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@sbrecke15072 жыл бұрын
Watching those people run towards the bear, that was scary ( and stupid)
@StevenTorrey Жыл бұрын
Yeah, a bear feeling cornered by a crowd would be very unpredictable.
@withurshield9312 жыл бұрын
I ran into a bear on a trail to a campsite. My first reaction was to walk backwards toward my truck. It followed me for a several feet, but eventually veered off the trail but I kept going, until I was sure it was clear to head back onto the trail. My safety and it’s safety was my priority, no time for photos.
@tonyhamm53872 жыл бұрын
That bear enjoyed that hot tub 😂
@jediconnor93492 ай бұрын
Imagine chillin’ with a bear in a hot tub without them trying to hurt you.😂
@chuckcts-v34602 жыл бұрын
All you people that let your kids eat in your car and your car smells like McDonalds or other fast food beware. When your car is parked all locked up, the bears can still smell that and will break the windows out of your car to get in and proceed to destroy your car looking for the food.
@KennyMcCormick49 Жыл бұрын
"fast foot", boys we got a foot fetishist
@joesmith9216 Жыл бұрын
yeah, haha at the useless eaters, I never eat in my cars.
@dudley565811 ай бұрын
If it’s a McRib I’m breaking in.
@jediconnor93492 ай бұрын
Beware or you mean “BeBear”??😂
@thatpointinlife2 жыл бұрын
Go Bears!!! 🐻
@DerekWhite-yx2ce8 ай бұрын
Da Bears
@HotMessExpress4.03 жыл бұрын
Actually as a Tennessean that lives 45 mins from there ; and Actually spent day there yesterday its so beautiful but in all my 30 yrs of gng there never hv I seen that many where there's tons of ppl & not being scared etc around them which is ultimately sad between the teens that set 🔥 to the mtns few yrs ago & expanding the city they hv no where go🥺
@bobberguy12 жыл бұрын
Bears have no where to go? Smoky Mtn. National Park covers 520,000 acres . Bears are being drawn into Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge by discarded human food. As long as there are dumpsters and trashcans, there will be bears.
@HotMessExpress4.02 жыл бұрын
@@bobberguy1 yes true but when those Teen boys set fire 🔥 to the mountains the Great Smokies were destroyed and pushed many out of their natural habit and closer to ppl and the area still hasn't recovered 100% so yes there's tons land in the park, but alot of it was destroyed by the fires and the constant expansion of businesses and rebuilding has pushed them closer to ppl n further dwn the mountains
@HotMessExpress4.02 жыл бұрын
@@khristycardona9048 yesss exactly, live an hour away but go there often & its sad to me how urbanized its become
@dhop28212 жыл бұрын
@@khristycardona9048 ,it's too late. It already is too overdeveloped and was many years ago. As far as the teens setting the fires, rangers made a choice to let the fire they set burn. The fact that they didn't try to contain it, allowed it to spread and other things now seems intentional. Plus, that most recent fire burned 3000 acres last I checked. The price of land in Tennessee has hit levels never seen before, even though Gatlinburg itself has always been prime real estate. They can't legally develop most of the land left in Gatlinburg, but a Gigantic wildfire sure does give them options. It's sad to think Tennessee may someday be just as crowded as New York City, but it seems to be what's happening. Check out the convenience of any fire, such as the Amazon Rain Forest Fire that happened a year or so ago. Developers had a big fight on their hands until the fire, then they got free reign.
@mick58kc7210 ай бұрын
@@dhop2821 hmm... Hawaii fire anyone? 😮
@AmericanGal_693 жыл бұрын
Stop tearing up their habitat for businesses and homes and you'd not see them as much. They've ruined these mountains......
@bobberguy12 жыл бұрын
The almighty dollar will win over wildlife every time.
@anythingchannel93262 жыл бұрын
Humans have to live somewhere. Maybe they should stop invading OUR habitats
@garyposthuma9607 Жыл бұрын
Yes I agree them mountains are full of cabins to rent
@allenelswick6961 Жыл бұрын
I don't agree with you. the bears have plenty of wild lands to live on besides just the National park lands. The problem is no management of bear population in a controlled manner.
@AmericanGal_69 Жыл бұрын
@@allenelswick6961 you're part of the problem.
@stevenkelly79869 ай бұрын
And what are the police going to do, arrest Mr Grizzly for 'Bear Walking'?.
@rodentcafeteria2 ай бұрын
What sort of "interaction" does someone want to have with a bear? They're not puppies.
@jenmck8146Ай бұрын
Right?? Those people are crazy, I would want to steer clear of any bear "interactions!"😅
@EllariaSand2 жыл бұрын
In the spring of 2022, a mother cougar and her three cubs were spotted in Wears Valley in Sevier County (East TN). In August 2022, employees working overnight at Dollywood saw a cougar--not a bobcat-- crossing the railroad track.
@saturn65632 жыл бұрын
I remember in summer of 2019 I went on vacation to Tennessee. Had lots of fun, stayed a hotel for 4 days. For whatever reason we decided to stay an extra day there but a motel. So we were going back to the motel after doing something and by the time we got up the stairs and about to enter our room, we say a black bear just being there. I don’t have clear memory of this, but it was just roaming around trash cans and we were just watching behind the railing intrigued. Good old Tennessee
@aaronelijahcolyer2 жыл бұрын
Tennessee treats their black bears better than their homeless people
@kimf.54202 жыл бұрын
If the bear is non threatening to me and I’m at a safe distance I’m gonna film!!
@mrlafayette19642 жыл бұрын
And if it bolts towards you at 40mph you won't feel so safe all of a sudden. Typical for them to seem ok then make a charge.
@DavidWilliams-so2dy2 жыл бұрын
Future Darwin Award winner!👍
@justinw85122 жыл бұрын
Dolly needs to create a bear sanctuary
@dwandascott39472 ай бұрын
There is one. it is called the forest. Some call it the woods. Its their home. We are the invaders. 🐻
@randynastasia44972 жыл бұрын
They are quite. But remember, they are a wild animal
@randquadrozzi12803 ай бұрын
Because of people feeding them were I live the have little fear of people.we had 1 in our yard that wouldn't leave and even the rubber bullets from the ranger had almost no effect.we have berries all around our property so there is usually a bear around in the summer
@loogsflamez84124 ай бұрын
I was dealing with one for a month finally got rid of it he was a 500 boar and he would hit my house for trash 2 times a night he was pushed up against my glass screen door too my trailer one night i was in my living room we locked eyes my girl freaks out Over guns so I have all of them secured at my mothers house 20 minutes away from mine i live in the capital of Pennsylvania in the rural moutain outskirts
@alexhughes42945 ай бұрын
First time I was in Gatlinburg there was a bear in a dumpster behind the aquarium.
@jamierichards99263 ай бұрын
Not in the hot tub😂
@loiscarson55262 жыл бұрын
The park rangers in Cades cove in Oct 26th of 2021 was letting people get out of their cars and take pictures and get very close with a mother and 2 cubs bears with people holding traffic back for 10 miles at least.
@sbrecke15072 жыл бұрын
Lois Carson: what!?😳
@davidburkholder7360 Жыл бұрын
The bear population needs thinned considerably IMO. Just a matter of time until....No one is taking this serious enough because the bears are "so cute." The bears kill their young regulary and are canabalistic and powerful. Someone is gonna pay a price or many until the population is reduced.
@silvieb2024 Жыл бұрын
The same is true for the town I live in here in California.
@d.c.4lifeking6022 ай бұрын
His face( guy giving near advice) look just like that park ranger on yogi the bear
@AlvinWilliams-g8o8 ай бұрын
All bears want one thing food.They are hungry all the time.
@supererikman5331 Жыл бұрын
meh, those are black bears and are rarely aggressive towards humans, 99% of the time they will just walk past you and carry on with their day
@bulow453 Жыл бұрын
I would probably buy it a Big Mac but that's just me.
@coltinhall95152 жыл бұрын
I’m in Gatlinburg right now
@rogerkreil3314Ай бұрын
They are invading! 😭
@katoz923725 күн бұрын
Yes, people are invading 😳
@civicsp77sp18Ай бұрын
So sad to see this , the bear don't wanna be there but because probably need food for her or him and he's kids they have to do that 😢😢
@colors5234 Жыл бұрын
People come here and think there trained I swear
@coalhollister420 Жыл бұрын
I'll live in the smokies call the cops you wanna just laugh at !!!!! It just happens all the time DON'T FUCKING FEED THE BEAR'S
@mrsdixon35242 жыл бұрын
And People think Australia is dangerous GTFO 😵
@coalhollister420 Жыл бұрын
Makes our jobs so much easier taking care of your cabins doing electrician work and construction
@amandaoana50513 жыл бұрын
Aloha can you send one to Hawaii those bears are cute
@Strrazor3 жыл бұрын
Those cute bears can run 35 mph up to 100 yards and can bite your arm clean off...
@oliviajayneslucas67793 жыл бұрын
@@Strrazor although to be honest unless in danger or starving this isn't likely to happen just keep your distance
@Strrazor3 жыл бұрын
@@oliviajayneslucas6779 somebody dies almost ever year by a bear I live 40 min from Gatlinburg...
@AmericanGal_693 жыл бұрын
@@Strrazor stupidity on the human part is how that happens.
@Strrazor3 жыл бұрын
@@AmericanGal_69 I wasn't there couldn't say I do know people think their cute and sure they are and also deadly
@johnmoore47142 жыл бұрын
Stop 🛑 development in bear territory 🐻. #savethebears
@allenelswick6961 Жыл бұрын
We are developing 12 thousand acre of land if the bears don't like it they can move lol.
@silvieb2024 Жыл бұрын
People have a right to territory as much as any other animal.
@barbstamps6503 жыл бұрын
What city is this news station out of?
@bobberguy12 жыл бұрын
Knoxville, Tn. 35 miles northwest of G'burg.
@rebeccarpwebb41322 жыл бұрын
Knoxville wate tv .covers down to athens tn at least . its th local news channel
@barbstamps6502 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Is that the closest TV station to Newport?
@NeverBeDaunted Жыл бұрын
My neighbor on the mountain keeps telling me about the bears; she just wants the yankee to go home
@NeverBeDaunted Жыл бұрын
I have had many bear stuff. From them chasing you due to you holding food, list is long. They are just looking for food. Don’t give them any food
@walterjohnson2713 Жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but this is why I am not a fan of the woods. 
@john2cute252 жыл бұрын
I’m going to this city soon in a cabin
@MonroeAbney7 күн бұрын
Give the bear enough food to feed himself and he will leave or she will feed Don't Go near the babies mama is more dangerous than Daddy
@THESEADOG822 жыл бұрын
More Hunting would be a wonderful idea
@aaronelijahcolyer2 жыл бұрын
yes of humans... not hunting bears
@Vezzo55 Жыл бұрын
Agree decrease the bear population before a child is mauled to death....
@coalhollister420 Жыл бұрын
Feed them I bet your hot tub doesn't get turned on quicker
@BarelySocialExperiment Жыл бұрын
I have been going to gatlinburg my whole life I’m 38 and I have never seen a black 🐻 bear 🤬 ….but I have seen the biggest wolf I ever seen in my life someone said it was a timber wolf but I’m not sure
@carieevans378710 ай бұрын
Whaaaaaat?? I read they were eradicated from the area decades ago.
@bujimonk3027 Жыл бұрын
Recording a bear from behind a glass window doesn’t endanger anyone.
@franzjosephaque206611 ай бұрын
Bears are in the forest that is we’re they live and Gatlinburg is a city near the forest that is why there are lots of bears 🐻🐻🐻🏙➡️🌳🌳🌳
@Russian-Muslim1333spf Жыл бұрын
What's all the fuss about? I think bears are cool 🐻
@linda13003 ай бұрын
That is there Habitat you build houses where there woods were so they want a house 🏡 to👠😆
@thefamily5124 ай бұрын
Stop teling people what to do, you are not God. If the bear is among people, he just wants food so feed him!
@jjs5321 Жыл бұрын
aww cute bears they only want to eat and have fun❤️🐻❤️🐻❤️🐻🐻❤️