Fourteen-foot grizzly killed in Alaska

The Sun (Alaska) ^ | 7/26/06 | D.A. Ray

[Joe 6-pack]

Kanawa's going to need a bigger knife.....

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. Like a giant centipede with fur!

Now I'm going to read the article.

[Ladysmith]

LOL!! I guess so!!

[Rb ver. 2.0]

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.

That's one hell of a big bear.

[DannyTN]

That's a bear of a bear!

[buccaneer81]

Ping!!

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[Politicalmom]

I am confused about this story. My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. He says he has had it forwarded to him in the past.

I looked it up on snopes, and they said it is a 5 year old story. Admittedly, snopes is not my favorite debunker, but it says the story was updated early last year.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[Chena]

Partly true, partly not. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[Chena]

You beat me! :)

[denydenydeny]

Note to self: You might as well be unarmed as carry a .38 in grizzly country.

[advance_copy]

...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 guy probably needed to change his britches after that.

[Reaganesque]

Looks like we need to post this helpful Bear Warning again:

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. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them.

We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear." It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. 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. Grizzly bear excrement has little bells in it and smells like pepper.

[Politicalmom]

Apparently this one is getting another spate of forwards. It is just weird that my Dad asked me just today about it. : )

[spunkets]

" Think about what was running through the mind of the U.S. Forest worker when this huge thing was charging."

Relax. Aim small. Do it again. Relax. Aim small. Do it again...

[rottndog]

This story has been a somewhat exaggerated.

The truth:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[Calpernia]

>>>>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.

Next time, make sure that bear is down! Use a Kanawa Bear Killer!

[Calpernia]

>>>I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there.

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP

[Chena]

I've had a rash of forwards lately that were passed around a long time ago too. I live in Alaska, and bears can get hugh and series (har har) so it's not hard to believe this story. I love bears....at a safe distance. ;)