Adult Male
Year First Identified: 2009 as 2.5 year-old subadult; 2007 year of birth
Year Last Observed: 2023
Offspring Of: 818
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: 151 Walker was successfully darted in 2016 by Ranger Michael Saxton for the genetics study. There were no attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 151 Walker in 2017 by Ranger Michael Saxton.
Identification:[]
2015 Bears of Brooks River book: 151 is a small, young adult with a lanky body. His coat is uniformly brown, even in July. He has upright and wide-set ears, a distinctly upturned and skinny muzzle, and large dark eye rings.
2017 Bears of Brooks River book: 151 is a medium-sized, young adult with a lanky body. His coat is uniformly brown, even in July. He has upright and wide-set ears, a distinctly upturned and skinny muzzle, and large dark eye rings.
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
2015 Bears of Brooks River book: 151 is a young adult male who will regularly visit Brooks Falls in July and fishes at the cut bank and lower Brooks River in the fall. However, like all bears his age, he is regularly displaced by more dominant bears at their preferred fishing locations.
2017 Bears of Brooks River book: 151 is a young adult male who will regularly visit Brooks Falls in July and fishes at the cut bank and lower Brooks River in the fall. As a young adult, 151 is sometimes displaced from his preferred fishing spots. However, he has grown significantly in recent years. During 2016 he was displaced less often and was seen displaying dominance over other, younger bears more often than in previous years.
151 is a particularly playful bear. He has been observed playing extensively with #503, #289, #32, and others. Bears hone survival skills by engaging in play. Play-fighting can improve the strength, speed, coordination, and muscle-memory needed during real fights for survival with other bears.
Life History:[]
2007:[]
151 Walker was a spring cub with 818 (mother) and 152 littermate.
2008:[]
July 2008:[]
2008.07.25:
Could this be 151 Walker as a yearling with 818 and 152 in this photo by Jim Chagares? Ranger Jeanne has some extremely similar photos in her album linked below.
Ranger Jeanne's flickr album of 818 with her 2 yearlings 151 Walker and 152 taken on July 25, 2008.
2009:[]
151 was initially classified as an independent 2.5 year-old subadult in 2009.
2010:[]
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2011:[]
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2012:[]
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2013:[]
July 2013:[]
2013.07.14: Former KNP&P ranger, Aaron Camire has this July 14, 2014 photo labeled as 151 Walker.
2014: 7.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
Young adults, like 151, are consistently challenged by older, larger, and more dominant bears. This is a fact of life in the bear world. The most dominant bears are the least likely to yield space or food while less dominant, younger bears are the most likely to yield. The hierarchy of bears at Brooks River changes every year, however. 151 may not be very dominant now, but neither was 747 or 856 (two of Brooks River’s most dominant bears) at his age. Young adulthood can be difficult and challenging for bears.
2014 season:[]
2014.??.??: Dr Arif Herekar captured video of 151 Walker and 89 Backpack fishing near each other on the lower river in 2014. 151 Walker is the darker of the 2 bears.
July 2014:[]
2014.07.07: Park visitor Randy Harris captured photos of 151 Walker during his trip to Brooks Camp: Photo #1 , Photo #2 (please note: Randy has other 151 photos in the album, need to get and add links)
September 2014:[]
2015: 8.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
151 Walker was included in the adult males section of the 2015 Bears of Brooks River book on page 56:
2015 Season:[]
2015.0?.??: 151 Walker catches a fish video by Tina Crowe:
2015.??.??: Morning Dew Photography (Amanda Mortimer) captured two 2015 photos of 151 Walker, #1 and #2.
May 2015:[]
2015.05.17: 151 Walker courting 284 "Electra" video by Mike Fitz. Mike shares this information about the video:
"I encountered two pairs of courting brown bears on Dumpling Mountain in Katmai National Park on May 17, 2015. The two were young adult bears, previously identified at Brooks River as 151 Walker and 284. In the second pair, 854 Divot was courted by 634 Popeye."
July 2015:[]
2015.07.??: 151 Walker catches a fish in the riffles video by park visitor, Tina Crowe.:
2015.07.05: 89 Backpack (left) and 151 Walker (right) playfight photo by Mike Fitz.
2015.07.08: 151 Walker photo by Dennis Stogsdill, 7/8/2015.
2015.07.11: 151 Walker photo by cam viewer and park visitor BabyPeas. Baby peas shared two additional photos of 151 Walker on 3/20/2022, #1, 151 Walker (near) and 755 Scare D Bear (far) and #2. "Here is 151 Walker in his scrappier days. While visiting Brooks falls we even watched him get displaced by 755 Scare D Bear here in these pictures from July 2015."
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2015.07.20: 856 and 151 Walker interaction video by Martina:
August 2015:[]
2015.08.17: 151 Walker video by Rose:
September 2015:[]
2023.09.??: 151 Walker September 2015 NPS photo 2016 Bears of Brooks River book page 66:
2015.09.?? (4th - 7th?): Park visitor, Helmut Bahr captured footage up near Lake Brooks of 151 Walker playing with dependent 2.5 year-old adopted male cub 503 Cubadult with 435 Holly and 719 in close proximity at 9:06 into this video Other bears seen in the video include 879, 410, 402 with her 4 spring cubs (811 & 812 are believed to be two of them), :
2015.09.13: 8 year old 151 Walker can be seen playing on the lower river with 503, a 2.5 year old on 9/13/2015, video by Victoria White. Note: 503 was still an adopted dependent cub of 435 Holly. 435 Holly and her yearling, now known as 719, can be observed swimming over towards 151 and 503 at 2:08 and are very tolerant of the situation.
2015.09.19: 151 Walker and 89 Backpack playing in this video by Peter Photogram. Please note: There is no known relation between 89 Backpack and 151 Walker at this time. 89 Backpack and 151 Walker were both classified as adult males at the time this footage was captured.:
2015.09.20: 8 year old 151 Walker plays with 2.5 year old 503 in this 9/20/2015 video by Victoria White. Note that 503 was still a dependent, adopted cub of 435 Holly at the time.
2015.09.21: 151 Walker playing with 503 Cubadult with 435 Holly and her yearling (719) in close proximity video by Martina:
October 2015:[]
2015.10.03: 151 Walker video by Cog Collins:
2015.10.13: 151 Walker walking around 83 Wayne Brother video by Mickey Williams:
2015.10.15: 151 Walker video by Mickey Williams:
2015.10.18: 16:42: 151 Walker video by Mickey Williams:
17:08: 151 Walker displaced video by Mickey Williams:
2015.10.19 16:09: 151 Walker video by Mickey Williams:
2015.10.20:
11:41: 151 Walker eating up the hill video by Mickey Williams:
16:43: 151 Walker and 289 video by Mickey Williams:
2015.10.24: 151 Walker in the office video by Mickey Williams:
2015.10.26: 151 Walker video by Mickey Williams:
2016: 9.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
151 Walker was included in the adult males section of the 2016 Bears of Brooks River book on page 66:
2016 Season:[]
Martina created this 2016 season video of 151 Walker.:
Olddude shared two 2016 snapshots of 151 Walker on 5/9/2021, #1 and #2.
PrasitPhoto posted this 2016 video of 151 Walker eating salmon in the far pool on 9/13/2016. The exact date of the footage is unknown.
June 2016:[]
2016.06.??: 151 Walker June 2016 NPS photo from the 2017 Bears of Brooks River book, page 70:
2016.06.16: 151 Walker is the 1st bear seen on the Explore.org live cams for the 2016 season. 151 Walker was seen entering Brooks Fall during explore.org setup of cams for the 2016 Katmai Brown Bear season. video by Jusywho:
Ned Awty's 6/16/2016 photo of 151 Walker .
2016.06.23: 151 Walker and the tree video by Ratna:
151 Walker hiding video by Ratna:
June/July 2016:[]
Ranger Scott Chandler captured photos of 151 Walker in June and July 2016 . Photo #1 , Photo #2 , Photo #3 , Photo #4 , Photo #5 , Photo #6 , Photo #7 , Photo #8 , Photo #9 , Photo #10 , Photo #11 , Photo #12 , Photo #13 , Photo #14 , Photo #15 , Photo #16 , and Photo #17 .
July 2016:[]
2016.07.??: Brooks Camp visitor Keith Crowley captured images of 151 in July 2016.151 (front) is seen in the riffles with 274 Overflow (back), photo #22. 151 is alone in photo#48. 289 and 151 Walker are observed mating in photos #9 and #72.
2016.07.02: 151 Walker photo by Mike Fitz.
151 Walker (near) and 289 (far) photo by Mike Fitz.
2016.07.08 13:44: 151 Walker mating with 289 video by Mickey Williams:
2016.07.09: 151 Walker mating with 289 photo by Mike Fitz. 151 Walker and 274 Overflow photo by Mike Fitz.
2016.07.10: Photographer Mark Kostich shared this 7/10/2016 photo of 151 Walker and this 7/10/2016 photo of 151 Walker mating with 289 in chat in October, 2020. Mark commented:
"Hello my friends! I have another bear that I am trying to identify; please. Both images of this male were taken on July, 10th 2016. Both images were taken near the Riffles platform. In the 1st image, the male makes eye contact with me and gives me a huff from across the river. Later, he is mating with an unknown female. Any ideas who this muscular male is?? Thanks in advance for any help!!
I am often asked, what is the biggest difference between watching the cams, and seeing the bears in person; besides the obvious answer of just being there. I would say that without a doubt, the biggest difference is that when you are there, the bear often watch you, and sometimes take an interest in what you are doing."
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Permission to post any photos he posts in chat on the Wiki, must say "copyright © Mark Kostich on the photo."
151 Walker high grading video by Mickey Williams:
2016.07.16 - 2016.07.21: Cam viewer and park visitor Truman Everts captured these photos of 151 Walker on his trip to Brooks Camp: Photo #1 , Photo #2 , Photo #3 , and Photo #4 .
2016.07.19: Cam viewer and park visitor Truman Everts captured these photos of 151 Walker on his trip to Brooks Camp: Photo #1 & Photo #2
August 2016:[]
2016.08.13: Chris Brinkman's 8/13/2016 photo of 151 Walker in the riffles.
2016.08.04: 12gizmo16 captured 151 Walker sliding down the falls in this 8/4/2016 video.
2016.08.30: 151 Walker and 68 video by David S.
September 2016:[]
2016.09.01: 12:30: 151 Walker's interaction with 480 Otis video by Mickey Williams:
151 Walker and 480 Otis video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2016.09.05: 151 Walker and 480 Otis interaction video by David S.
Explore Recorder video footage of the same 151 Walker & 480 Otis interaction begins at approximately 28:18 of this video.
2016.09.08: 151 Walker plays with 503 Cubadult at Brooks Falls, 9/8/2016 video by David S.
2016.09.09: 151 Walker on island downriver of falls video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
151 Walker and 503 Cubadult video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2016.09.11: 151 Walker with 480 Otis and who(?) video by Ratna.
2016.09.14: Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared this 9/14/2016 photo of 151 Walker on 3/20/2022. "151 Walker standing on the island at the falls. Walker was smaller and the island was a lot bigger back then. Photo was taken by me on 9/14/16." Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/14/2016 photo of 151 Walker (left) and 503 (right) on 5/14/2023. "503 and 151 Walker. I miss the bromance and entertaining play sessions between these two!"
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Shanta created these September 14, 2016 gifs (#1, #2 & #3) of 480 Otis and 151 Walker (p 08/18/23 18:49):
2016.09.17: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult playing video by Melissa Freels:
2016.09.18: Taha Raja's 9/18/2016 photo of 151 Walker in the far pool.
2016.09.27: 12:46: 151 Walker close-up video by Mickey Williams.
151 Walker video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
October 2016:[]
2016.10.03: Stacy Phillips 10/3/2016 photo of 151 Walker (near) and 68 (far) in the far pool.
2016.10.11: 151 Walker video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017: 10.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
151 Walker was included in the adult males section of the 2017 Bears of Brooks River book on page 70:
2017 Season: []
2017.??.??: GreenRiver created this video of 151 Walker from the 2017 season:
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 151 Walker from the 2017 season.
2017.0?.??: Sometime in 2017, park visitor Vrishab Kakade captured 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult playing at the 9:42 mark into this video :
2017.??.??: Amalia G (aka Mocha) shared and gave permission to post this 2017 photo of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020.
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2017.??.??: Sometime in early season 2017, Jon Rayeski captured 801 with 151 Walker at approximately 2:33 into this video :
Cam viewer bearly shared photos of 151 Walker and 801 play fighting, possibly at the same time as Jon Rayeski's 2017 video (above). Bearly posted these 2017 photos: #1, 151 Walker and #2, 801 (far) and 151 Walker (near). Bearly posted these photos: #3, 151 Walker (left) and 801 (right) and #4, 801.
July 2017:[]
Park visitor and cam viewer, Scammin shared these two July 2017 photos (#1 & #2 ) of 151 Walker from his trip to Brooks Camp with Justducky.
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2017.07.03: 151 Walker and 51 Diver Junior interaction video by Rossetro:
2017.07.07: Truman Everts shared 2 photos of 151 Walker in chat on 8/22/2020, #1 and #2.
151 Walker is seen in the beginning of this 7/7/2017 Explore Recorder video at about the same time as Truman Everts above photos.
2017.07.15: 151 Walker gets "Grazered" by 128 Grazer video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
09:17: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult video by Mickey Williams:
2017.07.16: 151 Walker interaction with 505 video by Victoria White:
151 Walker and 273 get grazered by 128 Grazer with her 3 yearlings in tow video by Erum Chad (aka Erie).:
In this 7/16/2017 video by Lynn Gulbransen, 505 and 151 Walker have a nasty dispute in the far pool.
2017.07.17: 480 Otis bluff charges 151 Walker video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.07.21:
10:25: 151 Walker gets "Grazered" by 128 Grazer video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA):
151 Walker gets "Grazered" by 128 Grazer, 7/21/2017 video by Rockatte Bears.
Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor ElaineDE shared and gave permission to post 7/21/2017 photos of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020, #1 and #2. ElaineDE shared 7/21/2017 photos of 151 Walker in chat on 5/18/2020, #1 and #2.
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2017.07.22: Scammin shared a 7/22/2017 photo of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020.
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2017.07.23: 151 Walker fishing the lip, 7/23/2017 video by Scammin.
2017.07.27: 151 Walker and 480 Otis greeting below the falls video by angrboda:
August 2017:[]
2017.08.11: 151 Walker and 755 Scare D Bear play fight, 8/11/2017 video by Casper Pike.
2017.08.15: Kcanada explains this 8/15/2017 Explore Recorder video on Mother's Day, 5/9/2021. "You can’t have Walker Day also being Mother’s Day and not talk about his fraught relationship with 128. This explore recording from 2017 is set to start playing at 17:42 but if you back up further to about 16:30 you can see 151 and 503 playing, and then are distracted looking downriver (at 17:42). They both start to move away, but clever 503 takes off first showing that it doesn’t pay to lollygag. The next thing you see is Walker at a run, and all is explained when Grazer comes charging behind."
2017.08.16: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
151 Walker video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
151 Walker, 503 Cubadult, and 755 Scare D. Bear video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.08.19: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult playing video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.08.20: 151 Walker by fallen log video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2017.08.26: 755 Scare D Bear and 151 Walker play fight, 8/26/2017 video by Casper Pike.
September 2017:[]
2017.09.??: Leslie Zane (aka lesleezee) captured 151 Walker (right) and 503 (left) play fighting in this video titled "151 headlocks 503, September 2017."
2017.09.06: 151 Walker and 474 were observed and photographed by Melissa Freels during her trip to Brooks Camp. Melissa shared the following information about her observations of the interaction between 151 Walker and 474 on September 6, 2017 :
"When we were at Brooks, we witnessed a fight between 151 Walker and another bear. I was not familiar with 474, so it wasn't until I went on the chat that I realized who the other bear was. Here are a couple of pics. I think the height/amount of the water demonstrates how much force is used--vs. the small splashes of play fighting. 474 seems to have calmed down since his first week at the falls."
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Ratna Narayan captured video of a "Bromance" between 503 and 151 Walker on 9/6/2017.
Cruiser's 9/6/2017 snapshot collage of 151 Walker and 503 play fighting. "When they were still buddies."
2017.09.10: 151 Walker slips off the lip of the falls into the jacuzzi where 32 Chunk is fishing video by Anna-Marie (aka CamOp Scout):
Video by Ratna with real-time and slow motion versions:
2017.09.12:
151 Walker and 480 Otis video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
18:57: 151 Walker and 480 Otis video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA):
2017.09.13: 151 Walker appears in this 747 video by Cheryl B.:
2017.09.18: Handsome 151 Walker sitting above the falls, 9/18/2017 video by Ratna Narayan.
2017.09.23: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult play fighting video by Ratna:
2017.09.30: 480 Otis slowly departs the river with 151 Walker in close proximity video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2018: 11.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
2018 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 151 Walker during the 2018 season:
GreenRiver's 2018 Bearcam Trailer "Beneath a Northern Sky" which features 151 Walker and 503.
Cam viewer JG captured these 19 snapshots of 151 Walker during the 2018 season. Cam viewer, Olddude captured these snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 151 Walker during the 2018 season. Cam viewer, CarolineB created this painting and captured these snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 151 Walker during the 2018 season.:
Volunteer-In-Park (VIP) and cam viewer, Stacey shared a few stories about 151 Walker from her 2018 season volunteering experience at Brooks Camp:
"Hi, everyone --
I was away from the computer yesterday and missed the celebration of 151 Walker!
Here are a couple of quick 151 stories.
1) 151 Walker was the first bear I saw in Brooks River.
It was late June, so there weren't a lot of guests in the park -- and there weren't a lot of bears, either!
I went out to the Riffles Platform around 8 a.m.
I was the only one there -- and there was just one bear in the river.
My first thought: "That's a really big bear!"
My second thought -- based on the ringed eyes, the Mickey Mouse ears, and the location in the Riffles: "That's 151 Walker!"
When I see 151 on the cams, I always think of him as a smaller bear -- because next to 480, or 747, or some of the other big males at the falls, he looks kind of junior.
But when I saw him sitting there in the water -- the first bear I'd seen in the river -- he really has SUBSTANCE to him.
2) Early in July, on a very crowded day, I was working at the Falls platform.
One of the bigger bears -- 856, maybe, or 747, had been courting 128 for a LONG time. She was NOT INTERESTED, and so she treed herself high up in a tall tree behind the BF platform.
When she came down, she walked down to the Riffles, and soon after went into the woods w/151 Walker.
He does have a way w/the ladies!
3) We saw 151 Walker in the river a lot.
Once, I was talking w/a guest about 151, and I said, "He's quite popular with the ladies."
"Do you mean with humans?" she said. "Or with bears?"
"Both," I replied....
And those are my stories of 151 Walker, an amiable, omnipresent bear.."
June 2018:[]
2018.06.??: Park visitor and cam viewer, Melissa Freels shared these June 2016 photos of 151 Walker and 708 Amelia: #1 708 Amelia following 151 Walker on Valley Road & #2 151 Walker following 708 Amelia on Valley Road .:
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2018.06.??: Lesleezee shared this photo of 708 Amelia and 151 Walker by the walkway near the tree house in June 2018 at Brooks falls. 151 came up to the falls with 719 and left with 708!
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2018.06.01 Approximately 17:00: Ranger Russ observed and photographed 151 Walker in the lower river. On June 2, 2018 at 09:51 Ranger Russ shared the news and photograph with cam viewers. KNP&P's June 3, 2018 08:59 Facebook post updated that 151 Walker was firmly identified as the bear Ranger Russ observed on June 1, 2018 at approximately 17:00.
2018.06.21: Sunny ccaptured this snapshot of 151 Walker:
2018.06.25: 747 chases off 151 Walker video by Cruiser.:
747 runs 151 away from the falls video by Ratna:
2018.06.28: On the morning of June 28, 2018, 151 Walker and 708 Amelia were observed on the lower river...courting?
Cam viewer, Olddude captured these snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 151 Walker with 708 Amelia. Cam viewer, Caroline captured this snapshot of 151 Walker and 708 Amelia. Cam viewer Xander-Sage-2 created this gif of 151 Walker and 708 Amelia. Bookmom shared this snapshot of 151 Walker and 708 Amelia (p 02/09/2020 06:09 ).:
151 Walker with 708 Amelia video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context. Ranger Russ ID the female bear as 409 Beadnose but later stated in the comments that this is indeed 708 Amelia.:
151 Walker with 708 Amelia video by Cruiser:
15:16: Ranger Russ Taylor's June 28, 2018 15:16 comment : "Ranger Russ here, this morning I misidentified 708 as being 409. I had watched 409 so much earlier this summer that I started to see her everywhere. I looked at your photographs from this morning, and mine, and y’all were right, that was 708 with 151 this morning." Ranger Russ also shared these 4 photographs of 151 Walker and 708 Amelia from this morning. Photo #1 , #2 , #3 , & #4 .:
Volunteer-in-park, Stacey shared her 151 Walker & 708 Amelia story (p 02/09/2020 05:37 ).:
"Here is a 708 Amelia story (kind of):
It was late June 2018, my second day (I think) volunteering at Brooks Camp.
I was receiving an informal orientation before my actual volunteer service began, and I was with a group of people, including a ranger, standing at the Corner, on the Brooks Lodge side of the bridge.
KNPP had the floating bridge at that time, and the bridge was closed, because the two bears above -- 151 Walker and 708 Amelia -- were canoodling near the LR platform. Viewers on the LR platform were transfixed -- we could see lots of cameras pointed at the two lovebirds. But we couldn't see the encounter itself.
On our side of the bridge, we waited patiently for the bear jam to end, and gazed across the river, trying to catch a glimpse of the two adorable canoodlers.
Suddenly, just a few feet behind me, I heard a loud "huff." And at the same time, the ranger's radio crackled, "Corner!"
The ranger on the LR platform was radio-ing because they'd spotted a bear at the Corner -- just as the bear arrived and huffed loudly to announce its presence.
I looked over my shoulder, and there the bear was -- maybe 3-5 feet away from me and the human group.
This was my first real encounter with a bear, and the ranger we were with was excellent.
"Okay," he said calmly, "I want you all to move behind me."
We shuffled smoothly and quickly away from the bear and behind the ranger.
"And now we're going to move away from the bear," he said, and moved us 50 yards down the campground trail, away from Corner, and toward the lodge.
The bear followed, about 25 yards behind the group.
"So now we're going to step off the trail," the ranger said, calmly reminding us of the instructions we'd learned in bear orientation.
We moved off the trail, and the bear walked past.
"I know you all think this is a good time for cell phone pictures," the ranger said, "but it's really not."
The visitors smiled sheepishly and pocketed their phones.
I've always wondered who the bear was! Was it 708 Amelia, who may have swum across the river after her romantic encounter w/151 Walker? Or was it another bear, who either swam across the river or who came up through the trees between Corner and the Point?
I'll likely never know. But I've always been so impressed w/the ranger's calm, by-the-book handling of the situation, which I've tried to use as a model ever since.
And that's my story of 708 Amelia -- or really, the story of what was happening on the other side of the bridge at the same time that 708 and 151 were canoodling at LR."
July 2018:[]
2018.07.??: Park visitor, Mike Weagley captured this July 2018 video that includes: 171 sitting on the log at 0:41, 151 Walker at 0:55, 854 Divot at 1:02, and 504 at 2:02. We are uncertain of the ID of the sow in the beginning of this video.:
2018.07.01: 151 Walker photo by Mike Fitz (from KNP&P's October 3, 2018 tweet )
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2018.07.07: NWBearLove92 shared a 7/7/2018 photo of 151 Walker sitting in the riffles with 89 Backpack standing behind him on 4/8/2020.
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2018.07.09: 151 Walker on 7/9/2018, video by Lani H.
2018.07.17: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult video by LaniH:
2018.07.18: 151 Walker and 503 play in the jacuzzi, 7/18/2018 video by mckate.
2018.07.20: Mckate captured 7/20/2018 video of 151 Walker fishing the lip.
2018.07.22: 151 Walker blunders into 854 Divot, 7/22/2018 video by mckate.
2018.07.25: Mckate captured 7/25/2018 video of 151 Walker sitting up and begging from 409 Beadnose. "Walker was in rare form tonight splashing 480 Otis, locking horns with 854 Divot (again), and getting booted from the office by 755 Scare D. He then got in a tussle on the lip with 409 Beady, so she seemed happy to give him her scraps to keep him pacified."
2018.07.27: 151 Walker gets chased off the lip by 128 Grazer into the open paws of 854 Divot video by LaniH:
2018.07.29: 151 Walker shows his fishing skills on the lip, 7/29/2018 video by flyer 7474.
Mckate captured 7/29/2018 video of "128 Grazer sending 151 Walker off the lip only to almost land on 854 Divot who is noy exactly his biggest fan."
2018.07.30: 435 Holly's yearlings watch 151 Walker fish below them, 7/30/2018 video by mckate.
August 2018:[]
2018.08.02: 151 Walker and 755 ScareD Bear "Love-In" on the low cam, 8/2/2018 video by mckate.
2018.08.07: 151 Walker in the far pool, 8/7/2018 video by flyer 7474.
Mckate captured 8/7/2018 video of 503 and 151 Walker in the office as 480 Otis (near) and possibly 801 watch.
2018.08.10: 151 Walker playing with 503 Cubadult & gives 480 Otis a smooch video by mckate:
2018.08.17: 151 Walker spooked by log washing over the falls video by Cruiser:
Mckate also captured 8/17/2018 video of 151 Walker being startled by a large log coming over the falls.
2018.08.22: Martina captured these snapshots of 151 Walker , and 151 Walker with 854 Divot, and 755 Scare D. Bear :
2018.08.23: Flyer 7474 captured video of 151 Walker in a number of close-ups, 8/23/2018.
2018.08.25: Flyer 7474 captured 8/25/2018 video of 151 Walker catching a good size salmon in the far pool.
2018.08.26: 151 Walker and 503 playfight in this 8/26/2018 video by Cruiser.
2018.08.27: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult playing at the falls video by Birgitt:
2018.08.29: Mckate captured 8/29/2018 video of 151 Walker relaxing at his rock.
September 2018:[]
2018.09.03: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult video by mckate:
Mckate also captured 9/3/2018 video of 151 Walker trying to intimidate 719 away from 503 in the jacuzzi. Turn your volume up to hear 719's protests.
Pat Gaine's 9/3/2018 photo of 151 Walker (not 32 Chunk) in the far pool.
2018.09.05: Close-up of 151 Walker on the lip, 9/5/2018 video by Lani H.
2018.09.08: 151 Walker bites 755 Scare D. Bear on the rump during a spat between 480 Otis and 755 video by mckate. 854 Divot is the bear that is fishing in the far pool uninvolved in the 480, 755, 151 interactions.:
Lani H also captured 9/8/2018 video where "480 Otis bites 755 ScareD Bear, 151 Walker also gets a bite in and 755 loses his fish."
2018.09.10: 151 Walker photo by Mike Fitz (from KNP&P's October 3, 2018 tweet )
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Mckate captured 9/10/2018 video of 634 Popeye backing up 151 Walker. 151 had invaded 634's space earlier.
JG shared a 9/10/2018 photo of 634 Popeye (left) and 151 Walker (right) on 3/17/2021 and commented regarding dominance: "634 is an interesting bear. He is among the largest bears but defers to the 3-4 top hierarchy contenders. He throws his weight around vs. most of the others. He is relatively scar free compared to other mature adult males that seem to show up every summer with fresh new wounds possibly from spring mating season battles. We only see the tail end of the mating season but we have seen 634 mating with several of the regular Brooks River females over the years. He has found the dominance sweet spot."
Lani H captured 9/10/2018 video of 68 (left) having words with 151 Walker (right) while 480 Otis casually watches from his office.
What was 480 Otis saying to 151 Walker at 1:57 into this 9/10/2018 video by mckate?
2018.09.11: 151 Walker and 755 Scare D. Bear video by mckate:
Scooch captured a GIF of 755 ScareD Bear (left) and 151 Walker (right) nuzzling on 9/11/2018.
Birgitt also captured video of 755 ScareD Bear and 151 Walker nuzzling on 9/11/2018, until 503 broke them up. 755 then headed up the hill and was followed by 503 and 151 Walker.
In part 2, "After all three of them walked up the hill, they made their way back down. Who knows..." Birgitt captured video of 755 ScareD Bear, 503 and 151 Walker coming back down the hill, 9/11/2018. 480 Otis wonders what was going on.
2018.09.12: Birgitt captured video of 5 boars in "Boar Alley", the far pool, on 9/12/2018. 151 Walker is facing downstream on the left at the beginning of the video.
2018.09.13: 151 provokes 480 causing a chain reaction including 32 and 856 Explore Recorder video .:
480 Otis, 151 Walker, 32 Chunk and 856 exchange video by mckate. 151 Walker begs from 480 Otis and gets jumped. 32 Chunk intervenes (and checks for leftovers) and 856 chases Chunk because only the top bear intervenes. :
Mckate captured 9/13/2018 video of 480 Otis fishing while 151 Walker plays with a stick.
2018.09.14 - 2018.09.17: Park visitor and cam viewer, Ratna Narayan captured this photo of 151 Walker during her trip to Brooks Camp Ratna also captured these photos (#1 , #2 , #3 & #4 ) of 151 Walker during her trip to Brooks Camp. Ratna also captured these photos (#1 & #2 ) of 151 Walker during her trip to Brooks Camp. Ratna also shared these photos from her trip (#1 151 Walker with 503 Cubadult ; #2 151 Walker with 503 Cubadult; & #3 151 Walker ). Ratna shared this black and white photo of 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult. Ratna shared these 4 photos (#1 , #2 , #3 , & #4 ) of 151 with 503. Ratna shared these 4 photos (#1 , #2 , #3 & #4 ) also.. Here are 3 more photos (#1 , #2 & #3 ) of 151 Walker and 503 that Ratna shared . Ratna also shared these photos (#1 & #2 ) of 151 Walker. Ratna also captured these photos (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 719 only & #5 151 Walker only ) of 151 Walker's interaction with 719. Ratna also shared this photo of 151 Walker:
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Ratna also captured this photo of 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult during her trip to Brooks Camp.:
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Cam viewer, Scooch created this paraphrase of Buzza Motto to go with Ratna's photograph:
"151 Walker to 503 ~
There are lots of bears
in the world, it is true
Lots of bears,
but only one you
And I count myself lucky
and shall to the end
That out of them all
I have you for a friend!"
2018.09.15: "Walker, the bear who rarely respects body bubbles, felt that 503 was invading his space. 719 tells him to knock it off, and he does. She's a confident little bear. Wonder when the day will come that 503 no longer tolerates Walker's bad moods?" Video captured by mckate on 9/15/2018.
151 Walker chases 719 in this 9/15/2018 video by mckate. Turn your sound up.
Birgitt captured this 9/15/2018 video of 151 Walker going after 503 in the far pool while 719 stands her ground.
2018.09.20: 755 ScareD Bear and 151 Walker play bitey face, 9/20/2018 video by mckate.
2018.09.21: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult playing on the far side of the river video by Birgitt:
2018.09.22: 151 Walker interrupts 812's dinner video by mckate:
October 2018:[]
2018.10.03: KNP&P's tweet : re 151 Walker in 2018 Season packing on the pounds nicely #FatBearWeek:
151 Walker spent a lot of time in the far pool in the fall of 2018, 10/3 video by Lani H.
2018.10.17: 151 Walker sitting by the table rock, 10/17/2018 video by Lani H.
151 Walker by his rock, 10/17/2018 video by mckate.
2018.10.18: 32 Chunk admires 151 Walker's catch, 10/18/2018 video by mckate.
2018.10.19: 151 Walker in the office, 10/19/2018 video by Lani H.
2018.10.20: 151 Walker rearranges the office, 10/20/2018 video by mckate.
2019: 12.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
2019 season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2019 season video of 151 Walker.
June 2019:[]
2019.06.14: Could this be 151 Walker on Dumpling Mountain in the video by Paxton Graham? "A casual hike on Dumpling Mountain Trail in Katmai National Park led to a very up close and personal encounter with a brown bear". Paxton Graham confirms in the comments under his video that this happened on June 14, 2019.: Mike Fitz commented about the video "That video was recorded just uphill from the Brooks Camp Campground on the Dumpling Mountain Trail. It does look like the bear could be 151. The people, I should add, acted appropriately for that type of bear encounter in the Brooks River area. Bears here are accustomed to seeing people on trails and sometimes, like this time, it is most appropriate to get out of the bear's way."
2019.06.21: 128 Grazer courts a nervous 151 Walker, 6/21/2019 video by mckate.
July 2019:[]
2019.07.02: 480 Otis joins 151 Walker in his fishing hole, 7/2/2019 video by mckate.
2019.07.04: 151 Walker July 4, 2019 NPS photo by Ranger Tammy Carmack KNP&P Flickr.
2019.07.06: Cruiser captured this 7/6/2019 GIF of 151 Walker and "his not so subtle way of courting 854 Divot."
Mckate captured video of the same 7/6/2019 event, "854 flirts with 151 Walker."
2019.07.16: 128 Grazer displaces 151 Walker in the far pool, 7/16/2019 video by Lani H.
Mckate also captured video of 151 Walker being displaced by 128 Grazer on 7/16/2019.
2019.07.23: 480 Otis chastises 151 Walker video by mckate.:
2019.07.28: 806 referees 151 Walker's wrestling match with "Spot" video by mckate. Mckate shared this information about 151 Walker and "Spot" (the unidentified bear): "They sure give the impression that they know each other. One of the interactions that intrigued me last season was Walker's apparent delight in seeing Spot when he first showed up at the falls. He's usually not too nice to subs and usually only plays with 503. So who is Spot to Walker?":
Birgitt captured 7/28/2019 video of 83 Wayne Brother trying to take a bite out of 151 Walker.
August 2019: []
2019.08.02: "Just a Little 151 Walker", 8/2/2019 video by mckate.
2019.08.02-08.05: Cam viewers and Brooks Camp visitors Kacko and Goof_n shared multiple 8/4/2019 photos of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. Goof_n shared a 8/4/2019 photo of 151 Walker (near) and 775 Lefty (far) on 3/20/2022. Goof_n shared a 8/4/2019 photo of 151 Walker eating a fish on 3/20/2022. Goof_n shared a 8/5/2019 photo of 151 Walker on 3/20/2022.
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2019.08.03: 151 Walker has words with 812, 854 Divot gets involved video by Lani H.:
854 Divot rescues 812 from 151 Walker video by mckate.:
2019.08.04: 89 Backpack takes a wide stance and a cowboy walk for 151 Walker video by mckate.:
Mckate captured 8/4/2019 video of 151 Walker and 775 Lefty working out their differences.
Fall 2019:[]
151 Walker fishes the lip while 812 sits and watches in this Fall 2019 photo by Mark Drawbridge.
September 2019: []
2019.09.07: 610 and 151 Walker watch and wait video by mckate.:
Lani H captured 9/7/2019 video of 151 Walker in the far pool.
2019.09.08: Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak shared a 9/8/2019 photo of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020. Ranger Naomi Boak (aka NSBoak) shared a 9/8/2019 photo of 151 Walker on 5/9/2021.
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Carrie59 shared a 9/8/2019 photo of 151 Walker in chat on 4/8/2020. Carrie59 shared a 9/8/2019 photo of 151 Walker on 5/9/2021.
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2019.09.09: TDown shared a 9/9/2019 photo of 151 Walker in chat on 3/24/2020.
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2019.09.10: Carrie59 shared this 9/10/2019 photo of 151 Walker (left) and 879 (right) on 3/20/2022.
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Lani H filmed this 9/10/2019 video of 151 Walker and 879 in the far pool.
Park visitor Jack Heald captured a photo of 151 Walker and 879 in the far pool on the same date, 9/10/2019.
Casper Pike captured this video of 151 Walker and 879 on September 10, 2019.
2019.09.11: Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared this 9/11/2019 photo of 151 Walker fishing the lip. "151 Walker has become a really proficient lip fisher, and has also developed a bulbous butt that rivals 32 Chunk's! Photo was taken by me on 9/11/19." Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared this 9/11/2019 photo of 503 (left) and 151 Walker (right) on 5/14 2023. "503 and 151 Walker. I miss the bromance and entertaining play sessions between these two!"
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151 Walker, 812 & 747's interaction on top of the falls slow motion video by Ratna Narayan (9/11/2019 not 9/12/2019, published date 09/11/2019).:
2019.09.12: Lani H captured video of 151 Walker on the lip, 9/12/2019.
2019.09.13: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared this 9/13/2019 photo of 151 Walker on 4/6/2020. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared 9/13/2019 photos of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020, #1 and #2. Bonnie shared this 9/13/2020 photo of 151 Walker on 4/10/2020.
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2019.09.13-09.15: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared 9/13-9/15/2019 photos of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020, #1, #2, #3 , #4, #5 and #6. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears ) shared this 9/15/2019 photo of 151 Walker on 6/2/2020.
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2019.09.14: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of 151 Walker (p 12/08/19 07:44 ). Bonnie shared this information about 151 in her comment with this photograph: "151 Walker sporting a Chunk butt. Not a great photo, but best I have that really shows how much his backside looked like 32's this year. I have usually IDed 32 just by his backside. Now I have to check his face also to make sure it isn't really 151". Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared this 9/14/2019 photo of 151 Walker on the lip on 5/15/2020. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared this 9/14/2019 photo of 151 Walker on the lip on 5/29/2020.
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151 Walker and 503 greet each other at the falls, 9/14/2019 video by Birgitt.
2019.09.14 - 2019.09.18: Scooch created this gif from her September 14, 2019 - September 18, 2019 Brooks Camp trip photographs (p 02/24/2020 01:16 ). Scooch also captured these photographs (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 & #8 ) of 151 Walker (p 02/24/2020 01:16) .:
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Scooch shared 3 photos of 151 Walker in chat on 3/24/2020. The photos were taken on 9/14/2019, #1, #2 and #3. Scooch said: "All three photos were taken on September 14th, our first day there. I'll never forget walking out on the falls platform the very first time, hearing the loud roar of the falls and the piercing call of the gulls, the fresh smell of the air and seeing Walker spread across the lip in his sideways stance, catching fish in mid-air. Such a surreal moment! He (and the other bears) are so much bigger in person than they appear on the cams. Especially Walker, he was truly enormous." Scooch shared 9/14/2019 photos of 151 Walker in chat on 4/8/2020, #1, #2 and #3. Scooch shared 9/14/2019 photos (#1 and #2 ) of 151 Walker on 4/10/2020.. Scooch also shared these September 14, 2019 photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 151 (p 04/10/2020 01:35 ).:
2019.09.14-09.15: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor BeckyMeyer shared 9/14/2019 photos of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
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503 invited 151 Walker to play on 9/14/2019, video by mckate.
2019.09.15: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 503 Cubadult (left) and 151 Walker (right) during her trip to Brooks Camp (p 10/20/19 08:11 ).: Please request Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) permission prior to using her photographs!
Mckate captured 9/15/2019 video of 151 Walker and 503 "having a spat."
151 Walker sends "Scrappy" (unidentified male subadult) over the falls video by McKate.:
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared 9/15/2019 photos of 151 Walker sending "subadult "Scrappy" over the falls on 5/7/2020, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
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Ratna Narayan also captured video of 151 Walker pushing a subadult off the falls, 9/15/2019.
2019.09.16: Scooch shared 9/16/2019 photos of 151 Walker in chat on 4/9/2020, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5. The photos were taken from the riffles platform towards the far pool.
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Susan Grace's 9/16/2019 photo of 151 Walker fishing the lip.
2019.09.17: 151 Walker sitting on the lip, 9/17/2019 video by Lani H.
2019.09.19: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared a 9/19/2019 NPS photo of 151 Walker fishing the lip.
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909 sends 151 Walker walking video by mckate.:
2019.09.21: Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak shared 9/21/2019 photos of 151 Walker on 4/8/2020, #1 and #2. Ranger Naomi Boak (aka NSBoak) shared two additional 9/21/2019 photos of 151 Walker on 5/9/2021, #1 and #2.
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151 Walker scratches an itch, 9/21/2019 video by mckate.
2019.09.25: Lani H captured 9/25/2019 video of 151 Walker out by the oxbow.
October 2019: []
2019.10.01: 820? gets too close to 151 Walker (left, back) at 1:05 in this 10/1/2019 video by Lani H.
2019.10.06: 151 Walker annoys 879 video by mckate.:
2019.10.11: How Big are the Fat Bear Week Bears? Explore.org blog:by Mike Fitz:
Bear Body Volume Weight Chart Only Link ~ 480 Otis Scan Image Link ~ 151 Walker Scan Images Link ~ 32 Chunk & 854 Divot Scan Images Link
2020: 13.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
151 Walker was included in the 2021 Bears of Brooks river book page 65.
January 2020:[]
2020.01.x??: Scanning the Roundest Bear professional survey magazine article by Claire Napier
2020 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2020 Season video of 151 Walker, "Bear 151 Walker 2020."
June 2020:[]
2020.06.16: 151 Walker was observed and identified by Ranger Tammy on the evening of 6/16/2020. He was huffing, agitated and began pursuing 402 and her three 2.5 year old cubs after they ran. Ranger Naomi stopped in chat on 6/17/2020 to share this information.
""BREAKING NEWS from the Brook River Gazette -- Ace cub reporter Ranger Tammy was on evening duty by our cabins when she spotted bear 402 with her 3 - 2.5 year old cubs walking by. Shortly after that she saw a boar -- bear 151, Walker. Reportedly, he was huffing and agitated. Then 402 and cubs began to run and 151 pursued. That's the news from the Brooks River."
2020.06.22: 151 Walker was the first boar seen on the cams on 6/22/2020. He could be seen searching for fish in the riffles and sitting in his usual spot, video by Erum Chad.
151 Walker at the riffles and falls, 6/22/2020 video by Lani H.
151 Walker finds no fish, 6/22/020 video by mckate.
2020.06.23: 151 Walker chases 480 Otis up the far path, then a minor kerfuffle ensues, 6/23/2020 video by Lani H.
151 Walker yells at 480 Otis for following, 6/23/2020 video by mckate.
151 Walker harrasses 480 Otis, 6/23/2020 video by mckate.
151 Walker jaw pops at 480 Otis, 6/23/2020 video by mckate.
151 Walker was seen mating with a young, blonde sow on 6/23/2020, video by Arlene Beech. Chatter opinion was divided as to the identification of the sow. Could it be 901 or 908? Mike Fitz commented about the mating pair on 6/24/2020. "151 Walker was seen on the River Watch cam copulating with a blond-furred female. However, I wasn't able to ID her from the webcam footage."
6/23/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.06.24: 151 Walker approaches 402 and 856 runs from the J to chase him off, 6/24/2020 video by Lani H.
856 spots 151 Walker approaching 402 and takes off like a freight train, 6/24/2020 video by mckate.
151 Walker asserts himself to 83 Wayne Brother, 6/24/2020 video by Lani H.
151 Walker challenges 83 Wayne Brother and lives to tell about it, 6/24/2020 video by mckate.
151 Walker says "You lovebirds get off my lawn", 6/24/2020 video by mckate.
2020.06.28: 51 Walker gets "Grazered" in the riffles. 128 Grazer has her spring cubs stashed by the riffles bank and wants that fishing spot. Her cubs wander out in the river and while she is treeing them again, 151 Walker takes her spot. She then chases him out and he heads to the falls, 6/28/2020 video by Birgitt.
2020.06.30: 775 Lefty and 151 Walker have a kerfuffle in the riffles, 6/30/2020 video by Lani H.
151 Walker dines under the lower river bridge, 6/30 2020 video by mckate. "I've never seen Walker spend so much time on the lower river. The rangers say he is one of the human averse bears, so we'll see what happens when the day trippers return."
July 2020:[]
2020.07.05: 151 Walker reunites with his pal 503 on the day that 503 returned to Brooks Camp, 7/5/2020 video by Birgitt.
2020.07.06: 151 Walker is on the lip and catches 3 fish, 7/6/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
2020.07.07: 151 Walker and 503 Cubadult play, 7/7/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.08: 503 Cubadult, 151 Walker, 480 Otis and 775 Lefty can all be seen by the jacuzzi at 04:45 into this7/8/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
2020.07.09: 151 Walker and a wolf on top of the falls, 7/9/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
2020.07.12: 402 is seen climbing to the top of the falls where 151 Walker (left) and 503 Cubadult (right) are standing. They make way for her. 402 then heads to the lip where 812 yields so she can fish the lip, 7/12/2020 video by Birgitt.
2020.07.13: 151 Walker picks on the unknown "Mane Bear" then encounters 32 Chunk, 7/13/2020 video by mckate.
2020.07.21: 151 Walker at the falls, 7/21/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.22: 775 Lefty has words with 151 Walker, 7/22/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.24: 151 Walker, 480 Otis and 18 in the far pool, 7/24/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.26: 151 Walker plays with 83 Wayne Brother on the lower river, 7/26/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.27: 151 Walker outsmarts 747, 7/27/2020 video by mckate.
2020.07.28: 151 Walker and 480 Otis have a little argument in the office, 7/28/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.07.29: 151 Walker and 83 Wayne Brother playing on the spit, 7/29/2020 video by Lani H.
August 2020: []
2020.08.01: 151 Walker displaces 18 from the office, 8/1/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.02: 747 chases 151 Walker on the lower river, 8/2/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.05: Ratna Narayan's 8/5/2020 video. 151 Walker (near) can be seen in the far pool at 0:36.
2020.08.07: 151 Walker and 480 Otis have a kerfuffle with an unknown boar, 8/7/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.08: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) posted this 8/8/2020 video of 32 Chunk in chat on 3/14/2021. 32 Chunk is seen on the right pouncing on branches as 151 Walker (left) and an unknown boar look on. "Morning 32 Chunk Devotees. Here is a very Chunky moment. "Uh-oh. What do we do?" August 8, 2020."
Ranger Naomi Boak (aka NSBoak) share a 8/8/2020 photo of 151 Walker on 5/9/2021.
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151 Walker has a kerfuffle with 907 and then gets grazered, 8/8/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.10: 151 Walker at the falls, 8/10/2020 video by flyer 7474.
2020.08.12: 151 is seen in the far pool in this 8/12/2020 snapshot by Owl&Osprey<3.
2020.08.13: Both 801 (far) and 480 Otis (right at 0:25) want the office in this 8/13/2020 video by flyer 7474. 151 Walker is seen minding his business in the foreground.
2020.08.14: Flyer 7474 8/14/2020 video, 151 Walker fishes the lip in the early morning.
2020.08.15: 747 chases 151 Walker, Falls low, high, and riffles views, 8/15/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.16: Grizzly68's 8/16/2020 snapshot of 151 Walker sitting in the far pool.
2020.08.17: 151 Walker fishes the lip with 812 below in the jacuzzi, 8/17/2020 video by Lani H.
151 Walker can be seen sitting on the lip at 3:20 into this 8/17/2020 video by Lani H. 128 Grazer and her 2 spring cubs are the star of this video however.
2020.08.18: Mckate's 8/18/2020 video, 151 Walker fails to displace 480 Otis from the far pool.
2020.08.19: 151 Walker on the lip, 747 in the far pool, subadult above the far pool, 8/19/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.20: 812 and 151 Walker spar a little in this 8/20/2020 video by mckate. "Battle of the big bottomed bears. Walker took a few semi-serious swipes, but 812 jollied him around pretty good. Soon that won't be necessary because he's going to surpass Walker in height, if not weight."
151 Walker lets 820 know he is BMOC (Big man on campus), 8/21/2020 video by mckate. "And 820 goes right back to fishing. Their teeth look so white in the sunshine."
Scooch's 8/20/2020 gif of 151 Walker on the lip. "The first jumper is high and away. Second jumper comes in low and fast, right in Walker's strike zone!" Note: gif file is too large to upload on Wiki.
September 2020:[]
2020.09.??: 151 Walker in September 2020 NPS photograph from 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 65:
2020.09.??: Aditya Datta captured three videos of 151 Walker at Brooks Falls. The videos are believed to be from September 2020, exact date unknown.
2020.09.03: The funny side of 747 as he chases 151 Walker at the falls, 9/3/2020 video by Lani H. Sound on! 🎶🎶
151 Walker loses his grip on the lip and jumps, inspects the lip from the J & went back up, 9/3/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.09.04: 812 and 151 Walker playing in the riffles, 9/4/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.05: Ranger Naomi shared this 9/5/2020 photo of 151 Walker fishing the lip in chat.
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Park visitor Lee Pastewka captured four 9/5/2020 photos of 151 Walker on her visit to Brooks Camp, #1, #2, #3 and #4. Please request Lee's (aka RiverPA ) permission prior to using her photographs !
This 9/5/2020 video by Cam Op Aspire (kwaahu) is quite interesting. 151 Walker gets a little rough with play. CamOp Aspire commented "151 Walker had gotten many lessons in discipline from 128 Grazer, and 747 this season. He'd tried asserting himself over some subadults who were minding their own business, which wound up getting him into a bit of trouble. Here, 812, a younger Bear who still has the gift of play and that openness that the young possess, entices 151 to play with him. After the first entreaties, to which Walker was receptive, he bursts into an aggressive move and grabs 812's cheek in his jaws. He holds on for quite a long time, leaning in close to 812's ear. I could almost hear him say, "listen carefully: I am playing with you now, but I want to be VERY CLEAR that this does not mean we are equals. Don't challenge me or my authority." During this time, 812 was totally still, not pulling away, not fighting back. He listened carefully. After 151 let him go, 812 submissively, almost childlike, was trying to engage him in more play, which he did, to some extent.
It's a touching and sad display of how the playfulness is leaving 151. Perhaps he has lost his innocence as well as he's grown older, getting caught up in "grown up" things. Let's hope that 812 holds onto his for as long as possible."
2020.09.06: Mckate's 9/6/2020 video of 151 Walker launching a sneak attack on 820. "Some day he is going to regret having picked on these large young bears."
2020.09.07: 151 Walker and 820 play, 9/7/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.08: Lani H 9/8/2020 video of 151 Walker sitting above the falls.
2020.09.09: 747 moves 151 Walker and 820 out of the office, 856 breaks up 747 having words with 820, 9/9/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.10: Cam viewer and park visitor 907AKSnow captured video of 719 and 151 Walker on 9/10/2020. 719 confronts 151 Walker to warn him to not approach her cubs who are behind her at the island.
Birgitt captured 9/10/2020 video around the same time as AKSnow's video above. "719 Not Much Impressed by 151 ."
2020.09.12: 151 Walker has minor kerfuffle with 812, 9/12/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.12-09.17: Theresa Bielawski shared six photos of 151 Walker on 5/9/2020, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. The photos were taken on her 9/12-9/17/2020 trip to Brooks Camp. "Hi everyone - happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there! Little late to the game, but here are some Walker shots from Sept 2020."
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2020.09.13: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor 907AKSnow's 9/13/2020 video of 151 Walker fishing the lip. 856 can be seen in the far pool.
151 Walker fishes the lip in this 9/13/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.14: Lani H's 9/14/2020 video of 151 Walker again fishing the lip.
Mckate's 9/14/2020 video, 151 Walker backs up 602 as seen on the low cam.
2020.09.15: 151 Walker and 820 play at the falls, 9/15/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.17: Bears in the office 9/17/2020 video by Ratna Narayan. 151 Walker is seen in the office, 820 is in the foreground.
2020.09.18: 32 Chunk pushes 151 Walker out of the far pool, 9/18/2020 video by mckate.
2020.09.19: Mckate's 9/19/2020 video, 856 chases 151 Walker then gets distracted by fish. "He was annoyed with 151 from the moment he left the far pool. Something must have happened between them prior to this that I completely missed."
2020.09.20: Ranger Naomi Boak shared two 9/20/2020 photos of 151 Walker on 5/9/2021, #1 and #2.
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151 Walker tells 602 no fishing in the far pool, 9/20/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.09.21: 151 Walker is seen in the office in this 9/21/2020 video by Lin Outdoors.
2020.09.22: Lani H 9/22/2020 video of 151 Walker fishing in the far pool.
2020.09.23: 151 Walker displaces 480 Otis out of the office, 503 arrives and goes to the hole, 9/23/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.09.25: 474 and 151 Walker fish the far pool in harmony, 9/25/2020 video by Ratna Narayan. 474 is observed from 0:00-10:52 at which time 151 Walker appears in the foreground. At 12:20, 151 Walker moves and appears to be sitting right next to 474 but they are much further apart than it appears. There is a nice close up of both boars at 13:55.
2020.09.26: 474 resting on boulder with 151 Walker in the office, 9/26/2020 video by Hey Princess.
151 Walker (near) and "Vincent, Little Sub, Little Bear" (far) play at the falls, 9/26/2020 video by mckate. "Vincent really did charm 151. I was braced for things to go pear-shaped, but this may be the most fun Walker has had all season."
2020.09.28: 879 has no patience for 151 Walker, 9/28/2020 video by Lani H. Left to right in the beginning are 879, 820 and possibly 99. 151 Walker appears from the left at 0:25 and gets bluff charged by 879 at 0:52.
2020.09.30: 151 Walker snorkeling on the lower river, 9/30/2020 video by Lani H.
October 2020:[]
2020.10.01: Lani H's 10/1/2020 video of 151 Walker at the falls on the last day he was seen.
2021: 14.5 Year-Old Adult Male[]
2021 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2021 season video of 151 Walker, "151 Walker 2021."
June 2021:[]
2021.06.02: Ranger Naomi stopped by chat on 6/3/2021 to share that a boar was seen mating with a sow on 6/2/2021. "Speaking of treats...I have some news and some pictures for you.
As I was returning to my cabin to go off duty yesterday, I hear Ranger Nick on the radio: "Courting couple in the leech field." That is an area about fifty yards from my cabin. I head that way, staying safely behind Ranger Nick. And there they were. They had already mated, but the large male was standing, rubbing against a tree, leaving his mark. The female then left, coming towards us and moving down Park Avenue, where our cabins are. Ranger Nick and I then backed away because we knew that the male would soon follow his infatuation. He followed her, passing us within a few yards and coming within feet of Ranger Rylee standing in front of her cabin. Just another day in Brooks Camp.
Now, you tell me who this amorous boar is. (we know, but aren't telling)."
Ranger Naomi shared 2 photos of the amorous boar, #1 and #2.
Ranger Naomi later commented "Well, it looks like we have a lot of very smart bear cam lovers here. The amorous bear whose photo I posted this morning is 151 WALKER. Congrats, guys. Good detective work."
Update: Ranger Naomi stopped in chat on 6/25/2021 and announced that the sow 151 Walker had been seen mating with was 901.
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2021.06.05: Ranger Naomi stopped in chat on 6/6/2021 and shared two 6/5/2021 photos of 151 Walker, #1 and #2. Ranger Naomi commented "I know it is Otis' day, but I thought you'd enjoy a couple of new pics of his longtime pupil, 151 Walker. He joined us at the falls yesterday evening." Some chatters thought the bear looked more like 634 Popeye. Ranger Naomi replied to those questions "I know. From that angle it does, but believe me it was 151." Another chatter thought it might possibly be 65.
Daniel Spaargaren's 6/5/2021 video of 151 Walker on a trail.
2021.06.16: 151 Walker made his first cam appearance on 6/16/2020. He could be seen waking towards the spit from the water and then over towards and past the Q, video by Buddy's Mom.
Mckate's 6/16/2021 video. "Since he's human averse, I wondered if we'd see him on the lower river this season as much as we did the last year when there were so few people around. I guess this helps answers the question."
Blair-55 captured 2 gifs, #1 and #2. GABear captured a gif (gif file is too large to upload to Wiki) of 151 Walker as seen from Dumpling Mountain.
Buddy's Mom 6/16/2021 video of Walker crossing to the spit as viewed from Dumpling Mountain. Look a little bit lower than center.
2021.06.19: 151 Walker made his first appearance at Brooks Falls in the evening on 6/19/2021. Blair gifs, #1, #2. LunaCre gif. Owl&Osprey<3 gif.
Flyer 4477's 6/19/2021 video of 151 Walker's arrival the falls.
Arlene Beech's 6/19/2021 video of 151 Walker arriving at the falls.
2021.06.20: 151 Walker was seen in the riffles on 6/20/2021, video by Cheryl B. He can be seen doing a little "cowboy walking."
151 Walker was captured on the Brooks Falls Low, Brooks Falls and Riffles cam in this 6/20/2021 video by 12gizmo16.
2021.06.24: 151 Walker was seen on both the BF and LR cams the evening of 6/24/2021. Snapshot by CamOp Scout, snapshot by Blair-55, snapshot by Owl&Osprey<3, snapshot by Skybluesue, Gifs by LunaCre, #1, #2 and #3.
Cheryl B's 6/24/2021 video of 151 Walker at the falls and riffles.
151 Walker on the lower river, 6/24/2021 video by JG.
2021.06.26: 151 Walker checks the falls and riffles, 6/26/2021 video by JG.
2021.06.29: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 6/29/2021 photo of 151 Walker on 7/2/2021. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 6/29/2021 photo of 151 Walker courting 94 on 7/5/2021. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 6/29/2021 photo of 151 Walker in camp. "151 Hot Walker chasing a sub through camp. The Rangers told us he was a full time job, constantly chasing subs through camp. We were backed up to the water's edge with a ranger. Fortunately for us, but not so much for the sub, he plowed forward without driving us into the lake - Jun 29, 2021."
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151 Walker is on a mission to mate with 94, 6/29/2021 video by markindify. He can be seen chasing 94 in the oxbow area to the spit. The chase slows down but continues along the spit to the spit road and eventually the valley road.
Hey Princess's 6/29/2021 video of 151 Walker courting 94.
Mckate's 6/29/2021 video of 151 Walker courting 94. "I guess having more people around hasn't deterred 151 from chasing sows. We've been told by rangers that he is not human habituated."
Brooks Camp visitor David Hunter captured seven photos of 151 Walker courting 94, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7. The photos appear to be from the same time as the three 6/29/2021 videos above. David Hunter also captured four photos of 151 Walker in the riffles, in a close up and marking a tree, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
Truman Everts 6/29/2021 photo of 151 Walker.
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2021.06.30: 151 Walker photo by Truman Everts, 6/30/2021. Please request Truman Everts' permission prior to using his photographs!
151 Walker catches a salmon in the riffles, 6/30/2021 video by JG.
July 2021:[]
2021.07.??: Scott Nagel's July 2021 video at Brooks Falls. 151 Walker can be seen fishing the lip at 1:58-2:52.
2021.07.01: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 7/1/2021 photo of 151 Walker on 7/8/2021.
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JG's 7/1/2021 video of 2 encounters between 634 Popeye and 151 Walker.
2021.07.02: NWBearLove92 shared a 7/2/2021 photo of 151 Walker. "151 Walker…Who doesn’t love this face? I think he will be a strong contender for fat bear this year….He’s huge now. Photo from 7/2/21."
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Ratna Narayan's 7/2/2021 video of 151 Walker at the falls with a nice closeup in the office.
2021.07.03: NWBearLove92 shared two 7/3/2021 photos of 89 Backpack (left) with 151 Walker (right) on 3/20/2022, #1 and #2. "151 Walker was trying to give 89 Backpack a hard time. He wasn’t having it. 7/3/21." NWBearLove 92 shared four additional 7/3/2021 photos of 151 Walker on 3/20/2022, #1, #2, #3 and #4. "151 Walker is one of my favorite bears. I was so excited that I was able to see him almost everyday during my 2021 visit. These photos are from 7/3/21."
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151 Walker viewed in the far pool, 7/3/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.07.04: NWBearLove92 shared a 7/4/2021 photo of 151 Walker. "151 Walker on the lip of the falls was looking pretty hefty already in July. He’s a big boy. I think a fat bear win will be in his future. I had a hard time fitting his whole body into frame. Photo from 7/4/21." NWBearLove92 shared two additional 7/4/2021 photos of 151 Walker on 3/20/2022, #1 and #2. "A very focused 151 near the conveyer belt and hanging out in the riffles 7/4/21."
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151 Walker showing some battle scars while at the falls and riffles, 7/4/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.05: 151 Walker in the riffles, 7/5/2021 snapshot by Mothi.
2021.07.06: Truman Everts 7/6/2021 photo of 151 Walker.
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151 Walker fights 634 Popeye, 7/6/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.07: 151 Walker can be seen fishing in the far pool in these two snapshots by MarieG, #1 and #2. In the 2nd snapshot he is approaching bear 801.
2021.07.08: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor NWBearLove92 shared a 7/8/2021 photo of 151 Walker on 7/29/2021. "151 Walker looking sharp as usual near the island 7/8/21." NWBearLove92 shared a 7/8/2021 photo of 151 Walker. "Everyone’s favorite temperamental bear near the island…151 Walker. It was fun watching him play with 812 the other day. Photo from 7/8/21."
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Truman Evert's 7/8/2021 photo of 151 Walker sitting on a rock. Truman Everts shared this 7/8/2021 photo of 151 Walker on 3/20 2022. Please request Truman Everts' permission prior to using his photographs!
128 Grazer tells 151 Walker to get lost, 7/8/2021 video by mckate. "I think he's less afraid of her than he used to be. He walked right back and plopped down in his fishing hole."
2021.07.10: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared a 7/10/2021 NPS photo of 151 Walker.
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Close up view of 151 Walker on the lip, 7/10/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.11: 151 Walker up close on the BFL cam, 7/11/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.12: 806 ousts 151 Walker from the lip before a standing crowd, 7/12/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
2021.07.15: 151 Walker in a food coma above the falls, &/15/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.07.16: 151 Walker ambushes a sitting bear, 7/16/2021 video by JG. "A bear that is sitting in the riffles gets ambushed from behind by 151 Walker."
2021.07.17: 151 Walker above the falls, 7/17/2021 snapshot by Shel_.
2021.07.18: 151 Walker gets mad at a young bear for being too close, 7/18/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.19 or prior: Howlsthunder's 7/19/2021 or prior Instagram photo of 151 Walker strolling past Brooks Lodge.
2021.07.19: 151 Walker by the fish ladder, 7/19/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.07.20: 854 Divot, 151 Walker and 747 video by Flyer 4477, 7/20/2021. "747 comes in behind 151 sitting at the bottom of the fish ladder. When 151 notices 747, he runs up the falls followed by 747 who is being charged by 854. I think that about covers it."
2021.07.21: 128 Grazer doubles down and clears out 151 Walker, 7/21/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.22: 151 Walker fishes the lip, 7/22/2021 snapshot by SgtPepper (Pepper).
2021.07.23: 151 Walker backs 20 out of the far pool, draws 856's attention, 7/23/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.23-07.27: Mocha-SoCal shared this 7/23-7/27/2021 photo of 151 Walker.
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2021.07.24: 747 bluffs a bear on the lip of the falls. Then 747 and 151 Walker have an encounter, 7/24/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.07.25: 151 Walker in the far pool with 854 Divot and her yearlings, 7/25/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.26: 151 Walker kicks 806 out of his fishing hole in the riffles, 7/26/2021 video by mckate. "I think the cub startled him. He may have momentarily forgotten that 806 was a mother and not just some generic sub."
2021.07.27 or prior: 151 Walker at the falls. 7/27/2021 or prior Instagram photos by howlsthunder. Swipe to see a 2nd photo.
2021.07.29 or prior: 151 Walker catches a sockeye on Brooks Falls Instagram photo by howlsthunder.
2021.07.29: 151 Walker is seen downriver with 480 Otis at 1:57 in this 7/29/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.07.30 or prior: Boar 151 ”Walker” is patient enough to wait for the salmon to jump directly into his mouth, 7/30/2021 or prior Instagram photo by howlsthunder.
2021.07.30: 151 Walker picks a fight with a young bear and 480 Otis intervenes. They then have 2 fairly vicious interactions, 480 Otis did not appear to be injured, 7/30/2021 video by markindify.
2021.07.31 or prior: 856 (right) pushes 151 (left) out of his comfort zone on Brooks Falls, 7/31/2021 Instagram photo by howlsthunder. Swipe for 2 more photos.
2021.07.31: 435 Holly tells 151 Walker to back off, 7/31/2021 gif by LunaCre.
August 2021:[]
2021.08.??: 151 Walker can be seen in this August 2021 (per comment in video) video by Out of This Van. 151 Walker is in the office from 6:28-6:33 and on the left from 15:49-15:54.
2021.08.01-08.03: Betsy Pitlick (aka Betsy Bear) captured three 8/1-8/3/2021 photos of 151 Walker on her trip to Brooks Camp, #1, #2 and #3.
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photographs! 2021.08.02: 151 Walker in the office, 8/2/2021 snapshot by Seymour.
2021.08.03: 151 Walker resting near the falls, 8/3/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.04: 469 "Patches" returns, not so welcomed by 480 Otis, 801, and 151 Walker, 8/4/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.05: 151 ambushes a snorkeling bear (908?), 8/5/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.08.06: 480 Otis has words with 801 and 151 Walker, 8/6/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.08.07: 151 Walker (near) fishes the lip, 7/8/2021 snapshot by Shel_.
2021.08.08: 747 chases 151 Walker and gets bit by 480 Otis, 8/8/2021 video by mckate. "That was a little wild. I don't know what 151 did to elicit that response from 747 (probably nothing), but it's good to see Walker get chastised a little. Otis nipping at 747 was the cherry on top."
2021.08.08-08.13: Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) shared five 8/8-8/13/2021 photos of 151 Walker with 128 Grazer and yearlings, 801 and 480 Otis on 3/20/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5. "Photos from my trip Aug 8-13." Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) shared six additional 8/8-8/13/2021 photos of 151 Walker with 747 and 801, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. "More from my trip."
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2021.08.09: 806 denies 151 Water the office, 8/9/2021 video by mckate. "She managed to keep Walker out for a short time, but he eventually took it back. This was after 128 jumped her on the lip, and she decided to fish elsewhere."
2021.08.10: 151 Walker pushes 812 out of the far pool, 8/10/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.11: 151 Walker in the far pool with 128 Grazer and yearlings, 8/11/2021 snapshot by blueraggs6.
2021.08.12: 151 Walker above the falls, 8/12/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.13: 151 Walker looking around in the office, 8/13/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.15: 151 Walker displaces 801 out of the far pool, 8/15/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.16: 151 Walker and 854 Divot begin to fight, 128 Grazer ends it, 8/16/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.17: 151 Walker wants nothing to do with 128 Grazer or 854 Divot. He takes the long way to the far pool, 8/17/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.08.18: 151 Walker slaps 812, 8/18/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.19: 151 Walker not seriously fishing in the far pool, 8/19 2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.20: 151 Walker concentrating in the far pool, 8/20/2021 snapshot by Hibernating Bear.
2021.08.21: 812 and 151 Walker playing video by mckate:
2021.08.22: 151 Walker in his usual spot in the far pool, 8/22/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.23: 151 Walker snorkels and pounces for salmon, 8/23/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.24: 879 returns to 151 Walker's chagrin (multiple clips), 8/24/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.25: 151 Walker, 812 and 854 Divot and her yearlings in the far pool at 4:16, 8/25/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
2021.08.28: 151 Walker pushing 480 Otis out of the office, 8/28/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.29: 151 Walker in one of his favorite spots, 8/29/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.30: 151 Walker, 8/30/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.31: 747 chases 151 towards the riffles, 8/31/2021 video by JG.
September 2021:[]
2021.09.??: 151 Walker September 2021 NPS photos from the 2022 Bears of Brooks River book page 69:
2021.09.??: Steve Boice's September 2021 video shows 151 Walker at 2:58-3:15 and 7:16-7:22.
2021.09.01: A look at 151 Walker's backside, 9/1/2021 video by mckate.
2021.09.02: 151 Walker in the office, 9/2/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.03: 151 Walker night fishing, 9/3/2021 snapshot by seawave.
2021.09.04: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared two 9/4/2021 NPS photos of 151 Walker, #1 and #2. Please request NSBoak's (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) permission prior to using her photographs!
151 Walker, 32 Chunk and 856 interaction in the far pool, 9/4/2021 video by Hey Princess. 32 Chunk does not want 151 Walker entering the far pool from above the falls. 856 restores order.
2021.09.05: 151 Walker poses in the far pool, 9/5/2021 snapshot by Shel_.
2021.09.06: 151 Walker fishing the lip and by the island, 9/6/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.07: 151 Walker confronts 820, 9/7/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.08: Left to right, 151 Walker, 274 Overflow and 480 Otis in the far pool, 9/8/2021 gif by LunaCre.
Katie Foreman's 9/8/2021 photo of 151 Walker in the far pool.
2021.09.09-09.14: Theresa Bielawski shared six 9/9-9/14/2021 photos of 151 Walker and 151 Walker with 474, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. "Happy Friday! Here are some Walker pics from Sept." Theresa Bielawski shared two additional 9/9-9/14/2021 photos of 151 Walker with 474, #1 and #2. "Here are some pics of 474, two have 151 in them. Sept 2021. "
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2021.09.10: 151 Walker attacks 820 from behind and rips his skin, 9/10/2021 video by GA Bear. "820 and 503 start playing. 151 Walker hurries over and attacks 820 from behind, wounding his backside."
Katie Foreman's 9/10/2021 photo of 151 Walker in the far pool.
2021.09.11: 151 Walker steals 812's salmon, 9/11/2021 video by Flyer 4477. "After 503 catches a fish, 856 comes down the far path moving 812 and 151 Walker. 812 catches a salmon in the Jacuzzi, 151 moves in from the near far path and takes 812's salmon."
2021.09.12: 151 Walker and 634 Popeye argue in the office, 9/12/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.13: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp Visitor 907AKSnow shared three 9/13/2021 photos of 634 Popeye with 151 Walker on 1/22/2023, #1, #2 and #3. "Happy Popeye Day. A few I took September 13, 2021. Sorry, weather was not my friend that day so lighting was bad. Popeye enjoying some time in the office until Walker decided to crash his party."
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820 (R) has learned his lesson and was very careful to not turn his back on 151 Walker (L) when they had a minor disagreement, 9/13/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.14: 474 makes his far pool entrance and 151 Walker gives him a wide berth, 9/14/2021 video by mckate.
2021.09.15: 151 Walker steals 503's fish, 9/15/2021 video by Hey Princess. This was the last day 151 Walker was observed in 2021.
2022: 14 Year-Old Adult Male[]
2022 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2022 season video of 151 Walker, "Bear 151 Walker 2022."
June 2022:[]
2022.06.06 or Prior: 151 Walker was observed at Brooks Camp by Ranger Tammy Carmack on June 6, 2022 or prior. 151 Walker has an injury on his right side just anterior of his right hip. Bears are resilient and the wound will probably fully heal leaving only a scar that will aid in identifying 151 in the future. Mike Fitz discussed 151 Walker's injury during a 6/13/22/live chat. His comments can be heard starting at 8:00 in the video by Explore.org.
2022.06.19 or prior: Chatter Oh_Arana shared a 6/19/2022 or prior video of 151 Walker by Jon Kuiper (jwkimages). The video was recorded from Jon Kuiper's Instagram story with permission. "Hey all 151 spotted with battle scars by Jon Kuiper. Shared with permission from his IG stories. @jwkimages." https://www.instagram.com/jwkimages/?hl=en
2022.06.21: 151 Walker made his 1st cam appearance at the falls and then at the riffles very late in the evening of 6/21/2022, at approximately 11:30 pm AKDT. Blair-55 gifs #1 and #2, DanteV2000's gifs, #1, #2 and #3, scooch's gif.
Ratna Narayan created this video of 151 Hot Walker at Brooks Falls.:
Itzy Holly and LO 4ever created this video of 151 at the falls: Note, this video was on 6/21 not 6/22/2022.
Ratna Narayan created this video of 151 Walker in the riffles.:
Itzy Holly and LO 4ever created this video of 151 in the riffles: Note, this video was on 6/21 not 6/22/2022.
2022.06.26: Bonnie Hankins's (aka NutsboutBears) 6/26/2022 photo of 820 (left) with 151 Walker (right). "151 Walker has some discussion with ???? (820). It can't have been too lively as I didn't even recall it when I found the series of photos."
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This 6/26/2022 video by mckate may have been recorded at the same time as the above photo by Bonnie Hankins. "151 Walker charges 820. 151 Walker may be heavier, but 820 is now taller. His days of picking on 820 may be numbered."
Melissa Freels' 6/26/2022 photo of 820 with 151 Walker. Melissa Freels' three 6/26/2022 photos of 820 (left) and 151 Walker (right), #1, #2 and #3.
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2022.06.27: 435 Holly evades 151 Walker who is pursuing her on the lower river, 6/27/2022 video by Cruiser.
151 Walker pushes 801 around twice, 6/27/2022 video by Flyer 4477.
2022.06.28: A close view of 151 Walker fishing in the riffles, 6/28/2022 video by JG.
2022.06.30: 806 will not give up her spot to 151 Walker, 6/30/2022 video by JG.
July 2022:[]
151 Walker appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2022.
2022.07.01: 747 arrives and 151 Walker decides to take off, 7/1/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.02: 151 Walker, 7/2/2022 photo by Truman Everts. Truman Evert's 7/2/2022 photo of 151 Walker on the lip.
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151 Walker eats fish and immediately catches another, 7/2/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.03: Truman Evert's 7/3/2022 photo of an altercation between 399 (left) and 151 Walker (right). Truman Evert's 7/3/2022 photo of 151 Walker. "Aside from that horrific wound, 151 (aka: "Walker") looks pretty nice, here, on the falls, IMHO..."
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151 Walker following 435 Holly again, 7/3/2022 video by Cruiser. There is another young sow in the area so it is unclear which sow 151 is interested in.
2022.07.04: Photographers James and Sally Clark captured four photos of 505 (left) having a disagreement with 151 Walker (right), #1, #2, #3 and #4. Park visitors James and and Sally Clarke's 7/4/2022 photo of 602 (left) with 151 Walker (right).
2022.07.06: 151 Walker on the lip, 7/6/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.07.07: NWBearLove92's 7/7/2022 photo of 151 Walker. "151 Walker has had a rough year, but that has not stopped him from getting fat. I had hard time fitting into frame even in July. He’s a very big boy. 7/7/22." Amy shared a 7/7/2022 photo of 151 Walker on 5/14/2022. Amy shared a 7/7/2022 photo of 151 Walker on 5/14/2022. "Closeup of 151 in the rain 7/7/22." Amy shared a 7/7/2022 photo of 151 Walker on 5/14/2022. "151 showing off his “good” side, which still looked pretty rough 7/7/22."
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151 Walker and 505 have a spat, 7/7/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.08: A close view of 151 Walker on the lip, 7/8/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.11: 151 Walker enjoys his fish on the conveyer, 7/11/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.12: 151 Walker looking huge, 7/12/2022 video by Cheryl B.
2022.07.13: 151 Walker takes a break, 7/13/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.15: NWBearLove92's 7/15/2022 photo of 151 Walker. "151 Walker fishing in the jacuzzi. It’s not his preferred fishing spot, but he does pretty well there. I hope he stays out of trouble the rest of the year and his wounds heal soon. 7/15/22." Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) shared a 7/15/2022 photo of 151 Walker on 5/14/2023. "151 near the conveyer belt. You can really see his dark eye circles in this photo. 7/15/22."
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151 Walker gets a turn in the jacuzzi, 7/15/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.16: 128 Grazer arrives and 151 Walker leaves, 7/16/2022 video by Flyer 4477.
2022.07.18: 151 Walker skedaddles as 856 arrives, 7/18/2022 Brooks Falls Low cam video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.19: A brief interaction between 151 Walker and 83 Wayne Brother where 151 showed dominance, 7/19/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.21: 151 Walker gets one on the lip, 7/21/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.24: 151 Walker has the conveyer to himself, 7/24/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.27: 151 Walker babysits 910's spring cub, 7/27/2022 video by Birgitt.
2022.07.28: Lori Hocking's (aka Lovethebears1) 7/28/2022 photo of 151 Walker.
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151 Walker bathes in the sun, 7/28/2022 video by hey Princess.
2022.07.29: Lori Hocking's (aka Lovethebears1) five 7/29/2022 photos of 151 Walker, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5.
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2022.07.31: Lori Hocking's (aka Lovethebears1) 7/31/2022 three 7/31/2022 photos of 151 Walker, #1, #2 and #3.
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151 Walker makes a catch on the conveyer, 7/31/2022 gif by LunaCre.
August 2022:[]
2022.08.02: 32 Chunk bluff charges 821, 856 takes offense and gives chase, moving 151 8/2/2022 video by Buddy's Mom.
2022.08.03: 151 Walker snoozes beside a sleeping 801, 8/3/2022 video by Hey Princess.
2022.08.05: 402 pushes back 151 Walker (high and low cams), 8/5/2022 video by JG. Her 2 cubs are out of the frame.
2022.08.08: 151 Walker (left) shares the far pool with 854 Divot, 8/8/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.08.10: 151 Walker is looking amazing, 8/10/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.08.12: 151 Walker has a new wound, 8/12/2022 video by mckate. "I didn't show it in the thumbnail for anyone who might be squeamish. He was just getting his other large wound healed up then comes back with this fresh flap on his backside. I wonder who he tangled with this time? That's really gotta hurt."
2022.08.14: A very scarred up 151 Walker fishes the lip, 8/14/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.08.15: 151 Walker enjoys the warm sun and cool water, 8/15/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.16: 151 Walker pounced and scored, 801 ignored him, 8/16/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.17: A close look at 151 Walker's new wound, 8/17/2022 video by veeriabroadcast. Warning graphic.
2022.08.19: 151 Walker getting some time in the office, 8/19/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.08.20: 151 Walker approximates sitting at his rock, 8/20/2022 video by mckate. "The river moved his favorite rock, and the water is still too high for sitting. I really do think he misses sitting in his favorite spot. When 474 arrives, he's also probably going to be sad that the river shifted that rock."
2022.08.23: 151 Walker on the lip and a look at his injuries, 8/23/2022 video by Itzy LO 335
2022.08.25: 480 Otis (left) and 151 Walker (right) argue in the office, 8/25/2022 video by JG.
2022.08.27: 151 Walker in the office (0:00-0:20) and then a close look at his wounds (0:20-0:59 graphic), 8/27/2022 video by markindify.
2022.08.29: 151 Walker takes a break, 8/29/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.30: 151 Walker clips down from the far lip when 801 catches a big salmon, 8/30/2022 gif by LunaCre.
September 2022:[]
151 Walker appears on the list of Bears Monitored in Fall 2022.
Note: The bear cams were offline from 9/11-9/17/2022 (part of the day).
2022.09.01: 151 Walker in the evening sun, 9/1/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.04: 151 Walker fishes the far pool alone before sunrise, 9/4/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.05: 151 Walker works his way upriver, 9/5/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.06: Bubdoggy shared six 9/6/2022 photos of 151 Walker on 5/14/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6.
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Bubdoggy's (aka Scott and Kara Jones) 9/6/2022 video. "On 9/6/22, 151 Walker decides he wants to move 274 Overflow and 903 Gully from the lip."
2022.09.07: 480 Otis does not welcome 151 Walker on the lower river, 9/7/2022 video by Ssunny.Y.
2022.09.08: Bubdoggy's (aka Scott and Kara Jones) 9/8/2022 video "The Chase" starring 903, 274 Overflow and 151 Walker. 274 Overflow chases 903 Gully who just caught a nice silver salmon in the J. 151 Walker does not want to be left out of the fun and joins in the chase. 274 Overflow and 151 Walker are successful in snagging some salmon in the woods. 9/8/22."
Bubdoddy shared two 9/8/2022 photos of 151 Walker on 5/14/2023, #1 and #2. "151 Walker on September 8, 2022. Prior to his pursuit of 903's salmon."
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2022.09.09: Bubdoggy shared two 9/9/2022 photos of 151 Walker on 5/14/2023, #1 and #2. Bubdoggy shared a 9/9/2022 photo of 151 Walker and 480 Otis 0n 5/14/2023. "For a tiny, brief moment on the evening of 9/9/22, 151 Walker greeted 480 Otis in lower river. It made me happy to see them together, especially since Walker is more likely to bug Otis these days than be friendly with him."
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907 stands his ground but ultimately loses his spot on the lip to 151 Walker, 9/9/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.10: Park visitors Raarup Adventures captured an interaction between 602 and 151 Walker on their visit to Brooks Camp. 151 can be seen aggressively approaching 602 who is in the office (at 6:16). 602 surprisingly fights back pinning 151 and biting his left side. 602 appeared to be dominant over 151, video recorded on 9/10/2022. Note: The right hip wound was acquired previously in mid August.
2022.09.12: Angerbodha's two 9/12/2022 photos of 151 Walker who was pursuing 907, #1 and #2.
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Gin907 shared a 9/12/2022 photo of 151 Walker on the lip on 5/14/2023.
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2022.09.13: Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/13/2022 photo of 151 Walker on 5/14/2023. "I saw 151 Walker only once during my 2022 trip, and just for a minute or two, as he fished in the lower river before swimming off. He was one of my most photographed bears at the falls during my 2016 and 2019 trips. I hope he'll stick around in August this year so I can see him again! Photo was taken on 9/13/22."
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2022.09.22: 151 Walker spends a little time downriver and then heads to the conveyer, 9/22/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.23: 151 Walker has the office to himself, 9/23/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.24: 602 denies 151 Walker's attempts to take his spot, 9/24/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.25: 602 again keeps 151 Walker from the office, 9/25/2022 gif by LunaCre. This was the last day that 151 was observed.
2023: Adult Male[]
June 2023:[]
2023.06.17 or Prior: 151 Walker was possibly observed on June 17, 2023 or prior. Katmai Conservancy's June 17, 2023 Facebook post with the information:
2023.06.29: 151 Walker crosses the falls in the video captured by Cruiser from the Brooks Falls Low cam:
151 Walker checks in at the falls in mckate's video:
mckate captured this video of 151 in the lower river on June 29, 2023:
2023.06.30: 151 Walker comes in 2nd place, after 128 Grazer, in "captured on live cam" successful fishing in the Brooks River for the 2023 season. Hey Princess captured this video of 151 Walker enjoying his sockeye salmon feast.:
mckate captured this video of 151 Walker returning to his fishing hole on June 30, 2023:
151 Walker gets a close-up look from the new Riffles cam in this video captured by Owl & Osprey Lover CA.:
Ratna Narayan captured this collection of 151 Walker footage from the Brooks Falls Low, Brooks Falls High and Riffles cams in this June 30, 2023 video:
July 2023:[]
2023.07.01: 151 Walker at 12:20 AKDT on July 1, 2023 gif created by Cruiser. Blair-55 created these gifs (#1 & #2) of 151 Walker in the riffles (p 18:56).:
856 gives 151 Walker a fright in this video mckate captured:
856 came in like a wrecking ball to assert his dominance over 151 Walker. Rae_Rae created this gif (p 21:03). Rae_Rae created this gif (p 21:10). Blair-55 created these gifs (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 & #6) of 856 and 151 Walker (p 07/02/23 05:39).:
Cruiser captured this video of 856 going after 151 Walker on July 1, 2023.:
856 towers over 151 Walker as he "reminds" him who is higher in the hierarchy! Video by JG.:
2023.07.02: 151 Walker returns seemingly unscathed in mckate's video:
151 Walker photograph by Truman Everts taken July 2, 2023 20:35 AKDT (p 07/18/23 07:43).:
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2023.07.05: 856 chases 151 Walker down river into the riffles, then 856 walks on the bank of the riffles in this video by mckate:
856 charges 151 Walker in the lower river. Blair-55 created this gif (p 07/06/23 04:23). 856 was moving so quickly that even the live cam had trouble keeping up with him. 856 and 151 Walker must have kept going at a high rate of speed because a very short time later Walker showed up at the riffles and 856 went to the J. Neither was out of breath!:
856 chases 151 Walker yet again in mckate's video:
2023.07.09: 151 Walker photograph by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) (p 09/04/2023 13:47). Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) also shared this photograph on 09/06/2023 09:30 with this information: "151 was one of the first bears I saw during my July trip this year. I was walking with a couple that was visiting Brooks for the first time and we saw 151 on the way to the falls. He was coming down the falls trail and heading towards the lower river. We of course moved off trail and gave him lots of room. We were all in awe over his size and beauty. It was a very exciting moment for the couple to see a bear on the trail. I had told them that it was a strong possibility. I also got to tell them all about fabulous 151".:
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2023.07.10: 151 Walker finally gets a fish in this video captured by mckate:
2023.07.12: 151 Walker interrupts a courting meeting between 129 and 230 "Ben". LeafyHyrax created this four part (#1, #2, #3 & #4) story in gifs (p 19:54). Some of the gif files are too large to be uploaded to the wiki, please click the numbered gif links above to view each gif.
151 Walker interrupts a courting meeting between 129 and 230 "Ben" video captured by mckate. 151 Walker just wasn't as limber as the younger 129 & 230. 230 leaves 129 in the dust to save himself.:
2023.07.15: While fishing in the jacuzzi, 747 decides he does not desire 151 Walker fishing the lip above him. 747 displaces 151 Walker and then sends 151 Walker over the falls in this video by Cruiser.:
mckate captured this video of 747 pushing 151 Walker off the lip of the falls:
2023.07.16: 151 Walker displaces 634 Popeye from the lip in this video captured by mckate:
151 Walker plots his next move in mckate's video:
Four boars vie for a fish accompanied by a spectating sow video captured by mckate. That was 28 "E" with the catch. 913 "Moomba" grabbed half of it, and 151 Walker came for it sending 913 over the lip. 32 Chunk got the half away from 913 in the jacuzzi. 151 ran down to see if he could grab it, but didn't want to mess with 32. At least 28E got to keep half of his catch. 17 (aka "505F") watched it all from the sidelines.:
2023.07.24: 151 Walker tells 20 to quit bouncing around in this video captured by mckate:
2023.07.27: 912 "Mufasa" pirates from "909F"/"909 Jr" then 151 Walker pirates from 912...821 "Pepper' chases 910's adopted 2.5 year-old niece (aka "909F"/"909 Jr") for her fish and the 2.5 year-old slips the lip in this video captured by mckate. mckate shared this additional information about the video and all the pirating going on with that much desired fish.:
"Pepper really wanted that fish and it looked like 910 might have stopped him, but then he took after 909F. She panicked and got too close to the edge and slipped. It looked like she almost managed to hang on to her fish, but 912 grabbed it out of the water and then 151 stole it from him. 910 and her girl ran down to make sure 909F was okay. They came back and had a cuddle under the platform. Whew..."
2023.07.29: 747 disturbs 151 Walker's nap in this video by mckate:
151 Walker in full sleep video mckate captured:
August 2023:[]
2023.08.03: 151 Walker kicks 356 out of the pool (lower river) in this video by mckate:
602 returns (a bear not typically observed in August), "greets" 151 Walker & 907, then chases 912 "Mufasa" in this video mckate captured:
151 Walker & 634 Popeye bicker until 128 Grazer shows up in this video captured by mckate:
151 Walker tries to pirate 907's fish in mckate's video:
2023.08.04: While attempting to pirate from 801, 151 Walker takes a shortcut, slips and gets stuck on the log lodged below the far side of the falls in this video by mckate:
2023.08.05: 151 Walker (near) stays out of the way as 128 Grazer (center) slowly displaces 801 (far) in this video mckate captured:
2023.08.07: 151 Walker annoys 480 Otis in this video captured by mckate:
2023.08.10: Stop the Presses! 151 Walker displaces 128 Grazer in mckate's video. mckate shared this additional information in the description to her video: "He's been testing this for the last week or so, but usually chickens out. It was a very slow displacement. It would be really interesting to see if she would move for him when she's not so full.":
2023.08.11: 151 Walker Bear or Walrus? video captured by mckate:
2023.08.14: 151 repeatedly tries to move 164 "Bucky Dent" in this video captured by mckate:
2023.08.15: 151 Walker enters stage left to displace 480 Otis in this video mckate captured:
909 and 151 Walker yell at 164 "Bucky Dent" in this video by mckate. 164 "Bucky Dent" pounced way too close to 909 and deserved to be told off, and 151 Walker apparently felt the need to pile on.:
2023.08.16: 164 "Bucky Dent" smacks 151 Walker in this video mckate captured. 151 ran up over the falls to reassert his dominance over 164 and got a smack in the face that he did not appear to be anticipating. He then tried to bite the paw that smacked him; a behavior mckate did not recall ever seeing before! 164 sure has no trouble defending himself.:
151 Walker selects the freshest fish in mckate's video:
151 Walker fights to stay awake after a large meal in this video captured by mckate:
2023.08.20: 151 Walker tries to pirate, 480 Otis has the last laugh in the end by miraculously finding that fish in this video by mckate:
151 Walker ejects 164 "Bucky Dent" from the far pool in this video captured by mckate:
2023.08.21: 151 Walker (near), 480 Otis (center) and 128 Grazer (far) fish the far side of the river in this video mckate captured:
2023.08.22: 128 Grazer shows the boys, 747 (near) and 151 Walker (far) how it's done in this video captured by mckate:
2023.08.23: 151 Walker harasses 910 on the conveyor belt in this video captured by mckate.:
September 2023:[]
2023.09.06: 151 Walker returns from his walkabout in this video mckate captured:
151 Walker shows off his gains in mckate's video:
32 Chunk acknowledges 151 Walker's return in this video mckate captured:
2023.09.13: 151 Walker enjoys his spa in mckate's video:
151 Walker checks out the lip in this video by mckate:
October 2023:[]
2023.10.05: Match 3 2023 Fat Bear Week - It’s a rematch of the rotund rivals! Their contentious competition continued long after 151 Walker’s bitter defeat by 128 Grazer in their 2022 Fat Bear Week matchup. The conflict even continued on the river for a coveted fishing spot.
128 Grazer was the gate keeper of 151 Walker's win with 135,885 votes; 151 Walker's titanic tummy was not able to overshadow 128 Grazer's glow-up with 12,902 votes.
2023.10.09: 151 Walker fishes the office in this video by mckate:
151 Walker runs 99 out of the far pool in mckate's video:
2023.10.15: 151 Walker remains loyal to his rock in this video by mckate. The rock is not in a convenient spot anymore, but 151 does his best to sit by it.:
2023.10.17: 151 Walker relaxes on the riffles bank. He scared an eagle away from his barely eaten fish. mckate captured this video:
2023.10.24: 151 Walker annoys 299 "Damaged Nose Bear" in this video by mckate:
2023.10.25: 151 Walker relaxes on the riffles bank in mckate's video:
2024: Adult Male[]
For Future Use
How 151 Walker Got His Official Nickname:[]
151 Walker got his official nickname from his dark eye rings and their reminding people of a zombie. Ranger Mike Fitz had some influence with naming 151.
Known Courting & Mating:[]
2015:[]
May 2015:[]
Courting 284 "Electra"[]
2015.05.17: 151 Walker courting 284 "Electra" video by Mike Fitz. Mike shared the following information about the video:
"I encountered two pairs of courting brown bears on Dumpling Mountain in Katmai National Park on May 17, 2015. The two were young adult bears, previously identified at Brooks River as 151 Walker and 284. In the second pair, 854 Divot was courted by 634 Popeye."
2016:[]
July 2016:[]
Mating with 289:[]
2016.07.08 13:44: 151 Walker and 289 mating video by Mickey Williams:
2017: []
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2018:[]
June 2018:[]
Courting & Attempted Mating (?) with 708 Amelia:[]
2018.06.28 : 151 Walker was observed courting and attempting to mate (?) with an adult female. Ranger Russ Taylor identified this sow as 409 Beadnose during the June 28, 2018 live chat with Mike Fitz from the Riffles platform . Ranger Russ later commented at 15:16 and corrected his identification as 708 Amelia, not 409 Beadnose. Ranger Russ also shared four photos: Photo #1 , Photo #2 , Photo #3 & Photo #4 :
Explore Recorder footage taken from the Lower River East cam (RW feed) :
Cam viewer Martina captured footage from both the Lower River West cam (LR feed) and the Lower River East cam (RW feed):
Mating with 708 Amelia & 719:[]
151 Walker was observed mating with 708 Amelia and 719 between June 22, 2018 and June 29, 2018 by cam viewer and park visitor, Lesleezee . Please note: Autocorrect changed mating to meeting in Lesleezee's July 15, 2018 17:05 comment and Lesleezee commented again July 15, 2018 at 17:07 to clarify that change by autocorrect.:
2020:[]
June 2020:[]
2020.06.23: 151 Walker was seen mating with a young, blonde sow on 6/23/2020, video by Arlene Beech. Chatter opinion was divided as to the identification of the sow. Could it be 901 or 908? Mike Fitz commented about the mating pair on 6/24/2020. "151 Walker was seen on the River Watch cam copulating with a blond-furred female. However, I wasn't able to ID her from the webcam footage." Note: On page 55 of the 2021 Bears of Brooks River eBook it was noted that "901 had mated with 151 Walker" in 2020. It is not certain that this happened on 6/23/2020.
6/23/2020 video by Lani H.
6/23/2020 video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2020.06.27: 151 Walker separates 901 from either 912 or 913, 6/27/2020 video by mckate.
51 Walker separates 901 from either 912 or 913 again, 6/27/2020 video by mckate.
2021:[]
June 2021:[]
2021.06.02: 151 Walker was observed by Ranger Naomi and Ranger Nick mating with an unknown sow. See 6/2/2021 entry above. Update: Ranger Naomi stopped in chat on 6/25/2021 and announced that the sow 151 Walker had been seen mating with was 901.
2021.06.29: 151 Walker is on a mission to mate with 94, 6/29/2021 video by markindify. He can be seen chasing 94 in the oxbow area to the spit. The chase slows down but continues along the spit to the spit road and eventually the valley road.
2022:[]
June 2022:[]
2022.06.27: 435 Holly evades 151 Walker who is pursuing her on the lower river, 6/27/2022 video by Cruiser.
Known Relatives:[]
Mother: 818 Speculated
Father: Unknown
Littermate: 152, Speculated
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
2016: Successfully darted by Ranger Michael Saxton[]
151 Walker was successfully darted by Ranger Michael Saxton for the genetics study in 2016.
2017: No known genetics study samples obtained[]
There were no darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 151 Walker by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2017 for the genetics study.