times in the head. So where did the photo come from? It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the top of his head. But it was not 12 feet, 6 inches tall nor did it weigh 1,600 lbs. The bear was just over one thousand six those are the same pictures that I had from the story that was sent to me. But not that big. His first shot brought the bear down, but he fired several more shots, probably to make sure. Thanks for this and the reply. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun. THAT BEAR IS A MONSTER, WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT THING COMING AFTER ME!!!! Someone sent it to me a couple of years back. Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. 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. Young reflexes saved him, as he ducked and the bear hit the pack, knocking him down. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. That creature was truly spectacular, its really to. Although the That was also a Prince William Sound bear. You must log in or register to reply here. And yes, the famed bear he shot was mounted on the wall in the interview. He was out deer hunting when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. 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. EEEEEWWWWW thats gross i can not believe that that guy killed that huge grizzly bear. 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.". 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. Heres an update on the Worlds Largest Bear for all who continue to follow and seek the truth behind this story. The bear was 10 1/2 feet long and weighed more than half a ton Big, but not a record. I wish people would stay out of bear territory unless willing to sign releases exempting bears from responsibility in maulings. honestly, considering the state of our planet. 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. Phillips failed to do much to cut it down to size. Scarface, it turns out, was felled by two bullets fired by an elk hunter along Little Trail Creek, just a few miles outside Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana. Thank you for supporting our journalism. The real story was in Big Game Adventures a couple of years ago. forgot the boogie man. Who really wants to meet that walking down a trail in the dark as we all do while hunting . Ill dig up the info for you but the story has been quite twisted as its been around for quite some time. Blogs and websites claimed the Hinchinbrook Island bear stood 12 1/2 feet tall on its hind legs. spotted 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. Narrator: 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. To comment to one of the other responders quote,What if there was more out there? Duh. Winnenthen shot it through the head andshot into the bears vital area to confirm it was dead. I wonder if it is photoshot???? debunk the story of the man-eating monster bear, 1600 lb Man Eating Grizzly Killed in Alaska, link at Montana Hunting to read the full account of this bear, grizzly that killed and partially consumed a hiker. 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. Oh man. It stands as the second-largest ever killed. 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. 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. Thats another picture that gets associated with my bear. They are photos of the remains of a human reportedly mauled by a bear. Thanks to our readers, the truth about these pictures has been found. not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. The author's grizzly was one of the biggest taken with a recurve bow. However, the bear was shot and killed at the scene. 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. I dont feel badly for the TheU.S.Forest Servicepublisheda press release on its website addressing the hoaxin Oct. 2002( here ). All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson, http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. As for the real record-breaking bear, it's under glass, said bear.org. The posts make several claims, some of which are false. hundred pounds. It's Ron Whitegood story, but probably not true. And there was more. 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. As noted from a television show on National Geographic with the actual hunter that killed the bear. 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. Grizzy killed with HI Point 45 ACP. I think there was a little truth and a little tale to that one. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. You are using an out of date browser. 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. There were 14 .22 caliber . Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual grizzly bear, (subspecies Ursus arctos horribilis), common name for one of the brown bears (Ursus arctos) belonging to the subspecies U. arctos horribilis. i HEAD THAT IT WAS 2 FLOORS HIGH STANDING UP. 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. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. All I can add is You Bet Your A there are and more than likely even larger. 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. 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. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. Here are some transcipts from the show in exact format. I saw the pict of the AIr Force guy who supposdely killed the Kodiak with a 223 M-16. Contact Craig Medred at craig(at)alaskadispatch.com. Worlds biggest grizzly killed by a coward with an ego problem. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. 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 . That's one hell of a big bear. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. Grizzly bear excrement has little bells in it and smells like pepper. go hunters! Fimrite afterward noted that "my own wife was stunned, sending me a note saying, 'I'm happy grizzlies don't live in California. 12. It appeared to be the victim of a tiger attack from the Indian sub-continent. It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14'. The person who shot the animal drove up, then left at high speed in a different direction, officials said. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Thats the stuff of campfire stories, and definitely not true. He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. Note to self: You might as well be unarmed as carry a .38 in grizzly country. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him. This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: 11. He fired one shot in its brain (just under the eye) then 5 into the chest.The bear MAY have been stalking them but did not display any agressive moves and did not charge, but it WAS moving toward them at the time he shot it.But it did make a good urban legend. They will either be killed off or they will end up in a zoo. The other body has not been found.. Lorenz originally filmed grizzlys without carrying a pistol. Just imagine an animal of these proportions charging straight at you with nothing but hate and destruction in its very being. MamaEagle The population used to be more widespread across the Canadian province, but in recent years their numbers have dropped significantly. 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. I didn't think this was the same story. mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport (to remind I mean no offence, but seriously people, quit being selfish jerks. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. Honestly, why would he favor bears over humanity? 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. Relax. Because of the temporal closeness of these two accounts, the two stories became confused. Even if it was .38 and would only make it madder, its still a way of defending yourself and you aint got any other choice. The bruin squared more than 10 feet, weighed more than 1,000 pounds, and had a 28-inch skull. 2009 6.8 Billion people Narrator: 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. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on January 3, 2014. Yellowstone National Park rangers have put down a grizzly bear that killed a hiker and ate part of his body. Rifle was a 338winny and as stated above, both guys involved were airman from eilson. 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. Of course, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did It was amazing, he said. I have seen pictures of this bear all over the web, it is definitely impressive. The Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let the U.S. Forest Service employee keep the bear as a trophy. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. Sam Kezar reckons he'd be either dead or disfigured if he hadn't spent all summer fast-drawing his Glock. Then cut it open and found 2 other hikers iternal oregans in the bears body. This guy was out minding his own business when a 14 foot bear charged him. This is the same story that usually accompanies the picture of the big bloody grizzly.I would post a link, but I remember it being pulled before. THE TRUTH An employee of the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska recently faced just that scenario. i know we as humans need to come first,and we have for a very long time. As the photos circulated around the Internet, the bear grew to "14 feet to the top of his head." It stood 12' 6 high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head.. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. .22 H&R 9 shot revolver, grizzly bear. 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. 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! The bear in question was shot by Airman Ted Winnen, of Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Oct. 15, 2001, according to the North American Bear Center. USA Today debunked it September 28, 2020, as did Reuters on September 30, 2020. 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. . The story was back again on montanahunting.org just a few months ago under the headline "1600 lb Man Eating Grizzly Killed in Alaska.". Now, this big grizzly cannot reproduce and make more big grizzly bears. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! He says that the bear was actually ten feet high and weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds. Ive seen this picture before. Read more about our fact-checking work here . Spotted something? shots (they ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with The other body has not been found. The Treadwell story is true, at least the part reported after his death. If people continue to over populate there will be no bears left in the wild. Two elk hunters in Stamp Meadows near Island Park were charged by a grizzly. All I can add if there was this one you can be sure there are more and possibly larger than that one. Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. He doesnt know how the bear he killed got to be the worlds biggest bear in cyberspace. MamaEagle Especially the hunter who shot the bear. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him, the post says. The dead body is from a totally different incident. All rights reserved. would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! 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. According to the internet, the last man eaten by the giant bear, shot on Hinchinbrook Island. The bear was not 14 feet tall, it was not a new world record, and it did not kill anyone. They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. Stay out of deep woods and go to a resort to have fun ,deep woods are uncharted and you might not make it back. Research it. I've sheep hunted with one of the guys involved. 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 . The U.S. Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. Looks like a cat attack to me. The pounding woke Jim's son, Montana, who ventured from his bedroom to the front room . This is total bullshit. just think that if there was more of them that size. A bear of mythical and horrifying proportions. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 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. ******** The really bizarre part of the story started when the bear was examined by the United States Forest Service. Box 42029 Atlanta, Ga , 30311 inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet. It stood 12 feet, six inches high at the shoulder and 14 feet to the top of his head. An employee of the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska recently faced just that scenario. To give I would not like to run into something like that when i was out camping. Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. of Fish and Game. Conservation officer Ryan Gordon, based in Fernie . 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 . The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head. 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. Fact check: Raised dots on steering wheel are not Braille. the third picture below. Humans that were eaten, the animal was only doing what they do. ?the maths dont add up to me here. "While bears are occasionally shot and killed in the province, it is not something that we encounter on a regular basis. Culture Bears Wildlife Alaska TikTok. This story just seems to get better and better as it circulates around the 'net. 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. 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 . The post, shared way back in 2014 by Joseph E. Botts, has a picture of a man posing next to a giant dead bear. Another Fish and Game official told the site: "That bear wasn't responsible for killing any humans.". Problems Poverty, starvation, global warming, hole in ozone layer, crime, polution, land destruction 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. 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. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. Lloyd and his son-in-law Skeet Podrasky were hunting Continue reading Man Attacked By . I recently received an email from my wifes work regarding a supposed grizzly bear attack in Alaska. Based on the bears measurements, an Alaska master guide estimated the bears weight at 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.( here ). He worked in cooperation with a scientific expedition headed by Melville N. Lincoln, which was sponsored by a habitat group affiliated with the Los Angeles County Museum. "The bear . 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 .. . Winnen was deer hunting with a friend on Prince William Sounds Hinchinbrook Island in Alaska, when they saw a bear fishing on the river. The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. Aim small. Huge bear!!!! Fimrite, like Phillips, tried to debunk the story of the man-eating monster bear. Eventually, the picture of Winnen became associated with the story of Casiano. 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. Leah Lokan, a 65-year-old nurse from California, was on a mountain biking trip with two friends. The man-eating monster Alaska bear that refuses to die in cyberspace was shot in fall 2001 on Prince William Sound's Hinchinbrook Island by a then-22-year-old airman from Eielson Air Force Base named Ted Winnen. There was no way . It stood 12 6 high at the shoulder, 14 to the The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear. Previously, he was political editor at The Tampa Tribune and also worked for three other Florida newspapers. The US Forest Service, backtracking from And did the grizzly kill two hunters beforehand? The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to . I remember that one too. ;). Hard to imagine an animal that large. It was complete right down to the wonderfully descriptive assessment of how big this bear would appear if you met it in the woods. Here are some info and photos but as I mentioned take it for what its worth. So did plenty of others over the years. That photo was attached somewhere along the way when the story was circulating. The subspecies U. a. horribilis is limited to North America and . Kenneth Cates, 53, was found Wednesday morning on a horse trail in a heavily wooded area of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near his hometown of Soldotna. Other people said that grizzly bears are occasionally causing issues by wandering into residential properties. Let us know!. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several "Fish & wildlife officers believe the occupant(s) of this vehicle could have information essential to their investigation. A really big bear. "What we can share is that the animal was an adult male grizzly bear weighing approximately 450 lbs. Casiano claims he found himself about 10 feet from the animal when the beast started moving toward him. lol. But the size of the bear isnt the most shocking part of the claim. Apparently this one is getting another spate of forwards. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. we kill millions of animals every year. Although the pictures are real, the story is largely hogwash.". i'm a 13 yr old girl and i think hunting ROX!! 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. They remain solely within Alberta's Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural region. Christ. 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??? Thanks to precous Knut I have become an avid bear fan. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. It was a nice bear but not 14ft. In this video we react to Ron White 14 foot grizzly bear.For more comedy check out our playlist of reactions to all your favorite comedians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU_G1KP6DKI\u0026list=PLn73OSVLUZHaGXAAD-vLHpsbAMUyGCkLzT's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15934121Tasha's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tashajacksonreactionsFollow us on Instagram @tntreactions @tashajacksonreactionsJoin our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/qSxXwy44CAMake a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=A8VK2W3LYGK6YGet some Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/tnt-store-7?aid=marketplaceSend us mail: TNT Reactions P.O. My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. 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. 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. ', "Only one problem. Carry a bigger gun and enjoy the wild. Grizzly bears, Ursus arctos horribilis, are a member of the brown bear species, U. arctos, that occurs in North America, Europe and Asia. Why do people comment on an article they didnt read? humans are the worse animals ever, selfish, hateful, wasteful, unhappy, abusers, destructive, Water and Woods - http://waterandwoods.net, MDC reminds snaggers that paddlefish season begins March 15, Trout stocking and fishing suspended at Bear Rock Lakes WMA, Six New Delaware Sportfish Species Records Set in 2022, Youth Bass Fishing Championship headed for Lake Hartwell, Tribal CWD surveillance contributes to statewide effort. Ron White 14 foot Grizzly Bear | Adventures of TNT REACTION The Adventures of TNT 166K subscribers Subscribe 36K views 10 months ago In this video we react to Ron White 14 foot. . After seeing the story on the 14-foot grizzly, hunters . The size seems a bit overblown -- seeing is believing I guess. I've had a rash of forwards lately that were passed around a long time ago too. 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! The Alaska Department of Fish and Game confirmed that the bear was not responsible for killing any humans. The guy emptied his 7 mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. It was added nearly a year after the most popular version of this story began circulating. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. I am confused about this story. I looked it up on snopes, and they said it is a 5 year old story. What would you do if you were doing just that and a huge bear charges you? He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. This post has been carried over from our forum which has since been removed from the site. 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