Big Alberta Black Bear coming right up to tree stand.

[@easygoing2479]

Nice bear. It's the ones that climb up while carrying a crowbar and a Sawzall that you have to watch for.

[@ryanlion101192]

Makes me appreciate the size of a black bear. Most of the time luckily in these instances bears are just curious. Being up in a tree like that is already a sign of caution for most bears.

[@gschaaf713]

that is an enormous black bear

[@ellp152]

He’s huge!!! Definitely hasn’t missed a meal!

[@anniefranks6881]

I too was once an ‘ignorant animal rights bleeding heart liberal’ like these commentators but I grew up & learned that it IS our hunters who are the true animal activists & conservationists by ensuring a healthy population of species instead of an overpopulated, sick & dying a most lengthy & painful death because of starvation!

[@blueeyebeauty6364]

You were never an animal rights activist. Hunters are not conservationists. You're one of those stupid bitches who believes whatever your new boyfriend tells you to believe. Fuck you!

[@mazzaleen6091]

@@blueeyebeauty6364 hunting seasonal game is doing more for the planet than importing soy products from asia.

[@genocidecrusade6534]

@@blueeyebeauty6364 L

[@sstritmatter2158]

You are the one actually open minded to truth. That's what open mindedness is - not jargon to lose your opinions for someone else's. Thank you for looking at things honestly. Now if we can make them understand cutting SOME of the forests is good to prevent forest fires... next episode. :)

[@alegro4046]

Horrified at the sight of what seems to be a malnourished, furless and disfigured bear he runs away to warn his bear family of the slender monster in the trees.

[@jamesgsmith5379]

That'll get your heart pumping..!What a brute!

[@tracknthetrail]

It was for sure!

[@knightatthecrossroads222]

@@tracknthetrail and you had just bow? Or big knife maybe...as well

[@RJ-lk5pj]

He wanted to know if you had that $5. He let you borrow

[@BrettVaughnB100]

I bet you were beginning to wonder if he thought you were the bait lol

[@tracknthetrail]

That crossed my mind! He did not want me there.....

[@bobcaygeon6799]

Yeah, I sensed you were on the menu. 😮

[@wk3818]

Little ears = big bear.

[@PgLangGang]

Why is that?

[@FondelMikeRotch]

One quick swipe and he would have had you on the ground. These big boars hunt calf moose, a human would be ripped apart.

[@finster444k]

When you suddenly change from being the apex predator in the forest to the house special on today’s menu.

[@vincfield8282]

This is one of a huge black bear god dam.

[@jims9406]

Very high curiosity level. Usually a sniff and retreat......Usually

[@sstritmatter2158]

Smart animal - is why it survived to be a prize sized bear. This is why I carry a .44mag Ruger when I hike in addition to bear spray.

[@juliorosenberg2222]

Smart man. Almost everyone who was KILLED and eaten ALIVE by a 🐻 BEAR did not have a FIREARM. I take a 12 gauge with grizzly shots s and a 45 revolver for back up when I go to my cabin in the Adirondacks

[@whyistegan]

Oh shit! Good for you for staying sooo quite! I think I'd pee my pants!

[@judithmelugin2204]

Absolutely a beautiful animal... please tell me you didnt kill it.

[@grigorirasputin2276]

It would take a huge asshole to kill it after that close encounter.

[@williamturner7256]

@@grigorirasputin2276 They killed it.

[@chuckrogers5077]

Is there some reason you don't carry a large capacity pistol while hunting? It can really come in handy.

[@wadedriedger8942]

In Canada you need a special license to own a handgun

[@smoknb3ar]

I live in hinton,ab. And i can agree that having a handgun isent worth the hasstle here. Theres no need for one

[@sstritmatter2158]

You COULD carry a sawed off shotgun with slugs (which ARE legal in Canada). I't get a double barrel in that setup.

[@raymonddixon1609]

The only bears 🐻 we have here in Australia are in the zoo, but we have some very poisonous snakes that kill.

[@elainesnyder6307]

Big bears

[@shaddowblack0279]

I want a black bear!!

[@Mika30041975]

Got Buds !

[@clarence4735]

Maybe make the bait pile a bit bigger than yourself

[@randybeard6040]

Its Time to Call your Bigfoot Friend or Pull Out the Handgun...

[@conniebrooks6307]

Big Bear looks friendly enough...maybe

[@gschaaf713]

youre nuts. that thing will eat you fast.

[@bache72]

Never play dead for a black bear attack. If they're angry when they see you, it could be not be an attack but an emotional surprise. If they approach silently in stealth mode like in this video with their ears pointing up they aren't being yogi bear friendly. It's stalking and a potential sign they see you as food and result in an attack. Imagine if this was at picth black midnight. This video is quite interesting, perhaps the bear was already full or testing the waters for another occasion.

[@alexludavertigo6926]

Were you being quiet hoping he wouldnt see you?🤣 he smelled you a mile away. you are going to be another statistic, reaching for your bow quietly up a 6 foot tree stand in bear country 🍻