This is the king bear at Brooks Falls in Katmai NP. He boke his jaw in a fight three years ago but still rules the falls and the other bears give him plenty of space.
Bruce

Bruce,

Nice shot! There's really no place like Katmai for brown bear photography.

Dave

Dave Bachrach wrote:
Bruce,

Nice shot! There's really no place like Katmai for brown bear photography.

Dave
Thanks Dave, No place like it. Bruce

That's a cool portrait Bruce! crazy to think he survives w a jaw like that!

It's those between meal treats Nice one, Bruce!

Snagle tooth and it looks like he has a crazy eye too!! I'd give him plenty of room also

What a character Easy to see why he commands all he surveys, WoW! that's a biiiig Bear

Tom

I'd love to see that x-ray!

Terrific shot Bruce.
Dan

That's one messed up jaw, feel sorry for the fella, then again it's life.
Well captured shot Bruce!

Nicely done Bruce! That is on tough looking character

Tim

Nello Milanese wrote:
That's a cool portrait Bruce! crazy to think he survives w a jaw like that!
Thanks Nello, he seems to survive quite nicely. bruce

trenchmonkey wrote:
It's those between meal treats Nice one, Bruce!
Some of those treats might be some other bears ear. Bruce

90 5.0 wrote:
Snagle tooth and it looks like he has a crazy eye too!! I'd give him plenty of room also
It is very interesting to see the reaction of the smaller bears when they smell him coming. Bruce

Thomas Sanders wrote:
What a character Easy to see why he commands all he surveys, WoW! that's a biiiig Bear


Tom
Big and bad, Bruce

squareeyez wrote:
I'd love to see that x-ray!
You must be a dentist. Seeing $$$$. Bruce

danjacquitaylo wrote:
Terrific shot Bruce.
Dan
Thanks Dan, Bruce

Migara wrote:
That's one messed up jaw, feel sorry for the fella, then again it's life.
Well captured shot Bruce!
Thanks Miagra, I think he has messed up a few other bears in his lifetime. Bruce

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nicely done Bruce! That is on tough looking character

Tim
Thanks Tim, He is tough indeed.
Bruce

Great pic Bruce.
You really captured his character!
Martin

Wow - Bruce. Tells quite a story. Thanks for sharing.

That looks like one badass bear. Perhaps you've captured his essence very well here.

Thanks for sharing!

Excellent shot Bruce, 3 years with a jaw like that, tough Bear.


Carl

That's a beauty Bruce - he's a big boy!
Well captured.
David

That's one grizzled looking bear, he's quite a character, neat shot.