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Nearly 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt, went on a bear
hunt. He enjoyed nature and being out in the woods where animals lived.
Because he was the President of the United States,the people organizing
the hunt wanted to make sure the hunt was successful. But after 3 days of
walking and climbing and riding,no bears were found. Now what? The
President's bear hunt would be a failure!The next day the hunt guide and
his hunting dogs finally found an old bear.The dogs and guide followed the
bear for quite a distance until the bear was very, very tired. The dogs
attacked and injured the old bear. The guides tied the bear to a tree and
called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot! President
Roosevelt looked at the poor old bear and said "no!" No one would shoot
this old bear for sport. That would not be right. However, the bear was
injured and suffering. President Roosevelt ordered that the bear be put
down to end its pain. |
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| A political cartoonist by the name of Clifford
Berryman heard this story. A political cartoonist draws about current
events in the news. Mr. Berryman drew a cartoon showing how President
Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear while hunting in
Mississippi. |
Preserving the memory of Theodore Roosevelt; Father, Rough Rider,
Conservationist, Naturalist, Badlands Rancher, and Republican/Bull Moose
Progressive statesman whose policies and accomplishments included the
crafting the Square Deal, sending out the Great White Fleet, endorsing Big
Stick Diplomacy, successfully preserving what is now thousands of acres of
national park land including the Grand Canyon, winning the Nobel Peace
Prize as well as the Medal of Honor and inspiring the creation of the
teddy bear. |
If you look at the first cartoon that was printed
about the President's bear hunt you see Theodore Roosevelt in the front.
In the back is the guide with a bear tied on a leash. Notice that the
guide and the bear are about the same size, suggesting a grown
bear. |