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Post by brobear on Dec 25, 2020 4:40:35 GMT -5
Prehistoric Times:
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 28, 2020 12:13:19 GMT -5
1-HIND FOOT OF A BLACK BEAR2-HIND TRACK OF A BLACK BEAR, 8 × 4 INCHES 3-HIND FOOT OF A GRIZZLY BEAR 4-HIND TRACK OF A GRIZZLY BEAR, 10 × 5.5 INCHES
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Post by brobear on Dec 28, 2020 12:35:25 GMT -5
Note: a bear's big toe is on the outside of the foot. Opposite of a human foot.
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 29, 2020 17:12:55 GMT -5
1909: FEMALE GRIZZLY AND THREE CUBS:
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 1, 2021 11:15:15 GMT -5
GRIZZLY BEAR CUB-12 HOURS OLD:
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 2, 2021 11:51:45 GMT -5
MALE BEAR MAULS AND POUNDS TO DEATH A LARGE FEMALE GRIZZLY THAT WAS CAUGHT IN A TRAP. THE HEAD OF THE FEMALE WAS SO CHEWED UP THAT WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 3, 2021 10:52:05 GMT -5
All my observations, as i say, had led me to believe that a free male grizzly will, if he gets a chance, kill his young cubs.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 3, 2021 11:10:12 GMT -5
I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT IN THE WILD STATE GRIZZLIES DO NOT USUALLY REACH FULL MATURITY UNTIL SOMEWHAT LATER. I HAVE WATCHED SEVERAL THAT INHABITED CERTAIN LOCALITIES, AND THEY, I AM SURE, DID NOT REACH THEIR FULL GROWTH UNDER 8 YEARS.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 4, 2021 13:24:32 GMT -5
I have already described how a grizzly bear dragged a bull elk carcass up an incline so steep that it was next to impossible for a man to climb up or down without hanging to the bushes for support. The elk's body could not have weighted less than five or six hundred pounds, yet the bear seemed to have transported it with ease, and, after placing it behind a large tree and in under the low hanging branches, he dug out a hole in the side of the hill and, dragging up logs and brush, covered the carcass completely.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 6, 2021 13:52:50 GMT -5
WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY, OR WHEN HE THINKS IT IS NECESSARY, THERE IS NO ANIMAL OF HIS SIZE THAT CAN PUT UP A FIGHT TO EQUAL HIM.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 7, 2021 13:20:56 GMT -5
1878: ENGLISH SPORTSMAN VISITED COLORADO IN SEARCH OF BIG GAME. " THOUGH AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE STORIES CURRENT IN AMERICA AS TO THE FEROCITY OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR DO NOT DESERVE CREDIT, YET HE MUST BE REGARDED AS BY FAR THE MOST FORMIDABLE OF THE WILD ANIMALS IN AMERICA"
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 8, 2021 18:48:13 GMT -5
HE IS THE ONE WILD ANIMAL OF OUR WILDERNESS THAT OWNS NO NATURAL OVER-LORD. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAN HE DEIGNS TO RECOGNIZE NO ENEMY. AND IF HE IS NOT, AS HE WAS ONCE THOUGHT, THE BLOODTHIRSTY AND TYRRANOUS AUTOCRAT OF HIS VAST DOMAIN, HE IS NONE THE LESS ITS MASTER.
TO MY MIND, HE REMAINS THE GRANDEST ANIMAL OUR COUNTRY KNOWS.END OF BOOK.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 11, 2021 7:24:54 GMT -5
Reply 24. That shows grizzly bears are formidable for the size.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 12, 2021 21:00:04 GMT -5
Looks like a very interesting book:
Synopsis by Vladimir Beregovoy Notes of an East Siberian Hunter by A. A. Cherkassov is among the oldest bestsellers in Russia, in print since 1865. This book has often been called an encyclopedia of hunting in nineteenth century East Siberia. It has been cherished and read and reread by generations of hunters and naturalists. It was my dream to share its content with the world outside Russia. I met Steve Bodio*, who is also a naturalist and a professional writer with experience in hunting and Russian literature and history. Working together, we completed its first translation into English. The book is narrated in a lively, colloquial Siberian folk dialect; we tried to preserve it as much as possible. Its content includes meticulous descriptions of hunting methods, wildlife, ways of life, customs and even superstitions common among Russian frontiersmen and the native people of East Siberia in the nineteenth Century. It will be a good reference for historians, biologists, geographers, ethnographers, hunters, linguists and serious environmentalists. V. B *Stephen Bodio, author of Eagle Dreams, On the Edge of the Wild, and Querencia among other titles-- see Amazon.com for reviews.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 12, 2021 21:11:28 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 12, 2021 23:32:49 GMT -5
Why are the moose and wild boar not afraid of the Ussuri brown bear even though they become his prey occasionally? That is a good question. Probably it is because they know that he is not a full time predator.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 12, 2021 23:48:39 GMT -5
Well, remember that this book was written in 1865, so many things were not yet known at that time. This is the opinion of this particular hunter. Other hunters might have a different opinion. For some reason he thinks moose and wild boar are not afraid of bears. He thinks all other animals are afraid, this would include tigers.
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Post by brobear on Jan 13, 2021 2:52:50 GMT -5
I read this book some years ago. Very good read. It tells about two different types of brown bears in the words of this Siberian hunter. I would assume the East Siberian brown bear and the Ussuri brown bear ( one being more ferocious than the other ). There is very little mention in this book of the tiger.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 13, 2021 5:24:25 GMT -5
Oh so you read this book Brobear, nice.
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Post by brobear on Jan 13, 2021 5:44:12 GMT -5
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