Bears are in Katmai National Park, Alaska . It is an annual competition with several rounds of voting. 12 bears are in the bracket. Images are of the bears after they emerge from hibernation and then later in September after they have bulked up.
A requirement is that bear participants must fish the Brooks Falls area for salmon. One bear, 480 Otis, once caught and ate 42 salmon in one sitting. Each fish averaged about 5 lbs. He munched down over 100,000 calories and possibly 200,000 in one meal!
Who is your favorite?
https://explore.org/meet-the-bears
Holly is my favorite.
909's Yearling won this year's Junior Competition and won a spot in the Big Bear Bracket.
