Trail cam pic of grizz..

[Elkpiss]

I just had this emailed to me, pretty cool if real.. ?
This picture was taken north of Spokane about 50+ miles.
 

HOLY COW...look at those claws.  So much for berry picking.
 
Now, do you know why I don't carry the lunch and go hunting  anymore?     

This picture is just off the “Flowery Trail Road ” runs over the mountain from Cusick to Chewelah.
A hunter was photographing elk during that cold snap last week and happened on to this spike elk carcass.
There wasn't much left...but based on what there were for tracks a bear had just left it.
Didn't see the bear so we put a remote trail cam up to see what exactly was feeding on it.
About 50 minutes later this is what showed up.  Look at the claws on this giant bugger!
Can't say I've seen too many with that much claw in the fall.
Wow!  For those of you that don't know Flowery Trail is the road the goes to the Ski Hill, 49 degrees North!
He's definitely a Griz! 
For those of you that do know the area, you might want to be careful!

[jackelope]

3rd, maybe 4th time it's been on here.
still cool though.
I think the question arose as to the validity of the story but I can't remember for sure.

[daiello91]

3rd, maybe 4th time it's been on here.
still cool though.
I think the question arose as to the validity of the story but I can't remember for sure.

The story I heard was the photo was real but the animal and camera were placed specifically to capture this bear on camera, but who knows 

[grundy53]

wow. thats a killing machine...

[jackelope]

the guy is a photographer for PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-good-the-bad-and-the-grizzly/introduction/113/

[bearpaw]

Doesn't look like 49 degrees to me. Check out this thread, says it was British Columbia.

http://www.ranchers.net/forum/post-430370.html

[Elkpiss]

Figured someone would have probably posted that.. THought i was on to something  .. Well i havent seen it yet, he looks mean!   He got some big Talons too!..  

[GoldTip]

Just something fishy about the pic for me when looking at it.  Claws are exceedingly long for a fall bear, which the surrounding pic obviously suggests it is.  They are twice or maybe 3 times as long and most Fall grizzlies, and thats all the toes.  I've seen one grizzly with a claw like that, and it was only one claw on a front foot that had a broken toe, toe stuck straight up, and it was a spring bear in AK.  Personally not buying that a Griz made it through the spring, summer and fall and into snow season with claws like that on both feet.  I'm saying it's is photoshopped in some way.  Could I buy into claws like that right out of the den, maybe, but that would be spring.

[carpsniperg2]

seen that one a few times and it keeps changing funny how things change on the net

[longrange7mm]

its prolly bart 

[MtnMuley]

its prolly bart 

If he'd turn around, we'd be able to tell!!

[Pathfinder101]

I heard it was downtown Tacoma!!

[One Horned Spike]

[SkookumHntr]

Hey elkpiss wheres cougklr and bucksmoke You too ben

[Elkpiss]

  Hey Skukum  Hey One Hornedspike..    where is Cougrklr & Bucksmoke    I told a guy at work i got this on my trail cam behind my house he was freaking out...     Some People dont have a clue..