05-04-2004, 05:34 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Giant Killer Grizzly Bear (Beware Graphic Pictures)
Man: 0, bear: 1
The following pictures are of a guy who works for the forest Service in Alaska; he was out deer hunting and a large Grizzly charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy unloaded a 7mm Mag Semi-auto into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. The thing was still alive so he reloaded and capped it in the head. It was over one thousand six hundred pounds, and 12' 6" high at the shoulder. It's a world record. The bear had killed a couple of other people. Of course, the game department did not let him keep it. Think about it. This thing on its hind legs could walk up to the average single story house and could look on the roof at eye level. Also, his last meal was human. Picture of the dead bears head Bears paw http://mbz.org/info/fun/grizzly/.images/Ted3.jpg Half eaten human cynthetiq edited the leg picture...to link it's NSFW (cock and balls...and EXTREMELY disturbing) http://mbz.org/info/fun/grizzly/ Last edited by SecretMethod70; 05-04-2004 at 10:32 AM.. |
05-04-2004, 05:51 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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I got this in my email... all I can say is Oops
http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...izzlybear5.htm This email tale, circulating constantly in one form or another since November 2001, seems to grow taller year by year. Ironically, the first two snapshots — the ones showing the hunter posing next to the carcass of an incredibly large bear — are authentic. We know where and when they were taken, and by whom. The origin of the third photo purporting to show the remains of the behemoth's last victim is unknown. It was attached to the already-circulating email by an anonymous prankster in late 2002. In real life, the big grizzly measured 10' 6" from nose to tail and weighed in at an estimated 1,000 to 1,200 pounds — unusually large for the vicinity, says the USDA Forest Service, but not quite a world record, nor even an Alaskan record. It was killed on October 14, 2001 by U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore Winnen on Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound. The photos were taken by his hunting partner, Staff Sgt. James Urban. Both were stationed at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks at the time. Though the bear was within 10 yards of the hunters' position and moving towards them when he fired the first shot, Winnen says, it did not charge them, contrary to what the email claims. "I don't know if the wind was in our favor or what," he told the Anchorage Daily News. "We were dressed in camouflage. He might not have seen us." Winnen's weapon was a 338-caliber Winchester Magnum, not a 7mm semi-automatic as alleged. The first bullet pierced the bear's brain but left it standing; five more in the chest finally brought it down. Was the bear a man-eater, as claimed in the email? No, says the Forest Service, there is no evidence of that. When asked by the Anchorage Daily News to comment on the horrific image of what appears to be a partially-eaten human victim, spokesman Ray Massey admitted he hadn't even looked at it. "I didn't want to see a photo of the body," he said. "I know it's bogus." |
05-04-2004, 06:12 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Location: Belgium
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troit: remember that the bear was big, now bring that camera in close enough to distort perspective, and suddenly the bear is huge, and the guy shrinks... (you can deduct that because of the nice focus on the bear's snout, and the fact that the guy next to it, is already out of focus ie. blurred)
Still, that's one huge beast right there
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05-04-2004, 06:53 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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That picture of the dead guy with his leg gnawed off, that's just nasty. He might not have been killed by the bear, but Snopes wrote that it wasn't a fake picture. Some animal(s) actually did that to somebody, maybe after he was dead. Ugh.
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05-04-2004, 08:32 AM | #8 (permalink) | |
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Bears can be assholes, from now on I refuse to go into the wilderness without a weapon of some sort. We've got people getting mauled by bears, mountain lions and such. We beat Saddam and the Taliban, but we're losing the war on animals! I say we bring the fight to them. Starting with PETA's headquarters.
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05-04-2004, 08:39 AM | #10 (permalink) | |
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that picture looks kinda fake though... |
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05-04-2004, 10:07 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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No, grizzly bears are farking huge. Unfortunately, Ive never seen one in the wild, but the one I saw in the San Diego zoo was also *huge*. Not as big as this one, but easily well over 1000 pounds. Huge animals. The lions and tigers and everything else in the zoo didnt hold a candle to this thing. And the claws... I think he could literally have cut someone clear in half with those things. Black bears, the kind you see around most places, are teddy bears compared to these things.
Someday, I would like to see one in the wild.
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05-04-2004, 11:48 AM | #14 (permalink) | |
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05-04-2004, 11:53 AM | #15 (permalink) |
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Hail Score Keepers!
I still want to know how the Bear got one point to “go ahead” in the score. I suspect that score is somewhat outdated. Perhaps after man's first encounter with bears, tens of thousands of years ago, that was the count. I imagine at this point in time, man has pulled ahead significantly in the brutal game of life on this planet. It's time for the bear to start catching up. Let us have a moment of silence for dead bears everywhere. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RAAPA80U0c6L4uqUnYVUWSpC4NSD2LJo04zdKWxfd*LrVnBYpUcTDi09eZWusM8TjfdObRWwsWUVD*ky*fiso70xeIdPcMFGiIiGxav8tx8/bb4.jpg?dc=4675470823075640077[/img] You will be missed. Now go out there and score some points! -GH |
05-04-2004, 01:34 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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Location: Phoenix
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Pretty cool, even if the story is slightly false.
The true story is still pretty cool. We have a normal sized Alaskan Black bear in our office (half body stuffed). Shame they didnt stuff that sucker.. 10' somthing.. huge..
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05-04-2004, 02:46 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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The picture of the man's leg is straight nasty.
Interesting story though
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05-05-2004, 05:32 AM | #20 (permalink) |
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'World's largest bear' shot in Alaska
11/10/2002 - 8:47:43 am A US airman is believed to have killed the world's largest bear. Ted Heuvelmans says he shot the 1,800lb Alaskan Brown bear from 35 yards away, in self defence. The bear, which was 14ft tall, tried to attack him during a hunting trip on Hitchenbrook Island, near the Elmendorf Air Force Base in the Gulf of Alaska, south of Valdez. link |
05-05-2004, 07:12 AM | #21 (permalink) |
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I've seen the email and the snopes de-bunk, but the real story is still impressive, as is the bear.
Dang, that's a big bear. Just remember when in bear country to save the last round for yourself...
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05-05-2004, 07:20 AM | #22 (permalink) |
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Location: Lowerainland BC
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I was eye to eye with a grizzly last summer. He was eating the head, legs and hide of the moose I shot the day before. I stopped my ATV, saw the bear, made eye to eye then got the hell out of there. We went back the following day to look at what he had done to the parts only to find nothing but bones licked clean (the head weighed at least 50 pounds, the hide was another 60 or so). Here's a pic of the lower jaw of the moose.
His shit was at least four inches in diameter and all over the place...fucking big bear.
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05-05-2004, 07:20 AM | #23 (permalink) |
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There are only 2 reasons I think hunting is valid- you're going to eat it and/or the population is out of control and needs culling.
I just wanted to shoot a big-ass bear- not a valid reason. When I see shit like this, I just think what a fucking asshole to kill that beautiful animal just for the hell of it. Now if he did it with his bare hands, I'd give him all kinds of props. Oh, and before someone says self-defense- that's not what I mean by hunting .
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05-05-2004, 06:34 PM | #26 (permalink) | |
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Go buy a rifle, go find one of those 14 foot monsters and see how easy it is to pull the trigger without shitting your pants. How fast do you think those bears can run? They're pretty fast despite their size. You'd better be quick enough to shoot it a few times while keeping calm enough to aim straight. Keep in mind that if you fail, you're dead meat. Literally. Hunting is very difficult, there is no death penalty in basketball. You don't need to stalk the quarterback for days before sacking him. There's no such thing as sitting in total silence just waiting for the opportunity to make a kill. It's clearly harder than you think it is.
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05-05-2004, 06:50 PM | #27 (permalink) | |
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We really should arm the bears that are left and train them to fight. Their time on this planet is almost certainly waning. With their last moments they could dance their own exit, off stage left, to the staccato rhythm of gunshots. We could give them bicycles, too. There is nothing funnier than a bear riding a bicycle unless it is also firing a weapon, preferably at well-fed neon orange hunters. Solid gold, -GH |
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05-06-2004, 07:29 AM | #29 (permalink) | |
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Have you ever seen a bull squirrel in full charge? They can bow-up to almost 8 inches high. And forget trying to outrun an enraged squirrel. I had this buddy who took his Barrett .50 caliber out squirrel hunting. He spotted this massive Kodiak grey. This thing had a bite diameter of almost 2 inches! Anyway, he was sighting in on the little bastard when all of the sudden it charged him. Having once dated a girl who's brother was a marine, my buddy new all about firing under pressure, unfortunately his first shot was wide right. By now the squirrel was only about ten yards away. He had time for one last shot. His second shot hit the squirrel right in the middle of it's head...a one in a million shot! Unfortunately, a single .50 caliber bullet from 10 yards wasn't enough to stop this rogue beast. It leapt for my buddies throat. However the added weight of the lead in it's skull offset it's center of gravity and the squirrel's jaws clamped tightly around my buddies testicles. Park rangers found him dead from shock and loss of a will to live, the squirrel still clenching his groin in an iron death grip. The horror....the horror....
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05-06-2004, 08:01 AM | #30 (permalink) |
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I don't know to many hunters that would wear jeans and runners, (sneakers, tennis shoes) while out hunting.
I love the distorted first pic. The guy is probably 10 feet behind the bears head so the bear tends to look bigger than it actually is (typical hunting pic ). You shoot a bear (black or grizzly) around here without a tag ("the bear was going to kill me") and you'll more than likely end up paying a huge fine and loose your hunting license and firearm to boot. The idea is you don't put yourself in a position that a bear might attack. If, while dressing your deer or moose a bear comes along, you must leave your kill for the bear or take the chance and try scaring it away. Basically, there is little excuse to shoot a bear unless you have a tag.
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05-06-2004, 09:10 AM | #31 (permalink) | |
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Oh and Sipsake- I will keep an eye out for those charging bull squirrel's next time I'm out taking pictures in the wild!
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05-06-2004, 09:13 AM | #32 (permalink) | |
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05-06-2004, 09:23 AM | #33 (permalink) |
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Cynthetiq I see what you're saying, but I believe when you're out there that's a risk you have knowingly taken on. If you don't want to risk it, then stay out of their territory. It's not like we haven't got plenty of our own territory where that's not much of a risk.
I go hiking a lot and I don't bring a gun with me. If I stumble upon an animal I'll do my best to get out of the situation alive. Isn't that what most people do? I've never known many hiker's to carry more than a knife. Plus, I never said self defense wasn't a good reason to shoot animals or even people. But that's not really the same thing as hunting .
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05-06-2004, 12:05 PM | #35 (permalink) | |
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05-07-2004, 09:53 AM | #36 (permalink) | |
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They can bow-up to almost 8 inches high. Classic!
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