Last spring, Jim Richards of Blue Horse Outfitters, sent me a photograph and short caption of the bear he took that he affectionately called, “Old Three Toes”. Below is the short story and the photograph followed by a recent photo of the bear upon delivery back to Jim after it had been done in a full mount.
Tom,
This is old three toes. He is kind of notorious here in the little snake river where he has done his share of killing sheep and I’m sure quite a few fawns and calf elk. I personally have been after this guy for several years. For the most part he has always been nocturnal but I think his age may have caused his demise Friday the 14th of May at 6:00p.m. he was crossing a small creek and heading east into some dark timber when he finally gave me the first ever chance for a shot. If you look close at his left front you will see he has only three toes. Weighed 425 pds and green scored 21″. His teeth were worn down quite a lot and one K 9 broken off and several scars from fights with rivals. Fish and Game estimates 12-15 years old.
Jim Richards photo
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Tom Remington
