Picture of a Cooey single shot .22 which I restored; similar to the one Bella Twin shot a record Grizzly with in 1953 with seven .22 Longs.

Okay, I have to ask. All seven shots appear to be in the skull, and tightly grouped. Perhaps a trapped bear near death? I would like to hear the full story. Is there a reference?

Having lived my whole life in grizzly country, I have always kept this lady in mind while listening to some newcomer expound what large gun is needed for bear protection. Another story, one I don't remember the source , was related by some outdoor writer on a hunt in Alaska and everybody (out of state hunters) was sitting around debating the best rifle for the outback of Alaska. Finally somebody asked the old Indian guide (who packed something like a 22 Hornet or 25/20) what he thought was the best gun. "Got any gun, got good gun." was his answer.
moral of the stories is, "It's still 90% Indian and 10% bow and arrow."
Here is a link to Bella's story;
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I learned of Bella Twin's Grizzly kill from her granddaughter.
She was my Cook for my aboriginal wildfire crew on a Slave Lake  forest fire in 1982. 
She was extremely proud of her grandmother who passed on her Cree ways and I continue to bring forward her remarkable story for those who may not have heard of it.

The Grizzly Bears of the Swan Hills are some of the largest because they are considered hybrids of the Rocky Mountain Grizzly and the larger Plains Grizzly which are now extinct.

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I had one of these large Grizzlies chase and kill a moose fifty yards from my tree planters and then snarled as it drug the moose back to the tree line.
For some reason the tree planters quit on me.

But a 32-40 is not enough to hunt a deer with, eh?
Must have something to do with the skill of the hunter.

Jack O'Connor wrote of an Alaskan Game Warden named Hosea Farber (iirc) who told of Native American hunters who routinely shot Griz with a 22 Hornet or even 22lr.  Somehow, they were able to run the bear down with dogs, then get the bear to chase the hunter up a tree, which the bear was too heavy to climb.  They would then shoot the bear in the skull and throat which caused it to eventually bleed out.
He also discussed how many hunters never returned after trying this...

Me, I'm insecure about hunting things that include me on their prey item list.  As Robert Ruark wrote, "Use Enough Gun...".

Rich

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do ! Looks like that lady held her cool and did what she had to do . Impressive self control !

I have heard of that story pretty interesting to me I read about it when I was a kid and outdoor life I think it was. I had an uncle who lived in Alaska in the 1950s or early 60s he took a grizzly bear with a bow and arrow he was pretty proud of that fact I think he was crazy.