Aggressive Bears on the Appalachian Trail? - 14 mile hike to Spence Field Shelter

Join us on our last day in the Smoky Mountains as we hike from Cades Cove to Spence Field shelter along the Appalachian Trail only to discover that a recent aggressive bear attack happened soon before. The shelters were closed and the National Park Service Rangers were stalking a Black Bear who had bitten a hiker while in his tent. Never have food in your tent in bear country. Food must be hung 10' from the ground and 4' from the trees to avoid these scary confrontations.
Total hike = 14 mile loop
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[@wdavisga]

When I was younger and healthier, I hiked these very trails. I recognized some scenes in your video, particularly trail markers. I served as a pastor in a nearby mountain village. Now that I am older and wheelchair bound, I thank you for allowing me to tag along with you. It was a wonderful, nostalgic experience.

[@carolv8450]

Ticks r bad there?

[@RickStoneTravels]

There are some wheelchair accessible trails in the CT AT

[@te2952]

@@carolv8450...Yes!

[@davidlamotta1994]

Did you see any bears? 🐻

[@reggveg]

I've always wanted to hike parts of the Appalachian Trail but I waited too long, now with bad knees, bad back, and age against me I get to watch videos like yours and enjoy watching them.

[@StateParkers]

Its definitely a task, but its so nice to escape the daily work life and share our adventures with folks like you. Thank you for watching.

[@calgal7828]

Me too

[@sandreawhite7534]

I had both knees replaced last year. Best thing I ever did. I don’t think I could hike like that couple did however I’m sure I could do short little trails. Don’t hesitate to wait to have your knees done you’ll never regret it.

[@pamhunter8834]

You guyz seem to drive'er! I think Id pace myself for a long journey! 🇨🇦. Beauty scenery though!

[@TurtleBushcraft]

That was a great hike thanks for taking me along atb John

[@calgal7828]

Thank you for this! Beautiful. 😎

[@AdventureSeeker]

Wow, took me back to my AT through hike. Great edit. Thanks.

[@StateParkers]

glad you enjoyed it William. always fun to see your comments

[@JReedOutdoors]

Awesome hike. The Smoky Mountains are great!

[@texashikeaholicsadventures5651]

I think this is one of my favorite videos!! Keep doing what you're doing!!

[@StateParkers]

Thank you T-Hike! We have had visitors for the summer, but back at it very soon.

[@HMDickson]

LOL! They are not gonna live that long if they don't stay out of those mountains with no gun or dogs :) I live there! Been going in there for 40 years, trapping and hunting gold. Course we don't do trails, have to go cross country. Not for the city folks. Talking dead reckoning and compass work. But bears are easy to kill once you know how. It's the coy wolf packs, cougars, and Russian Boar you have to watch. Not everything that will eat you is a bear :)

[@blrc46]

You guys never cease to amaze me. I loved this video.

[@StateParkers]

thanks so much.

[@thejourneybox6665]

My God those woods are lush! Beautiful shots !

[@StateParkers]

The Journey Box thank you! clouds in our face. stunning view and feel. need more! 14 miles that day.

[@thejourneybox6665]

Thats a long haul! Totally worth it especially in TN, such a beautiful state!

[@pineconebliss]

Beautiful visuals on your video/hike.. thank you for sharing! But.. They euthanized the wrong bear? Not cool. Bummed to hear that. All creatures have the right to exist. Do no harm. I encountered a huge Black bear 2 years ago on a hike. We spotted each other at the same time, when we were about 30 ft apart, It was heading straight to the little river island i had been meditating on and was still standing on. I thought i was about to be killed by a bear. I averted my eyes and turned my back. The bear disappeared and i was able to hike the 3 miles back to the car. That Bear did not mess with me and I am forever grateful so i have to speak up when i hear about Black Bears being wrongfully killed. May we all co~exist in honor, reverence and harmony. Peace and blessings to you all ♡

[@returnofthemac8179]

You turned your back? Is that recommended? Avert eyes, yes, but turn your back?

[@teresacatherine6866]

Averting eyes is wrong. You better well be looking at that bear. This foolishness of not looking a bear in the eye is dumb. Like they can tell you are looking at their eyes instead of their rear end, legs, etc. Listen to expert Dr. Tom Smith's videos. He ought to know.

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

Great video guys, thanks for taking us along

[@StateParkers]

No prob. Thanks bud

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

+State Parkers i wish i had known you guys were going we would have joined you. if we go back to Tennessee next year im definitely hitting the AT

[@jimvincent8117]

You should have stayed overnight at Spence Field Shelter. We are in your video at the shelter. They caught a bear overnight that day near the shelter, tranquilized it, and allowed us to come out and see their procedure to tag, get DNA, etc from the bear. We even got to pet the bear. I have video of it.

[@StateParkers]

Jim Vincent holy wow that's amazing! that makes us wish we had stayed. Thank you for the update. we would love it if you would send us a link to your video.

[@jimvincent8117]

I sent it and a Pic of my buddy with the bear to your facebook account.

[@JayWandersOut]

Wow, that would have been an experience!

[@shannoncane3774]

I did a lot of walking in my younger days to stay in shape thou I would have never have the guts to go hiking into the smoking mountains .... Nice video you made seem so easy taking a hike in the mountains ... Following the road made it seem more easy then others who take hikes where it seems they are walking in the middle of no where .. That can be very scary ....

[@strickysbackpackingadventures]

Awesome vid! Love the smokies. Thanks for sharing. Hike on!

[@StateParkers]

Can't wait to get back there and explore more areas. Thank you so much for the view and comment.

[@cactusrider7686]

Awesome work as usual, but i really liked the cloud forest part. The Smokies are epic, the issue about visibility though can be solved by hiking in the fall or winter.

[@StateParkers]

keep that in mind. Thanks Andres!

[@ZoomerAdvice]

My highschool football team hikes to rocky top every summer with the senior class. This past summer I was part of that group. 2nd day of the hike we reached Rocky Top and started to head down to Cade's Cove. We had a designated campsite, which I believe you showed in the video that we were supposed to sleep at. Problem is, it was closed due to aggressive bear activity. The other issue is that we had no where else to sleep if we went on to Cade's Cove, which was an hour away. It was getting dark and our coaches decided it was best to stay at the campsite. Just so happens that in the middle of the night, I was woken up by a bear protruding it's face into the side of my tent. I also have to mention i had no food in my tent whatsoever. I yelled bear and everyone else then yelled bear, scaring it away. One of the worst experiences of my life.

[@StateParkers]

Holy cow! That would have been scary. Glad you didn't have more of a problem with that bear than you did. Thanks for watching.

[@rogerlamb536]

This is a great video, I really like that area you hiked at, we haven't hiked in that area in about 2 yrs.. I glad you made it down before you was locked in.

[@StateParkers]

Was sad to see the fires in that area. Luckily Cades Cove was spared. We really enjoyed our time in TN. Thanks for watching.

[@rogerlamb536]

If you ever get back in this area give us a shout, we live close by and may be we can have a You Tube Friend lunch together in Gatlinburg.

[@EvansBackpackingVideos]

A great Smoky Mountains video. I really like your editing style -- lots of work went into it with all those shots, I'm sure! There are a lot of interesting articles online about the bear situation you happened upon, if you or anyone is interested. Last I looked, the park still hasn't found the guilty bear ...

[@StateParkers]

Thats wild. They had to horseback the guy out of there who got bit. How terrible is that. Never have food in your tent. All I can say. Thanks so much for watching and commenting

[@returnofthemac8179]

@@StateParkers Even without food in your tent, whoever is within the tent might just be the food a bear wants.

[@LindaWolfe20]

Nice mountains...love the trails you took. I don't like the fact of the bears... To me that is a dangerous risk... Sounds like that bear the rangers were stalking was out for another feed. Thanks for the video.

[@NotAFanAnymore]

Thanks. Great video.

[@sharonwaldrep7504]

When I was a teenager my folks took us to sky line drive in West Virginia and their were bears I never heard about any one getting bitten but I did hear a bear got into someone’s tent and ate their food I enjoyed your videos 👍😁👌

[@UnclePaul]

Great video. Great scenery. I am planning a thru-hike attempt of the A.T. for next year. Still need to lose more weight and buy more equipment. Excited, but also apprehensive. Thanks again for the video :)

[@StateParkers]

Good luck on your Thru-hike. Losing the weight is hard. We just had to condition ourselves to summit Guadalupe Peak with heavy packs. We succeeded. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@hikerhobby1204]

Good Luck BlessingOfAdventure! You can do it!!!

[@michaelcuff5780]

Thank you for the video! My buddy, Crazy train just came back from a trip up there. Im starting to catch the bug! Lol!

[@StateParkers]

Michael Cuff we would like to go do more out there when we can afford it. Thanks so much for watching.

[@surfandstreamfisher5749]

that's a great video!!!!!

[@josephshields2922]

There’s roughly 1 fatal attack every 8-10 years. The ATC claims nearly 3million visited the trail this year, this means that nearly 1 in 24-30million chance you will be involved in a fatal bear attack. Since 1974 there have been 10 murders by humans on the trail.

[@guitarest452452]

I have a bad habit of skipping ahead and not watching entire hiking videos because of boredom but I didn't skip ahead on your video. I really liked the senery. I didn't hike the apalachian but I did drive thru the smoky mountains while travaling for my job. I'm from the plains of Illinois so I rarely see any of these great views that you showed during your hike. I'd be so scared if there was an aggressive bear on the trail btw... I woulda been scared shitless. With that being said Thanks for the video! I will subscribe. I'm hoping to see more adventures from ya'll.

[@StateParkers]

Eric Hearst glad you liked it. We miss that area. Much more coming. Hoping to get out to AZ one of these days. Thanks for watching and subbing.

[@ManLand]

Not out of breath yet hoorah! A lean-to snail, a small worm that can wear many shoes and some fresh mushy ...um...yeah! That Stuff...And a food hanging device that looks like an amateur shortwave radio antenna ... LOL Wow now I would be one upset hiker being turned away from the only shelter in the area . but that's how it goes I suppose ...Wow what a view!...Once again I truly want to thank you two for taking us on this tour . it has been truly a hike filled with Danger, views, and challenges ... I wonder if bears are attracted to fried frog legs...lol.

[@StateParkers]

Editing these videos for you guys helps us relive the experience to a point. Glad you enjoy our work. Viewers like you are part of what compels us to keep making them. As a side effect, we are getting better at it. Just need to work on some new songs. These are getting used up.

[@JayWandersOut]

Crazy about Spence Field. I actually stayed there on the first night of a 4 day trip on Nov 29th and read about it in the registry but it wasn't as specific about what happened. I guess in case any shelter is closed any thru hiker better account for possibly having to get to the next shelter. That's a rough day. Nice video, you two.

[@StateParkers]

Evidently they were allowed to stay the night and had the privilege to watch them catch the bear and tag it. Check Jim Vincent's comment below. Thanks for watching!

[@davidmccracken288]

Enjoyed it. Stay stafe guys👍

[@djones2154]

I have had numerous Bigfoot sightings on the AT.

[@pjbottoms8095]

The bear actually pawed the outside of the tent because the person had food in the tent. Rarely happens. loved your video! Come back to TN!

[@StateParkers]

We would absolutely love to. So glad that area wasn't affected by the horrible fires. That bear story is really interesting. Meeting the rangers who were tracking it was very memorable. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@Bscott-390]

Great Vid. I hate you didn't get to see the views at Spence field. It is the most beautiful place on earth.

[@donrfrazier]

The best part was the look on your faces right before you got to the 1st shelter. I had that same look on my face last year are the same spot. Was one of the longest days of my life but well worth it.

[@StateParkers]

Then you know exactly how much fun we were having. Ha! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@twfh]

No bears, don't bother watching .

[@anns1921]

Thank you!!

[@Dontwlookatthis]

Anyone who has been to Spencefield should read the book "Our Southern Highlanders" by Horace Kephart. When he lived in those mountains, there were plenty of places without trees where headers would bring cattle and the shelters that were build were for the shepherds. Several things happened while Kephart live up in the mountains, including him finding a lame hiker from Canada that was lost, a pile of cattle that had been hit by lightning, a murder at Spencefield cabin by a slow boy who had carried a gun and on a dare, shot a man on horseback. Years after Kephart, a boy named Dennis Martin disappeared from there. Ive camped there twice myself.

[@mikel917]

what a pace yo

[@josephshields2922]

aggressive bears: NOT ONE IN THIS FLICK!!! Waste of time!

[@StateParkers]

Double check the title. It ends with a ?. We never promised bears. But we told the horrific tale. Thanks for watching. Lol to your sweet comment 🤣

[@plastic9990]

Great hike! 🇵🇰❤️

[@StateParkers]

It was so fun

[@gerasolis280]

Great video

[@StateParkers]

Thank you

[@edwarddemedeiros3607]

Well done!

[@TheNoonie50]

Not sure how I missed this video, but it's a great one. I've hiked a bit on the AT. One question...Do you prefer hiking in Texas, or where it is greener with more water sources? I've moved from Kentucky to New Mexico, and it's a whole different planet hiking out here. Just curious.

[@StateParkers]

torn between the two but lean towards green and water. harsher winters though. thanks for watching.

[@glendaruff125]

Nice view of my state.

[@StateParkers]

We absolutely loved Tennessee! Thanks for watching.

[@caseyoutdoors3897]

great job

[@StateParkers]

Thanks Preach!

[@TimWatsonOutdoors]

Did you bring bear spray with you? I'll be headed out there for a multi day hike and I was a little surprised at how many sites and shelters were closed because of bears. Made it difficult to plan. Very nice video. 👍

[@StateParkers]

Thanks for watching and commenting. No bear spray. I even sell the stuff at my job and I opted out, because I just don't see the need in Black Bear country. Grizzlies? Packing more than spray I can tell you that. Black Bears....Just don't be stupid and no one gets euthanized.

[@jglow22]

State Parkers ~ Wow, No bear spray? I don't think I could enjoy myself if I had nothing to protect myself "just in case". I can just imagine a bear chewing on my head and me thinking; "WHY the hell didn't I JUST clip the damn can of Bear Spray to my belt!"

[@returnofthemac8179]

@Semper Fi You seem like you might know about this. I do not own a weapon. I have never fired a gun. I am not against guns. I have never sought out the opportunity to familiarize myself with them. Question:. Since I like to hike at times, and I live in an area where black bear are, I will be purchasing some bear spray. I heard that there is this little bell contraption that is a bear deterrent. Have you heard of this or is someone yanking my chain? If it does exist, does it work?

[@D-A-1776]

Always carry a gun especially in bear country. Also bear spray, better to have both. Better to have and not need than need and not have. There's also feral hogs up there, they're rare but ive seen them.

[@bumblebee0369]

Very beautiful!! My question to you is did you have ANY odd feelings of the weird or the unknown? Maybe something you might of brushed off thinking ahh it was my imagination.... There are oodles of videos that talk about missing 411 and all the strange behavior one may feel and I was just wondering with all the hiking you both love to do if maybe one of you noticed anything different?

[@StateParkers]

As a matter of fact yes we did. There is so much history in that area.we came across a small tunnel in the trees and it started getting really foggy. We felt some creepy vibes in an old house along the scenic drive in the mountains as well another point where we scurried out of there quickly

[@natashaball316]

what kind of food do you take on the trail?

[@StateParkers]

John14:6-7 Romans3:23 tuna packets, breakfast tacos, pre-cooked pork, dried fruit, coconut chips, ramen, oranges, whiskey, beer, Rasta salad, cliff bars, and anything else we can fit in our packs without overloading. We rarely eat all of it. Oh, and lunchables are a quick grab favorite. Its really different every time.

[@michaelmcnally4868]

That is so cool, to here that they are making insect repellent that actually enhances the likely-hood of bear predation. What will they think of next. I'm guessing they have a similar product for surfers, ya think?

[@ednakelley814]

The Smoky Mountain national park's most famous missing person was on this very trail. Little 6 year old Dennis Martin and family hiked from Cades Cove up to Russell Field shelter and stayed the night. The next day they went on to Spence Field. At Spence Field the family stopped awhile and little Dennis went to hide in the bushes to scare his dad and simply vanished! This was in 1969. He was never found.

[@djones2154]

Missing 411 . So many people are vanishing from National parks. Look up David Paulides.

[@devsharan4479]

Yeah...wonder what happnd to him

[@justice0748]

Have y`all ever been to the Pecos Wilderness in New Mexico . Probably my all time favorite place . I spent many summers there hiking as a teenager

[@StateParkers]

Considering we live in Central Texas and it's honestly not that terribly far of a drive we are going to note this.

[@davidsomerset8411]

Everytime I hear Spence field I think of poor Dennis Martin. I'm not sure what took him bigfoot or a dogman. Poor little boy.

[@hikingwithjimmyandmissdeb3643]

What type camera are you using ?

[@StateParkers]

Sony hdr-pj670

[@berthalongstreth4359]

Didn't know there was sweet smelling bug spray never too old to learn something new lol

[@VenisonTiger]

Nice

[@Jvane0507]

Nasty!...lol Great video.

[@StateParkers]

Ha thanks so much! It didn't smell which was kinda strange.

[@michaelholt8590]

I live in Northeast Tennessee and I can tell you the bears were not being "aggressive". They are apex predators and were just being bears.

[@StateParkers]

We were basing this video on the story that we were told by the rangers that were out there tracking a bear who bit a man's calf off through his tent. But it was the man's fault for having food in his tent and everybody knows that that is a big no no out there.

[@brittanycantrell670]

So were there a lot of bugs out in the mountains? I've never been there so we're preparing for our first camping trip in the mountains with a group of friends lol

[@StateParkers]

Brittany Cantrell wasn't too bad I don't think. We applied a couple sprays of bug protector and it helped. You might consider using Deet. There are ticks SoBe aware of that.

[@brittanycantrell670]

Okay thank you. We are coming from Illinois so I'm trying to prepare for all of the differences :-)

[@justice0748]

when I was a kid I lived not far from Cades Cove . I loved it up there. that was 1976 lol I was like 12 . Far cry from San Angelo Texas where I am now hahaha

[@MrFullautoak47]

We didn't do it... We bearhave! Cool hike!

[@TheGoatMumbler]

Why no trekking poles?

[@StateParkers]

light packs. no need

[@StateParkers]

also , if we use trekking poles we can't use our cameras

[@richiehembree9912]

Where your walking is my grounds I live in Townsend Tennessee

[@shauna5466]

How do they know which bear to euthanize & how do they know they got the wrong one. The contents in the stomach would be human?

[@bikermandandy121]

Do you guys ever get nervous about running into a bear?

[@StateParkers]

dan g not really. We Live in Central Texas so there are no bears. We're not really used to having to take precautions. When it comes to black bears we understand that they're very skittish and as long as you do things the right way you don't really have much to worry about. we love wildlife encounters no matter what kind of animal it is. Now wild hogs on the other hand no way. Keep them away from us.

[@nicholasdesnoyer8505]

Next time I'd recommend some bear spray as well.

[@StateParkers]

If there ever is a next time, it'll be because we live there. We Live in Central Texas. Austin to be exact. Some of the best hiking we've ever done in our entire lives was in Tennessee. Thank you for watching and thank you for the comment. We were carrying military grade pepper spray on us at the time of this hike. I will be totally honest with you. Ticks scare me more than Bears ever will. We don't have access to brown bears or black bears or anything like that where we live. We have to travel to Big Bend area. And that place is so inhabited that the Bears there are almost domesticated.

[@nicholasdesnoyer8505]

@@StateParkers nice! I live in san antonio... my goal is to hit all the state parks this year... I love your videos. Stay safe out there!

[@zenbooter]

If you go there alone you will find yourself. In the company of spirits. It's so quiet and they are there walking with you....

[@StateParkers]

can't help to feel mystified by your comment. Must. Go. Back.

[@StrongThompson]

Hiking this trail July 4th Weekend.

[@StateParkers]

You will enjoy it. Hopefully the clouds won't be as thick for the views, but having the clouds in the woods with you is equally beautiful. Cary water. There is plenty in the first couple miles, but once you go up up up the water is nowhere near. Until you get to the Spence Field Shelter. There is a resupply of water near that. About 8.5 miles in from Anthony creek trail head

[@StrongThompson]

Thanks for the tips. Did yall go to Spence Field? Like the actually bald area.

[@StateParkers]

No, we should have, but were a little pressed for time, so we b-lined it down the hill and had dinner. I recommend doing some squats, or stairs to get ready for the ascent up this thing.

[@txhypnotist]

FYI that shirts is still there in June 2018. Crazy that no one's packed it out.

[@StateParkers]

txhypnotist wow!

[@Flame44]

No way !!! Why didn't you grab it? LNT

[@jtrose6995]

Luv all the water! Stop watching when i saw a comment about killing 🐻 s no beuno

[@StateParkers]

They had to euthanize a bear who bit hikers leg while eating inside of his tent. They do that as a standard procedural precaution preventing other hikers from getting injured by a blood hungry bear. It's not unusual

[@johnnybgood4603]

poor bear

[@StateParkers]

Johnny Bgood yeah its not the bear's fault humans are stupid sometimes.

[@markmirabella4066]

No trekking poles??? Y'all are crazy.

[@StateParkers]

Mark Mirabella gotta have hands for cameras. Haha. Our packs weren't that heavy.

[@ralphjames1211]

Where's the aggressive bears (besides the smokeys on the high ways)?

[@StateParkers]

Didn't see any, but the rangers were there trying to track the one that had recently bitten a hiker who was eating in his tent. They had euthanized the wrong bear and were trying to catch the correct one. Notice the question mark at the end of this title. We were hoping to encounter a bear, or two, but didn't. Thanks for watching.

[@yakitoriPB]

Dear bears. When you mess with humans...you go extinct

[@teresacatherine6866]

yakitoriPB Why do humans then mess with bears? Coexistance is the goal, and their right as creatures of the forest, here long before man took away most of their habitat. Sometimes I think the bears are the smarter creature.

[@Reba24u]

Dear humans when you mess with nature you go extinct

[@michaelwhiting2583]

Do you have bear spray

[@StateParkers]

Yes we did

[@Tamara-yf7zt]

"we have this trail to ourselves" famous last words...always have a gun if there's bears around!

[@StateParkers]

Gun won't work. No one can aim when they are in panic mode. Spray is preferred. Much wider range. We don't fear black bears. We have them here in TX. Our rule of thumb...Never avoid a great experience in nature just because there are predators in the area. But that's just us. Thank you for watching.

[@adambaum5824]

@@StateParkers 1-"Guns won't work." LOL!!! It's a good thing bear hunters that I know haven't heard that. Their guns work just fine. Pro tip: never trust the opinion of people who don't own guns, regarding guns. 2- How well does that bear spray work when the attacking bear happens to be upwind from you, or in the rain, or both? 3- Anyone who is prone to panic should NOT be in the forest, period. 4- On a final note, hope is not a plan. I sincerely wish you both the best of luck; you absolutely need it.

[@StateParkers]

@@adambaum5824 well we live in central Texas. Not one bear to worry about for hundreds of miles. Cougars and wild hogs are a more worrisome threat to us. Hell, ticks and fire ants scare us more than any of it. Everybody has an opinion and that is totally alright. Thanks for the comment and view. Those equal support for our efforts to inspire anyone interested in hiking.

[@adambaum5824]

@@StateParkers I live in Pennsylvania and spend quite a bit of time in the forest. The current PA state record Black Bear is 879 pounds. Three 800+ pound bears have been killed in PA, one of them in an area in which I hike and camp regularly. I personally have seen bears in there that I guarantee are over 500 pounds. I honestly wish you the best of luck. Keep up the good work making videos.

[@Reba24u]

I live in the Rocky Mountains and bear spray is your number one defence . Of course you have to account for which way the wind is blowing but that isn't that hard. Bear spray works take it from one who knows

[@luckeychuckey70]

Aggressive Bears !?

[@tracesleft889]

The question was already asked in the title. Nobody promised any aggressive bears in the actual video. It was about the story that the rangers were telling

[@StateParkers]

If you watch until the end you will learn why this video is titled that way

[@ericj810]

Id spend the night. After hoofing it up there.....

[@xpmark1]

Where are the bears acting aggressive?

[@StateParkers]

xpmark1 didn't say we saw any. Notice the title ends with a ?. Did you watch the whole thing? The rangers at the closed shelter tell the story of the guy who got bitten in his tent.

[@garrettjohnston5153]

It's just fog the fog even to the ground next couple of clips how dumb u think I' am

[@StateParkers]

We don't know you. And we don't care how dumb you are.

[@StateParkers]

Your grammar kind of explains it.

[@gummybear41283]

a big black bear ate a Indian boy in New Jersey a few years ago

[@StateParkers]

Bob johnson oh my gosh. Didn't hear about that.ouch.

[@KayFabe87]

This incident happened in Apshawa Preserve in West Milford, NJ in Sep 2014. Unfortunately; the victim and the group of friends with whom he was hiking encountered a black bear that was exhibiting stalking behavior towards the group. They took some photos of the bear as it approached and then decided to run as it got closer, thereby triggering the bear's predatory instinct to chase them. Essentially; they made themselves look like prey with tragic results for one of the group.

[@kimrnnr4666]

Bob johnson it wasn’t a boy and he didn’t get “eaten”. It was a group of hiking college students and he ran from the bear and the bear stalked and attacked him. The only recorded fatal bear attack in NJ.

[@AnnaC63]

There is or was a KZbin video of that story with the pictures they took of it stalking them. It was seriously stalking them. I can understand them panicking eventually. None of us who never experienced anything like that can say what we would have done.

[@returnofthemac8179]

@@AnnaC63 The group of 4 young college students were warned by a couple headed in the opposite direction as they retreated from the bear that there was a bear ahead and that these men should be careful. This bear did not retreat from the couple when they spotted it, so they were leaving the area to avoid it. The 4 men decided to see if they could get a look at the bear, and as the bear approached the group, the 4 men scattered in different directions. One of the men was killed. His phone was retrieved and there were some photos of the bear on it. There were also some bite marks on the phone.

[@evanftikas3493]

I did not see any bears

[@StateParkers]

We never said there would be bears look at the title it ends with a? It's all about the story of what happened to a camper who got almost eaten by an aggressive bear.

[@NYPrepper]

Should always be armed on the trail and also carry bear spray. Black bears are opportunistic and can become man eaters. Especially in remote areas.

[@newlife8610]

CLICK BAIT!!!! No bears were seen in this video & title implied bears? Thats what KZbinrs do who want to get more views or should I say money.

[@jcmgbg]

The woman is pretty hot. Great build. Must be all that walking.

[@serkanister3620]

Damn no bear? Clickbait again?

[@susiehuttenaier7626]

Why lie about bears

[@StateParkers]

All of you haters that are telling us that we're lying and such need to go back and relook at the title. It ends with a question mark. We never promised bears but we did tell the horrific tale and we did speak to the Rangers who had to spend two weeks away from their families out there in the woods trying to track down a bear that bit somebody through his tent ripping his calf off of his leg forcing him to be horseback out of there over 8 miles before he could get to the nearest help. Y'all need to shut up and move on. There's nothing exciting about black bears anyways

[@rogeeeferrari]

a bear video with no bears, worthless

[@StateParkers]

Still driving views so thanks 😆 The bears were there. Just didn't want to be seen.

[@susiehuttenaier7626]

Thumbs down for tricking people

[@StateParkers]

The title ends with a question mark. Never promised bears. Also the story behind it was cool to us. But hey, thanks for watching and commenting anyway.

[@lancebaker1374]

Based on the first 2 minutes, I extrapolated that this video will be one long boring selfie. Bye.

[@StateParkers]

Haha. You might be right. Thanks either way for having a look.

[@returnofthemac8179]

@@StateParkers I enjoyed it.

[@Bella.216]

Click bait

[@StateParkers]

Every title on KZbin is click bait. Just because you didn't see a bear doesn't mean we didn't tell the story, thanks for watching anyway. We had a blast making this one.