Bear vs. Combine
Netlore Archive: Emailed photos taken in a cornfield in Illinois, Minnesota, or Wisconsin (depending on version) show a black bear awakened from hibernation by a combine harvester
Description: Emailed images & text
Circulating since: Nov. 2006
Status: Accuracy varies
Analysis: See last page
Example #1:
Email contributed by Bob S., Nov. 20, 2006:
| Subject: Combine Bear Got this from a friend in IL. This is pretty interesting. Pretty crazy to think there was a bear that size in Illinois. Not what you expect to see when you are combining. As you will see there is more than corn in them there fields The story is that this IL farmer somewhere by Taylorville was combining corn and fell into a big hole. He thought it was a badger hole until a big black paw came out. Pretty soon a head appeared. They knew for sure it was no badger. He wasn't very happy either. He was 300 pounds. |
Example #2:
Email contributed by Julie C., Nov. 21 2006:
| Subject: FW: Bear - Washburn, IL How bizarre! This bear was found 8.5 miles north of Washburn Illinois. It is just North of Peoria. Mason Shirley sent him this email. His dad, Greg Shirley farms in the Washburn area. Greg's neighbor is the farmer. Check out the pictures My neighbor last Friday got this bear with the combine a half mile north of me. The combine was stuck, and the den hole was 5 feet deep. The bear was trying to dig out from under the wheel but could not get out, the DNR told? them to shoot it. It dressed out 287 pounds, and was a male. |
Example #3:
Email contributed by Doug U., Nov. 26, 2006:
| This happened down near Decatur/Taylorville this farming season. Just thought Id share with ya all. : ) My neighbor last Friday got this bear with the combine a half mile north of me. The combine was stuck, and the den hole was 5 feet deep. The bear was trying to dig out from under the wheel but could not get out, the DNR told them to shoot it. It dressed out 287 pounds, and was a male. Troy got a bear with the combine. He was combining our corn over at Measners field and fell into a big hole. He thought it was a badger hole until a big black paw came out. Pretty soon a head appeared. They knew for sure it was no badger. He wasn't very happy either. He was 300 pounds. |
Example #4:
Email contributed by P.J., Dec. 9, 2006:
| Subject: FW: Combine Bear This is in IL....read everything This is pretty interesting. A co-worker of mine is from the Decatur area and someone who knows this farmer sent it to her. Pretty crazy to think there was a bear that size here in Illinois. Not what you expect to see when you are combining... Check out these pictures from IL - and you wonder why some of your CCS's don't like to scout fields. As you will see there is more than corn in them there fields Got this from my friend Tim, a fellow FB Manager. Am assuming this happened either in the Decatur area or in Taylorville area where he's originally from. Pretty interesting. My neighbor last Friday got this bear with the combine a half mile north of me. The combine was stuck, and the den hole was 5 feet deep. The bear was trying to dig out from under the wheel but could not get out, the DNR told them to shoot it. It dressed out 287 pounds, and was a male. Garry Troy got a bear with the combine. He was combining our corn over at Measners field and fell into a big hole. He thought it was a badger hole until a big black paw came out. Pretty soon a head appeared. They knew for sure it was no badger. He wasn't very happy either. He was 300 pounds. |
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