. Andersch bros. hunters and trappers guide illustrating the fur bearing animals of North America the skins of which have a market value. Hunting; Trapping. [from old catalog]; Game laws. Andersch Bros/ Hunters and Trappers Guide. 105 THE GRIZZLY BEAR. HIS monster inhabits strictly mountainous regions and is now sparingly found in the United States. Vv'as formerly in large num- bers in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington and southward along the Rocky and Cascade mountains. He is numerously found in British Columbia where a large specimen was recently captured weighing 2,800 to 3,000 pounds. H
. Andersch bros. hunters and trappers guide illustrating the fur bearing animals of North America the skins of which have a market value. Hunting; Trapping. [from old catalog]; Game laws. Andersch Bros/ Hunters and Trappers Guide. 105 THE GRIZZLY BEAR. HIS monster inhabits strictly mountainous regions and is now sparingly found in the United States. Vv'as formerly in large num- bers in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington and southward along the Rocky and Cascade mountains. He is numerously found in British Columbia where a large specimen was recently captured weighing 2,800 to 3,000 pounds. He is also found in the extreme northern parts of Canada, and in Alaska. The largest skin that came to my notice measured eleven feet, three inches in length and average width of seven feet and s'x inches. The fur on this skin was poor, he being killed during the early fall months when the skin and the fur were unprime. The pelage of the grizzly bear varies greatly in color, so much so indeed that naturalists as well as the fur trade divide the species into two grades, the grizzly and silver tip. The outer garment of the former is dark grey to black, with interspersed grey or silver hairs. The fur is shaggy, harsh, uneven, and espe- cially is this true of the older animals, while the fur of the younger brutes is even, somewhat fine, rather dense, and two and a half to three and a half, possibly four inches long. The fur of the silver tipped bear skin is more even, and tends toward a greyish color with white silvery tipped hairs, rather evenly dispersed and prominently predominating, making the skin rather beautiful as well as serviceable. Occasionally the fur on the latter is of a dark, steel grey, with interspersed white tipped hairs. Only the skins that are prime are of any value, as summer skins are unfit to be tanned and can only be used for specimen purposes. This brute is sometimes confused with the cinnamon, also the brown bear, of which he is their master. The animal has
Size: 1623px × 1540px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectg, booksubjecthunting
