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     Igneroid |
This magnificent critter was unfortunately killed by a truck last fall at Lakelse Lake which is around 20 km from here. Weighed in at 1100 lbs. They say, around here anyways,that if you run into a Grizzly while walkin in the woods, you should rub shit in the bears face, cause there would be an abundant supply handy doncha think?? Check out the claws in the second picture.   | ||
| No_rice |
sweet! i had a black bear for awhile. he was just a cub though. | ||
| Buellerandy |
Screw that,rub the shit in its eyes, that way when he's trying to unblind himself, you can kick it in the nuts with every ounce of survivability you have! I think just about every man knows you can't run for piss when your junk is throbbing. | ||
| Metalstorm |
Good Goddess Mother of Dragons! That is one enormous teddy bear! If I ran upon that guy I know exactly what steps I'd take. Long fast ones in the opposite direction!  | ||
| Igneroid |
Actually, you dont have to outrun the bear, just whoever your with...heh.... | ||
| Metalstorm |
just whoever your with...  | ||
| Freezerburn |
Hey Igneroid. I was up in Houston(BC that is) for Christmas at the in-laws. There are a couple of nice ones mounted, one in the Smither's airport and another at the Houston info center. They're both about that big. One of those was responsible for killing more than 20 head of cattle from my brother in-law's in-laws farm. They found something like 17 carcasses buried in one pit. Freezer | ||
| Birdy |
Big bear for sure. Make it easier to understand what the fishing guide was taking about when he was ask if that was a .357 on his hip No he said he only carried a .44 Magnum out in the woods. The best thing to do after you shoot a bear with a .357 is to sneak away while the bears laughing! Called the .357 a Bear Tickler! Yogi I don't think this bear was...and what happened to the truck? | ||
| Barker |
1100 lbs. is big, but his coke drinking cousins to the north are known to weigh over 1500 lbs. The largest known polar bear was 2209 lbs. | ||
| Freezerburn |
What would you think of an 800lb tiger? | ||
| Xnoahx |
Who would win in a fight? A bear or a gorilla? | ||
| Igneroid |
Heya Freezerburn. I seen those bears(stuffed ones). Done very well. Yeah, one ovem, mebey both, were mean assed cow killers. A 2200 lbs polar bear would be about the meanest critter on the planet Im thinkin. I think a Grizzly would bust the neck of a 800 lb tiger with one mighty swat. A gorrilla, being a tad smarter might get a few licks in but the bear would prevail in the end cause their hide is so tuff, the gorilla couldnt do much damage. Mebe a Rino or a pissed off elephant would kick a Grizzly or polar bears ass. IT would be a baddass fight regardless..... | ||
| Bads1 |
Heres a story of a small female boerboel (80 lbs.) and a relation to my Raleigh. My Breeder knows the dog and owner well. This is just how this breed is. Enjoy !!! Dog saves woman's life By Rob Learn HER HERO: Marcella Burgess says she is still alive thanks to the selflessness of her dog Hannah. Photo by Rob Learn KEARNEY: Marcella Burgess is certain she is still alive thanks to the unflinching reaction of her best friend Hannah. Hannah is normally friendly and outgoing, but when the two were working in a clearing in the woods near her home on Grass Lake Road near Kearney, the slight 80 pound mother of five came charging, literally, to the rescue when a black bear bore down on Burgess. ?I have no question in my mind now that she would put herself in danger to save me,? says Burgess after the incident last Tuesday, September 20. Little wonder that she is her best friend. Hannah is a rare breed, Boer Boel to be precise. They are South African farm dogs bred for their loyalty and to protect their owners from the many predators of that continent. ?Exactly what she did yesterday was what she was bred to do,? said Burgess the day after the encounter. ?Protect the farm and protect the owners. She?s not vicious at all. She?s very friendly.? That is, until a black bear comes bearing down on her owner. The moment that the mother black bear came charging down on her was still engraved in Burgess?s mind when she sat down to talk with Almaguin News last week. She and two-year-old Hannah (Afrika?s Tina CGC OB1 BST,HIC,) were working on obedience training in a clearing in the bush about 200 to 300 yards from the family home when the harrowing experience happened. Working on an obedience exercise, Burgess had told Hannah to stay and walked fifty feet away and waited to give Hannah the command to come. It was then, that the mother bear and two cubs came out of the brush about half-way between the two, forming a triangle. ?When I saw the bear, I took a step backwards and the mother bear went from standing still to full-on charging at me,? said Burgess. ?I start screaming and the next thing I know Hannah has lunged onto the bear and has her jaws around part of her neck.? She says the bear stopped and with a swipe of its front paw batted the 80 pound dog off of its neck. ?The bear lifted her paw up and sent Hannah flying,? said Burgess. That is when fear completely took over Burgess, as the bear continued its charge. ?I think I?m dead and the dog?s dead and I?m running and I?m screaming,? said Burgess. When she looked back over her shoulder, there was Hannah back on the bear giving Burgess valuable time to make her getaway. ?I get back to the house and I?m screaming for Hannah and when I look down there she is right beside me,? said Burgess. Hannah had blood coming from her mouth and down the front of her chest and Burgess, shaking, worried about what damage the bear had inflicted. But, amazingly, after a bath and thorough examination, there was not a mark to be found on the four-legged heroine. Since then, Hannah has been leading an even more privileged life getting endless affection from Burgess?s husband Gord and her two daughters Savanah, 12, and Kasandra, 11. ?Rice Krispie squares - you name it, she is getting it,? said Burgess. Savanah and Kasandra took the day off school on the Wednesday afterwards just to spend time with their mom and calm down after hearing the tale. ?Everybody got a little shook up about it,? said Burgess. This summer and early fall has been the worst for the number of black bears around the Burgess? home since the family moved in three years ago. Burgess says she has seen what she believes to be eight different bears over the course of the summer. ?I tell my girls, ?If we don?t all go out together, stay right close to the house?,? said Burgess. And the girls are listening to that instruction even more attentively now as they shower their dog with love and affection. About Hannah, Savanah says, ?She?s brave and heroic.? ?She?s my baby and I would do anything to keep her,? adds sister Cassandra. As for Burgess herself, it may be some time before the memories become just that. ?I was terrified yesterday (the day of the attack). I felt so bad. I was leaving my dog there. I was leaving my baby behind,? said Burgess. And Burgess soon learned that there was little that the government would do to help make her home safer. ?I called the 1-800 bear line,? said Burgess. ?...They said there was nothing they could do unless the bear actually killed someone.? Not while Hannah?s on duty. | ||
| Mikej |
Kodiaks are nearby cousins to that one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Bear I imagine deer are one of your least concerns while riding at night up there. | ||
| Jackbequick |
Bear Advisory! The Forest Service has issued a BEAR WARNING in the national forests for this summer. They're urging everyone to protect themselves by wearing bells and carrying pepper spray. Campers should be alert for signs of fresh bear activity, and they should be able to tell the difference between Black Bear dung and Grizzy Bear dung. Black Bear dung is rather small and round. Sometimes you can see fruit seeds and/or squirrel fur in it. Grizzly Bear dung has bells in it, and smells like pepper spray! | ||
| Igneroid |
Grizzly Bear dung has bells in it, and smells like pepper spray!  Hahahahahahahah. So this rabbit is hoppin thru the woods one day and decides he needs to take a shit, so while on a fairly large log, he hangs his ass over the side and does his business. A big grizzly comes by and hangs his ass over the same log beside the rabbit and has a shit as well. The rabbit is a bit nervous as the bear begins to speak. The bear says "Do you have a problem with shit getting stuck to your fur?" The rabbit says "No." "Great." says the bear as he grabs the bunny and wipes his ass with it. (Message edited by Igneroid on January 17, 2008) | ||
| M2statz |
I have seen this before with a different heading and photo shop back ground claiming that it was hit in Northern Wisconsin. Headlines in paper said "Soccer Mom Bags Big Bear" Anyways its a BIG bear!! | ||
| Igneroid |
I have seen this before with a different heading and photo shop back ground claiming that it was hit in Northern Wisconsin. Headlines in paper said "Soccer Mom Bags Big Bear" Anyways its a BIG bear!! Could very well be from somewheres else. Bears, Grizzlies and Blacks, get killed by trucks all the time here so I had no reason to doubt the email but I couldnt authenticate it at all.... | ||
| Pwnzor |
Called the .357 a Bear Tickler Hmmm... I think I have to take exception with this statement. .357 Magnum has the highest muzzle velocity of any handgun. It can crack an engine block at close range, and is very accurate at longer ranges. I think, in a bear attack, I would rather have my seven faster, more accurate bullets than five slower, less accurate bullets any day. Just personal preference I suppose. Who would win in a fight? A bear or a gorilla? My bet is on the Gorilla, and I'll give the bear a 50% weight advantage. | ||
| Barker |
"protect themselves by wearing bells and carrying pepper spray." The best thing you can do is spray yourself with the pepper spray. It should make you repulsive to the bear. If you spray the bear, it just might piss him off. Thats what I have alway been told by rangers. If ever face to face with a bear try that, Let me know how that works. When I travel by foot in the arctic circle, I always carry a sixer of coke. One guy took a 2 liter of pepsi. He never came back.  (Message edited by barker on January 18, 2008) | ||
| Barker |
More boring info:  Size comparison of several giant terrestrial predators from various periods of geologic time. Each grid segment = 1 square meter. Ursus maritimus = Polar Bear Fella looks a bit too content with his situation. | ||
| Tq_freak |
Hes not content, hes Just waving Goodbye | ||
| Mikej |
The bear says "I'm hungry, I think I'll eat that man over there". The man says "I'm hungry and cold, I think I'll kill that bear over there, use his hide to keep warm, use his bones to make tools, and eat his meat for the hunger". (Message edited by mikej on January 18, 2008) It's always the one you didn't count that sneaks up on ya and kills ya.  (Message edited by mikej on January 18, 2008) | ||
| Tq_freak |
Do you mean to tell me that that big Ass dog/Wolf looking thing isn't extinct? Holy Hell, that would scare the bejesus out of me in the woods more so then I think the Polar bear would. | ||
| Jayvee |
6 out of 8 extinct, 1 endangered, one endangering to himself and others. | ||
| Freezerburn |
The bear/gorilla question. Reminds me of a joke, and you will have your answer. So this gay couple goes to the zoo. These are not you fairy, queen of the bees types, they are the furry, muscled, handlebar mustache wearing gay types known as 'bears'. So, this couple of 'bears'is at the zoo and decide to check out the primate exhibit. After checking out a few monkeys they see a silver back male gorilla. "Well wouldn't you just like a piece of that" one says. Not one second after he said that, the silver back reached through the bars and pulled the 'bear' inside...and had his way with him. A week later in the hospital, his friend visited to console him. "Tell me, does it hurt?" "Of course it hurts, he hasn't written, he hasn't called." | ||
| Wile_ecoyote |
Now we're havin' fun! | ||
| Barker |
When you see a bear HTFU like this guy did. (Message edited by barker on January 18, 2008) | ||
| Tq_freak |
Mikej - that makes me feel better now.  | ||
| Bill0351 |
That guy can keep the salmon. I got my first taste of roasted bear this year and it was delicious. (black bear, not grizzly) Bill |
