Monster Brown Bear
by: Tom Sorenson
I just received an email from Micah Ness of Wilderness Pro. Micah is from an Idaho town not far from me and we met through a mutual business acquiantance. We both share a passion for filming outdoor adventures, and Micah is turning his passion for the outdoors into a business in Alaska with his adventure company, Wilderness Pro. With this particular email, however, Micah wanted to share with me pictures of his 2010 spring brown bear. Let me tell you, they grow them big in Alaska! This was a personal record for him, and the largest brown bear they shot this year – this monster squares at 10’3″ (think about that a second - ten feet!) and the skull measures in at 28″. I think that’s a bear I’d give a mighty big swath around. Check out the pics:
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- Micah with his monster brown bear.
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- This is what a 10′ bear looks like.
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- You can get an idea of the size of this brute’s head here.
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- Huge paws
For the record, Micah is a very nice guy and if you want to experience Alaska in all its majesty, he’s your guy. Give him a call at 907.947.7377 or shoot him an email, and tell him I sent you his way.
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That is an amazing bear but sorry I have to say that second picture looks kind of funny.
The head does not look like it is actually laying on the ground and there appears to be a tree limb sticking out of it.
If I’m wrong than I;m wring but it don’t look right.
Ha! You’re right, I never noticed before – that second pic does look funny! Must have wrapped himself around that little limb or something – I’m guessing they propped the head up with something so you can get a good look at the head.
I think our problem down here is we have such difficulty in fathoming a bear to be that big that we automatically want to cry “foul” when the fact is, 1) this is a huge bear. 2) Bears are fun to photograph because you can make them even appear larger than they are.
I hear what Rick is saying, but I think I can help. Look back at pic #1. First, the branch appears in this photo as well (bears midsection). The head is propped up. If you look close, there is a branch sticking straight up under the chin. I am guessing that is how they propped it up. It does look a bit odd, but it’s a magnificent bear. Weird things are happening, but a brute nonetheless!
Thank you Tom for posting these pictures. And in response to the comments, I would have loved to get better pictures as well. but when we shot the bear it was just getting dark and 3 miles from Camp, so we had to set up the bear as best we could and then come back in the morning, if you would like to read the whole story you can find it here on my blog, http://micahness.com/in-pursuit-of-giants-part-1/ . Also this bear was close to 1000 pounds, and there was no way we could even try to move him away from the brush, and could barely get a stick under his head to lift it up. So anyway, we did what we could. It was the biggest bear of the season for us. Thanks for the interest.
oh and also that is a branch that the bear was wrapped around, and also the only thing keeping this bear upright.
Thanks for clearing it up, Micah! I was meaning to ask you what a bear that size weighs…1000 pounds of meat eating fury?! Yeesh – crazy!
Good lord, look at the size of the paws on that thing. Amazing, amazing story. And I’m glad you got the picture issue cleared up.
What an awesome animal. To think some guys hunt them with a bow!
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Hey guys, I think that stick in his side is being used to keep him from rolling down the hill. Just a guess, but I know I’ve used that trick before so I could get good pics.
Great bear. A true monster.