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 . Fimrite afterward noted that "my own wife was stunned, sending me a note saying, 'I'm happy grizzlies don't live in California. Yellowstone National Park rangers have put down a grizzly bear that killed a hiker and ate part of his body. It was bagged in 2013 near the Totatlanika River, Alaska. Research it. However, the bear was shot and killed at the scene. TheU.S.Forest Servicepublisheda press release on its website addressing the hoaxin Oct. 2002( here ). These precious creatures need our respect and support.Submitted by: Karen V. Stefanini,Beautiful Back Bay, Boston, MA. Narrator: top of his head. He rolled, drew the .44 Magnum pistol in his chest holster and emptied it into the bear, ending the encounter. Oct 13, 2021 Updated Jun 30, 2022. standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single The U.S. Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38 caliber pistol emptied. The second- and third-place bears were also taken on Kodiak.. Dude, I'm going to the Anchorage Airport! 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. thats incredible! 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. The other body has not been found. In this case, the bear was a brown bear, not a grizzly, and between eight and nine feet tall. This story has been a somewhat exaggerated. Maybe not a world record but nothing to be scoffed at either.. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. I wonder if it is photoshot???? If you actually read the article it says that the last picture wasn;t associated with the bear attack or even that bear or even that area of the country. of Fish and Game. 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. He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. 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 feel bad for the bear. Money will buy you a fine dog, but kindness will make him wag his tail. Fitter just think that if there was more of them that size. This story of a monster man-eating bear astonished web surfers around the world. THAT BEAR IS A MONSTER, WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT THING COMING AFTER ME!!!! The Treadwell story is true, at least the part reported after his death. I think there was a little truth and a little tale to that one. greg morin thank you. Especially the hunter who shot the bear. 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 couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to . Before his death, Treadwell tried to create his own, monster-bear-size personal myth before his untimely end, but it died along with him. 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. Rifle was a 338winny and as stated above, both guys involved were airman from eilson. 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. To the skeptics: A 14 ft Grizzly IS INDEED possible. A grizzly bear that dragged a woman from her tent and killed her in Montana has been shot dead. Partly false. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear excrement: Black bear excrement is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. But then, those are real bears that don't keep growing after death. But the species do not attack humans unless they feel provoked or threatened in some way. It will be stuffed, mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Someone sent it to me a couple of years back. In 2021, it was estimated that the Alberta grizzly bear population stood at between 856 and 973. level with the bears belly button when he stood upright, the bear The bear's skull. As far as I know this bear didnt, ya know, kill nobody or maul nobody. 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. Duh. From homernews.com: A Homer man shot and killed a charging sow brown bear at Humpy Creek last Friday. subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. The other body has not been found.. Wildlife officials said they shot and killed a Montana grizzly bear Friday that they believe pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her earlier this . In fact, there is no evidence in either case that the bears had ever attacked humans. It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the top of his head. All rights reserved. MamaEagle .22 H&R 9 shot revolver, grizzly bear. Still a fun story to read though. North American Bear Center, June 8, 2003. Six months later, Sigfredo Casiano, was hiking in Alaska and had a similar experience with a large bear. MamaEagle Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. It's just not called news when I do it. They are photos of the remains of a human reportedly mauled by a bear. Grizzly bears are long-lived mammals, generally living into their mid to late 20s, although some wild bears have lived for over 35 years. They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear. the bears own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. Ray Massey Forest Service Spokesman Alaska Region: Seeing as this stated a hiker being killed and thought, here we go this is something. Permits for grizzly bear hunting were stopped completely in 2006, and a plan was drafted for the species' recovery. It was big. 1915 1.8 Billion people times in the head. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. An eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day. This trip is always exciting and offers spectacular fishing, scenery, and crisp air. Photos -- and the exaggerations -- hit the Internet in 2002. 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. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the management. . Winnenshot the bearas itapproachedhimand his hunting partnerusinga .338 Winchester Magnum, not a 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle. 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. And if you go to the link at Montana Hunting to read the full account of this bear, be forewarned there are graphic and horrifying photos at the end of the story. That has nothing to do with my bear. The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. Bad Winnen was deer hunting with a friend on Prince William Sounds Hinchinbrook Island in Alaska, when they saw a bear fishing on the river. BUT NASTY AT THE SAME TIME If you think that is what Jesus Christ would say, then you understand the Bible very poorly. I have put my art on WEBSHOTS (karenvstefanini) for bear protection fundraising. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. Admittedly, snopes is not my favorite debunker, but it says the story was updated early last year. Remember this is the internet, which is worse than the lying porch. Other people said that grizzly bears are occasionally causing issues by wandering into residential properties. If you are an average size man, you would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. 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! Phillips failed to do much to cut it down to size. As for the real record-breaking bear, it's under glass, said bear.org. Think about this if you are an average size man, you would be level with the bear's belly button when he stood upright, the bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! I dont feel badly for the 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. 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. Sounds like theres going to be some real problems here.. 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. The first bullet from Winnens 338 Winchester pierced the brain, but it took five more in the chest to bring him down. Its weight at the time was. bear and probably angered it. An employee of the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska recently faced just that scenario. I've had a rash of forwards lately that were passed around a long time ago too. The hunter himself, pictured above, appeared on the show and offered some insight from his home. Casiano claims he found himself about 10 feet from the animal when the beast started moving toward him. The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in. the world. Heres an update on the Worlds Largest Bear for all who continue to follow and seek the truth behind this story. Officials killed the bear on Thursday after tests confirmed it had eaten part of. Although the To comment to one of the other responders quote,What if there was more out there? The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. I saw the pict of the AIr Force guy who supposdely killed the Kodiak with a 223 M-16. The bear was not 14 feet tall, it was not a new world record, and it did not kill anyone. Relax. Like a giant centipede with fur! When a run-in with a curious grizzly bear ends up with the bear being shot to death, the bear's mate arrives on the scene and vengefully attacks their van. I heard about the gross pictures of the chewed up man that went along with this story. As noted from a television show on National Geographic with the actual hunter that killed the bear. That bear is like humungo. the pictures are accurate, but the story and details are incorrect. My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. Was chased by wild boar in AL. They spotted the bear,itdisappearedinto the underbrushat firstandreappeared about 10 yards away. Grizzly bears, Ursus arctos horribilis, are a member of the brown bear species, U. arctos, that occurs in North America, Europe and Asia. BIG HUGE BEAR. 12. 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 . What followed beneath the headline was the same story Fimrite tried to torpedo in 2008. EEEEEWWWWW thats gross i can not believe that that guy killed that huge grizzly bear. The pounding woke Jim's son, Montana, who ventured from his bedroom to the front room . He says he has had it forwarded to him in the past. These magnificent creatures are considered as intelligent as the great apes by several current researchers and emotionally complex. It was a big bear, but it did not stand 12 feet, 6 inches tall. honestly, considering the state of our planet. would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! Our fact check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook. Social media users have shared photographs and a story of a man who killed a large grizzly bear. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Officials know that the vehicle seen in the area at the time of the shooting was a blue dodge truck with a red quad in the box, according to the statement, which was posted to Facebook. And there was someone that left a comment claiming to be Jesus Christ. Larry Fitzgerald poses with the largest grizzly bear taken by a hunter. James Urban. I have been fortunate enough to go to Alaska about a half dozen times. Tyler Freel. The author's grizzly was one of the biggest taken with a recurve bow. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Hes still a record hes just not the world record. 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). He also says the bear was not shot on Hitchenbrook Island but, like all good hunters, he wont be specific about where he got it .*************. 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. 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. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. This is what I found attached to this same story and pictures. Eventually, the picture of Winnen became associated with the story of Casiano. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! 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. Note to self: You might as well be unarmed as carry a .38 in grizzly country. we kill millions of animals every year. 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. they can pick up the front end of a family size car with it's mouth and ripe the tires of with it teeth. 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. The grizzly started charging toward the group. 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. Anyways huge bear!! ), the grizzly bear is a subspecies of brown bear that inhabits western Canada and the northwestern United States. Blogs and websites claimed the Hinchinbrook Island bear stood 12 1/2 feet tall on its hind legs. However, the accompanying story is about another hunter and another bear. Box 42029 Atlanta, Ga , 30311 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. . All I can add is You Bet Your A there are and more than likely even larger. 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. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. It was complete right down to the wonderfully descriptive assessment of how big this bear would appear if you met it in the woods. The fur is brownish to buff, and the hairs are usually silver- or pale-tipped, giving the grizzled effect . 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. Two elk hunters in Stamp Meadows near Island Park were charged by a grizzly. Dear ACTIVIST this bear is currently mounted and stuffed in the anchorage international airport in anchorage ak. emptied. That photo was attached somewhere along the way when the story was circulating. 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. - Abe Lincoln, If you do a google search for ("record grizzly" + alaska + airport). The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Length 243 cm, width 222 cm Sold by in for You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg. Numbers are way up and lots getting into farm land and residential areas causing issues. 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