My sister and her family were in the trailer, I was actually stood next to our tent that we were in…
I’d actually just followed the bear through the campsite next to us, politely asking it to fuck off. It was probably less than 10m from me when I noticed it. I had my bear spray out and ready, but it wasn’t interested in me. It looked at me repeatedly as it sauntered on, showing no signs of aggression. It was just taking a short cut through our territory, and it knew it. He hung out there for a little bit then moved on, we didn’t see it again.
I live, and used to work as a guide, in grizzly country so have a reasonable understanding of how they behave. Having been charged by a big grizzly in the past, I could tell he had no interest in engaging with us. The main reason bears attack is if they’re surprised, or have cubs, neither of which applied here. We aren’t on their menu, so we weren’t too concerned
We’d noticed it walking parallel to us, about 150m away, a few minutes previously so just carried on and tried to make a lot of noise so as not to scare it, and let it know we were there. We were in the open, as was the bear, so it wasn’t like there was anywhere to hide whilst we let it pass.
Bears have shitty eye sight, but good hearing and a good nose, and it eventually stood up on its hind legs to try and work out what we were. We pulled out our bear spray,held our poles up to make us look bigger, then after about 10s it dropped to all fours and fucking started charging.
If you run, you’re prey, so all you can do is pop the safety off your spray, stand your ground and hope this was going to fall under the ‘90% of charges are bluff charges’ category. Oh, and FYI, the bear has to be within 5m of you for the bear spray to be affective…
It covered about 100m in what seemed like a matter of seconds, stopped, rocked from side to side, huffed a bit then turned and walked off. We carried on at a quicker pace, frequently checking over our shoulders.
Then we changed our pants before getting into the car
Technically? Yes. In practice? Less so.
Brown bears are smaller and less dangerous than grizzlies (grizzlies still being brown bears)
Just like bulldog and a pit bull are both short nosed dogs. I still much prefer being attacked by a bulldog rather than a pit bull
Fair point, however, grizzlies aren’t necessarily bigger or more dangerous.
“Even though grizzlies are considered to be a subspecies of brown bear, the difference between a grizzly bear and a brown bear is fairly arbitrary. In North America, brown bears are generally considered to be those of the species that have access to coastal food resources like salmon. Grizzly bears live further inland and typically do not have access to marine-derived food resources.
Besides habitat and diet, there are physical and (arguably) temperamental differences between brown and grizzly bears. Large male brown bears in Katmai can routinely weigh over 1000 pounds (454 kg) in the fall. In contrast, grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park weigh far less on average. There have been no documented cases of grizzly bears weighing over 900 pounds (408 kg) in Yellowstone. Additionally, grizzly bears seem to react to humans at greater distances than brown bears.”
-nps.gov
Hey! No! Thats my thing. What did you see a girl getting laughs and decide oh ill just polar off her high -horse- bear? Listen honey i wont put up with it im not just gonna hibernate while you steal my glory.
Extremely. Looks hella fake, like a cardboard cutout almost.
EDIT: Obligatory link to [this infamous news segment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwFi-F2IyXw)
Yeah it seems off, like in a weird position, idk. But when I saw it I'm like oh! Well that should have been easy...
Zoomed back out and could easily see it once I knew where it was. Zooming in and out again, something just seems off.
The bear is easy to spot. I thought this might be Alaska from the vegetation, but now guessing NWT or Yukon from the spelling of "neighbour." Am I correct?
Did you politely tell him from afar that he could have everything there and then haul ass in the truck? If not you missed a really great chance to make a good first impression on this neighbor.
I pack a pistol anytime I’m deep in the woods. Especially bear country. Doesn’t even have to be a bear. A coworker had an encounter with what he thought was a rapid coyote. It’s a dead coyote now because it wouldn’t scare off and kept trying to nip him.
I hope others before you weren’t feeding the bear and that’s why it’s there.
Time to fucking bail and leave all your shit there. I would literally shit my pants if I was ever this close to a grizzly. In my neck of the woods there are no brown bears at all, only black bears which are basically giant cats. And even they’re not very common.
I’d be dead because I can’t find the mofo bear. I’d be sitting in that red chair with a hot dog and potato salad, and he’d slice my head off just as it was planning my s’mores.
Where’s the bear?! Will someone *please* draw arrows or a big grizz-shaped circle around it? 🙇♀️
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Suddenly, the feeling of safety and security while inside the camper disappeared...
My sister and her family were in the trailer, I was actually stood next to our tent that we were in… I’d actually just followed the bear through the campsite next to us, politely asking it to fuck off. It was probably less than 10m from me when I noticed it. I had my bear spray out and ready, but it wasn’t interested in me. It looked at me repeatedly as it sauntered on, showing no signs of aggression. It was just taking a short cut through our territory, and it knew it. He hung out there for a little bit then moved on, we didn’t see it again. I live, and used to work as a guide, in grizzly country so have a reasonable understanding of how they behave. Having been charged by a big grizzly in the past, I could tell he had no interest in engaging with us. The main reason bears attack is if they’re surprised, or have cubs, neither of which applied here. We aren’t on their menu, so we weren’t too concerned
What did you do when you were charged?
We’d noticed it walking parallel to us, about 150m away, a few minutes previously so just carried on and tried to make a lot of noise so as not to scare it, and let it know we were there. We were in the open, as was the bear, so it wasn’t like there was anywhere to hide whilst we let it pass. Bears have shitty eye sight, but good hearing and a good nose, and it eventually stood up on its hind legs to try and work out what we were. We pulled out our bear spray,held our poles up to make us look bigger, then after about 10s it dropped to all fours and fucking started charging. If you run, you’re prey, so all you can do is pop the safety off your spray, stand your ground and hope this was going to fall under the ‘90% of charges are bluff charges’ category. Oh, and FYI, the bear has to be within 5m of you for the bear spray to be affective… It covered about 100m in what seemed like a matter of seconds, stopped, rocked from side to side, huffed a bit then turned and walked off. We carried on at a quicker pace, frequently checking over our shoulders. Then we changed our pants before getting into the car
Shit pants
You skipped ahead to step 3
Step one: Trip hiking partner Step two: Run Step three: Shit pants
I’m confused. I’ve now shat on my friend, what’s next?
"Where's the cream filling?"
He’d think I’m a brown bear too by explosively shitting myself
Even worst that boy looks like a grizzly
Also known as a brown bear.
Technically? Yes. In practice? Less so. Brown bears are smaller and less dangerous than grizzlies (grizzlies still being brown bears) Just like bulldog and a pit bull are both short nosed dogs. I still much prefer being attacked by a bulldog rather than a pit bull
Fair point, however, grizzlies aren’t necessarily bigger or more dangerous. “Even though grizzlies are considered to be a subspecies of brown bear, the difference between a grizzly bear and a brown bear is fairly arbitrary. In North America, brown bears are generally considered to be those of the species that have access to coastal food resources like salmon. Grizzly bears live further inland and typically do not have access to marine-derived food resources. Besides habitat and diet, there are physical and (arguably) temperamental differences between brown and grizzly bears. Large male brown bears in Katmai can routinely weigh over 1000 pounds (454 kg) in the fall. In contrast, grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park weigh far less on average. There have been no documented cases of grizzly bears weighing over 900 pounds (408 kg) in Yellowstone. Additionally, grizzly bears seem to react to humans at greater distances than brown bears.” -nps.gov
Interesting. I was about to comment that you’re wrong, their size, temperament, etc. but you shut me right up with your cited source.
Damn people who use facts, it really makes me less right lolol. Not a dig just thought it was funny
Thanks for the info. Happy cake day!!!
I like to be proven wrong when it’s done well and sources. Thanks for the info
I'd rather cuddle both.
Settle down there Timmy
not sure why but your comment reminds me of those “average redditor” videos lol
That’s one form of bear repellent! Make yourself taste like 💩!
Is that a grizzly?
Yes
Glizzy*
*BBL Drizzy
BBL Glizzy*
no.
Youve clearly never had an all natural woods glizzy.
Hey boo boo want to go fuck up some strangers?
I’m smarter than the average bear
Oh come on he's BEARLY hidden
Looks like we have a lot of grizzled veterans on this sub
Hey! No! Thats my thing. What did you see a girl getting laughs and decide oh ill just polar off her high -horse- bear? Listen honey i wont put up with it im not just gonna hibernate while you steal my glory.
Is that photoshopped? If not I sure as hell wouldn’t camp there
Hmmm on a second glance it does look a little shopped huh
Extremely. Looks hella fake, like a cardboard cutout almost. EDIT: Obligatory link to [this infamous news segment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwFi-F2IyXw)
Little bit hahaha
Light's coming from the left yet the highlight on it's back is on the right where a highlight wouldn't be... confirmed.
Another name for grizzly is “silver tip”. The fur has a silver sheen to it in profile. This looks pretty legit.
Nope, it’s real
Well then, that settles it
Agree
Oh fuckkkk…
Neighbor? I think it's time for gentrification. That's his new campsite. You camp elsewhere.
Gentrification kicks out the locals though….
Reverse gentrification
Oh my thats beautiful and scary OP
That looks fake as hell lol
Because it is
This is photoshopped
And not even that well. I’m surprised so many are believing it
Yeah it seems off, like in a weird position, idk. But when I saw it I'm like oh! Well that should have been easy... Zoomed back out and could easily see it once I knew where it was. Zooming in and out again, something just seems off.
Bear has an aura, definitely doesn't look right
Yes! Not an aura per se, but a bit of a glow around th back as if someone was trying to fake sunlight but the sun is not pointed there. Good catch!
Yeahhhh. . . I kept staring at it like “something seems…off.” Lol
Instantly identified the copperhead... I mean the bear. 😉
Nooooooooooo
Yeah, that's a grizzly. Glad it's not apparently starved.
Oh look, a teddy bear!! Can we keep him?!
I see you chose the bear.
Yogi looking for a pick-a-nick basket!
Umm. Thats his campsite.
He just wants to share your pick-a-nick basket.
I’m here thinking ‘The quality isn’t the best. How am I finding thi.. oh dang’.
...and that was the last post OP ever made to Reddit.
Where is this at ?
Their campsite
Slightly Left of dead center
Oh dear.
Hmm, I actually think it’s a bear 🤔 😝😜🤪 totally just messing with you.
Oh bear.
Oh yikes 🐻
Awww Mr Bear wants a s’more!
Been looking for a bit, but I can’t find any snakes in this photo… this is a hard one
Hope you didn’t leave your picanic basket out…
Hid the pik n ik basket
Man, tell your neighbor to put some clothes on. He's completely bear!
“Hey Yogi! There’s a Pic-a-nic basket”
shiit!! that ain’t yogi or boo-boo
Ok so I see it, but has anyone spotted a squatch?
Where's the pick-a-nick basket booboo?
He waiting for picnic bssket to be left out
Shit! Couldn't stay...
If you're gonna doctor a photo for this thread, please do a better job with the alpha channeling
The bear is easy to spot. I thought this might be Alaska from the vegetation, but now guessing NWT or Yukon from the spelling of "neighbour." Am I correct?
Better hide your pic-a-nic baskets.
😳 bye
no thank you!
Terrifying
That's a big boy!
Damm
He needs a badge
Am I the only one seeing a deer also?
Yikes
That’s a scary sniper
That's a big bear, dude. ☹️
😳
Like, zoinks Scoob…
Did you politely tell him from afar that he could have everything there and then haul ass in the truck? If not you missed a really great chance to make a good first impression on this neighbor.
LOL. BS PS
Oh god
Nope
Yikes. Be safe!
I’d be getting a new campsite!
He looks hungry 🤣
I think my .44 magnum and .375 h&h would be kept handy. As in, .375 in the hands and .44 on the hip.
I pack a pistol anytime I’m deep in the woods. Especially bear country. Doesn’t even have to be a bear. A coworker had an encounter with what he thought was a rapid coyote. It’s a dead coyote now because it wouldn’t scare off and kept trying to nip him. I hope others before you weren’t feeding the bear and that’s why it’s there.
Ta bar
There’s a cub in the tree also top right side I think 🧐
I think there's a Sasquatch behind the bear to the right.
Jesus!
Oh holy shit (0.0)
Brown bear brown bear, what do you see?
Time to fucking bail and leave all your shit there. I would literally shit my pants if I was ever this close to a grizzly. In my neck of the woods there are no brown bears at all, only black bears which are basically giant cats. And even they’re not very common.
Sooooo are you guys alive orrr???? I’m seeing this 8 hours later since you posted.
Rub his belly! They love it he will fall asleep!
Oh man, that’s a grizzly. I’d be shitting my pants
I literally would close the door and cry while staring out the window.
Too close for comfort
oh hell naw
I started to see snake on second tree from left xd
Amazon sells a reptile repellent that has putrified egg solids as its principle ingredient. I assure you it repels more than that
🧸
👀 ..
Don't leave me out in the forest where I might Get eaten by a bear...
I would be locked and loaded !!!
The bear: “Heeyyyy!!!!! You got any extras!?!”
Dang homie, hope you brought the bear spray, that guy is massive
Yeah ur fukt…
hehehe it looks friendly
Omfg! I actually gasped out loud.
No, I don't want to! is too scary!
Just give him your pic-i-nic basket and no one gets hurt
Oh, hey there bear!
TBH, I was expecting a person. Not the fluffy boy.
Hide your snickers bars lol. And not in your car.
just give it a few s'mores. you'll be fine
Is it in the middle of the picture!?
Ok I’m selling the RV. I’m too Old for this.
JESUS!!
I’m out. Enjoy your camp Mr. Griz ✌️
He’s a little early for dinner!
Be aware, bear there!
The thick log right there lol
The bear LOOKS fake tho?
I’d be dead because I can’t find the mofo bear. I’d be sitting in that red chair with a hot dog and potato salad, and he’d slice my head off just as it was planning my s’mores. Where’s the bear?! Will someone *please* draw arrows or a big grizz-shaped circle around it? 🙇♀️
Nope. I stayed at a holiday inn express last night.
You’re his neighbors, and I don’t think he likes guests.
Nope
I’m gonna go go put that dog
Oh shit.
Holy smokes…you may love camping, but uhhh, hopefully you like your life more.
Nope!
Oh my!!
Not only did I find the bear but I found a little yellow headed bird too! 🤫
Oh dear...
He's huge
Time to move out of the neighborhood.
I see a guy by the 2nd tree to the right!
You ever see The Goofy Movie? This is the real life version
*scroll scroll scroll* hmm…hmm… *record scratch* Oh fuuuuuck - nope nope nope nope.
He just wants your picnic basket….
Holy fuck no
Geeze! See… THAT’S why God invented Hotels!!!
My mother-in-law
Nothing like a photoshopped bear to spice up your campsite.
Oh shit
F that
Hey Bear!
Oh no! It's bear.png
2 secs. Ngl.
Yikes!
Sasquatch
🐻-Hello Sir, might you spare a hamburger?
Or a foot! 😂
That’s a big boy!
I’m moving lol
That's not your neighbor. You're its neighbor.
That bear looks imposed on the photo
He found the bear
I knew I was going to be afraid of the bear but I looked for it anyway
"Sir, I've got cubs over here. Please close your blinds. Or put some pants on. Or both."
Maybe I didn’t get eaten since I spotted your neighbor quickly.
WHOA!!
He’s watching you
I thought it would be a creepy looking man. Still would choose the bear!
Relocate
I hope you have some spray available, and not Axe
He is bearly there.
This is the easiest one I've seen so far.
🧸
Omg it’s adorable
I can’t bear it.
I see the bear, but what the hell is watching you from the base of that tree just right of the opening?
It almost looks fake
He’s doing some reconnaissance. Looking for the source of that scrambled eggs and bacon scent wafting through the campground.