Do it again. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. It was complete right down to the wonderfully descriptive assessment of how big this bear would appear if you met it in the woods. I remember that one too. It's just not called news when I do it. Grizzly bears Scientific Name: Ursus arctos horribilis Type: Mammals Diet: Omnivore Average Life Span In The Wild: 25 years Size: Five to eight feet Weight: 800 pounds Size relative to a 6-ft. Neither of the hunters was injured. Grizzly bears, Ursus arctos horribilis, are a member of the brown bear species, U. arctos, that occurs in North America, Europe and Asia. Asearch forFish and Wildlife Commission in Alaskashows no results the posts likely refer tothe Alaska Department of Fish and Game ( www.adfg.alaska.gov/ ). ."It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head while standing on all 4 legs".How do you work out that it would look you in the eye when on all fours if its 14 foot to the top of its head on all fours?.is that if your standing on a ladder? Sounds like theres going to be some real problems here.. additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, It is, however, legal to hunt black bears, which are abundant across the province, and it's possible that the individual responsible for hunting the bear mistook it for a black bear. house and look in the bedroom windows. Then again, Alaska bears don't have to grow that big to be dangerous. Remember this is the internet, which is worse than the lying porch. The bear that ate him also died. Nor had it killed anyone. : ). Thats pretty terrible, I guess that blows the play dead technique out the window, that guy is dead! I looked into the animal attacks archives here on this site and came up with the Alaskan Hiker Killed by Bear. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. If the bear sat down in a room with you, and was flat on his behind on the floor, and tipped its nose up, his head would be through a normal ceiling by about a foot or two. This is the very definition of ignorance. It was big. It weighed in at about 1,200 pounds. Who would pay for the government?" Seeing as this stated a hiker being killed and thought, here we go this is something. An employee of the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska recently faced just that scenario. Miraculously, 56-year-old Wilf Lloyd survived the harrowing experience. Its hide measured 10 feet 6 inches and it weighed between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, officials said. This sounds like the same bear story from years ago. Grizzy killed with HI Point 45 ACP. mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport (to remind It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the top of his head. Posted: 1/5/2018 11:03:51 PM EST. Ray Massey Forest Service Spokesman Alaska Region: GARDINER, Mont. 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. tourists of the risks involved when in the wild). Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. ', "Only one problem. Honestly, why would he favor bears over humanity? 10.5 feet at the sholder and 1000 to 1200 pounds and no dead people. As far as I know this bear didnt, ya know, kill nobody or maul nobody. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. "The bar has officially been. Next 500 years 32 Billion people or more i feel bad for the bear. To comment to one of the persons commenting what if there was more of them? Duh. The first bullet from Winnens 338 Winchester pierced the brain, but it took five more in the chest to bring him down. The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to . Just imagine an animal of these proportions charging straight at you with nothing but hate and destruction in its very being. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. The posts make several claims, some of which are false. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. Numbers are way up and lots getting into farm land and residential areas causing issues. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. The first two photos are legitimate images of a giant grizzly brought down by a hunter in Alaska. I am confused about this story. My comment is as follows. The service did not report on any bodies or details about the hiker.. 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. These precious creatures need our respect and support.Submitted by: Karen V. Stefanini,Beautiful Back Bay, Boston, MA. The last price I heard ran in the $3000 range. I have pictures on my e-mail of this bear, but if Trizey thinks they will be pulled I won't post them. Bear season was open, so when the bear was 10 yards away, Winnen shot it through the head with a .388 Winchester Magnum and bowled it over, according to the North American Bear Centers fact-check. This is what I found attached to this same story and pictures. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. At 3:30 a.m. one morning, Jim Landess heard banging on his Sterling, Alaska, home. The pounding woke Jim's son, Montana, who ventured from his bedroom to the front room . And there was someone that left a comment claiming to be Jesus Christ. The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. Dear ACTIVIST this bear is currently mounted and stuffed in the anchorage international airport in anchorage ak. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp, Partly true, partly not. 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. Thats the stuff of campfire stories, and definitely not true. Officials killed the bear on Thursday after tests confirmed it had eaten part of. But what about that other photo claiming to show the Hinchinbrook bears last meal? It came with three photographs, 1] displaying overall size of grizzly and hunter together, 2] displaying size of paw and 3] graphic portrayal of hiker practically eaten. >>>I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. Conservation officer Ryan Gordon, based in Fernie . spotted the bear. Admittedly l have to be honest l thought that there might be a hint of truth in some portion somewhere, but thought that in another area it wasnt quite right. The bear never killed attacked or ate anyone that officials or the hunter know about. Leah Lokan, a 65-year-old nurse from California, was on a mountain biking trip with two friends. 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. I've had a rash of forwards lately that were passed around a long time ago too. Bear. While the origins of the third picture remain unknown, we do know that it has nothing to do with either Winnens or Casianos bear encounters. this makes me want to jerk off until my penis bleeds from the pee hole. Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. BIG HUGE BEAR. "It's amazing how stories can change once they circulate around the Internet. He was deer hunting last week when the large grizzly charged him from about 50 yards away. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. Think about what was running through the mind of the U.S. Forest worker when this huge thing was charging. this is to toby norman you are an absolute idiot to call him a coward , let me guess you would stand there with your gun in hand while the grizzly was charging you not firing a shot and let the bear keep charging still not firing a shot and watch it until it finally reached you and absolutelly ripped you a part without letting up until you were dead if he is a coward for shooting him then i guess i would be a coward and alive and you would be a idiot and dead. 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. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game confirmed that the bear was not responsible for killing any humans. 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. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Google 14 foot grizzly bear and get a true story. TheU.S.Forest Servicepublisheda press release on its website addressing the hoaxin Oct. 2002( here ). His mother insisted that he start carrying a .44 . They remain solely within Alberta's Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural region. Very interesting happenings over the weekend.. Warwoman Bear Firearm Opener AAR: I've got questions. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. If this bear were in my living room he could bust his head through the ceiling and I could go up stairs and stand eye eye with him. That creature was truly spectacular, its really to. But then, those are real bears that don't keep growing after death. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. Analyzing contents of the bear's stomach, 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, the post said. Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. Was chased by wild boar in AL. "What we can share is that the animal was an adult male grizzly bear weighing approximately 450 lbs. Experts say flour is not a natural treatment for burns, Raised dots on steering wheel are not Braille, Alaska Department of Fish and Game confirmed that the bear was not responsible, Debunking the myth of a '1600-pound man-eating grizzly' from Alaska. They will either be killed off or they will end up in a zoo. Yes, whoever said 10.5 feet 1000-1200lbs is correct.It's unusually large especially for Prince William Sound, where it was ACTUALLY killed.The photo IS real but the bear was not a proven maneater. Grizzly: Directed by William Girdler. Narrator: 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. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Heres an update on the Worlds Largest Bear for all who continue to follow and seek the truth behind this story. Bear experts took a closer look and discovered that, wherever this man died, it probably wasnt anywhere near Alaska. It does make you understand a little bit more that bears arent cuddly animals in the wild. The posts also say that the Fish and Wildlife Commission established that the bear had killed at least two humans in the 72 hours before it was shot, including a hiker who went missing two days prior. Worlds biggest grizzly killed by a coward with an ego problem. Carry a bigger gun and enjoy the wild. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. Authorities in Idaho are seeking help in locating the person who illegally shot and killed a grizzly bear last month, leaving its cub to die. shot a bear through the eye with his winchester in Oct. 1889 near English bay, the bear was actually weighed on a scale after blood and entrails removed: 1,656 pounds, fresh skin squared 13 ft 6 nose to anus by 11 ft 6 arm to arm, head . (I)t was taken in the 1960's and weighed around 1,700 pounds. Disclaimer: Bad Here's the real deal: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp, HOW DID YOU GET THAT BIG SON OF A GUN OF THE WOODS, how the hell did they drag that big beast out of the woods. 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. Because of the temporal closeness of these two accounts, the two stories became confused. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. just think that if there was more of them that size. It could walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows. the third picture below. "They need to do a raffle and have a limited number of these bears harvested each year . There was no way . By the time the late Natalie Phillips, an Anchorage Daily News reporter, got around to debunking the story for the first time in fall 2001, the bear "towered 12 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed more than 1,600 pounds." 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. those are the same pictures that I had from the story that was sent to me. I hike and I love it. Box 42029 Atlanta, Ga , 30311 Narrator: The Standard Times confirmed with the Alaska Department of Fish and Gameat the timethat the bear didnt cause any human deaths ( here ). The bear's skull. 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 . Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. go hunters! Narrator: THAT BEAR IS A MONSTER, WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT THING COMING AFTER ME!!!! The world-record skull was found by a hiker in 1976, and is just 7/16ths of an inch larger. 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. All I can add is You Bet Your A there are and more than likely even larger. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. The really bizarre part of the story started when the bear was examined by the United States Forest Service. Winnen was deer hunting with a friend on Prince William Sounds Hinchinbrook Island in Alaska, when they saw a bear fishing on the river. If you look at the vegetation in there its not quite tropical but it certainly is not Alaskan. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. Some Canadians don't agree with the ban on hunting grizzly bears. The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear. The other body has not been found. It stood 12' 6' high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head. This is total bullshit. That is crazy that the bear ate that man like that. Based on the contents of the bears stomach, the Fish and Wildlife It showed no aggression at all. According to Idaho Fish and Game the bear was shot . Let us know!. The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. You must log in or register to reply here. Previously, he was political editor at The Tampa Tribune and also worked for three other Florida newspapers. Idaho Fish and Game staff cleared the area so they could . The U.S. Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. The bruin squared more than 10 feet, weighed more than 1,000 pounds, and had a 28-inch skull. Ya know I got to get that straight. The origin of those photographs is not clear, but they appear to trace back to a bear or other wild animal attack in Russia. The posts say that the U.S. Forest Service found the hikers pistol near the remains of his body and that the body of the second alleged victim had not been found. Huge bear!!!! The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. 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. It was amazing, he said. The man . Thank you for supporting our journalism. would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! January 1, 2010. I'm pretty sure that guy was an airman from Eielson AFB that shot that bear and no, it was no where near 14 feet, not shot . I wonder if it is photoshot???? Thanks to precous Knut I have become an avid bear fan. They are know to pull 1000 pound boulders out of the ground and can smash down a 12" thick tree with it 1600 pounds of force per feet. Aim small. Fimrite, like Phillips, tried to debunk the story of the man-eating monster bear. The bear, the post went on to say, was stuffed and put on display at the Anchorage airport. 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. In 2021, it was estimated that the Alberta grizzly bear population stood at between 856 and 973. we kill millions of animals every year. Especially the hunter who shot the bear. The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. It stood 12 feet, six inches high at the shoulder and 14 feet to the top of his head. Narrator: It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. The grizzly bear is a massive animal with humped shoulders and an elevated forehead that contributes to a somewhat concave profile. July 9, 2021 / 12:13 PM / CBS/AP. Think about this: If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. level with the bears belly button when he stood upright, the bear It is just weird that my Dad asked me just today about it. Scary! That such a magnificent specimen had to be destroyed. Yes, that is gross. The post, shared way back in 2014 by Joseph E. Botts, has a picture of a man posing next to a giant dead bear. The B.C. Kenneth Cates, 53, was found Wednesday morning on a horse trail in a heavily wooded area of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near his hometown of Soldotna. It was shot by rangers from Katmai National Park and Preserve. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun. I was supposedly the result of a ferral dog attack in Singapore, where the avarage height of the population is around 5.4. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on January 3, 2014. Someone sent it to me a couple of years back. It appeared to be the victim of a tiger attack from the Indian sub-continent. BUT ODLY COOL. Past 94 years 5 Billion people It's Ron Whitegood story, but probably not true. Brice was a national desk editor and reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for nearly 20 years. top of his head. The second- and third-place bears were also taken on Kodiak.. October 13, 2021 7:28 pm ET. hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four A viral Facebook post that has been circulating online for years claims to tell the story of the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world being shot. twelve 7mm slugs inside the bears dead body) it only wounded the Anyways huge bear!! - Abe Lincoln, If you do a google search for ("record grizzly" + alaska + airport). I don't know if I believe it yet? 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. "It's amazing how stories can change once they circulate around the Internet.". I would have needed clean clothes after that and air freshner. What actually happened is that in October 2001 a 22-year-old airman from Eielson Air Force Base named Ted Winnen killed a grizzly bear on Hinchinbrook Island. It opened: These pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska, and his trophy bear. Casiano claims he found himself about 10 feet from the animal when the beast started moving toward him. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several 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. The bear was 10 feet, 6 inches, which is large for a grizzly in the Prince Williams Sound area, but not a world record, according to Snopes. shots (they ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with "The hunters shot and killed the bear during its charge and were not injured," wildlife officials said Wednesday in a news release. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. Our fact check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook. To give They are absolutely gorgeous yet at the same time as adorable as a Steiff plush toy. The service said the bear was not of record size and did not report on the bear having killed any humans prior to its death. It was a big bear and made B&C, but it didn't eat anyone etc. A grizzly that killed and partially consumed a hiker in Denali National Park and Preserve in the summer of 2012 was only about half the size of the bear shot in 2001 by Winnen. 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. : Arthur Brice is a fact checker at Lead Stories. One of the hunters used bear spray while the other shot a gun at close range, giving the bear fatal injuries. . The myth, however, refuses to follow the bear into the grave. USA TODAY reached out to him for comment. "I cant let them (the South) go. A local Eskimo hunter in Wales AK took a ten foot Polar Bear with a 22LR rimfire with one shot behind the ear at 20 feet. That is amazing! The organization said it called officials in Alaska for confirmation. Social media users have shared photographs and a story of a man who killed a large grizzly bear. the world. If you are an average size man, you would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. Partly false. i JUST ACNT BELIEVE THAT HUNTER KILLED A BEAR. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear." It may not display this or other websites correctly. I am so gload that man had a weapon to kill it with. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. It was shot by someone who drove off at high speed. of Fish and Game. Stay out of deep woods and go to a resort to have fun ,deep woods are uncharted and you might not make it back. "Some folks out there are really angry that there isn't a season on grizzlies. As noted from a television show on National Geographic with the actual hunter that killed the bear. man that would be a great full body mount! See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends) and leave the link in the comments. JavaScript is disabled. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. HOW MANY SHOTS DID IT TAKE TO KILL THE LARGE BEAST. 12. As for the real record-breaking bear, it's under glass, said bear.org. i HEAD THAT IT WAS 2 FLOORS HIGH STANDING UP. When starving, they do consume humans when possible, and once again, people should enter bear territory at their own risk and sign a release exempting the bears. ?the maths dont add up to me here. 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 ). 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. He spent 11 Years as an executive editor and executive producer at CNN. The guy emptied his 7 mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. However, the bear was shot and killed at the scene. MamaEagle I have seen pictures of this bear all over the web, it is definitely impressive. "Fish & wildlife officers believe the occupant(s) of this vehicle could have information essential to their investigation. Apparently this one is getting another spate of forwards. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A man on a day hike in a rural area was killed when a bear bit his head, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. With Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall. The other body has not been The post says the bear that was shot is the "largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world" at over 1,600 lbs and standing at "12' 6' high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head".. 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. This post has been carried over from our forum which has since been removed from the site. It was "happened upon" by a hunter and his partner.The hunter was after deer but had a .338 magnum rifle in case of bear attack. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. in short it is a shame that the bear could not be apreciated for what it was. Well, a four hundred pounder showed up across the stream from me and let me tell you, that was an eye opener. or does it have to crouch down a few foot! It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. I recently watched a special on National Geographic and a portion of the show was dedicated to this very same bear and the actual hunter. Relax. 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. I didn't think this was the same story. It was a big bear, no doubt. 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. Other people said that grizzly bears are occasionally causing issues by wandering into residential properties. Nor was it a killer bear, the site reported. This guy was out minding his own business when a 14 foot bear charged him. B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service is investigating whether a grizzly bear in B.C.'s Elk Valley was shot and killed by a hunter over the weekend. honestly, considering the state of our planet. But the size of the bear isnt the most shocking part of the claim. The man that is showed mauled in the photo is not related to the bear itself. Effectively cloaked by their camouflage hunting gear, the pair had plenty of time to take their shot. A photograph of gnawed human remains. What do grizzly bears look like? It stood 12 feet, six inches high at the shoulder and 14 feet to the top of his head. Read more about our fact-checking work here . Rifle was a 338winny and as stated above, both guys involved were airman from eilson. pretty sure i read about that in the paper. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Grizzly bears are infamous for having an aggressive temperament. Since i live in alaska and have seen the bear with my own eyes i can personally verify its authenticity. A stunning video captured a moment few are lucky enough to experience: a group of travelers in Alaska came face-to-face with a giant grizzly bear as it roamed . Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. Winnenshot the bearas itapproachedhimand his hunting partnerusinga .338 Winchester Magnum, not a 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle. Admittedly, snopes is not my favorite debunker, but it says the story was updated early last year. Terry Bradshaw. I mean no offence, but seriously people, quit being selfish jerks. The subspecies U. a. horribilis is limited to North America and . This story has been a somewhat exaggerated. Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. Dr. Tom Smith Research Wildlife Biologist USGS Alaska Science Center: i'm a 13 yr old girl and i think hunting ROX!! The bear was 10 1/2 feet long and weighed more than half a ton Big, but not a record. That has nothing to do with my bear. In October 2001, a hunter legally shot a bear on Hinchinbrook Island off Alaskas southern coast. 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