Troy Hurtubise - Wikipedia
Troy James Hurtubise (November 23, 1963 – June 17, 2018) was a Canadian inventor, entrepreneur and conservationist, noted for creating the Ursus series of bear suits which showed the Ursus Mark VI in the 1996 film Project Grizzly directed by Peter Lynch for the National Film Board of Canada.
Wyo Biologists Say Grizzly-Proof Suit Probably ... - Cowboy State …
Dec 16, 2022 · A man who survived being shot, impaled, and hit by a moving truck all while wearing a 150-pound grizzly-proof suit -- which he invented -- never lived to…
The Man Who Built A Suit To Fight Bears Showed Us How We Should Live - VICE
Jun 26, 2018 · Hurtubise was a man who spent his life trying to perfect a “grizzly-proof suit” and he was willing to put himself through hell to accomplish his goal. His journey towards that invention (and...
The Grizzly Attack Survivor Who Had Himself Beaten, Hit by a …
Sep 15, 2022 · The story is almost too good to be true: In the 1980s, a middle-aged Canadian man decided to spend his entire life savings on building an indestructible suit that he could wear into battle against a wild grizzly bear.
Project Grizzly (film) - Wikipedia
After a dangerous but victimless encounter with a giant grizzly bear during a camping trip in 1984, North Bay, Ontario resident Troy Hurtubise is inspired to research the species up close. [2] [3] A scrap-metal merchant, Hurtubise builds a space suit-like "grizzly-proof" suit of armour inspired by the film RoboCop, which he calls "Ursus Mark VI ...
Remembering the grizzly bear obsessed Troy Hurtubise and his infamous suit
Jun 28, 2022 · Troy Hurtubise and his “Ursus Mark VIII” bear protection suit. The suit was the last of his many suit designs over the years. The suit currently is in a hock shop in North Bay.
Bear-proof suit: it's the outside that counts | CBC News
Dec 11, 2001 · An unconventional animal behaviourist has tested his bear-proof suit against a pair of giant brown bears.
Building a Bear-Proof Suit - Mental Floss
Jan 9, 2014 · Canadian inventor Troy Hurtubise has gone bankrupt developing grizzly-proof suits. Now, he claims he can cure cancer. A lesson on the perils of backyard ingenuity.
Troy Invented the Bear Suit - Medium
Sep 3, 2020 · Hurtubise is most commonly known for his bear suit. His obsession with bears began on August 4, 1984. That’s when, at twenty years old, he narrowly escaped a skirmish with a grizzly bear (he...
Bear-proof suit scares off grizzly - New Scientist
Dec 10, 2001 · Hurtubise donned the suit and squared up to a 145-kilogram (320-pound) female grizzly last week but the bear just found it too weird. When confronted by Hurtubise in the Ursus Mark VI suit,...
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