American Big-Game Hunting 
A better idea of these bears can be had 
from measurements than from weight. The 
bear first alluded to was a very large one 
(one among three of the largest ever killed 
by me), and, judging by one killed and 
weighed subsequently, he probably weighed 
600 pounds, though not fat. His length, as 
he would have stood, was 6 feet 10 inches. 
Measurements show that he could have stood 
erect on his hind feet to the height of 8 feet. 
His head was 18 inches long by 12 inches 
wide; his hind foot 11% inches by 6 inches; 
fore foot, without the toes, 7 by 6 inches. His 
forearm, after being skinned, measured 18 
inches around; his skull, which is preserved, 
15% inches by g inches. The tusks pro- 
jected from the gums 156 inches. 
With the 45-caliber rifle used, I have killed 
nearly 40 bears —all, with the exception of 
this one, with a 340-grain express-ball. This 
270-grain express bullet was a 44-caliber used 
for several years on deer from a 44-caliber 
rifle. It did very good work in this instance, 
but for a large bear the heavier ball is prefer- 
able. The 270-grain ball flies remarkably 
true for its weight. 
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