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Well the first Brown Bear (Grizzly) just crossed the backyard last night or this morning, as they were not there yesterday late. Kind'a cute how he did a 180 degree backtrack on encountering human tracks from yesterday. He ain't the monster HOG, but he would be about eight foot.
Sounds like he's big enough.
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Originally Posted by Hopeak
Yup,, big enough,, good luck with that :)
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If 8 foot ain't big..... what is!!!?
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Originally Posted by Rick
We had a true Hog Brown Bear here two years ago (2007). I never saw him or his tracks in 2008. He was bigger than any Kodiak Brown Bear I've ever seen. He was everything that makes for a monster Bear, deep, deep, very deep sway-back, massive belly dragging just off the ground, no visible ears, small head as related to body. I only got to watch him once, but I crossed his tracks a few times that year. (For the record I have harvested, or had clients harvest about 190 bears over the last 40 years, I know a little about judging the size of Bears).
I'm no expert, but this one probably qualified.
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Hope, when it comes to anything Alaskan I don't need the record. Your word is gospel as far as I'm concerned. I just wish you'd put a door on that outhouse. Of course, any animal that big can't get it's head inside so I guess you're safe.
10' is real big. 10'-6" would be very, very rare. In the 1920's and 1930's some monster bears were taken by a Federal Judge out of Juneau, He harvested them on Kodiak Island, some were over 11', Monster Bears are very rare. The Big Bears become Nocturnal, that is how they get huge, they are never seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by az51
I'm 6 ft tall, so they are all big as far as I'm concerned. I think it is good to have a healthy respect for things that can eat you for a snack.
My wife and I went to Yellowstone National Park last summer, and I had the material in my car to make a plaster cast of a paw if we happened to run across one. I was hoping to get one for a souvenir but it never happened. We plan on going back in a couple of years, so maybe I will have better luck then.
Rick, You know how I feel about the B.S. on the INTERNET, and so called experts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Crash, that is a true Hog Bear. You might see if there is an Internet Photo of the Bear my friend Bob Reeve (Reeve Airlines) took down near Cold Bay, Alaska. Most of us agree it is the biggest bear photographed, and likely went over, or very near 11' it is a true GIANT bear.
A picture of your friend....
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and another along with the bear...
http://www.aviationhalloffamewiscons...reeve_bear.jpg
Holy smokes!!!!!! That scares me all the way down here in NJ!!!!
What do ya hunt them things with? Howitzers?
Just look at the size of Bobs hands in relation to the Paw. That Photo was taken with a little Kodak Brownie Box camera, I think the film that they used was 110 MM, but that is a foggy part of my memory. Old Bob would come into the Athletic Club every day, and we had this daily skit, I would say, "Bob, what do you know"? and Bob would always reply, "Well Dave, One day chicken, next day feathers".
No animal would wont to put it head inside :nuke::)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Nice he turned around when he came upon human tracks. the tracks in my camps has just went through my site.
I swear if I were faced with that monstrous thing I wouldn't stop running until I hit water. Just short of Antarctica!
the bear would find me, snow doesnt turn that bright of a white.
Yep! I think I could outrun him too. I'd be running on dry ground.... he'd be running thru poop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick