that tourists learn to distinguish between the two. this includes learning to identify their tracks and feces. black bear feces will contain mostly seeds from berries and other fruit while grizzly bear feces will contain seeds, bits of squirrel fur and often small bells and cans of pepper spray. i honestly dont think that pepper spray will save my life if i am approached by a grizzly bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 flight attendants on flights to alaska have started handing out pamphlets to passengers cautioning about bear attacks. they advise tourists that are going to travel the wild to wear small bells on their clothing to announce their presence. this is to make sure a bear is not startled by them but has ample warning to keep itself hidden from the tourist. pepper spray is also recommended as a last resort defense against a bear attack. since grizzly bears are much more dangerous than the more docile black bear it is recommended that tourists learn to distinguish between the two. this includes learning to identify their tracks and feces. black bear feces will contain mostly seeds from berries and other fruit while grizzly bear feces will contain seeds, bits of squirrel fur and often small bells and cans of pepper spray. lol... I laugh because most folks here tonite wont catch that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 lol... I laugh because most folks here tonite wont catch that. im one of them, just finished reading resop's full post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 10, 2006 CID Share Posted June 10, 2006 You are a card resopalrabotnick. In your own right. Probably the Joker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted June 15, 2006 CID Share Posted June 15, 2006 i got this same article and pics in an email a couple of years ago... pretty un-nerving...but very sad that he made it that far in his life only to be taken down by a man invading his home...home invasion...we need to stay outta the homes of wild animals and then they'll have no reason to attack us...stick to campgrounds... yeh ima treehugger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstillery Posted June 18, 2006 Author CID Share Posted June 18, 2006 i just love treehuggers they taste great .................. tstillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted June 18, 2006 CID Share Posted June 18, 2006 awesome story, i wish we had bears like that here aswell The biggest bear that been shot here in Sweden had a waight of 744 pounds im planning to break that record some day VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted June 18, 2006 CID Share Posted June 18, 2006 I'd hate to run into a polar bear. They've been known to chase their prey for hours, until either the prey tires, or the bear gives up. Not to mention they are freakin huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 18, 2006 CID Share Posted June 18, 2006 The way I understand it, they love to chase tree huggers up tree's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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