Tag Archives: Grizzly Bears

Last California Grizzlies Seen In Santa Barbara National Forest? (1926)

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Jack Elliott

“As a result of his 1903 visit to California, Roosevelt was to create the Santa Barbara National Forest out of the Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserves. This was the land that McKinley had set aside on March 2, … Continue reading →

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Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Sport of Roping Grizzlies (1911)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jack Elliott

This post is the fourth and final entry in a series: First: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: A California Blood Sport (1800s) Second: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Recollections of Jacinto Damien Reyes (1880) Third: Gladiator Games of Bulls and … Continue reading →

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