Post by grrraaahhh on Aug 6, 2011 4:10:14 GMT -9
I am sure many in the online community are familiar with the following story of the largest brown bear killed in 2001; the famous Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska brown bear (seen below) by hunter Ted Winne:
Reports of the kill surfaced on a few online hunting forums stating how the bear weighed a whopping 1600 lbs and stood 12.5' in height & how the bear was a man killer.
Above: Internet purported last man killed by the Hinchinbrook brown bear.
For the record, here are the facts around this story:
Ted Winne is not a Forest Service Ranger, Ted is or was a member of the United States Air Force hunting deer along with his friend Staff Sergent James Urban. Both men were dressed in camouflage. It was James who was first to spotted the bear.
The bear stood on his hind legs and then charged at the men. Wrong, the bear was short from a distance of ten yards.
The bear weighed 1600 lbs and stood 12.5' in height. The live weight was estimated between 1000-1200 lbs and squared 10.5' (10' nose to tail, 11' claw to claw). The bear was not a new world record, the official Boone & Crockett score is 28 14/16 which would rank 150 based on the 11th Edition of North America Big Game records.
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The bear was a man killer. Incorrect. The photograph of the dead man is of unknown origin. National Geographic recent Search for the Ultimate Bear DVD interviewed Tim Winne, speculation based on the vegetation around the dead man suggest he was killed in & around the Indian subcontinent area possibly by a man eating tiger.
For more details view the National Geographic DVD & interview with Ted Winne (viewers will also see the taxidermy brown bear residing in Winne's office) or visit www.blackbearheaven.com & read The True Story of the Great Hinchinbrook Bear.
Reports of the kill surfaced on a few online hunting forums stating how the bear weighed a whopping 1600 lbs and stood 12.5' in height & how the bear was a man killer.
Above: Internet purported last man killed by the Hinchinbrook brown bear.
For the record, here are the facts around this story:
Ted Winne is not a Forest Service Ranger, Ted is or was a member of the United States Air Force hunting deer along with his friend Staff Sergent James Urban. Both men were dressed in camouflage. It was James who was first to spotted the bear.
The bear stood on his hind legs and then charged at the men. Wrong, the bear was short from a distance of ten yards.
The bear weighed 1600 lbs and stood 12.5' in height. The live weight was estimated between 1000-1200 lbs and squared 10.5' (10' nose to tail, 11' claw to claw). The bear was not a new world record, the official Boone & Crockett score is 28 14/16 which would rank 150 based on the 11th Edition of North America Big Game records.
The bear was a man killer. Incorrect. The photograph of the dead man is of unknown origin. National Geographic recent Search for the Ultimate Bear DVD interviewed Tim Winne, speculation based on the vegetation around the dead man suggest he was killed in & around the Indian subcontinent area possibly by a man eating tiger.
For more details view the National Geographic DVD & interview with Ted Winne (viewers will also see the taxidermy brown bear residing in Winne's office) or visit www.blackbearheaven.com & read The True Story of the Great Hinchinbrook Bear.
