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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 10615" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Yeah John, same picture you refered to. </p><p></p><p>Here's the email Peter sent me a while back. Evidently they ran a story sometime ago before the one I had read, which he refers to as where he got his original info from in the email. </p><p></p><p>Appears the Bear was 9'9" squared, a very nice Bear, but even journalists make mistakes. </p><p></p><p><strong> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Hello, Brent -- </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I haven't forgotten you. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I got to the bottom of this business of nose-to-tail v. squared measurement. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The original article we ran on this bear kill, in December 2001, gave the 10'6'' measurement as linear, nose to tail. That's where I got it from. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>But I spoke today to the taxidermist who mounted the bear (and shipped it to the hunter in Virginia). He had the hide and took the measurements, and here's what he said.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Winnen's bear was 9'2" nose to tail; and 10'4" claw to claw (side to side) ... So it was 9'9" square. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>So you were right. It's probable that we'll correct this. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Incidentally, the hunter himself had it wrong. Ted Winnen wrote to me today, saying, </strong></p><p><strong>"yes the square measurement is 10 1/2 feet -- that is 11 feet from front paw to front paw and 10 feet from nose to tail."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I've got to let him know his memory is faulty. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Thanks for writing and pointing out the error. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Peter Porco, reporter </strong></p><p><strong>Anchorage Daily News </strong></p><p><strong>P.O. Box 14-9001 </strong></p><p><strong>Anchorage AK 99514-9001 </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><HR></BLOCKQUOTE></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Harv,</p><p> Your post - Still, it was a very good read none the less. <img src="http://images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> That has to have been the biggest Bear "tale" I'd ever read to date, complete with pictures too. Just think if Bears where really that big, and ferocious.... holy smokes!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 10615, member: 99"] Yeah John, same picture you refered to. Here's the email Peter sent me a while back. Evidently they ran a story sometime ago before the one I had read, which he refers to as where he got his original info from in the email. Appears the Bear was 9'9" squared, a very nice Bear, but even journalists make mistakes. [B] <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Hello, Brent -- I haven't forgotten you. I got to the bottom of this business of nose-to-tail v. squared measurement. The original article we ran on this bear kill, in December 2001, gave the 10'6'' measurement as linear, nose to tail. That's where I got it from. But I spoke today to the taxidermist who mounted the bear (and shipped it to the hunter in Virginia). He had the hide and took the measurements, and here's what he said. Winnen's bear was 9’2” nose to tail; and 10’4” claw to claw (side to side) ... So it was 9’9” square. So you were right. It's probable that we'll correct this. Incidentally, the hunter himself had it wrong. Ted Winnen wrote to me today, saying, "yes the square measurement is 10 1/2 feet -- that is 11 feet from front paw to front paw and 10 feet from nose to tail." I've got to let him know his memory is faulty. Thanks for writing and pointing out the error. Peter Porco, reporter Anchorage Daily News P.O. Box 14-9001 Anchorage AK 99514-9001 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>[/B] ***** Harv, Your post - Still, it was a very good read none the less. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] That has to have been the biggest Bear "tale" I'd ever read to date, complete with pictures too. Just think if Bears where really that big, and ferocious.... holy smokes!!! [/QUOTE]
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