[pct-l] one thousand six hundred pounds bear. t

[bakpakr at comcast.net (Bob)]

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-grizzlybear.htm

give that a look.
 Shakeyleggs
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Lonetrail@aol.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:12 PM
Subject: [pct-l] one thousand six hundred pounds bear. t


> Just go this emailed to me from Alaska. If  the Pictures attachment don't
go
> thru email me and I will send them to you.
>
> Lonetrail
> UNBELIEVABLE
>   > > The following (first two) pictures are of a guy who works for  the
>   > > US Forest Service in Alaska and his trophy bear.
>   > > He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear
>   > > charged him from about 50 yards away.
>   > > The guy unloaded his 7mm mag 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. The bear was just over one thousand six hundred
> pounds.
>   > > It stood 12' 6" high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head.
>   > > It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the  world.
>   > > Of course, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let
>   > > him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed  and mounted,
>   > > and placed on display at the Anchorage  airport (to remind tourists
>   > > of the risks involved when in the wild).
>   > > Based on the contents of the bear's stomach, the Fish and Wildlife
>   > > Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in
>   > > the past=72 hours. His last meal was the unlucky nature buff in the
>   > > third picture below. The US Forest Service, backtracking from where
>   > > the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol
emptied.
>   > > Not far from the pistol were the remains of the hiker. The other
body
>   > > has not been found. Although the hiker fired six shots and managed
to
>   > > hit the  grizzly with four shots (they ultimately found four 38
> caliber
>   > > slugs along with twelve 7mm slugs inside the  bear's dead body)
>   > > it only wounded the bear and probably angered it.
>   > > The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the
>   > > bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker.
>   > > Think about this. If you are an  average size man; you would be
level
>   > > with the bear's belly button when he stood upright. The bear would
>   > > look you in the eye when it walked on all fours!
>   > > To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear,
>   > > standing on its hind legs,could walk up to an  average single storey
> house
>   > > and look over the roof, or walk up to a two storey house and look in
> the
>   > > bedroom windows.
>   > > (See attached file: image001.jpg)
>   > > (See attached file: image002.jpg)
>   > > (See attached file: image003.jpg)
>   > >
>   >
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