Guest BannedCore Report post Posted March 2, 2009 No more backwoods camping in Alaska… The downloaded pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and the bear he had to kill. (killed in self defense). 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 semi-automatic 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 were 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. Think about this: If you are an average size man; 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nonus Report post Posted March 3, 2009 HOLY $#!% I think that is an elephant with a bear hide on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest yakfishcanada Report post Posted March 3, 2009 HOLY $#!% I think that is an elephant with a bear hide on it. See: - http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/g/giantbear.htm Apparently there has been a lot of different stories circulating about this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TerryK Report post Posted March 3, 2009 Yup, I've been seeing those pictures pop up in various places for at least 7-8 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nonus Report post Posted March 3, 2009 Is it another one of those pictures that use the trick photography Rugged Dude likes. Where you put the object way infront of you and take the picture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RAMBO Report post Posted March 3, 2009 WOW! Thats a monster of a bear! RAMBO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thefishleclair 175 Report post Posted March 3, 2009 Hear ya there Terry. Last time I saw this was about 2 years ago, Apperently then when the Hunter opened it up to field dress they found a Arm and some various bit of clothing in the stomach!!! Quote Grumpas' Baits Check it out on FB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BannedCore Report post Posted March 3, 2009 Yakfishcanada thanks for the link. I checked it out and am glad that there is some truth to the story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TerryK Report post Posted March 4, 2009 Hear ya there Terry. Last time I saw this was about 2 years ago, Apperently then when the Hunter opened it up to field dress they found a Arm and some various bit of clothing in the stomach!!! There was also a 54' Buick caught in it's colon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buck 120 32 Report post Posted March 4, 2009 here is the version from the truthorfiction website: The Truth: Thanks to our readers, the truth about these pictures has been found. 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 original pictures lacked the label linking them with hunting-pictures.com, but that is where the pictures reside. They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker, on www.assaultweb.net, but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. He says that the bear was actually ten feet high and weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds. He says the bear did not stand up then drop down and charge. It showed no aggression at all. He also says the bear was not shot on Hitchenbrook Island but, like all good hunters, he won't be specific about where he got it <smile>. The versions of the eRumor that claims the bear was a killer and was shot by a forest service employee or was a killer and human remains were found in his stomach, are false. Quote Not just a 3 month season but a 12 month obsession!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bottom Bouncer 22 Report post Posted March 11, 2009 There was also a 54' Buick caught in it's colon. It takes a fair bit to get me to laugh Terry and that was priceless. Quote REELBAIT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TerryK Report post Posted March 11, 2009 It takes a fair bit to get me to laugh Terry and that was priceless. I'll be here all week! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RAMBO Report post Posted March 11, 2009 good one Terry. RAMBO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites