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Alaska Forest Service: World Record Grizzly
The below pictures are of a guy who works for the forest service in
Alaska. He was out deer hunting. A large...large world record 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, 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. Twelve foot six inches high at
the shoulder? That's the same height as a standard 18 wheeler trailer.
Believe it or NOT
this is not the REAL story according to some and has been growing a bit...


OK ****the so called real story not blown up by the net...
this I got 5/21/2003
Please modify your cover story on your hunting guide website to reflect the
true story about Ted Winnen's hunt of the record brown bear in Oct 01. Web
sites and e-mail with the wrong story and additional gory photographs of
human corpses are feeding an urban legend that causes Alaska Forest Service
offices a large workload in responding to inquiries about bogus
information.
Thanks for helping to spread the real story- it's impressive enough in its
own right.
Ray Massey
Here are some facts on the alleged "world record" brown bear, still growing
on the internet.
· The bear was legally killed during October, 2001 on Hinchinbrook
Island in Prince William Sound by an Air Force airman while deer hunting.
Both he and his partner had brown bear tags.
· According to an interview with the airman by the Anchorage Daily
News, the hunters saw the bear coming and ambushed it at close range. The
young airman aimed at the head but missed (at 10 yards) and hit it in the
muzzle, with the bullet then traveling into the brain. Had he hit where he
aimed and broken the skull, there would be no B&C trophy. The bear went
down on the first shot from the .338 Win. mag. The hunter then shot it 5
more times, which is a prudent action with brown bears.
· The bear was nowhere near a world record, although it will probably
make the record book. Boone & Crockett requires a minimum score of 28
inches. This skull measured 28.5 inches before drying. The current brown
bear record is 30 and 12/16 in.
· A tooth sample indicated that the bear was 20 years old.
· The hide squared squared out at about 10 ft. 6 in. Therefore, in
order to stand 12.5 feet tall at the shoulder the bear had to be shaped
like a dachshund. Large Kodiak bears can stand 10 feet tall from head to
ground.
· Nobody weighed the bear. Based on measurements of the hide, this one
probably weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs.
· The bear did not charge the hunters, nor had he ever mauled or killed
anybody. Brown bears do not get that old or that big by being stupid around
humans. In contrast, some humans are rendered senseless by mere photos of
big brown bears.
Bears of that size are quite rare in Prince William Sound, but this bear
was a trophy of a lifetime by any standard.
To Whom It May Concern:
Public Affairs Specialist
Alaska Region Public Affairs
P.O. Box 21628
Juneau, AK 99802-1628
Work: 907-586-7876
Fax: 907-586-7892
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