"It was growing dark, and the bear looked a shocking size, as big as a whale. Dear me, perhaps Nimrod was inside—Jonah style."
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A Tale: Photographing Grizzlies With Flash Powder — 1906
At the dawn of the Twentieth Century, a self-described hunter-naturalist named William Henry Wright decided to start carrying a camera on his various expeditions. He soon began taking excursions just to photograph animals. After a while, he decided to take on the challenges of photographing grizzlies. Because the grizzlies are shy and tend to be … Continue reading A Tale: Photographing Grizzlies With Flash Powder — 1906
A Tale: Colonel Pickett’s Version of Bagging His First Bear — 1877
"This bear came, passing about twenty yards in our front. A cartridge was ready, and against Jack's injunction "Don't shoot," I fired; yet, it failed to stop him, and Jack turned loose with his repeater, I shooting rapidly with my rifle."
A Tale: Ernest Thompson Seton Retells the Story of a Bear Fight
"Why, that is the worst Grizzly that ever rolled a log in the Big Horn Basin."
A Tale: In a Country Swarming With Grizzly Bears — 1874
"Jack fired. Hit him. The bear gave one tremendous yell—looked round a moment—then tore up the ground like mad and flew at the trees, sending the bark flying in all directions. "
A Tale: Photos—A Grizzly Chases a Yellowstone Bison
I focus my interest in Yellowstone Park stories to things that happened before 1915, but I couldn't resist joining the thousands of others who shared these remarkable photos.
A Tale: Watching Bears Fight at a Dump — 1896
A famous naturalists buries himself in garbage and watches a moma black bear attacks a grizzly to protect her darling.