Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. | He dindu nuffin and that crazy woman murdered him from ambush. Such meetings sometimes result in a mauled man or shot bear, or both. Dont mess with country girls. British Columbia, that a hunter has killed what may be the largest grizzly bear ever shot. His huge front paws were raised high. He never knew her and visited her once, for he was in an orphanage until he was 12 when he left. One of them was an absolute monster, and one evening I got a glimpse of him in person. They got gear that will handle the big stuff. In the book, Bella is surprised by the bear that suddenly rises above them in the bush, arms raised high. or Dominion High Velocity cartridges. And I had a large boar walk to within 3 feet of my rifle muzzle. Photo courtesy Boone and Crockett Club MISSOULA A hunter in Alaska has been credited with. The hunter had a 22 pistol with him with something like 60 rounds. They usually measure 8 ft (2.4 m) in length, usually have a shoulder height of about 4 to 4 1/2ft or 1.22 to 1.37 meters (137 cm), and a hindfoot length of 11 in (28 cm). At that very moment, I began to understand Bella Twins amazing story. A 417lb grizzly bear dragged a California woman out of her tent and killed her near Ovando, Montana, last summer in a "predatory attack", wildlife authorities reported. Wooded terrain, especially on the edge of a cut, is complex, and wind eddies are unpredictable. The story claimed a guy who worked for the forest service came across a huge grizzly bear that ended up charging him from 50 yards away. Bella made sure. With a skull measuring 27 and 6/16 inches, this is the biggest grizzly bear ever killed by a hunter in the Boone & Crockett record book. It was a story that myself and all my cousins were told as little kids growing up in Slave Lake. H.V. There was a lot of movement from branches with the wind, so that slight movement would not be very noticeable. some few years ago i came across a blog that told of an Inuit grandmother taking down a brown bear that was trying to claw its way into her cabin (seems ineffectually). I live in Lesser Slave Lake and this is a story that can be confirmed by many townspeople that have lived here since before 1950. Bella Twin was a calm, quiet, clear-headed Cree woman with a trap line. In one other case, a prospector had a single shot .22 and a box of shorts. My speculation was that she was surprised. A very neat skull to have, It has been a conversation piece for years! Before I read this story, I looked at the rifle with a magnifying glass, & thought, That looks like the 1st firearm I ever owned, a Stevens single shot rifle. It was given to me for Christmas when I was 14 y/o, in 1947. Which only goes to show that in an emergency, strange things are possible, but who wants that kind of emergency? Her grandson wrote lovingly about her and her Cree ways. You can see from the picture that the bullets entered the skull at very close to a right angle. had a single shot .22 and a box of shorts. Pretty short with only 18 canon. YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. Lawrence had never seen anything that big. Some folks say she tracked it, went after it. 67. . In her short rifle, it must have barely been much faster than Subsonic. My money is on it being a Cooeygood ol Canadian classic. The day was close to 16 hours long at Slave Lake on 10 May, 1953. But that women sure got big Balls. I owned a 1910 Stephens .22 Long Rifle pump and have a picture that would make this gun look like a family member. In her mind, she had a gun and felt she needed to defend herself. "He had a pistol. Or nightmares, depending on your perspective. The time stamp on the photo indicated that he had come in at 3 a.m. I also didnt realize how luck I was to be able to get an arrow in him. The skull from the author's giant interior grizzly. A hunter in Alaska has been credited with killing a record grizzly bear, according to Boone and Crockett Club officials. It did not qualify for Pope and Young because Debias used a Lumenok on his arrow. the story went she calmly put a a 22 LR from a pistol while it was stuck in the window through its ear and it dropped. Author Larry Loyie, Bellas grandson, was proud of his grandmother. Perhaps the most notable recurve-killed bear of all time was the behemoth brown that Fred Bear shot in 1962 (right). Brian Park took this number one SCI ranked common grizzly bear by a black powder hunter in August, 2005, while hunting Alaska's Game Management Unit 24. This was his Mother. A hunter in Alaska has been credited with killing a record grizzly bear, according to Boone and Crockett Club officials. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and recently retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation. Over the past several years, the area where my hunting buddies and I bait black bears has become overrun with grizzlies. The largest Kodiak Bear ever recorded: Anchorage Airport Brown Bear This is just a bear. She had used it for many years on her trap line. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. This grizzly meant a lot to me at the time, but it means even more to me now. Tyler Freel is a Staff Writer for Outdoor Life. Blogs and websites claimed the Hinchinbrook Island bear stood 12 1/2 feet tall on it's hind legs. It was Dave Auger, her guy. The bolt was so rusted the action wouldnt work. MULE DEER NON-TYPICAL. A white-gloved curator, Anthony Worman, drew a rusty, beat-up Cooey Ace #1 single-shot from a special case. Cant imagine that choice of need to shoot or not and ones survival counted on it. Learning about bears can help you avoid a confrontation. It was scored at 27 316 by Boone and Crockett measurers and stands as the largest hunter-killed grizzly ever taken by any method. The world's record Alaska brown bear ( Ursos arctos middendorffi) scored 30 12/16 and . exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the Not exactly a quick stopper! if you are going to cut the main arteries and veins in the neck but I think that at least a .38 is used on cattle.The only safe shot would be in the ear hole going right to the brain. Immediately, the hugh bear began to show hostility. 65. Another story was that they saw the bear coming towards them. The Buffalo was gone next morning. The holes in the Skull verify that it was a .22. In the top picture by Engler, the rifle is missing the bolt. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Did I mention to you the grizzly bear held the Boone and Crocket world record at 26 5/16 inches? Skis are easily the most efficient way to cover snowy ground on foot in winter. Who could blame her?. She and her grizzly will be talked about around campfires for many years to come. Redirecting to /1803246/alaskan-bags-world-record-grizzly/ (308) But the bear came much too close, and when the big boar was only a few yards away, Bella Twin shot him in the side of the head with a .22 Long cartridge. Montana authorities are searching for a grizzly bear Tuesday after it attacked and killed a woman on an overnight camping trip near the rural town of Ovando, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks . But is the diminutive cartridge good for anything but small game hunting and plinking? My Uncle Arthur, his Father also named Arthur. Whats do you think this gun is worth? If it were not for the evidence, this would be hard to believe as true. The big bruin, taken in 2013 near Fairbanks, Alaska, by Larry Fitzgerald of Fairbanks. The largest taken by a hunter, a. If Twin would have seen the bear, she would have turned and carefully exitedhad she had the chance. They were not picking berries. What actually happened is that in October 2001 a 22-year-old airman from Eielson Air Force Base named Ted Winnen killed a grizzly bear on Hinchinbrook Island. Photos of a giant bear killed in Alaska first surfaced on a message board in 2004. Had a High Standard Sharpshooter. And, and they were walking along, probably hunting for rabbits or whatever. Such a shot resulted in instantaneous, humane death. Brain through ear or heart shots. (If only for a very short time thanks to Twins Cooey Ace, calm demeanor, and marksmanship.) You know, I'm just carrying the torch really, when he always wanted the true story to come out. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. This was the only bear Id ever killed that actually got bigger when I walked up to him. Contending with flood-stage water and spending hours snaking through huge log jams, I found that moving downstream was sketchy at best, but even with a late start, I managed to get my bait in and working. They do that before they kill you. The oldest boar was 27. A trapper neither needed nor wanted the extra velocity of the Long Rife rimfire rounds for two reasons: undamaged pelts bring a premium dollar, and .22 Long Rife rounds were more expensivejust speculating here. It was reportedly 12 feet, 6 inches at the shoulder, no less and weighed at least 1,600 pounds. Peter Capstick wrote in one of his African books about 2 young men taking a bull elephant with a .22 long rifle. That poor bear. See a cow or a hog being processed? It was reported to be about 30 feet away and moving toward them, and apparently Twin thought she and Auger were in danger. C.I.L. I dont take my ink lightly. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The worker approached a bear in a black bear snare. They wont just kill you. Never used anything but a .22 on and butchered animal from a 200lb roasting pig to a 2500 +lb beef.One shot into the brain =goodnight, Very interesting story about shooting the bear. That cartridge has killed many grizzlies and browns. Same as a .22LR. She was known to be a deadly shot with the small rifle. Bella knew animal anatomy very well. Many details are in this story that were never put together before. I could feel my pulse in my neck. It fell 7/16 of an inch short of the current overall Boone & Crockett record grizzly bear--a skull found in Alaska back in 1976 that measured 27 and 13/16 inches. The natives were hiding behind the mound. Quantserve sets the mc cookie to anonymously track user behaviour on the website. PRONGHORN ANTELOPE. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites. The Argument Against the Argument Against Silencers, Jeff Knoxs Letter to the NRA Re: Rules Changes, Get Ready for the Invasion of Canadian Feral Super Pigs, NM Gov. The world-record skull was found by a hiker in 1976, and is just 7/16ths of an inch larger. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. The biggest interior grizzly bear ever killed by a bowhunter was shot in May 2009 by Pennsylvania hunter Rob Debias. She walked up to the bear and fired another six or seven rounds of .22 long into its brain, in the same spot. Which begs the question: Why arent more bird hunters using them? This was the first time he had hit the bait, so I figured the chances were good that he would be back at least once more. My father and others observing the event said that at one point I could have patted the bear on the nose . It wouldnt be the first choice for hunting large game, but nevertheless the lowly .22 can be seriously deadly in the hands of a moderately good shot. You can still use itits ok. While the grizzly was a world record the method of shooting Polar and Grizzly bears is not uncommon. "When grizzly bears attack, they . Bellas grizzly was the largest in North America at the time, being a few centimeters larger than my dads. October 28, 2019 4796 Save 13 Photographs and an accompanying story of a guy who had just killed a massive world record bear in 2001. An estimated 3,500 bears live on Kodiak, which gives it a population density of 0.7 bears per square mile. His account has her throwing down a knapsack for the bear to stop and sniff. The post says the bear that was shot is the "largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world" at over 1,600 lbs and standing at "12' 6' high at the shoulder, 14' to the top . I carry a small 22 in my pocket all the time. He observed, Bella was a good hunter, he said. Proving the old adage that shot placement is more important than caliber. Just $1 per month , The author takes one of the largest archery grizzly bears of all time with a recurve bow, By The current world record grizzly bear has a skull measurement of 26 3/16". Each piece has great meaning to me. The only gun they had was Bellas single-shot bolt-action .22 Rimfire rifle. Kodiak supports some of the largest land-based carnivores in the world, a unique bear population that has been genetically isolated for 12,000 years. There are no berries available on 10 May in the vicinity of Slave Lake. If you test them in water jugs or gel you will see why. However, the validity of this . Yep, thousands of people killed with 22 rimfire. Only a World's Record skull found in 1976 in Alaska was bigger than that of the nearly 9-foot bear shot and killed by Larry Fitzgerald, 35, outside Fairbanks, Alaska. Subscribe to OL+ for our best feature stories and photography. Three hours later, the auto body man had taken down the grizzly that. When standing fully upright on its hind legs, a large male could reach a height of 3 meters (9.8 feet). That cartridge has killed many grizzlies and browns. Bella sold the hide and her rifle to a museum. Note that a .22 long has about 10% more power than a .22 high velocity short, and a good bit less than a .22 long rifle cartridge. Its hide measured 10 feet 6 inches and it weighed between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, officials said. WOW! She paid the insurance. Dont assume a large animal is dead. They would run like hell. But thats what happened on May 10, 1953. This is an Alexa Analytics cookie that is used to track user behavior. Hunter Jeff Melillo shot the bear in Morris County on Oct. 14 topping a record set in 1993 by a hunter in California, according to a statement from the Pope and Young Club bow-hunting and. It was a very accurate little shooter, & accounted for many sparrows, starlings, & not a few squirrels. Bears were most dangerous when they stood up, especially grizzly bears. Here is a close up of the rifle. Ill bet a crisp fifty-dollar bill that they were .22-shorts. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". It was Bella Twins.. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The recently resurrected debate over Bella Twin, the woman who was reported to have taken down a grizzly with nothing but a .22 rifle. I had experienced the greatest adventure of my life while spending two weeks with my friends in the Alaskan bush. "the big brown bear came lolloping over the mountain", FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson. Almost my entire family (military vets included) carries a .22lr. I heard the black bear again, closer this time, and as soon as the grizzly started to stand, I drew my bow. That bear, killed in 1953, was the world-record grizzly for several years and is still high in the records today. A freakin 22: The 1953 World record grizzly killed by a woman with a .22 has been known for decades. Voss got off two shots with his .270 that proved fatal to the bear, but the grizzly bit Voss about the head they usually go for the head and killed him. A .22 for a hog is O.K. Bella Twin was a close friend of my grandfathers, and my father has possession of the skull displayed in my grandfathers trophy museum. As the huge grizzly came even with their position, it might have caught a whiff of their scent. They spend the hunting seasons along alder-, willow-, and brush-choked riversmosquito-infested waters with rarely more than 30 or 40 yards of visibility. That bear, killed in 1953, was the world-record grizzly for several years and is still high in the records today. I totally understand your skepticism. It made him angry when he heard that some people said her companion, Dave Auger, had shot the bear. Experienced hunters will take advantage of concealment if it is available. I dont find it hard to believe. We dont know what time of day the bear was shot. And before that, the world-record grizzly succumbed to a .22 Rimfire! The bear dropped, kicked and then lay still. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Well I was expecting The Bella Twins from WWE , theyre hawt ! Looks just like my Pops old Springfield 15Y he got from Sears Roebuck for $2.98 before WWII and used on his trapline. Bella Twins bear lost the top spot the next year, in 1954, to F. Nygaard, a commercial salmon fisherman, who shot his bear on the coast of British Columbia. MULE DEER TYPICAL. The hunter climbed a nearby tree. The question is, what rifle is she holding? If I ever find anymore longs Ill put it in as my new self defense weapon. She had been a trapper and a hunter for decades. The only gun they had was Bellas single-shot bolt-action .22 Rimfire rifle. The hide was displayed for many years in the Slave Lake beer hall, nailed to the wall. She fired and the bear dropped. It is recorded that Bella pumped several other shots into the grizzly after it fell. Tests later revealed that the elephant was killed by a CZ .22 LR rifle. I was actually a little embarrassed. Grizzy killed with HI Point 45 ACP. They moved to the side of the cutline and hid, hoping the bear would not discover them. The man-eating monster Alaska bear that refuses to die in cyberspace was shot in fall 2001 on Prince William Sound's Hinchinbrook Island by a then-22-year-old airman from Eielson Air Force Base . One of the bullets made its way completely through the skull and exited the other side. I lived in Slave Lake when Bella shot this bear. Bullshit aside. Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . And after they quarter you, they go all Pulp Fiction medieval on your ass. Mr. Debias' grizzly bear has an initial entry score that is a whopping full inch larger than the existing World's Record. They were walking a cutline that had been made for oil exploration when they saw a large grizzly following the same survey line toward them. The other side of the story would have been two local Cree Indians eaten by bear. As amazing as it may seem to kill a bear w/ .22, there is a story about an old indian gentleman that went on a buffalo hunt armed with a .22 rifle. Shortly after 1 a.m., all was quiet, and we were straining our ears to hear the slightest noise. That bear, killed in 1953, was the world-record grizzly for several years and is still high in the records today. 1 hit from that counts more than 6 misses with a 500S&W mag or 17 misses with an ugly Glock. The woman took out her little Bareta, shot her husband in the knee, and was able to stroll away unharmed. By Dean Weingarten Bella Twin is shown with the hide from the world record grizzly bear Arizona - ( Ammoland.com )- On 10 May, 1953, Bella Twin was hunting small game with her partner,. I have to believe that somebody with only a single-shot would not have taken a shot at a bear that size if the situation wasnt desperate, head shot or no. His dog and a griz got into a tangle, and he kept plugging away at the bears head with his .22 and shorts. I read a story about a guy in Africa in the early 1900s hunting Cape Buffalo. The Biggest Grizzly Bear Ever Killed In Alaska Top 10 Videos 3.2K subscribers Subscribe 1.9K Share 804K views 7 years ago The Biggest Grizzly Bear Ever Killed In Alaska The Biggest. The two bodies were found side by side. Processing an enormous bear is a lot of work, even for experienced hunters and trappers. Dont mess with country girls. Even on a buff, the eyes are vulnerable to a .22. Lucky for her, her tactics worked. One charged him and he turned around to get his rifle from his trusty gun bearer only to find that the gun bearer was gone. The bear dropped like a rock. Bella made sure. I was ecstatic to get my first big game animala bull moose with 60-inch-wide antlersbut I didnt truly appreciate how nice of a bull he was. The 39-year-old, who has not yet been identified, was found dead in an area north of Durango on. On March 8, a female elephant, aged between seven and 10 years old, was found dead near a creek in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand. Published May 2, 2022 4:00 PM EDT. The hide has been tanned. This took place in 1953, was the world-record grizzly for several years. In fact I remember him telling me this story in the 1970s when I was a boy learning to shoot. 140. As I reached full draw, he was standing broadside at 14 yards, facing the other bear. . The man emptied his semi-automatic 7mm magnum rifle into the bear, killing it in the nick of time. Even after flying 400 yards (370 m), a .22 bullet is still traveling about 500 feet/second.. Can a wolf kill a grizzly bear? We looked at each other, then another branch broke. This one is priceless, because of its provenance. If all I had was a .22 up against a griz, Id need a box of shorts too Well, any thoughts a home invader might have of getting away from her house safely are pretty much slim and none.. Disclaimer: This closeup shows the penciled score. Damn,she could be in age from a little girl to 67 years old ? Shortly before, homesteader Reinhold Eben-Ebenau also shot a giant grizzly. During the ride out, listening to the hum of the two-stroke, I reflected on the amazing experience, replaying it in my head. Officials who shot the . Tex, I have. They chose well. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. Photos of Bella Twins Cooey Ace 1 currently at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton Alberta that she used to kill that record setting Grizzly Bear in 1953. I dont know just how close the bear was behind me as I was too preoccupied to take notice . About 1200 fps, I think. Theres a reason these bears get so big. why couldnt she just scare it off or gently wound it, asked the Liberal snowflake. management. Reinhold Eben EbenauRolands fatheracquired the skull and this remains a part of the Eben-Ebenau family museum on the Northshore Homestead Ranch (www.northshorehomestead.com) in Northern Alberta where Roland still raises bison. Bella Twins grandson became an award winning author. That record was in place for some time. I met up with my cousin Clint that afternoon, and we headed back out. This lady is my grandmothers sister and I can assure you this story is true. You can find many more of Larry Loyies books here: http://firstnationswriter.com. Last week, the Pope and Young Club, a. This cookie is used to keep track on user informations and reports it to Alexa analytics service. Dang! The bear kept getting closer and closer. A reward of $40,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and a conviction in the most recent case. But the bear came much too close, and when the big boar was only a few yards away, Bella Twin shot him in the side of the head with a .22 Long cartridge. I can say the same about my first interior grizzly, which was a bear Id seen and had pictures of in previous years as he and other grizzlies overran our black bear baits. The bear was brought down with a single shot but she took a a few more shots for insurance. Taking no chances, Bella went up close and fired all of the cartridges she had, seven or eight .22 Longs, into the bears head. MOUNTAIN LION. Though I WILL be protecting myself from animals. She aimed at the weakest point in the side of the skull and fired her Cooey, loaded with a single round of .22 Long. 274 7/8. It's still a really interesting story. He was working at the time as a Kenyan government hunter culling herds that were over-grazing and rampaging through villages. The following spring, I shot a black bear that I could tell was big, but even when we squared the hide at 8-feet even, I didnt know what I had. I wonder how close the buff was. We do not know what year the picture was taken. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". It explains the condition of the hide. Not a chance. Okay, fearlesstotally. The bruin squared more than 10 feet, weighed more than 1,000 pounds, and had a 28-inch skull. That obviously would not have been a good choice ! For me, this story started at the Royal Museum of Alberta in downtown Edmonton where I was doing a piece on the value of firearms for the Canadian Firearms Journal. It probably never occurred to her that the performance of the round is considered an almost ridiculous mismatch against her oppressor. I suspect that she was tracking the bear in her sights. You can see the exit hole on the right side. She was born in 1890. Instantly he tore off through the brush. Pure serendipity. Alaska Peninsula brown bears are among the largest types of brown bear in the world. It took 60 rounds form a 22 to kill a black bear here in Colorado. Ammo Deals: ZSR Ammunition 9mm 124 Grain FMJ 1000 Rounds $259.99 FREE S&H, AR-15 Barrel Length Does It Even Matter? The photos became an internet sensation and soon, stories appeared along with the images. I knew it was a trap question, but I answered anyway. However, I knew everybody with a boat and a bag of dog food would be on the water as well. She made a rug out of a thousand pound bear with the longs. Bella Twin and her partner Dave Auger were going to make hunting history. He had been there for a couple of minutes when I heard another bear coming in. They said the couple saw the bear coming along the cutline and waited until it was close enough to shoot it.. Every time the Buffalo went by, he put a 22 into it. Mathews Halon, GrizzlyStik Momentum arrows, and Massai 200 broadheads. The bear was as tall as their house. And when he did, she put a bullet through the soft pallet of the roof of his mouth, into the brain, killing him instantly. YouTube - Store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. His Dad killed a few big bears in the slave lake area and well may have had his eye on this bear for himself or one of his clients. The rifle and the Grizzlies hide are both currently in storage at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton (as of current date March 2017) Before that they where in long term storage at the Reynolds Alberta Museum. The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net to collect statistical data such as the number of visits, average time spent on site, and what pages have been loaded, for targeted advertising. There was no wind, and the bear was oblivious to our presence. It was good that the weather was cool. (Elephant killing probe heats up, Bangkok Post, March 26, 2013, by TERRY FREDRICKSON). Let's take a little trip back in firearms history to 1953. The bear dropped dead, but because Twin knew what she was up againstput seven more rounds into the bear skullseven insurance shots. It was taken in Unalakleet, Alaska in 2004 by Dennis Dunn. It was interesting for me to come across this post since I have myself questioned whether this story was exaggerated over the years. Several times I have had to put down large hogs in the 300-400 pound range that were injured. i wonder where that 22 is now, certainly the collectors value would be much higher knowing its history with a grizz. A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a Montana man near Yellowstone National Park this spring was likely defending a moose carcass and may have continued to aggressively guard the cache . Somehow, more than I realized at the time, this giant of a grizzly bear had become a part of me. After some pictures, we started skinning at 2:30 a.m. We finally got all of the meat and the hundred-pound hide loaded into my river boat at 7:30, with little room or energy to spare.