Grizzly Adams

[musketman]

Anyone recall seeing him shoot, or even carry a muzzleloader?

Now here is:

The famed hunter James Capen Adams and his pet grizzly Ben Franklin, as portrayed by Charles Nahl. Few Californians maintained Adams's complex and imaginative relationship with bears, preferring simply to slaughter them for food or sport. "The California Grizzly," remarked a writer for Hutchings' California Magazine in 1858, "is exceedingly ferocious, and powerful; and unless treated to a deadly bullet, it is a hard customer to manage in an encounter." From Theodore H. Hittell, The Adventures of James Capen Adams, Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter of California (1860). California Historical Society, FN-30962.

 

[Rebel]

In the very first episode, when he was just going into the mountains, he had a rifle. Never saw him use it though. After that, i don't think i ever recall him carrying one. But then my memory ain't what it used to be either.

 

[Slowpoke]

Whose favorite character was old #7.

 

[Zonie]

I always thought Grizzly Adams was just another nice TV show to show all of us ignorant gun people and all of those even more ignorant city folks how easy it is to just live with the wildlife as one big happy family.

Why even the ferocious Grizzly Bear is just a big cuddly old Pooh Bear!
What on earth would Adams need or even want a gun for???

I must admit though, I didn't watch more than about 20 minutes of the show before I felt ill so I left and didn't go back for more.

 

[Gary]

Why, all critters include mankind are one big happy family. The episode they didn't show was how the Griz reminded Grizzly Adams how easily man can be toppled from the top of the food chain. It's the one that shows a fat Griz going into hibernation. :blah:

 

[Trina]

dunno bout the gun but sure did like the song at the beginning of the show.