AZHUNTERR
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> > > 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 tourist's of> the> risks> > > > involved when in the wild).> > > >> > > > Based on the contents of the bears 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 was 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 story house and look> over> > >the> > > > roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom> > >windows.> > > >> > > >
> 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 tourist's of> the> risks> > > > involved when in the wild).> > > >> > > > Based on the contents of the bears 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 was 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 story house and look> over> > >the> > > > roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom> > >windows.> > > >> > > >