The Ghost Grizzlies of Colorado: Part 1

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

Tooth & Claw

True Crime, Nature, Science, Comedy

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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The history of grizzly bears in Colorado is steeped in tradition and tragedy. In this episode, Wes tells the story of how intruding on sacred land led to dire consequences for bears and humans alike. Watch here: https://youtu.be/hIVYHH-hajY ~~ Cornbread Hemp: Get 30% off at http://cornbreadhemp.com/tooth and use code TOOTH Aura Frames: Exclusive $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/TOOTH . Promo Code TOOTH Ollie Pet Food: Take the guesswork out of your dog's well-being. Go to http://ollie.com/tooth and use code tooth to get 60% off your first box! Rocket Money: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to http://rocketmoney.com/claw Quince: Go to http://quince.com/tooth for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to you by QCODE. Support the show and get access to an extensive library of exclusive episodes like this by supporting the show on Patreon or joining the Grizzly Club on Apple Podcasts. For the latest updates on the show and all things wildlife, follow us at toothandclawpod.com and social: Instagram: @ToothandClawPodcast Twitter: @ToothandClawPod Wes: @GrizKid Jeff: @jefe_larson Mike: @mikey3ds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, boys and girls, dogs and cats, and everyone else.
0:18.8	This is Tooth and Cloth Podcast.
0:21.4	We have our wildlife biologist, Wes Larson.
0:25.4	He likes bears.
0:26.7	He studies bears.
0:28.0	He has slept with bears.
0:30.5	We have his younger brother, Jeff Larson.
0:34.1	I like bears as well.
0:36.5	Not that other stuff, though.
0:38.8	And we have our best friend, sound guy, man of mini talents, Mike Smith.
0:46.7	Yeah.
0:47.1	Hey, thank you for having me.
0:49.0	Thanks for having me for 174 episodes straight.
0:58.2	Oh, no, I missed one. My streak was broken shoot yeah that's my best asking how many episodes we have and now I know is that like three main feed episodes
1:02.9	I think so that's the number I put in the last upload that could be I could be totally
1:08.0	does that count the one we deleted? Oh, it might.
1:11.5	It might not.
1:12.2	I don't know. We should quit at 175. I'll put one of those little squiggly lines that means approximately. I don't know what that line is called. A squiggles. A squiggles. A squiggles. Yeah, that's what that's called. We just got back from Costa Rica the other day. I had a wonderful trip with some wonderful travelers.
1:28.8	Just wanted to shout them out really quickly.
1:30.8	We got Lilith. We just got back from Costa Rica the other day. I had a wonderful trip with some wonderful travelers.
1:28.8	Just wanted to shout them out really quickly.
1:30.8	We got Lilith, Liz, Emily, Dan, Dan, Emily, Noor, Corbett, Grace, Mara.
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