I live in Alaska, and bears can get hugh and series (har har) so it's not hard to believe this story. That's roughly twice the weight of the average modern Alaska coastal brown bear. I do not hunt for sport but will shoot if in danger. James Urban. Dec 5, 2019 3:03 AM EST. Austin Pfeiffer, 22, was killed Sunday by a grizzly bear in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in what the park called a "surprise attack." It was the first known fatal bear attack . 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. He also says the bear was not shot on Hitchenbrook Island but, like all good hunters, he wont be specific about where he got it .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. Backtracking from where the bear had originated, the US Forest Service found the hiker's emptied 38-caliber pistol. The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. A necropsy of the bear Saturday night confirmed it was the animal that killed White, the statement said. Someone sent it to me a couple of years back. A photograph of gnawed human remains. 2009 6.8 Billion people But not that big. He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. 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. 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. The really bizarre part of the story started when the bear was examined by the United States Forest Service. Was chased by wild boar in AL. He also says the bear was not shot on Hitchenbrook Island but, like all good hunters, he wont be specific about where he got it .*************. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on January 3, 2014. The bear never killed attacked or ate anyone that officials or the hunter know about. 2023 Cable News Network. Richard White, 49, of San Diego, California, was hiking alone when the bear killed him, Photos taken by the backpacker just before the attack show "nothing graphic," a park spokeswoman says, "We're not sure what happened after the camera was put down," she says, State troopers and rangers killed the bear Saturday. The Standard Times confirmed with the Alaska Department of Fish and Gameat the timethat the bear didnt cause any human deaths ( here ). Based on the bears measurements, an Alaska master guide estimated the bears weight at 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.( here ). What would you do if you were doing just that and a huge bear charges you? Petty Officer First Class Ali Blackburn, a spokeswoman for the Coast Guard in Alaska, said in an interview on Wednesday that it was unusual for a person to have several encounters with the same bear. 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. Earlier that year, grizzly bears killed two men in Yellowstone National Park, according to the parks superintendent. The hunters moved a few feet upstream. This is the biggest grizzlybear ever killed by a hunter in terms of skull size. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. As for the real record-breaking bear, it's under glass, said bear.org. This is the very definition of ignorance. I would like to point out that the Padres at San Antonio Mission in California had a plaster cast of a bear's foot that was 14" across and a tracing on parchment that was 16" across, which would make it bigger than this bear, he wrote. Lt. j.g. This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: (Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Wed Sep 30 20:26:40 2020 UTC). Hammac, the 35-year-old co-pilot, said in an interview on Wednesday that he saw the man stumble out of his shack. He says he has had it forwarded to him in the past. The world record for Alaskan brown bear has stood for 75 years. My comment is as follows. Disclaimer: Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. "You wouldn't believe the number of calls we've received about that story," said Willow Gaber of the Alaska Dept. Actual Hunter: The bear intially ran away, but returned to the site a short time later while the rangers were investigating the scene, forcing the rangers to retreat, the park service said. The other body has not been found. All images are copyrighted to their respective owners. Looks like a cat attack to me. forgive my morbidity on this, but can anyone verify this story, which l have pasted below: Many regards piedipers Effectively cloaked by their camouflage hunting gear, the pair had plenty of time to take their shot. But then help found him. In fact, there is no evidence in either case that the bears had ever attacked humans. additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, 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 guy you are in referance to has no idea of hunting and what a charging grizzly is capable of. And there was someone that left a comment claiming to be Jesus Christ. http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/96110953/m/361109514/r/884105714#884105714. EEEEEWWWWW thats gross i can not believe that that guy killed that huge grizzly bear. According to the two hunters, the bear may not even have been aware of their presence. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. The dead body is from a totally different incident. I love bears.at a safe distance. It dropped after running about 50 yards. In both accounts, the bear weighed a monstrous 1,600 pounds.TruthorFiction.com was able to track down the original photos of the giant bear killed in Alaska, and the hunter who shot it. The posts make several claims, some of which are false. The last price I heard ran in the $3000 range. At some point, a bear had dragged him down to the river, Lt. Cmdr. The bear's skull measured 27 6/16, making it the largest grizzly taken by a hunter ever recorded. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. And to all of you whom insulted the hunter, you really need to buzz off and mind your own business if you cant keep your fowl mouth shut. That has nothing to do with my bear. the bears own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker. 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. A.J. Ted and Ifound ourselves going Mano aMano with a bear of a lifetime. The facts are a little different from the original eRumor, but the pictures do record the results of a true hunt and are real. You can read more great articles by John McAdams on hishunting blog. ;). I would have needed clean clothes after that and air freshner. A previous version of the story published by TruthorFiction.com: Especially the hunter who shot the bear. His last meal was the unlucky nature buff in The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), also known as the Kodiak brown bear, sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. A southern California man killed by a grizzly bear in Alaskas backcountry was shooting photos of the animal that killed him just moments before the attack, a National Park Service official said Sunday. It was a big bear and made B&C, but it didn't eat anyone etc. Money will buy you a fine dog, but kindness will make him wag his tail. A Grizzly Bear Terrorized a Man for Days in Alaska. His first shot brought the bear down, but he fired several more shots, probably to make sure. Because Debiasused lighted nocks on his arrow, the Pope & Young Club did not officially certify this as the world-record grizzly bear until after they changed their rules to allow lighted nocks a few years ago. 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. 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. Next time, make sure that bear is down! It was big. Jim Urban set out to follow a creek bed upstream looking for deer. Bear season was open, so when the bear was 10 yards away, Winnen shot it through the head with a .388 Winchester Magnum and bowled it over, according to the North American Bear Centers fact-check. 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. He was out deer hunting when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. 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. BUT ODLY COOL. & Fiction! The original pictures lacked the label linking them with hunting-pictures, but that is where the pictures reside. A.J. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. An article bythe Standard Times reprinted inthe North American Bear Center here saysTedWinnenwasa 22-year-oldUnited States Air Forceairman,nota forestserviceworker, when heshota brown grizzly bear on Oct.14, 2001 onHinchenbrookIslandinAlaska. It appeared to be the victim of a tiger attack from the Indian sub-continent. Well, a four hundred pounder showed up across the stream from me and let me tell you, that was an eye opener. He definitely looked like he had been out there for a while, he said. The post, shared way back in 2014 by Joseph E. Botts, has a picture of a man posing next to a giant dead bear. And the hunter wasnot a park ranger, he didnt shoot the bear as it was charging, and the bear didnt eat three hikers before it was killed. Thats a crazy beast Toby Normans an idiot, why do we want giant bears? emptied. >>>I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. And yes, the famed bear he shot was mounted on the wall in the interview. About 12 grizzly bears have been living this summer around where Fridays attack occurred, the park said, citing wildlife biologists. After the kill, Winnen and Urban spent six hours skinning the bear and trying to drag its hide and skull back to the Forest Service cabin they had rented. The Coast Guard helicopter had been flying from Kotzebue to Nome, where the crew had been assigned the next day to fly a team of scientists to search the coastline for dead whales, walruses and seals. Did you encounter any technical issues? The organization classifies brown bears from all other Alaska GMUs as grizzly bears. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. I hike and I love it. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius. Thesound of Teds heavy breathing wasthe only thing fading out the dulldrum of my now sunken heart. The bear Heilman shot through Olsen's front door weighed 988 pounds and had a 27-inch skull. Terry Bradshaw. Social media users have shared photographs and a story of a man who killed a large grizzly bear. I have seen pictures of this bear all over the web, it is definitely impressive. Fitter It says the bear was 12 1/2 feet long and weighed an estimated 1600 pounds.A later version says the photo is of a forest service worker and also includes a picture of an alleged bear attack victim and says the bear had been responsible for several human deaths in Alaska and was the largest bear ever recorded. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp, Partly true, partly not. This post has been carried over from our forum which has since been removed from the site. They were posted by a hunter who used the nickname Dalliwacker, on www.assaultweb.net, but who is, according to published articles, Jim Urban. inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet. I brought the rifle up to take a shot, but the bear moved over the log like it wasnt there. Lead Stories is a U.S. based fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or Thesolemn look alone was enough tomake one feel threatened, but oddlythe bear showed no sign ofaggression. The truth: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp. They will either be killed off or they will end up in a zoo. Tags: 1600 pound bearairmanalaskadeer huntinggrizzly bearmassive bear. Ray, outdoor correspondent The Sun. Grizzly bear excrement has little bells in it and smells like pepper. All images are copyrighted to their respective owners. Much of this was copy and pasted from other times this claim has been posted, but at the end, Botts adds his own note. This is what I found attached to this same story and pictures. The true world-record Alaskan brown bear still stands, exhibited in a glass case at the Anchorage Airport. 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. For what it is worth, I remember that third photo was circulated on a website and that the site claimed it to be the result of a dog attack.
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