Those square measurements really, really confuse people. A 10 foot bear doesn't stand 10 feet tall. There's never been a 14 foot tall brown bear....ever.
Imagine a bear that weighed 12,600 pounds. That is ten time the size of a very large male Costal Brown Bear.
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that is a giant of a bear congrats ! but the biggest bear lives where we can`t hunt on native American land thar bear is called Grandfather and stands at least 14 feet tall . just punch in Grandfather bear there is a great story of this magnificient bear and documentary film too.
You'll likely die on this vine because you've proven time and time again to be a hard-headed idiot but I'll save you the trouble; because you saw/heard it somewhere doesn't make it true.
Using one of salmonella's picts from above, if you assume the gentleman in the photo (standing next to a VERY big bear) is 6-ish ft, here's about what 14' would net ya. Do you still think there's a bear that stands at least 14ft tall?
More or less. If they are standing up on their hind legs .
But like on humans, length and weight increase exponentially
A five foot man might weigh 100-120 pounds, while a 6 footer 180-220 pounds and a 7 foot man 350 +
So the square measurement equals approximate live height ..Rodger that thank you.
The square is length nose to tail + width front paw to front paw divided by 2
I understand the square deal. And I never myself thought about it being approximate to the living height. They're reading earlier parts of this thread that's what I was taking some people to approximate that too that's why I hence my question was asked. Maybe I misunderstood 458 reply
Measuring skulls and squaring hides is a good way to compare bear sizes. Checking B&C records is a good way to see where the largest bears come from. Watching bs animal planet shows done by exaggerating film makers doesn't provide anything of use!
Biggest bear hide I ever seen was at the UAF museum in Fairbanks maybe 30-40 years ago. For some reason I thought the hide squared 12 or 13 feet. Is that hide still on display?
I been fortunate to visit McNeil River sanctuary four separate times to photograph brown bears. One trip we counted 68 bears in view at the same time. Some true monsters were among them. When you spend 8-9 hours a day, day after day, you can see the small differences in their appearance to identify them. Some of the large boars most likely were at least 11 footers. The other bears wouldn’t even walk on the same path they were on.
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I been fortunate to visit McNeil River sanctuary four separate times to photograph brown bears. One trip we counted 68 bears in view at the same time. Some true monsters were among them. When you spend 8-9 hours a day, day after day, you can see the small differences in their appearance to identify them. Some of the large boars most likely were at least 11 footers. The other bears wouldn’t even walk on the same path they were on.
Good hunting there. But you need to know the line.
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Saw this one at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge about a month ago when I stayed there. One tough 10 year old girl with a 375 H&H and custom made MCCoy shoulder armor.
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Saw this one at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge about a month ago when I stayed there. One tough 10 year old girl with a 375 H&H and custom made MCCoy shoulder armor.
I work in Talkeetna in the summer Thats a big bear. I know the taxidermist too. Dare say those numbers are a bit optimistic but who cares. Big bear. All were happy. It worked out great. And it impresses everyone that sees it.
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Do you still think there's a bear that stands at least 14ft tall?
That all depends on who's looking at it.
I once had a bear that almost measured 8ft from tip of nose to tip of tail. I had him mounted standing, that added about 20 inches. I used a fake rock for a base, that added 16 inches.
So then my almost 8 ft bear required a room with 12 ft ceilings to display.
I later sold the mount, in my ad I made note that the mount required a room with minumum of a 12 ft ceiling but didn't mention the actual measurements of the bear.
The savvy types, including the man that purchased it quickly took note of the base height and commented that without the base it was really only a 10ft bear.
I'd just replied with, 'sure he is'.
So could someone honestly say they've seen a 14ft bear mount?
Do you still think there's a bear that stands at least 14ft tall?
That all depends on who's looking at it.
I once had a bear that almost measured 8ft from tip of nose to tip of tail. I had him mounted standing, that added about 20 inches. I used a fake rock for a base, that added 16 inches.
So then my almost 8 ft bear required a room with 12 ft ceilings to display.
I later sold the mount, in my ad I made note that the mount required a room with minumum of a 12 ft ceiling but didn't mention the actual measurements of the bear.
The savvy types, including the man that purchased it quickly took note of the base height and commented that without the base it was really only a 10ft bear.
I'd just replied with, 'sure he is'.
So could someone honestly say they've seen a 14ft bear mount?
Sure they could.
So the times we watched an 8' Kodiak being mounted by a 9' boar was actually a 17' mount? And we were not adding a phony base, either.
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Do you still think there's a bear that stands at least 14ft tall?
That all depends on who's looking at it.
I once had a bear that almost measured 8ft from tip of nose to tip of tail. I had him mounted standing, that added about 20 inches. I used a fake rock for a base, that added 16 inches.
So then my almost 8 ft bear required a room with 12 ft ceilings to display.
I later sold the mount, in my ad I made note that the mount required a room with minumum of a 12 ft ceiling but didn't mention the actual measurements of the bear.
The savvy types, including the man that purchased it quickly took note of the base height and commented that without the base it was really only a 10ft bear.
I'd just replied with, 'sure he is'.
So could someone honestly say they've seen a 14ft bear mount?
Sure they could.
It's like you're dreaming about gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly brie time:
Paragraph Pete was clearly referring to a bear in-the-wild standing 14ft.
Is the rifle you'd use on a 14 foot bear the same one you'd use on 14, 1 foot bears?
I suppose it's POSSIBLE that in some swamp at some time a 14 foot bear lived - maybe at one time when everyone in AK was hunting with spears. BUT unlikely today - the odds of seeing death before it could grow that size due to being near enough protein to do so, have to be about zero I think.
Do you still think there's a bear that stands at least 14ft tall?
That all depends on who's looking at it.
I once had a bear that almost measured 8ft from tip of nose to tip of tail. I had him mounted standing, that added about 20 inches. I used a fake rock for a base, that added 16 inches.
So then my almost 8 ft bear required a room with 12 ft ceilings to display.
I later sold the mount, in my ad I made note that the mount required a room with minumum of a 12 ft ceiling but didn't mention the actual measurements of the bear.
The savvy types, including the man that purchased it quickly took note of the base height and commented that without the base it was really only a 10ft bear.
I'd just replied with, 'sure he is'.
So could someone honestly say they've seen a 14ft bear mount?
Sure they could.
It's like you're dreaming about gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly brie time:
Paragraph Pete was clearly referring to a bear in-the-wild standing 14ft.
And you think he got a live, wild 14ft bear to stand and be still while he climbed a ladder and pulled a tape on him?