skiierman
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The pictures attached are of a guy that works for the Forest Service in Alaska. He was out deer hunting when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yds away. The guy unloaded his 7mm Mag semi-automatic into the bear, and dropped it a few feet away from him. The bear was still alive, so he re-loaded and capped it in the head.
It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded. The bear was over 1600lbs. It stood 12'6'' at the shoulders, and 14' at the top of the head. Of course the department did not let him keep it. It will be mounted and put on display at the Anchorage Airport, to remind tourists the risks involved when in the wild.
Think about this- you would be eye level to the bear's belly button if it were standing straight up. The bear would be eye level with you if it were on all fours!!! To give additional perspective...consider that this bear standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house, and look over the roof.
The bear had killed at least 2 people. His last meal was the unlucky nature buff in the third picture. The Forest Service found the hiker's 38-calibre pistol empty. Although the hiker fired 6 shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four shots (ultimately they found four 38-calibre slugs along with seven 7mm slugs inside the bear's dead body)-It only wounded the bear and probably angered it. This happened 3 days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service Worker.
'The only way you can ruin the present is by worrying about the future'
It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded. The bear was over 1600lbs. It stood 12'6'' at the shoulders, and 14' at the top of the head. Of course the department did not let him keep it. It will be mounted and put on display at the Anchorage Airport, to remind tourists the risks involved when in the wild.
Think about this- you would be eye level to the bear's belly button if it were standing straight up. The bear would be eye level with you if it were on all fours!!! To give additional perspective...consider that this bear standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house, and look over the roof.
The bear had killed at least 2 people. His last meal was the unlucky nature buff in the third picture. The Forest Service found the hiker's 38-calibre pistol empty. Although the hiker fired 6 shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four shots (ultimately they found four 38-calibre slugs along with seven 7mm slugs inside the bear's dead body)-It only wounded the bear and probably angered it. This happened 3 days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service Worker.
'The only way you can ruin the present is by worrying about the future'
