RE: 1,400 pound bear
Um, I figured everybody knew the true story by now. That is Jimmy, he was stationed up here in Fairbanks for a while and went deer hunting with a buddy. They saw the bear coming to a stream to look for salmon and shot it.
No frills, big bear, great hunt for those guys. Many lies on the story though, it's unfortunate, but look it up on Snopes.com and you'll see the truth.
Where is Jimmy these days, is he still lurking here?