hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four 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 . These magnificent creatures are considered as intelligent as the great apes by several current researchers and emotionally complex. Our fact check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook. Dear ACTIVIST this bear is currently mounted and stuffed in the anchorage international airport in anchorage ak. An eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day. The author's grizzly was one of the biggest taken with a recurve bow. The service did not report on any bodies or details about the hiker.. 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. North American Bear Center, June 8, 2003. The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. Good lord wasn't that a chain email 15+years ago. story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. THAT BEAR IS A MONSTER, WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT THING COMING AFTER ME!!!! To comment to one of the other responders quote,What if there was more out there? Another Fish and Game official told the site: "That bear wasn't responsible for killing any humans.". 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. But it was not 12 feet, 6 inches tall nor did it weigh 1,600 lbs. Thats gunna give me nightmares 2nite!!!!! Winnenthen shot it through the head andshot into the bears vital area to confirm it was dead. Although it was not bear season in the Last Frontier State, he was justified in killing the bear in self defense. To bad this looks like a beautiful bear," another Facebook user said. What would you do if you were doing just that and a huge bear charges you? Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and The Standard Times confirmed with the Alaska Department of Fish and Gameat the timethat the bear didnt cause any human deaths ( here ). Sam Kezar. 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 guy you are in referance to has no idea of hunting and what a charging grizzly is capable of. Ray Massey Forest Service Spokesman Alaska Region: These precious creatures need our respect and support.Submitted by: Karen V. Stefanini,Beautiful Back Bay, Boston, MA. 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. the pictures are accurate, but the story and details are incorrect. The U.S. Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. Still a fun story to read though. 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. 12. Arizona - ( Ammoland.com )- The video was filmed by Leon Lorenz on 14 June, 2010. To the skeptics: A 14 ft Grizzly IS INDEED possible. Fimrite afterward noted that "my own wife was stunned, sending me a note saying, 'I'm happy grizzlies don't live in California. That was also a Prince William Sound bear. 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. inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet. I picked up the paw and it was like, good God. The thing was as wide as my chest.. Stay out of deep woods and go to a resort to have fun ,deep woods are uncharted and you might not make it back. 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".. Two elk hunters in Stamp Meadows near Island Park were charged by a grizzly. Well, a four hundred pounder showed up across the stream from me and let me tell you, that was an eye opener. Then cut it open and found 2 other hikers iternal oregans in the bears body. The organization said it called officials in Alaska for confirmation. HOW MANY SHOTS DID IT TAKE TO KILL THE LARGE BEAST. Lorenz originally filmed grizzlys without carrying a pistol. 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. This post has been carried over from our forum which has since been removed from the site. 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! I agree with Dr. Smith. "While bears are occasionally shot and killed in the province, it is not something that we encounter on a regular basis. After seeing the story on the 14-foot grizzly, hunters . Im pretty sure that more than just his upper leg would be gone, and plus dinosauers dont exist, neither do Spearing mouse fish!!! lol. He emailed photos of himself posing with the bear to friends. And yes, the famed bear he shot was mounted on the wall in the interview. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. We rate this claim FALSE, based on our research. 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. GARDINER, Mont. Ill dig up the info for you but the story has been quite twisted as its been around for quite some time. It looks like 90% of you read the first paragraph, looked at the pictures and wrote your comments. 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. go hunters! The guy emptied his 7 mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. they can pick up the front end of a family size car with it's mouth and ripe the tires of with it teeth. To comment to one of the persons commenting what if there was more of them? I have been fortunate enough to go to Alaska about a half dozen times. In this case, the bear was a brown bear, not a grizzly, and between eight and nine feet tall. While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot . u no what? That such a magnificent specimen had to be destroyed. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Oct 13, 2021 Updated Jun 30, 2022. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. The grizzly started charging toward the group. BUT NASTY AT THE SAME TIME I live in Alaska, and bears can get hugh and series (har har) so it's not hard to believe this story. Out of curiousity, what is the record for the biggest grizzly, and how big is the actual grizzly bear in the two legit photos? 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. ;). 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. Fitter u tree huggers back off! Scary! 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 .. July 9, 2021 / 12:13 PM / CBS/AP. As the lead guy pushed through the thick brush along the river a very large grizzly bear stood up and took a swing at his head. A grizzly bear that dragged a woman from her tent and killed her in Montana has been shot dead. Hard to imagine an animal that large. They are highly intelligent and have excellent memories. Numbers are way up and lots getting into farm land and residential areas causing issues. The service said the bear was not of record size and did not report on the bear having killed any humans prior to its death. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. house and look in the bedroom windows. Blogs and websites claimed the Hinchinbrook Island bear stood 12 1/2 feet tall on its hind legs. Fact check: Experts say flour is not a natural treatment for burns. Bear experts took a closer look and discovered that, wherever this man died, it probably wasnt anywhere near Alaska. Money will buy you a fine dog, but kindness will make him wag his tail. January 1, 2010. i know we as humans need to come first,and we have for a very long time. spotted the bear. It was a nice bear but not 14ft. Fourteen-foot grizzly killed in Alaska By D.A. Oh man. Very interesting happenings over the weekend.. Warwoman Bear Firearm Opener AAR: I've got questions. 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. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. The bear's skull. According to the internet, the last man eaten by the giant bear, shot on Hinchinbrook Island. TheStandard Times(a Massachusetts newspaperpart of South Coast Media Group www.southcoasttoday.com/ ),saidthe bear did not charge the pair. Grizzly: Directed by William Girdler. They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. Two hunters shot and killed a grizzly Thursday after she charged them with her cubs, Idaho Fish and Game reports. 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. The bruin squared more than 10 feet, weighed more than 1,000 pounds, and had a 28-inch skull. And there was someone that left a comment claiming to be Jesus Christ. From homernews.com: A Homer man shot and killed a charging sow brown bear at Humpy Creek last Friday. They were widely circulated at one time as photos of Timothy Treadwell, a would-be actor and filmmaker who spent many summers in Alaska trying to make friends with the bears before one of them killed and ate him. ."It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head while standing on all 4 legs".How do you work out that it would look you in the eye when on all fours if its 14 foot to the top of its head on all fours?.is that if your standing on a ladder? Asearch forFish and Wildlife Commission in Alaskashows no results the posts likely refer tothe Alaska Department of Fish and Game ( www.adfg.alaska.gov/ ). 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??? I am confused about this story. The bears were officially declared a threatened species in 2010 and it's illegal to hunt them there. Fish & wildlife officers believe it's possible that the person(s) responsible mistook the grizzly bear for a black bear and are asking them to contact the Report a Poacher Hotline," the statement said. 1915 1.8 Billion people the bears own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. The bear in the picture is supposedly as you mentioned: The bear was over one thousand six hundred pounds. The bear, the post went on to say, was stuffed and put on display at the Anchorage airport. Previously, he was political editor at The Tampa Tribune and also worked for three other Florida newspapers. 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. 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. JB. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. 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. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Dude, I'm going to the Anchorage Airport! Spotted something? Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. Box 42029 Atlanta, Ga , 30311 John C. Tolman, customs agent, Wrangel Is. Narrator: Because of the temporal closeness of these two accounts, the two stories became confused. Fish and Wildlife Service employee based in Kodiak. Looks like we need to post this helpful Bear Warning again: >>>>The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him. I saw the pict of the AIr Force guy who supposdely killed the Kodiak with a 223 M-16. I have seen pictures of this bear all over the web, it is definitely impressive. 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. As the photos circulated around the Internet, the bear grew to "14 feet to the top of his head." All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the Weve pulled over the top 10 forum conversations that were not specific to future content areas which we will be posting. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. 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. On October 14, 2001, U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore Winnen was deer-hunting on Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound when he and his hunting buddy, Staff Sgt. where the bear had originated, found the hikers 38-caliber pistol The bear never killed attacked or ate anyone that officials or the hunter know about. 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. At 3:30 a.m. one morning, Jim Landess heard banging on his Sterling, Alaska, home. Eventually, the picture of Winnen became associated with the story of Casiano. standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single . The bear's skull measured 27 6/16, making it the largest grizzly taken by a hunter ever recorded. a 14 foot bear, at 1600 has the strength of 16 men (can kill 40 men at the same time) and can easily pull a 800 pound moose 50 yards away. A really big bear. With Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall. "What we can share is that the animal was an adult male grizzly bear weighing approximately 450 lbs. Fitter The 2 photos included are from a 1,200 pound bear that was killed. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. The story was back again on montanahunting.org just a few months ago under the headline "1600 lb Man Eating Grizzly Killed in Alaska.". The post also says a U.S. Forest Service worker shot the bear with a 7mm Magnum semi-automatic Rifle after it charged him and his hunting partner. Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. I recently watched a special on National Geographic and a portion of the show was dedicated to this very same bear and the actual hunter. 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. top of his head. 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. The guy unloaded his 7mm Mag Semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. 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." 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. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. NRA Life, MN Trappers-Life, GA Trappers-Life, TN Fur Harvesters-Life. The dead body is from a totally different incident. Anyways huge bear!! The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. That's one hell of a big bear. The bear was killed at around 4 pm on October 14, the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement said in a statement. This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: His first shot brought the bear down, but he fired several more shots, probably to make sure. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Before his death, Treadwell tried to create his own, monster-bear-size personal myth before his untimely end, but it died along with him. The Treadwell story is true, at least the part reported after his death. Although I am sure an encounter with a bear this size is very rare, encounters happen just the same. To give additional perspective, this bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof; or stand beside a two story house and look in the upperbedroom windows. 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 . The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! . 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. I didn't think this was the same story. Leah Lokan, a 65-year-old nurse from California, was on a mountain biking trip with two friends. yea its on snopes the bear's real the story about the people are fake. I've had a rash of forwards lately that were passed around a long time ago too. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. 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. twelve 7mm slugs inside the bears dead body) it only wounded the Permits for grizzly bear hunting were stopped completely in 2006, and a plan was drafted for the species' recovery. Narrator: But what about that other photo claiming to show the Hinchinbrook bears last meal? The first bullet from Winnens 338 Winchester pierced the brain, but it took five more in the chest to bring him down. He rolled, drew the .44 Magnum pistol in his chest holster and emptied it into the bear, ending the encounter. I have put my art on WEBSHOTS (karenvstefanini) for bear protection fundraising. inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet. The forest is in Wyoming, more than 100 miles away from Idaho's Fremont County. 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. THE TRUTH 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. Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in A bear of mythical and horrifying proportions. It is just weird that my Dad asked me just today about it. 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