Nor was it a killer bear, the site reported. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. 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. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Grizzly bears have a multitude of strengths. Another Fish and Game official told the site: "That bear wasn't responsible for killing any humans.". Now, this big grizzly cannot reproduce and make more big grizzly bears. Then again, Alaska bears don't have to grow that big to be dangerous. house and look in the bedroom windows. : ). I would not like to run into something like that when i was out camping. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. And did the grizzly kill two hunters beforehand? This is what I found attached to this same story and pictures. But not that big. Based on the contents of the bears stomach, the Fish and Wildlife Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in the past 72 hours including a missing hiker. A Canadian man was attacked by a bear and shot by his friend. Grizzly bears don't always hibernate. 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 . 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 pictures are accurate, but the story and details are incorrect. It's measurements were determined by a skull found by a taxidermist in 1976. Dr. Tom Smith Research Wildlife Biologist USGS Alaska Science Center: plus the bear is a MONSTER! 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. u no what? This is the very definition of ignorance. Aim small. The other body has not been found.. This post has been carried over from our forum which has since been removed from the site. And there was someone that left a comment claiming to be Jesus Christ. His mother insisted that he start carrying a .44 . Now, that would be a big, bear. 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. Google 14 foot grizzly bear and get a true story. The story was back again on montanahunting.org just a few months ago under the headline "1600 lb Man Eating Grizzly Killed in Alaska.". I picked up the paw and it was like, good God. The thing was as wide as my chest.. The other body has not been found. 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.". 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. Based on the bears measurements, an Alaska master guide estimated the bears weight at 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.( here ). hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four 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 hike and I love it. Think about this If you are an average size man; You would be It stood 12 feet, six inches high at the shoulder and 14 feet to the top of his head. 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 was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. 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. TheStandard Times(a Massachusetts newspaperpart of South Coast Media Group www.southcoasttoday.com/ ),saidthe bear did not charge the pair. The hunter himself, pictured above, appeared on the show and offered some insight from his home. 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). Hard to imagine an animal that large. My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. LOL @ at the comments from folks who didnt read the full article. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. Bad honestly, considering the state of our planet. emptied. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in. That bear is like humungo. The myth has grown larger than the bear ever was. Was chased by wild boar in AL. The post says the man emptied his rifle into the bear and shot it several times in the head while it was still alive. Think about this: If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. It showed no aggression at all. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. Bear. .45 ACP vs. Brown Bear. 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. Anyways huge bear!! The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. The 2 photos included are from a 1,200 pound bear that was killed. If people continue to over populate there will be no bears left in the wild. The following (first two) pictures are of a guy who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to . 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. It was a big bear, but it did not stand 12 feet, 6 inches tall. It was added nearly a year after the most popular version of this story began circulating. MamaEagle I had to go check this out at the truth or fiction site goto when wondering about some emails i recieve. It was a big bear, no doubt. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson, http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. The man . It's Ron Whitegood story, but probably not true. 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. An eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day. Tyler Freel. It was bagged in 2013 near the Totatlanika River, Alaska. USA TODAY reached out to him for comment. They are photos of the remains of a human reportedly mauled by a bear. . Research it. Although Fitzgerald shot the bear last September, Boone and Crockett, which certifies hunting records, has only now determined the grizzly, with a skull measuring 27 and 6/16ths inches, is the . Disclaimer: Huge bear!!!! It was complete right down to the wonderfully descriptive assessment of how big this bear would appear if you met it in the woods. Im pretty sure that more than just his upper leg would be gone, and plus dinosauers dont exist, neither do Spearing mouse fish!!! Yes, that is gross. 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. The true world-record Alaskan brown bear still stands, exhibited in a glass case at the Anchorage Airport. That such a magnificent specimen had to be destroyed. 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. 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 stood 12' 6' high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head. Thank you for supporting our journalism. What would you do if you were doing just that and a huge bear charges you? These hapless creatures generally are protecting their territory, especially if they have cubs. 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. 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. A mid-size Alaska grizzly bear shot by a Fairbanks hunter has claimed a hunting record that has the national media tripping all over itself to get things wrong. 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. 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. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire 14-foot Grizzly: Forums Member List Calendar Active Threads: Previous Thread: Next Thread : Print Thread: Hop To : Page 1 of 2 : 1: 2: 14-foot Grizzly #15355198 10/28/20. spotted the bear. "It's amazing how stories can change once they circulate around the Internet. As the photos circulated around the Internet, the bear grew to "14 feet to the top of his head." bigfoot iis an UNDERSTATEMENT! 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. i do feel bad for the people envolved, however,we do hunt them, perhaps they are simply learning to return the favor. lol. You must log in or register to reply here. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. Looks like a cat attack to me. 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. 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. Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. 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. I know of 10 other 45 acp grizzy DLP kills. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. It was a big bear and made B&C, but it didn't eat anyone etc. I mean no offence, but seriously people, quit being selfish jerks. After seeing the story on the 14-foot grizzly, hunters, hikers, and fishermen will be more aware of the potential dangers traveling the wilderness in Alaska. Lead Stories is a U.S. based fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or 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. Brice was a national desk editor and reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for nearly 20 years. Problems Poverty, starvation, global warming, hole in ozone layer, crime, polution, land destruction Looking back at what happened, The Anchorage Daily News explained the phenomenon in a story May 10, 2013, which it updated September 27, 2016. The fake story has been repeated through the years and is still going strong. Permits for grizzly bear hunting were stopped completely in 2006, and a plan was drafted for the species' recovery. Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. theres no way in hell thats real. We rate this claim FALSE, based on our research. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. THAT BEAR IS A MONSTER, WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT THING COMING AFTER ME!!!! 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