[Joe 6-pack]

Kanawa's going to need a bigger knife.....

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm thinkin' it sprouted all those extra feet 'cause a' some secret gubmint nuclear test area up there. Like a giant centipede with fur!

Now I'm going to read the article.

[DannyTN]

That's a bear of a bear!

[buccaneer81]

Ping!!

We need your expert commentary

[Politicalmom]

I am confused about this story. My Dad called me this morning and asked me to check it out. He says he has had it forwarded to him in the past.

I looked it up on snopes, and they said it is a 5 year old story. Admittedly, snopes is not my favorite debunker, but it says the story was updated early last year.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[Chena]

Partly true, partly not. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[denydenydeny]

Note to self: You might as well be unarmed as carry a .38 in grizzly country.

[advance_copy]

...large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him.

The guy probably needed to change his britches after that.

[Reaganesque]

Looks like we need to post this helpful Bear Warning again:

In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. "We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them.

We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear." It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear excrement: Black bear excrement is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear excrement has little bells in it and smells like pepper.

[spunkets]

" Think about what was running through the mind of the U.S. Forest worker when this huge thing was charging."

Relax. Aim small. Do it again. Relax. Aim small. Do it again...

[rottndog]

This story has been a somewhat exaggerated.

The truth:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[Calpernia]

>>>>The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum 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.

Next time, make sure that bear is down! Use a Kanawa Bear Killer!

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

Anybody remember that movie "Grizzly" with Christopher George as the forest ranger? This story reminds me of that. Awesome beast.

[43north]

Whoa! By BS meter is on red alert. This is likely the story of the young airman from Elmendorf AFB who shot a large griz' on Hinchinbrook Island and then positioned hisself several feet behind the bear for the pix. Yeah the paws were big. So what? I once placed my size 12 foot in a 9 foot sow's hind paw print with room to spare.

The biggest Brownie I ever saw was a 12 footer from the Olga Bay area of Kodiak Island. That bear weighed out at 1500 lbs. (parted of course). It is highly unlikely that they would get much bigger than that.

The other problem I have with this story is that as far as I can recomember, the USFS issues .375 H&H rifles for big Alaska bear protection. A 7mm Mag is OK for non-dangerous game like Sitka Blacktail deer and poodles and such but it is not a proper bear gun.

[Mike Darancette]

The really bizarre part of the story started when the bear was examined by the United States Forest Service. Based on the contents of the bear's stomach, it was established that the bear had killed at least two humans in the 72 hours before its demise which included a missing hiker.

I love you Bear!

[McBuff]

[Porterville]

I remeber when I killed my first 18 foot grizzly with a plastic spork one morning on the western shores of Newport beach.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Is this one of your victims too? LOLOL

[185JHP]

Might have been a Browning semiauto. BTW great screenname...