LOL... He deserved to be taught a lesson, but thankfully she didn't though. That would have made her a candidate to be put-down. Not fair, but stupid people cost animals lives sometimes.
What an idiot.. you never approach a bear and especially when she has her cubs. People go into their habitat and and bother the wildlife. Many animals have to be destroyed because of these fools. It is sad how people have no regard for anything these days
Exactly! If I was a bear I wouldn’t go out of my way to hurt people, but if someone keeps trying to approach me and/or my cubs I would be scared and defend myself, and then I’m the bad guy!
@@doughesson Why didn’t the good lord helped Timothy Treadwell? He’s the guy that was eaten alive along with his girlfriend by a brown bear in Katmai National Park on the Alaska peninsula. Why?
There are some people in this world, who will do just exactly what you tell/instruct them NOT to do. This man is one of them. Should get a lifetime ban from parks.
As a local, and to all locals reading, we have a duty to call this stuff out. These animals and the park itself is part of our heritage and a gift we share with the rest of the world. Don't come into our country, our state, our community, our park, and start chasing defenseless baby animals around. They have more legal right to that land than you I promise.
This is not just about being local it should be common sense. But I guess out there the wild have mich more common sense than the Stupid Man. And yes totally agree with you. You don’t go into some one else’s land just to do what ever you please...
Yes, so many times stupid reckless humans end up causing injuries and death to animals. Animal attacks and/or kills a human, then the animal is put at risk of being put down. He should be permanently banned from parks. When you are warned and instructed what NOT to do in parks, and you do it anyway, then you shouldn't be allowed back. Period.
@@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK They should be , this is fucking disgusting. If she attacks she dies . Pissing with animals just for should be a jail-able offense
@@jilly3001 well being that the guy was trying to point them back to where they came and then a car slams on the brakes yea i kinda think he might have been trying to help although not the smartest way of doing it i dono
Why did a large proportion of the population vote for Trump? Let's face it, there are plenty of Americans that wouldn't know how to breathe if it wasn't involuntary.
The level of extreme prejudice in the comments toward this guy’s idiotic behavior is sadly more alarming given the mama bear showed more intelligence via emotional restraint.
Actually black bears have quite a bit of patience towards humans. They’re usually skittish of people and rarely attack. It’s common knowledge that eastern black bears are fairly chill.
@@juliebryne2903 A mama griz would’ve torn him apart right there in the parking lot, and the mama bear would be put down leaving the cubs homeless and in the care of organizations that take care of bear cubs ‘till they’re released back into the wild. That idiot gets the Darwin Award no doubt!
John Spence not necessarily. A recent attack in Yellowstone by a mother bear did not result in the bear being put down because she was not acting any differently than a mother bear would. The person died, but clearly was negligent by approaching the mother bear. Can’t say for sure how it would have been handled here though.
@@mikediiorio9346 you can say "not necessarily" all you want, almost every animal who mauls or kills a human is put down...and its cause of dumbasses like this moron, and the other idiot who followed it down the path and kicked it. You're arguing the wrong point anyway: Is this guy a dumbass? Yes. Should he be mauled? Yes.
I'm having trouble trying to comprehend the sheer stupidity of this . He's freaking giving bears directions like they were driving by and rolled down the window to ask how to get back to the interstate. Darwinian evolution at its finest.
racoon attack of 2011 AGREED.. thing is had she attacked they would have put her down.. it’s sad . There has been others same shit tormenting them thinking they can hand feed them or pet the baby.. and got ripped up because of pure stupidity. As they say the mountains is my backyard I have respect for the wildlife and the mountains. I really hope that someone got his tag number and showed video to right folks.. he will do it again no doubt.
He should be arrested for harrassment & endangerment. Kudos to Mama Bear ... and she was MUCH kinder than i would have been ~ she never laid a paw on him, simply "backed him off" from her babies.
Wow. How stupid. I almost wish she would have wacked him a good one but then they would have hunted her down and killed her for attacking that stupid man. Thankfully the bear had better sense. He should be fined heavily though
This falls into the lists of what not to do around a bear, especially when it is protecting her cubs. "He was just asking for it." Glad the bear used more sense!
The guy is lucky; it is as though the bear simply wanted to alert the guy that he was getting too close. If the bear wanted to attack to kill, she would have. Looks to be real conscious decision making on the part of the bear; the bear way smarter than the man,
All I can say is I don’t feel bad for them. There are signs EVERYWHERE saying to not approach the bears. I’d say they actually got off easy considering she was protecting her cubs.
I see this all the time in the cove... stopping in the middle of the road, getting out, holding traffic up and risking getting mauled. Folks it’s not Disneyland... this is the real deal. Amazing the stupidity among us!
@@MaggieTheCat01 As you should! People like the guy in the video too easily forget the park is the animals' home. We're just visiting. People like him would come to your house and try to rearrange the furniture.
I grew up in swva and my granny and papaw had a camper in Dandridge and we'd go stay there over the summer. My papaw liked going over to Cades Cove but nothing set his temper off as bad as watching people carrying on like idiots over the sight of bears. I remember this one time, some car from New Jersey slammed on its breaks and stopped in the middle of the road because a bear was coming down the side of a hill and everyone in the vehicle go so riled up that one of them actually fell out of the car. I've never heard my papaw holler and cuss people for their stupidity so bad in my life, he just about got out of the car and went and gave them a piece of his mind.
I would not feel one bit sorry if that mama bear had done more than a bluff charge .....get what you deserve when you do something that stupid...its idiots like that who ruin things for others...the smokies are my second home and it infuriates me to see people have such lack of respect for the wildlife there.
What no one is addressing is that now the cubs have been taught that it's normal to show aggression towards humans. It is a dangerous lesson to teach bears. Lets hope that those cubs don't go on to hurt someone. If they do the man should be charged for public endangerment. That man needs to be barred from all state parks for the rest of his life imo.
It's sad how comfortable this 🐻 family was around those folks. The mama bear was probably feed by humans in the past...but that guy was a tool. I hope he got arrested or fined at the very least.
They won’t put down a sow with Cubs. Especially if they saw this video. Generally young boars that get into trouble and even then they relocate them at least once. If they continue to get in trouble they will then put them down. But never a sow with Cubs.
I love going to Tennessee, I’m heading there on vacation in a week, it never gets old! I love all the wild life there and the beautiful scenery, I respect and obey their rules, I don’t know what makes people think they can just walk up to bears like they’ve been friends with them for years! There are some stupid people in this world!
Here also planning my first vacation to The Smokies and al though I’m thrilled to be in the wilderness I wouldn’t want to cross Mama Bear’s path that close never the less be that stupid as to pretend she would need permission were to cross.
My family uses two phrases... "The most stupid last words ever spoken: 'Hey, ya'll, watch this!'" and the other is: "You can't FIX stupid." I reckon he lives up to both categories' potential.
I have seen people like him think they can walk up on these bears. Right before my wife and I took our honeymoon in Nov 1999, a lady was killed. Then last year a man was killed. We’ve been going to Gatlinburg since the 70’s as it’s only 5 hrs from our home. But countless times we see people run up to these bear. Not smart at all.
@@snugbug5067 - I’m not sure what’s going on in their minds. A guy walked 50 yds into one of the fields once when we were there and was probably only 10ft away as the bear was rolling around on its back. Thank God it was in a good mood and just got up and walked off. It was scary to think of what could of happen. I played football at 6’1 270 and wouldn’t stand a chance against one of it really wanted to harm me. I don’t know why some people think they’re tamed animals. God help them.
@@Tide12NC Your sensible ! When it comes to a bear no one is an even competitor to their abilities. I would not want to see a person mauled to death by a bear !! I always remember the adage, -the only thing you can count on about bears is their unpredictability-.
Good thing these bears aren't known to be aggressive towards humans. If that momma was a Grizzly, he would have been bear food. I'm honestly surprised that mom didn't actually attack him, running up on her and her cubs like that.
I love when wild animals like this come along and you always have that one guy who can't just appreciate it and has to try for everyone's attention and literally thinks everyone thinks he's cool and funny or edgy.
Was the stupid man caught? charged? fined? put into prison? He’s not only the stupid person on that video! The parents too with their children outside watching the bears! Those parents put in danger the lives of their kids!!! They should also face a huge fine and prison time!
You know! I didn't know there were so many crazy people in the world. Just like crazy people at Yellowstone trying to take a selfie close to a buffalo or elk!! One lady did so and lost her pants and almost her life!
Stupid ! She didn't charge you but meant to not approach her cubs. And she was quite tolerant ! Please leave these animals alone ! Far too many people harrass wild life on their territories, all the time in every place.
Saw how mama bear looked behind to see if all her cubs crossed the road safely after chasing the old man away? dumb human beings learn lessons from smart bears - they defend their little one while human beings butcher their vulnerable ones in their wombs.
I’ve seen some real Einstein’s in Cades Cove. It always amazes me how many parents send their kids to get closer to the bears for a photo! I have seen several close calls!
TV Journalist: "Sir, don't you realize what a crazy and dangerous thing you did? Man: "Well, duh! Still, it were a smart enough way to get me on the TeeVee News! Bet my cousin Cletus I could get on the News 'fore him. Now he owes me a case of Blue Ribbon. Cletus, you watchin'?" "Journalist: "Well, Staci, that says it all. This is Brandon reporting live from Cade's Cove, back to you, in the studio"
I live in East Tennessee and it always amazes me the level of stupidity people have towards wild animals. One of the biggest problems is for some reason people think black bears are calm peaceful animals. They usually are right up until they aren't. The apex predators are not your friend.
People like that DON'T CARE HOW MANY BEARS GET PUT DOWN, If that momma even touched that man , Momma and the Cubs would of been put Down ! Momma, for doing it and the cubs, incase they just learned it .
If that had been a brown bear instead of a black, the outcome would likely have been gruesome. And I doubt that an enlightened park official would punish a mother bear for defending her cubs.
I've never wanted a bear to attack someone so bad in my life.
I know, right?
LOL... He deserved to be taught a lesson, but thankfully she didn't though. That would have made her a candidate to be put-down. Not fair, but stupid people cost animals lives sometimes.
@@PlanetBlake You are so right.
Every time I visit the national parks I see Darwin award candidates
What an idiot.. you never approach a bear and especially when she has her cubs. People go into their habitat and and bother the wildlife. Many animals have to be destroyed because of these fools. It is sad how people have no regard for anything these days
He has no idea how lucky he was. What kind of a rock has he been living under not to know that you never approach a bear cub with mom nearby.
He needs to be given a citation. That mother bear showed extreme patience.
Don't think there's a ticket for STUPID!!!!
Got off with just a warning, this time.
He should learn about Timothy Treadwell...he almost ended up like Treadwell, another emmy award winner with Bears.
If I recall correctly he was.
I agree for harassing the wildlife!
Here is the sad reality. If the mother bear actually attacked the guy, it would most likely be put down.
All because this person wants to show off.
She's just trying to scare him off and its not because of cubs its because he's scaring her.
Exactly! If I was a bear I wouldn’t go out of my way to hurt people, but if someone keeps trying to approach me and/or my cubs I would be scared and defend myself, and then I’m the bad guy!
Mother bear is much wiser than that man.
the guy is a real piece of work totally treating the bears like He was talking to a pet dog what a strange man.
Judging by the gray hair. It's a miracle he lived this long with that type of intelligence. Nope, the glasses didn't help either.
@Popeye only they believe in their fantasy world utopia, where you can just walk up and engage with wild bears.🙄
And the perpetual idiotic grin, also.
The good Lord looks after fools & drunks
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@@doughesson Why didn’t the good lord helped Timothy Treadwell? He’s the guy that was eaten alive along with his girlfriend by a brown bear in Katmai National Park on the Alaska peninsula. Why?
I swear, that mama bear acted lot more mature and smarter than those people.
How this person has lived to be an adult is beyond me.
Shouldn't be allowed to reproduce.
Took the words right out of my mouth
certainly is a few cards short of a full deck.
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There are some people in this world, who will do just exactly what you tell/instruct them NOT to do. This man is one of them. Should get a lifetime ban from parks.
As a local, and to all locals reading, we have a duty to call this stuff out. These animals and the park itself is part of our heritage and a gift we share with the rest of the world. Don't come into our country, our state, our community, our park, and start chasing defenseless baby animals around. They have more legal right to that land than you I promise.
God bless you
As they should....that was pure stupidity!!!
This is not just about being local it should be common sense. But I guess out there the wild have mich more common sense than the Stupid Man. And yes totally agree with you. You don’t go into some one else’s land just to do what ever you please...
Now if you did that to some of those elk down the road he’d have been in some serious trouble there. Those things are giant
I’m from NC, but we come to the Cove VERY regularly. I HATE seeing this stuff and feel it’s my duty to call this shit out.
When I see people do stuff like this I actualy think selective breeding may be a good idea.
What a shame that this man put himself, other people, and that mama bear and her cubs in jeopardy! Shameful!
ABSOLUTELY
Yes, so many times stupid reckless humans end up causing injuries and death to animals. Animal attacks and/or kills a human, then the animal is put at risk of being put down. He should be permanently banned from parks. When you are warned and instructed what NOT to do in parks, and you do it anyway, then you shouldn't be allowed back. Period.
He kind of acted like he wanted to catch a cub. His friend even jumped out of the car. 😡 I suspect something fishy.
A heavy fine would take care of that!
As someone who used to live within an hour from Cades Cove, I can tell you this is common.
He probably stands in front of buffalo in yellowstone/
He is breaking federal laws, if he is within the National Forest. I hope he has been identified and charged!
Im sure there on it with 30 FBI agents......
@@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK They should be , this is fucking disgusting. If she attacks she dies . Pissing with animals just for should be a jail-able offense
@@jilly3001 i think he was trying to keep the bears from being hit by a car
@@bray1461 you cant possibly be serious
@@jilly3001 well being that the guy was trying to point them back to where they came and then a car slams on the brakes yea i kinda think he might have been trying to help although not the smartest way of doing it i dono
Even the bear knew a joke when she sees it.......ain't even worth a mauling
Why would you approach a Mama Bear and her cubs? That is the dumbest decision ever.
Why would even aproc a bear
@@garyposthuma9607 exactly, why would you even approach a mama bear?
Why did a large proportion of the population vote for Trump? Let's face it, there are plenty of Americans that wouldn't know how to breathe if it wasn't involuntary.
@@fredscribner3688 Well, he should try it again when he comes across a Grizzly Mother Bear and we'll see if his limbs and head are intact.
This jackass is living proof that his mother and dad were brother and sister.
The level of extreme prejudice in the comments toward this guy’s idiotic behavior is sadly more alarming given the mama bear showed more intelligence via emotional restraint.
I am astounded by this mother bear's patience, which they are not known to have.
Actually black bears have quite a bit of patience towards humans. They’re usually skittish of people and rarely attack. It’s common knowledge that eastern black bears are fairly chill.
@@the_minimalistic_adventure that stunt wouldnt fly with a mama griz though!
@@juliebryne2903 A mama griz would’ve torn him apart right there in the parking lot, and the mama bear would be put down leaving the cubs homeless and in the care of organizations that take care of bear cubs ‘till they’re released back into the wild. That idiot gets the Darwin Award no doubt!
Black Bears are more chill. If this was a Grizzly, then this would have been on LiveLeak instead.
He was the kid who pulled the dog’s tail and then cried when he got bit
he needs to spend a couple of nights in jail, but it appears that he's not playing with a full deck.
only a COUPLE of nights in jail? he needs to be fined, jailed for at least 2 yrs, & banned from all parks forever!
Alzheimer's maybe
The look on his face said a lot.
Doesn't matter jail and a good ass kicking.
@Popeye that slack jawed dimwit was definitely a Trump voter and Qanon believer. You can see the stupid wafting off of him.
Approach wildlife like that here in Colorado and you'll be fined for harassing wildlife. FACT
The saddest part is she hurt him, they would put down the mother and probably all the cubs. Idiots like this need to be fined.
John Spence not necessarily. A recent attack in Yellowstone by a mother bear did not result in the bear being put down because she was not acting any differently than a mother bear would. The person died, but clearly was negligent by approaching the mother bear. Can’t say for sure how it would have been handled here though.
@@mikediiorio9346 you can say "not necessarily" all you want, almost every animal who mauls or kills a human is put down...and its cause of dumbasses like this moron, and the other idiot who followed it down the path and kicked it.
You're arguing the wrong point anyway: Is this guy a dumbass? Yes. Should he be mauled? Yes.
No, in the real world they go back to their jobs and create work related injuries that hurt those around them. Got the make down.
Very true and a sad reality that the animal has to died because of people in their natural habitat
cubs wouldnt be killed , nor the mom
It's always nice to see proof that animals are smarter than most humans...
Yes in deed !
I'm having trouble trying to comprehend the sheer stupidity of this . He's freaking giving bears directions like they were driving by and rolled down the window to ask how to get back to the interstate. Darwinian evolution at its finest.
It would have been natural selection if he got killed honestly. One less baby bear endangering moron from the world. As harsh as that seems.
Devolution
racoon attack of 2011 AGREED.. thing is had she attacked they would have put her down.. it’s sad . There has been others same shit tormenting them thinking they can hand feed them or pet the baby.. and got ripped up because of pure stupidity. As they say the mountains is my backyard I have respect for the wildlife and the mountains. I really hope that someone got his tag number and showed video to right folks.. he will do it again no doubt.
@@kimberlylee4079 .. Have Never in my life- - Never seem such a dumb move.!
It over 9,000,000 in the stupidity range.😂😂😂😂
How did this man get so far in life?
He should be arrested for harrassment & endangerment. Kudos to Mama Bear ... and she was MUCH kinder than i would have been ~ she never laid a paw on him, simply "backed him off" from her babies.
Yes indeed, but it's sad that the rules in USA for punishing an animal is so less
Or the adult special needs counselor should’ve been fined . Or fired .
"But they look just like the one my mom put with my pillows after she made my bed." Damn, Darwin missed another one.
Someone forgot to put a helmet on him before he left the house
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Oh, just busted out laughing.😎
Right? He seems a bit lost....where the hell are the people he came with? I hope the hell he aint driving.
ha!
Been going there for over forty years and I have seen a lot of bears and thousands of dumb asses.
Wow. How stupid. I almost wish she would have wacked him a good one but then they would have hunted her down and killed her for attacking that stupid man. Thankfully the bear had better sense.
He should be fined heavily though
Agree completely as tht is exactly what would have happened but idiots are everywhere!
The news reported that the man in the video would receive no ticket! What a shame
@@shell3334 that's outrageous. Thank god she didn't hit him. The poor babies would have to be brought up by humans in a sanctuary.
He's an idiot, but you are all wimps. Boohoo the bear.
That man had no reason doing that to that mother bear he needs to be arrested for harassment
There probably IS something wrong the man !
You don't approach the young of any wild animal.
That's like life knowledge.
This falls into the lists of what not to do around a bear, especially when it is protecting her cubs. "He was just asking for it." Glad the bear used more sense!
Please tell me he was fined and not allowed in national parks ever again.
I think he never got a fine. A shame really.
@@racoonattackof ya imbtalking a good fine like 50k
This isnt a national park
@@ch6ken129 Cades Cove, near Townsend Tennessee....Great Smoky Mountains National Park.I grew up there.
@grants245906 no need to be rude
The sad thing is, if momma bear actually attacked him, she would be killed.
I hope this guy got a ticket for this. Some people should just stay home.
The guy is lucky; it is as though the bear simply wanted to alert the guy that he was getting too close. If the bear wanted to attack to kill, she would have. Looks to be real conscious decision making on the part of the bear; the bear way smarter than the man,
4 bears 🐻 and one jackass 😂 Nature beautiful
Exactly! Couldn’t have stated it any better! 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Best comment....😅😅😅
I couldn't come up with anything to top this.
Except a real jackass would know better. This idiot doesn't.
Right??!!..
The mama bear showed a great deal more sense and restraint than the man had. He's obviously not a Mensa candidate.
All I can say is I don’t feel bad for them. There are signs EVERYWHERE saying to not approach the bears. I’d say they actually got off easy considering she was protecting her cubs.
A truly stupid human being. He's lucky the Momma bear was relatively good natured.
I see this all the time in the cove... stopping in the middle of the road, getting out, holding traffic up and risking getting mauled. Folks it’s not Disneyland... this is the real deal. Amazing the stupidity among us!
Although I wouldn’t get out of the car, I’d have no problem whatsoever with holding up traffic to let wildlife cross the road safely.
@@MaggieTheCat01 As you should! People like the guy in the video too easily forget the park is the animals' home. We're just visiting. People like him would come to your house and try to rearrange the furniture.
Guess their street smart doesn't translate well.
@@MaggieTheCat01 Nobody said anybody should plow through the animals, that's obviously not what was meant when they said holding up traffic
I grew up in swva and my granny and papaw had a camper in Dandridge and we'd go stay there over the summer. My papaw liked going over to Cades Cove but nothing set his temper off as bad as watching people carrying on like idiots over the sight of bears. I remember this one time, some car from New Jersey slammed on its breaks and stopped in the middle of the road because a bear was coming down the side of a hill and everyone in the vehicle go so riled up that one of them actually fell out of the car. I've never heard my papaw holler and cuss people for their stupidity so bad in my life, he just about got out of the car and went and gave them a piece of his mind.
That could’ve easily been a real bad deal. Not just for the fool taunting the bear but for everybody who happened to witness it.
I would not feel one bit sorry if that mama bear had done more than a bluff charge .....get what you deserve when you do something that stupid...its idiots like that who ruin things for others...the smokies are my second home and it infuriates me to see people have such lack of respect for the wildlife there.
What no one is addressing is that now the cubs have been taught that it's normal to show aggression towards humans. It is a dangerous lesson to teach bears. Lets hope that those cubs don't go on to hurt someone. If they do the man should be charged for public endangerment. That man needs to be barred from all state parks for the rest of his life imo.
It's sad how comfortable this 🐻 family was around those folks. The mama bear was probably feed by humans in the past...but that guy was a tool. I hope he got arrested or fined at the very least.
Mouth breathers need to be tagged and monitored.
Charles Darwin was a man who said a lot of things in his life that prove to be true.
Like what!
Incorrect. Otherwise that moron would not be amongst us today. The problem is darwinism isn't occuring in the 21st century.
Drawings and cartoons aren't real. this man's stupid behavior is not proof he'll become a bear
He was a fool.
He didn't even believe his own theory and was afraid he just started another religion. He was right about that lol.
He should be charged with harassing wildlife
He gets attacked,
Mamabear gets killed by ranger.
Poor orphan babies go to petting zoo.😔
They won’t put down a sow with Cubs. Especially if they saw this video. Generally young boars that get into trouble and even then they relocate them at least once. If they continue to get in trouble they will then put them down. But never a sow with Cubs.
No they ALSO GET PUT DOWN.
INCASE THE CUBS JUST LEARNED THE BEHAVIOR OF ATTACKING HUMANS .
NO ZOO !! PETTING OR NOT !
It shouldn't be that way for human stupidity!😡
@@boydcrowder6130it’s a bear not a cow!
Strictly speaking, it isn't a good idea to approach bears in the wild.
Mama was incredibly tolerant of that goofball.
I'm amazed how some people live as long as they do
Mama bear must have been in a good mood that day
She just was the intelligent one she had much more class than that idiot!
This guy needed to be arrested
I love going to Tennessee, I’m heading there on vacation in a week, it never gets old! I love all the wild life there and the beautiful scenery, I respect and obey their rules, I don’t know what makes people think they can just walk up to bears like they’ve been friends with them for years! There are some stupid people in this world!
Here also planning my first vacation to The Smokies and al though I’m thrilled to be in the wilderness I wouldn’t want to cross Mama Bear’s path that close never the less be that stupid as to pretend she would need permission were to cross.
Do you wanna get mauled, cause that's how you get mauled
This guy wins Idiot of the Year.
Worst part is that the bear gets punished if it actually did anything to the incompetent man.
My family uses two phrases... "The most stupid last words ever spoken: 'Hey, ya'll, watch this!'" and the other is: "You can't FIX stupid." I reckon he lives up to both categories' potential.
I like your phrases but if those are the only two that your family has, I would hate to be in your family! 😂
What if you say "Hey, ya'll, watch this!" And find a cure for cancer.
That man and his wife ( who didn’t intervene) should be banned from all national parks for life.
I have seen people like him think they can walk up on these bears. Right before my wife and I took our honeymoon in Nov 1999, a lady was killed. Then last year a man was killed. We’ve been going to Gatlinburg since the 70’s as it’s only 5 hrs from our home. But countless times we see people run up to these bear. Not smart at all.
That must have something to do with the lack of inpulse control, seriously.
@@snugbug5067 - I’m not sure what’s going on in their minds. A guy walked 50 yds into one of the fields once when we were there and was probably only 10ft away as the bear was rolling around on its back. Thank God it was in a good mood and just got up and walked off. It was scary to think of what could of happen. I played football at 6’1 270 and wouldn’t stand a chance against one of it really wanted to harm me. I don’t know why some people think they’re tamed animals. God help them.
@@Tide12NC Your sensible ! When it comes to a bear no one is an even competitor to their abilities. I would not want to see a person mauled to death by a bear !!
I always remember the adage, -the only thing you can count on about bears is their unpredictability-.
Why do people not understand leave the bears alone
My favorite spectator sport, BEARS versus the IDIOTS...the Bears always win.
Bro, we were just at Cade's Cove last month on vacation and we saw two different mother bears with their cubs!
I don't get how people like him live to be as old as they are. Like, how? He's up there with people who walk into the street without looking.
This man was trying so hard to win himself a Darwin Award.
Nope more like mama bear’s claws up his ass, but she was just much more intelligent than his stupid ass!
Not the smartest thing to do.He should be banned from the Park.
That is exactly what I said
Thats A NO NO Sir! You will face the unexpected! Bears protects their cubs.
Good thing these bears aren't known to be aggressive towards humans. If that momma was a Grizzly, he would have been bear food. I'm honestly surprised that mom didn't actually attack him, running up on her and her cubs like that.
Obviously she's used to stupid people around her.
The animal demonstrated better judgement than the human
You can't fix stupid and he is looking puzzled by why they didn't want to be petted.
Leave black bear mother and her cubs alone! >:(
I love when wild animals like this come along and you always have that one guy who can't just appreciate it and has to try for everyone's attention and literally thinks everyone thinks he's cool and funny or edgy.
Dude needed a $1000 fine for wildlife harassment.
There should be a fine for antagonizing a mother bear with cubs.
That guy needs to get punched out and taught some respect.
Was the stupid man caught? charged? fined? put into prison? He’s not only the stupid person on that video! The parents too with their children outside watching the bears! Those parents put in danger the lives of their kids!!! They should also face a huge fine and prison time!
Yup sounds about right. You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
Some folks have no business visiting the smokey mountain parks. That momma bear could have tore this guy up.
We were there in July 2020. Seen deer and a coyote and one bear. It’s a beautiful drive through Cade’s Cove.
Not even a dog is gonna follow his instructions.
This a guy is something else.
Dont let kids under his supervision
You know! I didn't know there were so many crazy people in the world. Just like crazy people at Yellowstone trying to take a selfie close to a buffalo or elk!! One lady did so and lost her pants and almost her life!
Stupid ! She didn't charge you but meant to not approach her cubs. And she was quite tolerant ! Please leave these animals alone ! Far too many people harrass wild life on their territories, all the time in every place.
Saw how mama bear looked behind to see if all her cubs crossed the road safely after chasing the old man away? dumb human beings learn lessons from smart bears - they defend their little one while human beings butcher their vulnerable ones in their wombs.
Ridiculous. Fetus is not a baby. Provide birth control, sex education, and prevent rape/incest if you really care SO much.
So sad, had the bear scratched that guy, they would had put the bear down.
Instead they should find him and do something right to Him.
A true contender for the Darwin award.
-he doesn't realize how fortunate he is that he didn't get killed by that mama bear
Next time, GET IN YOUR CAR! You can still see clearly from there, plus you'd be safer!
But he has to be cool and show off. How can he do that when he's in his car or somewhere safe? Then no one would see how cool he is!
She should have gave him a nice swipe! Stupid man....I'm impressed by her patience...
Agreed. Or mama bear giving him a humiliating chomp on his backside would’ve sufficed😏
I’ve seen some real Einstein’s in Cades Cove. It always amazes me how many parents send their kids to get closer to the bears for a photo! I have seen several close calls!
So sad these bears have no home anymore. 😢
TV Journalist: "Sir, don't you realize what a crazy and dangerous thing you did? Man: "Well, duh! Still, it were a smart enough way to get me on the TeeVee News! Bet my cousin Cletus I could get on the News 'fore him. Now he owes me a case of Blue Ribbon. Cletus, you watchin'?" "Journalist: "Well, Staci, that says it all. This is Brandon reporting live from Cade's Cove, back to you, in the studio"
I live in East Tennessee and it always amazes me the level of stupidity people have towards wild animals.
One of the biggest problems is for some reason people think black bears are calm peaceful animals. They usually are right up until they aren't. The apex predators are not your friend.
In all of my encounters I've learned that when they're minding their own business they will continue on that path if I just keep out of it.
I love how the bear looks around at 0:56 like "hope no one saw that"
Scan visitors to test for idiocy. This breaks my heart so sad.
People like that DON'T CARE HOW MANY BEARS GET PUT DOWN,
If that momma even touched that man ,
Momma and the Cubs would of been put Down ! Momma, for doing it and the cubs, incase they just learned it .
There's one in every crowd.
One? :D
If that had been a brown bear instead of a black, the outcome would likely have been gruesome. And I doubt that an enlightened park official would punish a mother bear for defending her cubs.