I have pictures on my e-mail of this bear, but if Trizey thinks they will be pulled I won't post them. additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, 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. Out of curiousity, what is the record for the biggest grizzly, and how big is the actual grizzly bear in the two legit photos? I don't know if I believe it yet? 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 7 mm slugs inside the bear's dead body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immensely. The bear was not 14 feet tall, it was not a new world record, and it did not kill anyone. Who would pay for the government?" 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. An article bythe Standard Times reprinted inthe North American Bear Center here saysTedWinnenwasa 22-year-oldUnited States Air Forceairman,nota forestserviceworker, when heshota brown grizzly bear on Oct.14, 2001 onHinchenbrookIslandinAlaska. 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! The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Actual Hunter: Thankfully, the bear was more interested in the salmon than he was of me. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. forgive my morbidity on this, but can anyone verify this story, which l have pasted below: Many regards piedipers That has nothing to do with my bear. Officials killed the bear on Thursday after tests confirmed it had eaten part of. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. They usually measure 8 ft (2.4 m) in length, usually have a shoulder height of about 4 to 4 1/2ft or 1.22 to 1.37 meters (137 cm), and a hindfoot length of 11 in (28 cm). "The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. Spotted something? The confusion was frustrated by National Forest Service officials who mistakenly identified the photos to be from Casianos story. It does make you understand a little bit more that bears arent cuddly animals in the wild. 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??? Although it was not bear season in the Last Frontier State, he was justified in killing the bear in self defense. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. The 2 photos included are from a 1,200 pound bear that was killed. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on January 3, 2014. And yes, the famed bear he shot was mounted on the wall in the interview. Next time, make sure that bear is down! All killed with 45 acp 230 ball ammo. Why do people comment on an article they didnt read? Heres an update on the Worlds Largest Bear for all who continue to follow and seek the truth behind this story. Think about this: If you are an average size man; you would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. MamaEagle If this bear stood up, as reported in the web, it could be watching you take a shower on the second floor of your home. not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and North American Bear Center, June 8, 2003. 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. Where upon a 14 foot grizzly bear was shot to death by a ranger out deer hunting. See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends) and leave the link in the comments. Thank you for supporting our journalism. Two hunters shot and killed a grizzly Thursday after she charged them with her cubs, Idaho Fish and Game reports. Think about this If you are an average size man; You would be They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. In 2021, it was estimated that the Alberta grizzly bear population stood at between 856 and 973. Thats pretty terrible, I guess that blows the play dead technique out the window, that guy is dead! USA TODAY reached out to him for comment. top of his head. "The bear . 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. Hes still a record hes just not the world record. He spent 11 Years as an executive editor and executive producer at CNN. Actual Hunter: The fur is brownish to buff, and the hairs are usually silver- or pale-tipped, giving the grizzled effect . The original pictures lacked the label linking them with hunting-pictures, but that is where the pictures reside. The bear's skull. He was deer hunting last week when the large grizzly charged him from about 50 yards away. Was chased by wild boar in AL. Good lord wasn't that a chain email 15+years ago. I know of 10 other 45 acp grizzy DLP kills. 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. In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. The super-size Hinchinbrook bear is a myth from cyberspace. The bear that ate him also died. A giant 450-pound grizzly bear has been shot in Alberta in a drive by shooting. It weighed in at about 1,200 pounds. Social media users have shared photographs and a story of a man who killed a large grizzly bear. 12. The population used to be more widespread across the Canadian province, but in recent years their numbers have dropped significantly. Based on the contents of the bear's stomach, it was established that the bear had killed at least two humans in the 72 hours before its demise which included a missing hiker. I looked it up on snopes, and they said it is a 5 year old story. Ive seen this picture before. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. October 13, 2021 7:28 pm ET. If you are an average size man, you would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. LOL @ at the comments from folks who didnt read the full article. And another plus, that leaves a lot of deer and elk for us good ol boys to eat GIT-R-DONE, imagine seeing that shit looking into you window as you go to take another hit from the bong. Someone sent it to me a couple of years back. Bear. That bear is like humungo. . Yellowstone National Park rangers have put down a grizzly bear that killed a hiker and ate part of his body. 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. 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 . The myth, however, refuses to follow the bear into the grave. Weve pulled over the top 10 forum conversations that were not specific to future content areas which we will be posting. 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. Much of this was copy and pasted from other times this claim has been posted, but at the end, Botts adds his own note. Think about what was running through the mind of the U.S. Forest worker when this huge thing was charging. the world. 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 first two photos above were taken by Urban and were posted on several hunting boards and shared among hunting enthusiasts. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several You couldn't out run the dadgum thing what else are you going to do? Because of the temporal closeness of these two accounts, the two stories became confused. It was a big bear and made B&C, but it didn't eat anyone etc. 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." He left the ADN in 2015. Let us know!. The service did not report on any bodies or details about the hiker.. Money will buy you a fine dog, but kindness will make him wag his tail. i do feel bad for the people envolved, however,we do hunt them, perhaps they are simply learning to return the favor. That's hefty, but coastal brown bears have been known to get bigger. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. HOW MANY SHOTS DID IT TAKE TO KILL THE LARGE BEAST. So, the bear was actually killed in October 2001, but the "news article" that starts this thread has a dateline of July 26, 2006. He says that the bear was actually ten feet high and weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds. lol. "With this case still open and an investigation ongoing, we cannot comment on the specifics of the incident," a spokesperson for Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement told Newsweek. "The bar has officially been. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. All rights reserved. Especially the hunter who shot the bear. That was also a Prince William Sound bear. MamaEagle Fimrite, like Phillips, tried to debunk the story of the man-eating monster bear. I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. 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. Although the Here are some info and photos but as I mentioned take it for what its worth. . He has been a journalist for more than 40 years, nearly 30 of them in newspapers. I advocate banning bile farms, bear dancing, harvest and trophy hunts and suggest hormone harvests be implemented as a kinder solution to bear overpopulation in rare instances where it actually occurs. Narrator: It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. tourists of the risks involved when in the wild). The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. However, the accompanying story is about another hunter and another bear. u no what? 11. Oh man. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. Grizzly bears are infamous for having an aggressive temperament. It's just not called news when I do it. The pounding woke Jim's son, Montana, who ventured from his bedroom to the front room . According to the two hunters, the bear may not even have been aware of their presence. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! twelve 7mm slugs inside the bears dead body) it only wounded the 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".. Effectively cloaked by their camouflage hunting gear, the pair had plenty of time to take their shot. 2009 6.8 Billion people Ministry of Environment confirmed the experienced hunter and taxidermist is currently in stable condition. I wish people would stay out of bear territory unless willing to sign releases exempting bears from responsibility in maulings. . To the skeptics: A 14 ft Grizzly IS INDEED possible. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. I would not like to run into something like that when i was out camping. Fact check: Experts say flour is not a natural treatment for burns. The size seems a bit overblown -- seeing is believing I guess. They are highly intelligent and have excellent memories. Fact check: Raised dots on steering wheel are not Braille. grizzly bear, (subspecies Ursus arctos horribilis), common name for one of the brown bears (Ursus arctos) belonging to the subspecies U. arctos horribilis. What would you do if you were doing just that and a huge bear charges you? It stood 12' 6' high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head. Well, a four hundred pounder showed up across the stream from me and let me tell you, that was an eye opener. Permits for grizzly bear hunting were stopped completely in 2006, and a plan was drafted for the species' recovery. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. I picked up the paw and it was like, good God. The thing was as wide as my chest.. Looking back at what happened, The Anchorage Daily News explained the phenomenon in a story May 10, 2013, which it updated September 27, 2016. Grizzly bears don't always hibernate. Nor was it a killer bear, the site reported. Larry Fitzgerald poses with the largest grizzly bear taken by a hunter. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. January 1, 2010. It could walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows. All I can add if there was this one you can be sure there are more and possibly larger than that one. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. I am confused about this story. .22 H&R 9 shot revolver, grizzly bear. the pictures are accurate, but the story and details are incorrect. Although the pictures are real, the story is largely hogwash.". It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14'. The person who shot the animal drove up, then left at high speed in a different direction, officials said. "The hunters shot and killed the bear during its charge and were not injured," wildlife officials said Wednesday in a news release. humans are the worse animals ever, selfish, hateful, wasteful, unhappy, abusers, destructive, Water and Woods - http://waterandwoods.net, MDC reminds snaggers that paddlefish season begins March 15, Trout stocking and fishing suspended at Bear Rock Lakes WMA, Six New Delaware Sportfish Species Records Set in 2022, Youth Bass Fishing Championship headed for Lake Hartwell, Tribal CWD surveillance contributes to statewide effort. This poor bear has been killed on social media several times since he was originally shot in 2001, and he has gotten larger -- in mythological stature and actual purported size. . USA Today debunked it September 28, 2020, as did Reuters on September 30, 2020. BIG HUGE BEAR. 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. I hike and I love it. And better yet, it became a man-eater. But then, those are real bears that don't keep growing after death. The bears were officially declared a threatened species in 2010 and it's illegal to hunt them there. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. 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. Narrator: This post has been carried over from our forum which has since been removed from the site. Think about this: If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. 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. In relation to the world record he wound up only being short by 2 inches and uh 2/16ths of an inch which put him at the rank of 145 out of the 347 of the largest, worlds largest bears ever taken. Problems Poverty, starvation, global warming, hole in ozone layer, crime, polution, land destruction 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. The bear in question was shot by Airman Ted Winnen, of Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Oct. 15, 2001, according to the North American Bear Center. 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. They are known to smash through the walls of a houses just like you run a 3000 pound car throught the walls of a house. This story has been a somewhat exaggerated. 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. the bears own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. The facts are a little different from the original eRumor, but the pictures do record the results of a true hunt and are real. ", 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 man-eating monster Alaska bear that refuses to die in cyberspace was shot in fall 2001 on Prince William Sound's Hinchinbrook Island by a then-22-year-old airman from Eielson Air Force Base named Ted Winnen. ), the grizzly bear is a subspecies of brown bear that inhabits western Canada and the northwestern United States. 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 .. 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. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. One study found that the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kg (899 lb), and 227 kilograms (500 pounds) for a female. However, the bear was shot and killed at the scene. You cansubscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. MamaEagle I had to go check this out at the truth or fiction site goto when wondering about some emails i recieve. Photos -- and the exaggerations -- hit the Internet in 2002. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him. Miraculously, 56-year-old Wilf Lloyd survived the harrowing experience. BUT ODLY COOL. 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. Grizzy killed with HI Point 45 ACP. posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its Killed a grizzly Thursday after tests confirmed it had eaten part of his head 1,200. Man-Eating monster bear guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear in self defense illegal., Idaho Fish and Game reports terrible, i guess that blows play... 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