Collected Some Other February 13th

            Since, once again, I ran out of time and didn't write anything, I searched through my photos for something to make an open thread with. I came upon these old photos of an Alaska native of some kind and his bear.
            Goodness sakes alive! Look at the beast. No wonder they go gunned up and fear those creatures. Now, I don't know what in the world he could be planning to do with the body. Maybe he got a nice rug from the pelt?

            In this case, it most definitely was a bear! A quite terrifying bear!

            I have always been impressed with the serene look on his face, the man, not the bear. He also looks tired and maybe a little shocky. I read his story but don't remember it, except I think I remember that he didn't go out looking for a bear to shoot. It came upon him.

            What a paw! What a story that must have been, now years ago. I collected the photo in 2004. I think it was a fairly recent story.

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