The service did not report on any bodies or details about the hiker.. I looked it up on snopes, and they said it is a 5 year old story. Do it again. So where did the photo come from? Just imagine an animal of these proportions charging straight at you with nothing but hate and destruction in its very being. standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single Then cut it open and found 2 other hikers iternal oregans in the bears body. 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. "I cant let them (the South) go. 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. The first two photos above were taken by Urban and were posted on several hunting boards and shared among hunting enthusiasts. emptied. 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 ). The myth, however, refuses to follow the bear into the grave. The world-record skull was found by a hiker in 1976, and is just 7/16ths of an inch larger. He was deer hunting last week when the large grizzly charged him from about 50 yards away. Still a fun story to read though. 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! Although the Scary! 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. In cold climates where the food sources are scarce in winter, grizzly bears hibernate for 5-7 months each year. The size seems a bit overblown -- seeing is believing I guess. greg morin thank you. Two hunters shot and killed a grizzly Thursday after she charged them with her cubs, Idaho Fish and Game reports. 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." Relax. The U.S. Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38 caliber pistol emptied. This guy was out minding his own business when a 14 foot bear charged him. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. I have put my art on WEBSHOTS (karenvstefanini) for bear protection fundraising. 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. Grizzly bears, Ursus arctos horribilis, are a member of the brown bear species, U. arctos, that occurs in North America, Europe and Asia. But the size of the bear isnt the most shocking part of the claim. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. His last meal was the unlucky nature buff in Was chased by wild boar in AL. Honestly, why would he favor bears over humanity? It's Ron Whitegood story, but probably not true. "It's amazing how stories can change once they circulate around the Internet.". In this case, the bear was a brown bear, not a grizzly, and between eight and nine feet tall. inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet. Im pretty sure that more than just his upper leg would be gone, and plus dinosauers dont exist, neither do Spearing mouse fish!!! Terry Bradshaw. Miraculously, 56-year-old Wilf Lloyd survived the harrowing experience. The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's 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. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and The original pictures lacked the label linking them with hunting-pictures, but that is where the pictures reside. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. >>>I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. Narrator: I wonder if it is photoshot???? . In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, Winnen said while he was deer hunting, he had hoped for a shot at a bear, picking up proper permits before and bringing the right gun. forgive my morbidity on this, but can anyone verify this story, which l have pasted below: Many regards piedipers 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! 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 remain solely within Alberta's Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural region. Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. It could walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows. Its hide measured 10 feet 6 inches and it weighed between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, officials said. Here are some transcipts from the show in exact format. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. A grizzly bear that dragged a woman from her tent and killed her in Montana has been shot dead. I have seen pictures of this bear all over the web, it is definitely impressive. Standing as tall as 2.5 m (8 ft) and weighing up to 360 kg (800 lbs. The photos became an internet sensation and soon, stories appeared along with the images. 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. I dont feel badly for the Then again, Alaska bears don't have to grow that big to be dangerous. the past 72 hours. 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! It was a nice bear but not 14ft. The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear. Two elk hunters in Stamp Meadows near Island Park were charged by a grizzly. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. 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). Google 14 foot grizzly bear and get a true story. Grizzly bears have a multitude of strengths. The post, shared way back in 2014 by Joseph E. Botts, has a picture of a man posing next to a giant dead 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. It will be stuffed, mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild. 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. 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. The bear in the picture is supposedly as you mentioned: The bear was over one thousand six hundred pounds. Phillips failed to do much to cut it down to size. : Arthur Brice is a fact checker at Lead Stories. The 2 photos included are from a 1,200 pound bear that was killed. MamaEagle 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 story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on January 3, 2014. .45 ACP vs. Brown Bear. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. To bad this looks like a beautiful bear," another Facebook user said. The grizzly bear is a massive animal with humped shoulders and an elevated forehead that contributes to a somewhat concave profile. Arizona - ( Ammoland.com )- The video was filmed by Leon Lorenz on 14 June, 2010. Fourteen-foot grizzly killed in Alaska By D.A. All I can add if there was this one you can be sure there are more and possibly larger than that one. To comment to one of the other responders quote,What if there was more out there? Brice was a national desk editor and reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for nearly 20 years. . 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. Conservation officer Ryan Gordon, based in Fernie . 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. Lead Stories is a U.S. based fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof. Narrator: 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. level with the bears belly button when he stood upright, the bear 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. 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. imagine having the strength of a bear, you'll be one dangerous dude!!! "The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. "The bear . Please select all the ways you would like to hear from Lead Stories LLC: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. i feel bad for the bear. It is well documented and has been featured in various places, including the history channel. The bear in the picture is supposedly as you mentioned: The bear was over one thousand six hundred pounds. THAT IS CRAZY THAT IS A BIG BEAR. bear and probably angered it. http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/96110953/m/361109514/r/884105714#884105714. Sounds like theres going to be some real problems here.. January 1, 2010. Blogs and websites claimed the Hinchinbrook Island bear stood 12 1/2 feet tall on its hind legs. Read more about our fact-checking work here . It was added nearly a year after the most popular version of this story began circulating. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. According to Idaho Fish and Game the bear was shot . It was bagged in 2013 near the Totatlanika River, Alaska. What do grizzly bears look like? It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. This story just seems to get better and better as it circulates around the 'net. The hunter himself, pictured above, appeared on the show and offered some insight from his home. FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson, http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. USA TODAY reached out to him for comment. It may not display this or other websites correctly. hundred pounds. Research it. And did the grizzly kill two hunters beforehand? He rolled, drew the .44 Magnum pistol in his chest holster and emptied it into the bear, ending the encounter. A photograph of gnawed human remains. If you look at the vegetation in there its not quite tropical but it certainly is not Alaskan. 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.". The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. 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And as for being level with its belly button while its standing on its back legs?! Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. Christ. To comment to one of the persons commenting what if there was more of them? It was complete right down to the wonderfully descriptive assessment of how big this bear would appear if you met it in the woods. JavaScript is disabled. pretty sure i read about that in the paper. forgot the boogie man. I didn't think this was the same story. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. They will either be killed off or they will end up in a zoo. 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. See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends) and leave the link in the comments. But what about that other photo claiming to show the Hinchinbrook bears last meal? shots (they ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with 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. 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 .. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. 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 . 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. Another Fish and Game official told the site: "That bear wasn't responsible for killing any humans.". Permits for grizzly bear hunting were stopped completely in 2006, and a plan was drafted for the species' recovery. Tyler Freel. This is what the rest of the lengthy post said: 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. It stood 12' 6 high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head.. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. I would not hesitate to shoot if I were being threatened. lol. Its weight at the time was estimated at 1,000-1,200 pounds. His mother insisted that he start carrying a .44 . Yes, that is gross. It was a big bear, no doubt. 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. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. I'm glad the forest ranger shot it Lord knows how many people that thing coulda killed. Thats a crazy beast Toby Normans an idiot, why do we want giant bears? The story was back again on montanahunting.org just a few months ago under the headline "1600 lb Man Eating Grizzly Killed in Alaska.". Actual Hunter: Leah Lokan, a 65-year-old nurse from California, was on a mountain biking trip with two friends. Box 42029 Atlanta, Ga , 30311 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. 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. Money will buy you a fine dog, but kindness will make him wag his tail. It's measurements were determined by a skull found by a taxidermist in 1976. Nor was it a killer bear, the site reported. The immense bear was shot by Roy R. Lindsley, who was a U.S. 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. [9] He spent 11 Years as an executive editor and executive producer at CNN. The hunters were processing a harvested elk near Bull Mountain during an early-season rifle hunt when the bear appeared and charged at them, FWP wrote in a release. "While bears are occasionally shot and killed in the province, it is not something that we encounter on a regular basis. 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. 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. That is crazy that the bear ate that man like that. the world. JB. Why can't this story just die? Maybe not a world record but nothing to be scoffed at either.. The second- and third-place bears were also taken on Kodiak.. Here are some info and photos but as I mentioned take it for what its worth. He doesnt know how the bear he killed got to be the worlds biggest bear in cyberspace. Here's the TRUE storyStill one HECK of readI'm the Anon who recently ported, just had to go get the link.http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp, All you tree huggers out there need to leave us hunters alone. TheStandard Times(a Massachusetts newspaperpart of South Coast Media Group www.southcoasttoday.com/ ),saidthe bear did not charge the pair. Winnenthen shot it through the head andshot into the bears vital area to confirm it was dead. 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. The other body has not been found. 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. The dead bear at the side of the road. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. Oh man. Lloyd and his son-in-law Skeet Podrasky were hunting Continue reading Man Attacked By . It stood 12 feet, six inches high at the shoulder and 14 feet to the top of his head. The other body has not been found. Bear. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The post says the man emptied his rifle into the bear and shot it several times in the head while it was still alive. This trip is always exciting and offers spectacular fishing, scenery, and crisp air. To the skeptics: A 14 ft Grizzly IS INDEED possible. That was also a Prince William Sound bear. He bases that conclusion on a sobering calculus of time and distancethe two seconds required for a Wyoming grizzly bear to cover 20 yardsand the fact that Kezar somehow managed to get off seven shots from his 10mm in . Next time, make sure that bear is down! ?the maths dont add up to me here. The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to . The bear, the post went on to say, was stuffed and put on display at the Anchorage airport. October 13, 2021 7:28 pm ET. North American Bear Center, June 8, 2003. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! The largest ever topped 2,000 pounds and lived out its life at the Dakota Zoo in Bismark, N.D. exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. BUT ODLY COOL. I recently received an email from my wifes work regarding a supposed grizzly bear attack in Alaska. As noted from a television show on National Geographic with the actual hunter that killed the bear. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. 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 . tourists of the risks involved when in the wild). The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. Posted on 07/26/2006 8:03:17 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim, By D.A. To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. the bears own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. Female bears with cubs tend to be more prone to attacking out of protectiveness. 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. "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 Biggest Grizzly Bear Ever Killed In Alaska Top 10 Videos 3.2K subscribers Subscribe 1.9K Share 804K views 7 years ago The Biggest Grizzly Bear Ever Killed In Alaska The Biggest. And yes, the famed bear he shot was mounted on the wall in the interview. You must log in or register to reply here. Welcome to 2001, Phyllis, thanks for joining us!:-). 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. 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! Good lord wasn't that a chain email 15+years ago. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. 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. It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the top of his head. It is, however, legal to hunt black bears, which are abundant across the province, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. 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 . Larry Fitzgerald poses with the largest grizzly bear taken by a hunter. The US Forest Service, backtracking from It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the top of his head. Because of the temporal closeness of these two accounts, the two stories became confused. Like a giant centipede with fur! The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. The truth: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. The bear was 10 1/2 feet long and weighed more than half a ton Big, but not a record. While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot . July 9, 2021 / 12:13 PM / CBS/AP. plus the bear is a MONSTER! Think about this If you are an average size man; You would be Fimrite, like Phillips, tried to debunk the story of the man-eating monster bear. I would have needed clean clothes after that and air freshner. I hike and I love it. Fitter The origin of those photographs is not clear, but they appear to trace back to a bear or other wild animal attack in Russia. (same reason it was deleted previous times before). The fake story has been repeated through the years and is still going strong. 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. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. 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 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. Ted Winnen, who shot the bear, was an airman with the, The bear was large, but not a "world record. Dude, I'm going to the Anchorage Airport! The true world-record Alaskan brown bear still stands, exhibited in a glass case at the Anchorage Airport. HOW MANY SHOTS DID IT TAKE TO KILL THE LARGE BEAST. It stands as the second-largest ever killed. Thanks to our readers, the truth about these pictures has been found. "Some folks out there are really angry that there isn't a season on grizzlies. I saw the pict of the AIr Force guy who supposdely killed the Kodiak with a 223 M-16. A really big 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. Oct 13, 2021 Updated Jun 30, 2022. I know of 10 other 45 acp grizzy DLP kills. Hard to imagine an animal that large. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Although the pictures are real, the story is largely hogwash.". 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