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! Carry a bigger gun and enjoy the wild. The size seems a bit overblown -- seeing is believing I guess. Hard to imagine an animal that large. The bear never killed attacked or ate anyone that officials or the hunter know about. not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and . The story about the 1,600 bear with human remains is a 100 percent fabrication. From homernews.com: A Homer man shot and killed a charging sow brown bear at Humpy Creek last Friday. 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. 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. Do it again. According to the two hunters, the bear may not even have been aware of their presence. Why can't this story just die? The bear was coming towards Winnen and his hunting partner from about 10 yards away, but nobody knows for sure whether it was "charging them." 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. This story of a monster man-eating bear astonished web surfers around the world. The post says the man emptied his rifle into the bear and shot it several times in the head while it was still alive. Although it was not bear season in the Last Frontier State, he was justified in killing the bear in self defense. Think about this: If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. It was a big bear, but it did not stand 12 feet, 6 inches tall. The dead bear at the side of the road. They would soon learn that they could overpower any human, and would most likely maul anyone that tried to stop it digging through their garbage cans. As far as I know this bear didnt, ya know, kill nobody or maul nobody. January 1, 2010. The origin of those photographs is not clear, but they appear to trace back to a bear or other wild animal attack in Russia. 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. Contact Craig Medred at craig(at)alaskadispatch.com. Rifle was a 338winny and as stated above, both guys involved were airman from eilson. 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??? And did the grizzly kill two hunters beforehand? 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. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. The last price I heard ran in the $3000 range. 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.". It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. ", 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. Since i live in alaska and have seen the bear with my own eyes i can personally verify its authenticity. Christ. the world. 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. 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. Hunters in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear recently in what they described as a self-defense encounter as they processed an elk carcass in the backcountry . It was a nice bear but not 14ft. Yellowstone National Park rangers have put down a grizzly bear that killed a hiker and ate part of his body. 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 wonder if it is photoshot???? I have put my art on WEBSHOTS (karenvstefanini) for bear protection fundraising. 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. Relax. I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. "What we can share is that the animal was an adult male grizzly bear weighing approximately 450 lbs. 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. shots (they ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. Based on the contents of the bears stomach, the Fish and Wildlife Sounds like theres going to be some real problems here.. 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. this makes me want to jerk off until my penis bleeds from the pee hole. Ya know I got to get that straight. "While bears are occasionally shot and killed in the province, it is not something that we encounter on a regular basis. He says that the bear was actually ten feet high and weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds. For several nights in a row, the man had fended off the tenacious advances of a grizzly bear that had attacked him a few days earlier at a mining camp some 40 miles outside Nome. However, the accompanying story is about another hunter and another bear. Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. u no what? 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 B.C. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! Sam Kezar. Lorenz originally filmed grizzlys without carrying a pistol. It's Ron Whitegood story, but probably not true. spotted the bear. The U.S. Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38 caliber pistol emptied. You are using an out of date browser. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. I know of 10 other 45 acp grizzy DLP kills. John C. Tolman, customs agent, Wrangel Is. See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends) and leave the link in the comments. Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. In 2021, it was estimated that the Alberta grizzly bear population stood at between 856 and 973. bear and probably angered it. Permits for grizzly bear hunting were stopped completely in 2006, and a plan was drafted for the species' recovery. But what about that other photo claiming to show the Hinchinbrook bears last meal? 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. There was no way . Narrator: Ray Massey Forest Service Spokesman Alaska Region: They remain solely within Alberta's Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural region. Honestly, why would he favor bears over humanity? 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 . Miraculously, 56-year-old Wilf Lloyd survived the harrowing experience. 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! My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. Thanks to some photographs with a distorted perspective the made Winnen's bear look huge, that animal took on an afterlife of its own on the Internet and just kept growing and growing and growing after it was shot. The bear was 10 1/2 feet long and weighed more than half a ton Big, but not a record. Larry Fitzgerald poses with the largest grizzly bear taken by a hunter. Bear experts took a closer look and discovered that, wherever this man died, it probably wasnt anywhere near Alaska. A Canadian man was attacked by a bear and shot by his friend. 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. Nor had it killed anyone. The grizzly started charging toward the group. hundred pounds. Research it. Why do people comment on an article they didnt read? >>>I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. 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. Like a giant centipede with fur! The really bizarre part of the story started when the bear was examined by the United States Forest Service. Fitter MamaEagle Grizzly bears are long-lived mammals, generally living into their mid to late 20s, although some wild bears have lived for over 35 years. All I can add if there was this one you can be sure there are more and possibly larger than that one. I can make schit up too. 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. Tyler Freel. A photograph of gnawed human remains. Was chased by wild boar in AL. What followed beneath the headline was the same story Fimrite tried to torpedo in 2008. 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. 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. forgot the boogie man. This guy was out minding his own business when a 14 foot bear charged him. The facts are a little different from the original eRumor, but the pictures do record the results of a true hunt and are real. If that werent bad enough, some joker along the line decided to embellish the story with a gruesome prologue, complete with photographic evidence. 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. Winnen was deer hunting with a friend on Prince William Sounds Hinchinbrook Island in Alaska, when they saw a bear fishing on the river. my comment is as follows that creature was tremendous its to bad it was destroyed. The hunter himself, pictured above, appeared on the show and offered some insight from his home. In fact, there is no evidence in either case that the bears had ever attacked humans. 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. Eventually, the picture of Winnen became associated with the story of Casiano. 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 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. 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