RGRWJB Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 BEAR FROM ALASKA Now....THAT'S A BEAR!!!!!!!!!!! The pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear.He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semiautomatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head.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. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. 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.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 US Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. Not far from the pistol was the remains of the hiker. The other body has not been found.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 7mm slugs inside the bear's dead body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immensely.The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker.If you are an average size man Think about this: You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! 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. I HAVE PICTURES BUT KEEP GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE WHEN I TRY TO LOAD THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_kenak2_* Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 That email has been going around for a few years now. It is a hugh bear but I'm not certain the rest of the story is true. Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
724wd Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 ckeck snopes.com. big bear, just not quite THAT big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Those tough Alaskans have taken "catch and release" too far.An over a 1,000 lb bear should cut down on wimp hunters going to Alaska.Someday,I'm going to see the land of giant bears!!!Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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