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(01-11-2016, 06:49 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Man Meets Grizzly by Young and Beyers.
Sunday, May 5, 1805. Captain Clark and Drewyer killed the largest brown bear this evening which we have yet seen. It was a most tremendous looking animal, and extremely hard to kill not-withstanding he had five balls through his lungs and five others in various parts; he swam more than half the distance across the river to a sandbar, and it was at least twenty minutes before he died; he did not attempt to attack, but fled and made the most tremendous roaring from the moment he was shot. We had no means of weighing this monster; Captain Clark thought he would weigh 500 pounds. For my own part I think the estimate too small by 100 pounds. He measured 8 feet 7.5 inches from the most to the extremity of the hind feet, 5 feet 10.5 inches around the breast, 1 foot 11 inches around the middle of the arm, and 3 feet 11 inches around the neck; his talons, which were five in number on each foot, were 4.75 inches in length.

Great for showing how even a small to mid-sized bear can possess such huge durability to damage. Reply