LOOK AT THIS BEAR

[paladin]

ITS HUGE.

I got an email this morning from a guy at my work...


Big Bear shot Saddle Hills Alberta, Sept 20/2010

These two gents were calling elk in the Saddle Hills south of woking when this big guy slipped in on the caller. The shooter spotted the bear 8 yards from the caller and dropped him with 5 shots out of his 338 Rem Mag.. Farmers in the area knew about the Bear but weren't able to track it after it had killed 3 horses, 5 cows, 13 sheep and a pen full of chickens on several different homesteads in the area. Fish and wildlife had bear traps set up in the area but noticed on surveillance video that when ever a he would enter his hump would hit the top of the culvert trap slowing him enough that the trap door would wack him on the head before he was all the way in check out the scar tissue on his face…. Bear weighed in just under 1300 pounds and would have stood 11 ¾ feet tall on its hind legs…..


I spoiled it because I guess some pictures could be graphic for some people, hippies.

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[sleepy1212]

that's what...twice the size of the record in-season bear?

[TeeKup]

Holy mother of a cow.

[Bodzilla]

almost a shame to kill something like that when it's so old and big.

if it was killing that much livestock i guess it can be helped hough, these guys are all about just the trophy though.

[Cortexian]

these guys are all about self defense though.
FTFY.

When you're out calling for Elk and a bear pops in near you it means he's hungry for Elk. He's not going to pass up a couple of bite-sized humans. This coming from an actual big-game hunter for 8+ years now.

[Dwood]

That's a _big_ bear.

[Aerowyn]

It's sad that such an amazing creature had to die that way.... but if it was going into residential areas for its dinner of farm animals, then it was for the best.

[Donut]

fucking christ, i wouldnt want to run into that thing

[ThePlague]

I bet they bearly got away.

[Aerowyn]

I bet they bearly got away.

*rimshot*

[iizahsum]

*rimshot*

Just bear with it.

[Bodzilla]

It's sad that such an amazing creature had to die that way.... but if it was going into residential areas for its dinner of farm animals, then it was for the best.
i suppose it was a bear necessity.

[Cagerrin]

Why do bear-related threads always turn to puns? It kinda polarises me, because the puns tend to sit unbearably on the normal discussion.

[Dwood]

Why do bear-related threads always turn to puns? It kinda polarises me, because the puns tend to sit unbearably on the normal discussion.

:lmao: REP REP REP REP :lmao:

[Con]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctodus

it's been in hiding this whole time
just like bigfoot

[Yoko]

i thought i was on reddit for a second

[iizahsum]

Surprisingly theirs bearly any puns on reddit about this.

[Corndogman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctodus

it's been in hiding this whole time
just like bigfoot

gg hunters, you just killed possibly one of the last members of an entire species!

E: what kind of bear is this, brown bear? grizzly?

[paladin]

grizzz...

[Cortexian]

Loving all the "you should have let it live because it was so massive" comments.

It was a grizzly. And it appeared while they were calling Elk. Do I need to spell out WHY shooting it was a good idea?

[Timo]

I figure the whole "The shooter spotted the bear 8 yards from the caller" would be reason enough to take it down. That thing is damn huge though o_o. I'm glad people are far, far up on the food chain in NZ.

[Bodzilla]

Loving all the "you should have let it live because it was so massive" comments.

It was a grizzly. And it appeared while they were calling Elk. Do I need to spell out WHY shooting it was a good idea?
i'm not saying they where wrong to shoot it, it just like animals, especially rare ones.

[Pooky]

Loving all the "you should have let it live because it was so massive" comments.

It was a grizzly. And it appeared while they were calling Elk. Do I need to spell out WHY shooting it was a good idea?
Except that nobody said that. And everyone who said that it's a shame it had to die also said it was necessary. gg Faillancer.

[TVTyrant]

Holy shit that bear is huge! One hell of a kill right there. I'm not a huge fan of predator hunting, but I always think big bears are amazing. Honestly, at 8 yards that is a worthy kill, but I'm not a fan of people who go out of their way to bait bears or use dogs. I buy my bear tag every year in case they just come up while Im at camp or out deer hunting, but I am not a fan for sure.

[InnerGoat]

That'll make one hell of a rug

[Cortexian]

Except that nobody said that. And everyone who said that it's a shame it had to die also said it was necessary. gg Faillancer.
Except a couple people pretty much did, just not in so many words.

[Bodzilla]

who.

[Cortexian]

You, Aerowyn, Corndogman...

[Bodzilla]

me and zero didnt, corndogs 50/50.

we both said it was just a shame to have such a massive rare magnificent creature die. we understood why they shot, we agreed it was the right thing to do.

re read it.

[TVTyrant]

Rare? I dont think so. I've seen 18 black bears over the course of my 19 years. Most bears simply live away from civilization. Go to Alaska and hear about how "rare" big bears are in the wild. A bear, even a big one, is not a rare animal by any means, sir.

[Cortexian]

Grizzly bears are much more rare than black bears TVTyrant. Though it's rare to see one of any species get this large, and that's what Bod is going on about.

[TVTyrant]

Grizz? Shit, I thought I saw a post saying it was a brown bear. Looking back it says Grizzly. Well fuck. Um... Yeah. That is actually a very rare animal indeed. My mistake :( Dont kill me!

[Bodzilla]

i'm afraid i've already paid the assassins.

it's outta my hands now, you better find cover.

[TVTyrant]

I wish I could +rep you :D

[Patssj6]

No need to. Kangaroos don't have a good reputation on assassination attempts.

[=sw=warlord]

No need to. Kangaroos don't have a good reputation on assassination attempts.

Nope but Australia is filled to the brim with things trying to kill you which is why it was a prison island in the first place.

[Cortexian]

Nope but Australia is filled to the brim with things trying to kill you which is why it was a prison island in the first place.
Like Kangaroos?

[annihilation]

More like Tasmanian Devils.

You're outta luck. :( sry

[=sw=warlord]

Like Kangaroos?
Kangaroos are the least your worries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_TB6onHVE

[Corndogman]

me and zero didnt, corndogs 50/50.

we both said it was just a shame to have such a massive rare magnificent creature die. we understood why they shot, we agreed it was the right thing to do.

re read it.

Yeah I wrote my comment Jokingly. While I do wish that it wouldn't have been killed, I think hunters had the right. I probably would have done the same.

[TVTyrant]

Yeah I wrote my comment Jokingly. While I do wish that it wouldn't have been killed, I think hunters had the right. I probably would have done the same.

Not to sound like a jerk hunter, would it have been any better were it to die of natural causes? I mean, what would be the difference? Unless these guys are some of the idiots who won't eat bear meat, I have a hard time comprehending why it would be better or worse either way.

[Bodzilla]

Because it's a unique, awe inspiring creature, Hell everything dies eventually so we might as well nuke the whales.

[TVTyrant]

Im sure a big boar like this fucked plenty of sows before it died man. I wouldn't worry about that lol. And it wouldn't be so awe inspiring if someone hadn't shot it. No one would have ever seen the damn thing or believed anybody who did.

[Bodzilla]

Protip, it's a Bear.


Go eat your orange.

[TVTyrant]

Boar=Male Bear
Sow=Female

Protip, read a book about animals.

[Bodzilla]

a Boar is a fucking wild Pig you scrub

[Bodzilla]

http://www.wildboarusa.com/

http://www.wildboaraustralia.com.au/

Read a Book on Animals you SCrUbTasTiC Yankie.

(P.s. your american is showing)

[TVTyrant]

Here you go
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+do+you+call+a+male+bear

PS your not knowing anything about nature because you don't hunt is showing.

[Bodzilla]

http://www.google.com.au/images?q=a+male+boar&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=1085

Googled pictures of a Boar.

OMG THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!

[TVTyrant]

OMG wow. U srs bro I never knew that.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1066&bih=590&q=boar+bear&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g5g-s1g4&aql=&oq=

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1066&bih=590&q=boar+bear&gbv=2&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw

Seriously man.

Also 4 AM fight for me lol. What time is it over there?

[sleepy1212]

Tyrant is right. It's the same as calling a male elk a "bull". google bull and you're going to get cattle.

[Cortexian]

Nope, calling male bears "boars" and females "sows" is a very VERY regional nickname scheme. Where-as calling Male Elk/Moose Bulls and females "Cows" is a generic terminology. Same with Bucks and Does for deer.

Someone brought this up in our hunter ed course years and years ago, the bear nicknames are regional.


Anyhow, someone mentioned eating bear meat (or not for some reason). There's a very good reason for not eating beat meat, some of it, especially Grizzly, can be downright disgusting and uneatable due to disease and rot. Yes, rot. Grizzly's will eat pretty much anything, doesn't matter if it's roadkill or decomposing garbage. You need to check bear meat extremely carefully for gross shit before you get it all butchered up into tasty foodstuffs.

[TVTyrant]

The regional thing is very interesting. Perhaps it's US only? Because I know a large number of people across the states who hunt, and whenever they refer to a bear male they call it a boar. As far as I saw through checking the internet though, the term seems really widespread to me. It seems strange to me that it would be regional since I have never heard another way to refer to the gndcer of Bears, and there are terms that are widespread across the entire animal kingdom (alot of things are called bulls or cows).

The meat thing is yeah, exactly like that. It just saddens me when people shoot animals and don't eat them. The whole reason I hunt or is is to avoid the pos meat they sell in the stores in the States. Game meat (for the most part) is much healthier than store bought meat, and my experience with bear (of course black bear since we dont have the brown varieties) has been very tasty if a bit stringy.

[Cortexian]

idk, I personally like the taste of a good old Alberta Beef steak way better than any wild game. But I still like game meat, specially jerky.

[Bodzilla]

Try eating Kangaroo.

Shit's intense.

[Phobias]

Kangaroo is delicious, and yeah it's fucking rich.

Roo pie is win. So much win.

[TVTyrant]

Personally I like beef more as well. But I like meat overall, and since I eat loads of it, i'd rather have what has the least fat content.

[sleepy1212]

Nope, calling male bears "boars" and females "sows" is a very VERY regional nickname scheme. Where-as calling Male Elk/Moose Bulls and females "Cows" is a generic terminology. Same with Bucks and Does for deer.

very regional as in North America? In Russia/Asia they call Elk "deer"...doesn't matter. the terminology is still correct.


For taste I won't lie, good ole feed-lot-antibiotic-USDA-approved-beef is the best. But it is horrible for you, for the environment, and for the country.I still eat hamburger for certain meals but the rest is all venison and the rabbit we raise. We also recently received a huge hunk of bear fat from a friend. Pastry chefs will buy bear fat at a premium. We made pancakes with it and it's very good.

[Cortexian]

very regional as in North America? In Russia/Asia they call Elk "deer"...doesn't matter. the terminology is still correct.
People don't use the term boar and sow when referring to bears up where I hunt. We simply call them male and female.

[Dwood]

People don't use the term boar and sow when referring to bears up where I hunt. We simply call them male and female.

You're from Canadia. Of course you'd have the stale ways of referring to male and female bears. :P

But yeah, all my family hunts so... we call 'em boars n' sows.

[TVTyrant]

People don't use the term boar and sow when referring to bears up where I hunt. We simply call them male and female.

Really? Then I want to see the regs language for cubs and such. I know here any boar bear is legal, or any sow as long as they do not have cubs. A sow with cubs is illegal to take. Thats the way the language in the regs is. How do they define there?

Fake E: On the deer thing, in Asia (the only other part of the world where there are natural wapiti elk) they are called deer. In Norway the term Elk refers to moose. Just like Reindeer and Caribou refer to animals so closely related they are interchangeable.

[Cortexian]

A Caribou is like twice the size of a Reindeer, FYI. They're more like Elk than Deer.

[TVTyrant]

Like saying Coues Deer of the southwest aren't just small whitetail. If they breed together, have the same social patterns, and look the same, they are the same animal by the measure of science.

HOWEVER as far as reindeer/caribou go I am not personally convinced they are the same animal. The antler shape is very different between them, which always makes me question why they are called either way by biologists.
I didn't say they were the same anyways. I said science considers the names interchangeable.