goaliedad
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but it was on the internet- IT MUST BE TRUE!
Bogus Bear?
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JazzDad
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Nah, you're all wrong. The bear posted this picture on the 'net to throw us all off his trail. He had the photo taken with a human accomplice. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
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Many many years ago in the late 60's or early 70's I read in article in (I think) Western Outdoors. It was about a woman trapper somewhere in the West around the 1950's or so. She was checking her traps and carried a .22 semi-auto rifle to dispose of any critters caught in her traps that were not dead.
Upon reaching one of the traps, a huge Grizzly stood up behind a bush. She emtied the .22 into it's skull and killed it. Turns out they found like 12 holes in it's skull. The story said the bear was a Plains Grizzly, thought to be extinct in recent past when the Buffalo ran out. That was their main prey. This bear then was one of the largest ever taken. The Plains Grizzly was common around the Los Angeles area about 10,000 years ago and several species are shown at the La Brea Tar Pits. They were able to kill giant ground sloths, large bison and even small mammoths or mastodons. Just about anything they wanted to eat.
I'm wondering if that isn't the same bear you you mentioned, Eddie? It would interesting to find out, assuming the article was true.
Upon reaching one of the traps, a huge Grizzly stood up behind a bush. She emtied the .22 into it's skull and killed it. Turns out they found like 12 holes in it's skull. The story said the bear was a Plains Grizzly, thought to be extinct in recent past when the Buffalo ran out. That was their main prey. This bear then was one of the largest ever taken. The Plains Grizzly was common around the Los Angeles area about 10,000 years ago and several species are shown at the La Brea Tar Pits. They were able to kill giant ground sloths, large bison and even small mammoths or mastodons. Just about anything they wanted to eat.
I'm wondering if that isn't the same bear you you mentioned, Eddie? It would interesting to find out, assuming the article was true.
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I'm not familiar with the story of the woman and the .22, but there are still stories that come out from time to time about the California Grizzly. I've never heard the term Plains Grizzly, but it might be the same thing.
A few years ago a guy said he found a skull for a bear that scored big enough to be a new world record. It was examined and didn't look right. Some Uninersity in the Mid-West did a study on it and determined it was a California Grizzly skull that was at least a hundred years old.
The last one was killed in the early 1900's in Southern California. I believe it was attacking, or so it was claimed, a lady on a farm by trying to get into her home when she killed it. Not sure on this or the details.
The Brown Bear (all locations) and Grizzly Bear are identical species. No difference between them in them at all except for size. I've always read the Brown Bears are larger because of the amount of protein they get from the Salmon runs. Browns live near the coast. Grizzly Bears are in the mountains and have a harder time finding food. I've always wonderd if you took a Grizzly from the mountain and put it in a coastal area and let it live long enough, woudl it get as big as the Brown Bears?
California Grizzlies were supposed to be the largest of the bears. Bigger than Polar bears too. This is said to be from their supply of Salmon and mild winters. Mild winters allow for longer feeding tims and no hibernation.
Eddie
A few years ago a guy said he found a skull for a bear that scored big enough to be a new world record. It was examined and didn't look right. Some Uninersity in the Mid-West did a study on it and determined it was a California Grizzly skull that was at least a hundred years old.
The last one was killed in the early 1900's in Southern California. I believe it was attacking, or so it was claimed, a lady on a farm by trying to get into her home when she killed it. Not sure on this or the details.
The Brown Bear (all locations) and Grizzly Bear are identical species. No difference between them in them at all except for size. I've always read the Brown Bears are larger because of the amount of protein they get from the Salmon runs. Browns live near the coast. Grizzly Bears are in the mountains and have a harder time finding food. I've always wonderd if you took a Grizzly from the mountain and put it in a coastal area and let it live long enough, woudl it get as big as the Brown Bears?
California Grizzlies were supposed to be the largest of the bears. Bigger than Polar bears too. This is said to be from their supply of Salmon and mild winters. Mild winters allow for longer feeding tims and no hibernation.
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Yeah, California or Plains Grizzly same thing, different terms. I suppose a mountain Grizzly would grow larger if exposed to a more frequent high protein diet. Like humans who are now bigger and stronger in general than in the past because of diet. I read somewhere that bears and pigs are related. The more you feed them the bigger they get (to a point) of course.
I had one of those pot bellied pigs as a pet. Her name was Betty. A really good pig and smart too. We were told to keep her around 50 lbs or so not to feed her too much or she would get too big. Of course I didn't believe it and sure enough, she ballooned up to 250 lbs. Ended up giving her to a neighbor who lived in the foothills with a ranch and she played with their pigmy goats.
What's up with these women killing these giant bears? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I had one of those pot bellied pigs as a pet. Her name was Betty. A really good pig and smart too. We were told to keep her around 50 lbs or so not to feed her too much or she would get too big. Of course I didn't believe it and sure enough, she ballooned up to 250 lbs. Ended up giving her to a neighbor who lived in the foothills with a ranch and she played with their pigmy goats.
What's up with these women killing these giant bears? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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This is one of those internet "legends" that will probably be around for years to come.
I remember when this happened, but the facts were far different from those claimed in the first post.
The Anchorage Daily News used to have a link on their web site to the actual event. Their web site is www.adn.com
Now that I have moved back to Texas, I don't have to worry about running into those big boys anymore /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
I remember when this happened, but the facts were far different from those claimed in the first post.
The Anchorage Daily News used to have a link on their web site to the actual event. Their web site is www.adn.com
Now that I have moved back to Texas, I don't have to worry about running into those big boys anymore /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
