On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:25:07 GMT, "Alaskan420"
wrote:

This hiker actually looks more like what would be expcted of a wolf attack,
(not to cross threads here), or immature brown, unless the photo was taken
after rescuers began to prepare him for removal.

The folks I've talked to about bear in Alaska say that most of what we
see are immature (3 or 4 year olds), and that they can be far more
unpredictable than an aged adult. I don't know whether that's true or
not. We never saw any bear bigger than about 800 pounds (guesstimated
by a knowledgeable guide). Still, something that is almost four times
bigger than me is a little more than I want to hazzle with. d;o(