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17 years old, 7 feet tall and about 950 lbs is what they said.
 
He sure looks content. Happy Bear.
 
You are such a troublemaker. I didn't say any of that. Bad man. Posting privileges for you have been revoked. Go ahead...ban yourself for the day.
@Neal might make it through an hour ban, but unlikely.
 
When we hike, we take only the bear essentials. We saw one with no teeth, turned out to be a gummy bear. We saw a big one last week doing some weird maneuvers. He said his name was Yogi but we later found out it was Teddy. :)
 
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17 years old, 7 feet tall and about 950 lbs is what they said.
:oops: :oops: :oops: Yikes, that is one BIG bear!

Having worked in Yellowstone way back when, I have plenty of bear stories but I won't bore you with them. Let's just say I have a HUGE amount of respect those big guys, especially after seeing how fast they can move. Scary that a half-ton animal would give a world-class human sprinter more than just a run for his money.

TJ
 
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Just out of curiosity, I did a little research. World-record holder in the 100M sprint, Usain Bolt (Jamaica), reached 27.8 mph about 2/3s of the way through his record-breaking sprint. OTOH, grizzly bears have been clocked in excess of 30 mph over a sustained, two-mile run on an asphalt roadway. It is likely they could be faster on dirt/grass where they could get a little better traction.

The human world record for the mile run is 3:43.13. At the Grizzly's pace, that's a sub-2 minute mile! Impressive...and, something to think about when you're in bear country.

TJ
 
I did 35 chasing the ice cream truck the other night.
 

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