Its been a while but I think Bella shot this bear with aRead more , Indeed a Cooey 22 which is held by the Royal Alberta Museum, bedded in a piece of bike tire and attached to the stock with hockey tape, the museum has the hide of the bear as well, neither are on regular display. Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. MULE DEER TYPICAL. Then we heard the sound of a branch breaking in the distance. That bear, killed in 1953, was the world-record grizzly for several years and is still high in the records today. Some of my most exciting have happened while hunting black bears over bait. p. 276, More Bear Tales Yep, thousands of people killed with 22 rimfire. I also didnt realize how luck I was to be able to get an arrow in him. In 1953, the likelihood of a trapper using Long Rifle .22 rimfire ammunition while trapping, was, well, lets say, unlikely. By comparison, my bear weighed approximately 650 pounds and was scored at 25216, potentially placing it at number nine in the Pope and Young record book. There was also at least one case where a .22 was used to kill and elephant. They were longs not shorts and she changed them at least seven times . We dont know what time of day the bear was shot. A .22 rifle can be an important part of any prepper/survival gear. Today, they are still among the biggest grizzlies to be recorded., The hole from the single-shot that dropped the grizzly is clearly seen in the skull, beside the right eye socket. He made a dummy out of his clothes and hung it down for the Buffalo to charge at. It was used to scale the estimate. Immediately, the hugh bear began to show hostility. Rolf Voss of Surrey, British Columbia, had shot a caribou near Fort Nelson, in the north-central part of the province, and was carrying parts of the carcass back to his camp in wooded mountain country when a grizzly, perhaps smelling the meat, attacked him. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. It appears to be an inexpensive boys type .22 bolt action single shot. It was scored at 27316 by Boone and Crockett measurers and stands as the largest hunter-killed grizzly ever taken by any method. My money is on it being a Cooeygood ol Canadian classic. 165. Larry wrote his version of the grizzly adventure in As Long as the Rivers Flow. There were numerous accounts in National Geographic several years ago that told of Alaskan natives who would bait polar bears to a small mound of snow. Theyll gut you, quarter you and the coyotes are the only ones that will ever see you again. Parks Canada said the recent forensic necropsy of a female grizzly bear suggests she was killed by a goat, after the horns pierced the bear's armpits and neck. It is the second largest grizzly bear ever documented behind one that an Alaska taxidermist found in 1976, which had a skull that measured less than an inch bigger. In 1985, a fine 27-incher (total skull measurement) fell to a .270 in the hands of Roger Pentecost of Peachland, BC. The bears skull was purchased from Bella Twin by Reinhold Eben-Ebenau. I had experienced the greatest adventure of my life while spending two weeks with my friends in the Alaskan bush. The bear kept getting closer and closer. So spot-and-stalk hunting is all but impossible, and as a rule, these bears have gotten big because they are very good at avoiding people. Theyll gut you, quarter you and the coyotes are the only ones that will ever see you again.. Sheet! 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. I have read of at least two other cases where grizzly bears were killed with .22 rifles. Authors Note: This story first published nine years ago in Outdoor Life magazine. She fired and the bear dropped. Bellas grizzly was the largest in North America at the time, being a few centimeters larger than my dads. In October 2001, a hunter legally shot a bear on Hinchinbrook Island off Alaska's southern coast. The bear's skull measured 27 6/16, making it the largest grizzly taken by a hunter ever recorded. I wonder if she had to change shorts?????????? From backpack sheep hunting adventure stories to DIY tips to gear and gun reviews, he covers it all with a perspective thats based in experience. They chose well. Most of the time, the tool used is the farmers .22 rifle. It was reportedly 12 feet, 6 inches at the shoulder, no less and weighed at least 1,600 pounds. In the right hands the little cartridge can be deadly. A new world record, the story said. THE HOAX. (If only for a very short time thanks to Twins Cooey Ace, calm demeanor, and marksmanship.) Somehow, more than I realized at the time, this giant of a grizzly bear had become a part of me. They shot the elephant to make it turn so they could shoot it with the big rifle, but it just stood and then fell over. I dont take my ink lightly. A very neat skull to have, It has been a conversation piece for years! "the big brown bear came lolloping over the mountain", FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson. Reinhold Eben-Ebenau had a reason. My speculation was that she was surprised. For a while, I thought it might be a Tobin, but it clearly is not. The Cooey Ace 1 is 33 inches long. Theres a reason these bears get so big. I suspect that she was tracking the bear in her sights. We used to see only black bears, but in 2011, I had pictures of more than 15 different grizzlies on my trail cameras. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". That cartridge has killed many grizzlies and browns. Bella knew animal anatomy very well. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The guide was dismayed, but took him out anyway. Bella Twin probably used C.I.L. 1 hit from that counts more than 6 misses with a 500S&W mag or 17 misses with an ugly Glock. The guide located a qualifying bull at about 100 yards and pointed it out to the old gentleman. And I had a large boar walk to within 3 feet of my rifle muzzle. Several times I have had to put down large hogs in the 300-400 pound range that were injured. So he (Larry Loyie) said it had to have surprised them. If she saw a grizzly coming toward her, she would run like the wind in the opposite direction. His dad paid $15 for it. I believe the rifle to be a cooey ace and for the doubters I use 22lr at the slaughter house each week to dispatch evrything from lamb to old 2500 lb beef bulls all one shot. The worker approached a bear in a black bear snare. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. 13. i wonder where that 22 is now, certainly the collectors value would be much higher knowing its history with a grizz. When standing fully upright on its hind legs, a large male could reach a height of 3 meters (9.8 feet). My father owned a Cooey and, as I recall, his would not take a 22 long rifle. 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. Stent: Bella Twin, an Indian girl, and her friend Dave Auger were hunting grouse near Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta. 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. The bear dropped dead, but because Twin knew what she was up againstput seven more rounds into the bear skullseven insurance shots. They wont just kill you. In her mind, she had a gun and felt she needed to defend herself. It moved on to the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin, opened in 1955 by Stanley Reynolds. Mr.Carr next time one of your friends asks you who your .22lr could possible hurt, ask them how much they would like to eat one inside 7 yards haha. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. This is just a bear. You can still use itits ok. At that very moment, I began to understand Bella Twins amazing story. 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. And, and they were walking along, probably hunting for rabbits or whatever. If they ran, the bear would probably notice them and might chase, so they quietly sat down on a brush pile and hoped that the bear would pass by without trouble. Grizzly Bear Yellowstone is home to both grizzly bears (above) and black bears. There have been quite a few debates over this big bear takedown, from how many rounds it actually took to what kind of rifle she used. The two bodies were found side by side. 16 01/16. You can see the measurements written on the skull. 145. I believe the bear was on all fours when it was shot. Taking no chances, I was on the current as soon as the ice had flushed out, which happened to be nearly a month later than normal. 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 closer you get to the story the more interesting it gets. Bella made sure. Three hours later, the auto body man had taken down the grizzly that. Bella taking no chances went up to it and fired the 7 cartridges that she had left into the grizzly's head. That bear, killed in 1953, was the world-record grizzly for several years and is still high in the records today. So they said it had to be Dave. The dark-chocolate boar dwarfed all of the other bears that had been hitting the bait, and was the biggest Id ever seen. The first pictures I saw were of two huge black bears from about 12:30 that morning. Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. The genetics are still on the landscape, and the bears have not been pursued by hunters since the close of the 2005 season. WOW! They were hunting birds. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Quantserve sets the mc cookie to anonymously track user behaviour on the website. Shortly before, homesteader Reinhold Eben-Ebenau also shot a giant grizzly. From its relatively quiet approach, I assumed it was one of the black bears; every time it made a noise, the grizzly would look in that direction and become more and more agitated. Bella Twin is show with the world record grizzly she killed with her single shot .22 rifle. This cookie is used to keep track on user informations and reports it to Alexa analytics service. The holes in the Skull verify that it was a .22. A bear shot on the Kenai just last fall. The big bear was still alive so the hunter reloaded and shot it several times in the head. It is worth noting that grizzly bear populations in Alberta are well on their way to being recovered and at some point in the future, if we can sort the facts from the politics and emotion, we may well have a chance to hunt bears as big as Bella Twins. A reward of $40,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and a conviction in the most recent case. The bear's skull measured 27 6/16, making it the largest grizzly taken by a hunter ever recorded. The largest Grizzly bear skull on record was not taken by a hunter, but was found dead near Lone Mountain, Alaska by Gordon Scott in 1976. Taking the new World Record brown bear with my bow was just a bonus. British Columbia, that a hunter has killed what may be the largest grizzly bear ever shot. Today its stored at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, too threadbare to be displayed. She was born in 1890. I knew that at any moment, the grizzly would jump up and charge after the approaching black bear, and I might not see him again. Another version claimed that a park ranger shot the giant bear after it charged him from 50 yards away. Its hide measured 10 feet 6 inches and it weighed between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, officials said. And on butchering day, the tool used to euthanize a hog or steer was a .22 rifle. Aggressive management action over decades focused on keeping bears out of trash, reducing deaths caused by humans, and doing everything possible to keep female bears of reproductive age with cubs . Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Bella Twin killed that World Record Grizzly Bear in 1953 using 22 Long (not Long Rifle) cartridges. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. Some say a . Ive been charged by a sow with cubs and have had bears huff at me from the brush as I walked to my stand. It always amazes me how an animal so big and powerful can appear and disappear like a ghost. See a cow or a hog being processed? The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. Wooded terrain, especially on the edge of a cut, is complex, and wind eddies are unpredictable. Seriously? 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 . The pounding woke Jim's son, Montana, who ventured from his bedroom to the front room . And that it was on the cut line, the forestry cut line outside of town. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. "He had a pistol. I read from a seemingly knowledgeable source that it was a .22 long cartridge, which is different than long rifle, lr much less powerful, closer to a short (Ive read 10% more than a short). The Bear was reported to be shot with a .22 Long. She too is a writer and here is an excerpt from what she wrote for the Lakeside Leader of Slave Lake: Bella Twin, who lived on Rabbit Hill overlooking Slave Lake, shot the biggest grizzly bear in North America on May 10, 1953. His older brothers name was Samuel. Tex, His dog and a griz got into a tangle, and he kept plugging away at the bears head with his .22 and shorts. This is entirely believable on a day with strong winds. All killed with 45 acp 230 ball ammo. There was a lot of movement from branches with the wind, so that slight movement would not be very noticeable. Many details are in this story that were never put together before. And the second thing was that people said it wasn't her that shot the bear. Some people mistakenly assume that hunting grizzlies over bait is easy, or even cheating. At that point the hunter, at very close range, shoots the bear in the roof of the mouth and the bullet goes right into the brain and kills the bear instantly, they hope. It's very possible that she threw down a little pack or something that they were carrying. 274 7/8. Grizzly 399 (born 1996) is a grizzly bear inhabiting Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest.She is followed by as many as 40 wildlife photographers, and millions of tourists come to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to see her and the other grizzly bears. The subspecies U. a. horribilis is limited to North America and . The two bodies were found side by side. This is the case here. This anonymous data helps us to better understand users' needs and customize the website accordingly. Amazing story. 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. The bear dropped, kicked and then lay still. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. The largest grizzly bear ever taken by a hunter has been entered into the Boone and Crockett record book. The __qca cookie is associated with Quantcast. It took 60 rounds form a 22 to kill a black bear here in Colorado. And that's what Larry's words were like, hell, no question about it. The hide was displayed for many years in the Slave Lake beer hall, nailed to the wall. The skull has to be allowed to dry and shrink for three . My father taught me that when I was 13. Bella was technically Larrys great aunt, Kokum to Larry. Also the first gun I shot ! Author's NoteS: I used a 70-lb. The biggest interior grizzly bear ever killed by a bowhunter was shot in May 2009 by Pennsylvania hunter Rob Debias. B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service is investigating whether a grizzly bear in B.C.'s Elk Valley was shot and killed by a hunter over the weekend. YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. The current World's Record grizzly bear is 26 3/16, taken in Unalakleet, Alaska in 2004 by Dennis Dunn. That bear was done in by what used to be known in some circles as a golden BB.. He never knew her and visited her once, for he was in an orphanage until he was 12 when he left. I quickly found out that this was anything but true. The bear was outnumbered nearly 20 to one, and yet it managed to hold his own against the wolves until the pack decided to leave the carcass to the bear. YouTube - Store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen - 2. That bear scored 26 10/16, 3/16 higher. Had a High Standard Sharpshooter. But it was not 12 feet, 6 inches tall nor did it weigh 1,600 lbs. Bear records are based on skull size. Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . Lawrence had never seen anything that big. According to Wikepedia: Because a .22 LRbullet is lesspowerfulthan larger cartridges, its danger to humans is often underestimated. Ammo Deals: ZSR Ammunition 9mm 124 Grain FMJ 1000 Rounds $259.99 FREE S&H, AR-15 Barrel Length Does It Even Matter? Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service. I met up with my cousin Clint that afternoon, and we headed back out. While the bear was busy eating the bait the hunter would rise up and place a 22 against its head and the rest was history. It was cool, cloudy, and windy. In the top picture by Engler, the rifle is missing the bolt. The largest Kodiak Bear ever recorded: Anchorage Airport Brown Bear Ever live on a farm? Alexa analytics service - keep track on user informations. I was hunting two locations, and after spending a fruitless night in one stand that had just been hit by two nice bears, I headed downriver to check the other bait. She had used it for many years on her trap line. H.V. However, my dad is from Slave Lake and knew these folks personally and would verify every detail. My father and others observing the event said that at one point I could have patted the bear on the nose . She aimed at the weakest point in the side of the skull and fired her Cooey, loaded with a single round of .22 Long. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. They said the couple saw the bear coming along the cutline and waited until it was close enough to shoot it.. Think of the bear standingit's huge. Whats do you think this gun is worth? or Dominion brands of ammunition in Canada had near identical .22 Short, Long and Long Rifle listings as early as 1937 (the prices were lower then). 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. PRONGHORN ANTELOPE. Research may disclose.at one time anyway, the World Record grizzly was killed with a 30-30;the story showing up in Outdoor Life in the good old daysand the World Record Polar Bear, with a 270 Winchester. I believe IT is possible to kill a big Bear with that type of riffle. Taking no chances, Bella went up close and fired all of the cartridges she had, seven or eight .22 Longs, into the bears head. A current CCI Standard Velocity Long Rifle, at 1070 feet per second has 3 percent more energy than the 1953 High Velocity long. It did not qualify for Pope and Young because Debias used a Lumenok on his arrow. The article showed numerous bear skulls with the small holes in them. The killing took place on October 14, 2019, in Morris County, New Jersey, and is believed to be a world record. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained. We just stood there staring at him. Too, I interviewed Roland Eben-Ebenau, the son of professional bear guide and world record holder on his own right. In her short rifle, it must have barely been much faster than Subsonic. The largest taken by a hunter, a. But thats what happened on May 10, 1953. Ill trust the judgement of someone who lived up there and had decades of experience as a hunter and trapper. I have a friend that tells of dropping a bull moose with one shot from a .22 magnum from 100 yrds, right behind the front leg. The 1953 High Velocity Long generated 99 foot pounds. Dont mess with country girls. Bella Twin was a close friend of my grandfathers, and my father has possession of the skull displayed in my grandfathers trophy museum. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Leon Pantenburg is a wilderness enthusiast and writer. Damn,she could be in age from a little girl to 67 years old ? He was a hairy bear, He was a scary bear. A woman walking her two dogs in Colorado has been killed in a bear attack, park officials say. The bear was as tall as their house. Bear killed the brown with a recurve and cedar arrows tipped with his signature broadheads. She would have wanted neither the additional velocity nor the additional cost. It was hit behind the shoulder and just stood and bled out. Every farmer I knew had a shotgun and a .22 rifle. 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 . Certainly, there is more to this story that Roland can fill in and I have the sense there are plenty of other interesting bear stories to contemplate. Back in 1965, the world-record grizzly fell to one .30/30 bullet fired by Jack Turner. Tests later revealed that the elephant was killed by a CZ .22 LR rifle. 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. About 1200 fps, I think. Pure serendipity. They were not picking berries. Bella sold the hide and her rifle to a museum. 13 08/16. I would NOT be out there with just a .22lr or worse, unarmed, period. 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. One study found that the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kg (899 lb), and . It was interesting for me to come across this post since I have myself questioned whether this story was exaggerated over the years. Grizzly bears are long-lived mammals, generally living into their mid to late 20s, although some wild bears have lived for over 35 years. Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile.