A large bearclaw. Yikes!

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090820/NEWS01/908200302&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
Officials probe killing of giant grizzly on Front
Authorities are investigating the illegal shooting death of one of Montana's biggest bears, a male that
stood more than 7 1/2-feet tall, but never had any reported run-ins with people.


In a separate case, a fatal shooting of another grizzly on the Rocky Mountain Front has been ruled self-defense.

The decaying carcass of the huge bear formally known as No. 4273, and informally referred to as "Maxiumus,"
was discovered Aug. 12 by a rancher cutting hay along Fish Creek off of Swift Dam Road west of Dupuyer,
said Mike Madel, a grizzly bear management specialist for Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

"Someone just indiscriminately shot the bear," Madel said.



The pad of the second-largest grizzly bear ever captured in Montana measured
7-1/8 inches across with 3-1/2 inch claws.
(AP FILE PHOTO/MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS, PHOT)

That turned into a DOUBLE bummer!

765 pounds!

:scared: