This bear is tall and thin with tan claws and a short, blocky muzzel. However, the key to recognizing #234 is by looking at his ears. He is missing his left ear.

Also, look for his light brown to blonde coat which is sometimes ragged in appearance.

Bear #234 is one of the easiest bears to recognize along the Brooks River due his missing left ear and prominent fishing location on the lip of the falls. He lost his left ear late in 2001 or in the spring of 2002.

He is predictable in his fishing activities, almost always fishing the lip of the falls and less frequently in the far pool.

Like #6 and #16, he appears to be one of the oldest bears that frequent the Brooks River area. In 2009 and 2010, he showed visible signs of aging. In 2009, he arrived looking very thin with a swollen front paw. Visitors with binoculars could often see that his teeth were worn to the gums.

In the past, most bears that fished the lip of the falls yielded space to #234 when he approached, but this appears to no longer be the case as #234 more readily yields to younger, more dominant males.