Believed to be largest Grizzly ever recorded in Utah.
Old Ephraim was wanted by ranchers around the Logan area
claiming the monstrous grizzly bear was killing their cattle &
according to records killed 15 sheep in a single night.
Below is Old Ephraim's monument
same height as he was at 9 FT 11 IN.
Kelly standing next to monument at 5'7"
is dwarfed in size by the height of this giant bear
Frank Clark from Malad, Idaho
tracked, trapped & then killed Old Ephraim wanted by many ranchers
for killing & harassing their live stock.
Many say there isn't enough food resources in the forests of North America to support a species of primate as large as Bigfoot. Seemed to be enough resources for a nearly 10 feet tall Grizzly Bear.
Old Ephraim's Grave sits in the middle of a Sasquatch sighting hot-spot & we have stumbled upon his remote grave twice over the last 8 years tracking down Bigfoot sighting locations in the Mountains near Logan.
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ReplyDeleteThere were plenty of resources in 1923 when this bear was killed, not sure today can say the same.
ReplyDeleteTrue, it wanted human resources though, as evidenced by the killing of a multitude of sheep. It is calamitous, when killing machines such as the grizzly vy for the same resources as man.
DeleteHumans. Always needing to kill something. Such a shame. We don't deserve this planet!!!
ReplyDeleteKill or be killed. That is nature. Humans are a part of nature.
DeleteYou don't live there, you have no investment there. They were protecting their livestock. And I'm pretty sure they didn't have the resources to relocate an animal that large to someone else's back yard(another rancher's range). Yes. It's sad he was killed but you and I weren't there to know the situation. I'm surprised there were grizzlies still in Utah in 1923.
DeleteThe ranch should have invested in bear proof fencing. Government grants are available to help with cost.
ReplyDeleteYou should look up Old Ephraim's Grave on Google earth, and maybe learn a little about sheep and cattle ranching in the West. Bear proof fences would not work here. The country is too big. I live about 20 miles from there. I grew up ranching in the west. People have no clue what is involved with ranching. It's not little checkerboard farms out here it's open range.
DeleteIn 1923????? Was there electric fences then??? I think not.
ReplyDeleteThink you better read the article again bud
ReplyDeleteThere was no bear proof fencing in 1923, and I'm pretty sure an electric fence even now, will only slow down a grizzly. It will eventually figure out how to get around or under it.
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