I was PURSUED by a BEAR
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- I was hiking in Kings Canyon National Park when I encountered this black bear. The bear charged at me within seconds and miraculously stopped as I tripped over a rock nearly falling onto my back. The bear then pursued me back along the trail for several minutes before becoming interesting in other things.
This happened near the Bubbs Creek / Woods Creek junction of the Rae Lakes Loop on May 31 2022.
This was the 3rd bear encounter that day and will be one I never forget!
Have you ever had a bear encounter like that? What about other wild animal encounters? What would you have done?
Wow! That is amazing video man!!! I've backpacked a lot and not had an encounter like that. Some uncomfortable moose encounters, oddly enough, but not with bear. When you started following the bear across the bridge I was like, are you crazy! lol
Awesome video, thanks for sharing!
Hey David, I hope you are doing good! By the time the bear was walking across the bridge I had been watching it long enough that I felt "safe" doing that. 😬
That was beary scary!
I was scared for a little bit there. No lie!
That's scary !! Unfortunately that bear is tagged as a problem bear and has probably been put down by now. You certainly handled the situation right, by not panicking and running.
Hopefully that bear is still roaming around there. :)
As I see the bear and whip out my phone and almost trip...
Nothing personal but I don't watch these kinds of clips because I backpack. I came here after your Reddit post on your YNP trip and saw you weren't wearing spikes and ran out of fuel. I got curious. Take it for what it's worth but you might want to focus up a little up bro. Especially solo. Eyes on YT isn't that important. And "honestly I don't if you should run from a bear?" I appreciate the honesty, and you seem like a good dude, but come on now. You've gotta' have that knowledge in Kings. You can learn something on every trip. Hope you did. Have a good one.
I was wearing snowshoes the 1st weekend on Pohono trail and I wore spikes the 2nd weekend.
I captured this video of the bear a year before I started the channel. I didnt seek out a bear encounter.
Thanks for your comment. Have a good one!
@@MountainsCallingMe Appreciate the honesty. Thanks.
Do you carry bear spray? Very Scarey!!!
Bear spray is "illegal" in Kings Canyon, Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. Even if it were legal I would not carry it because its unnecessary. There are only black bears in California. If I was in GRIZZLY territory - > I WOULD HAVE BEAR SPRAY.
You got lucky.
Yes! :)