Grizzly bear approaches!

[@shannanbegley8189]

Clever boy

[@windinthefirtrees8020]

What a handsome boy he is, and he new you were his safety net. Now that is something to be proud of. 🐻👍

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

He was a really smart boy too. Knowing this meadow was off limits to any discipline, he knew I wouldn't be shouting or trying to scare him off. He is the only bear that ever bluff charged me and it was 100% my fault. I took an officer to a remote spot in another meadow, and we disturbed him where he knew he was physically allowed without issue and showed us he wasn't impressed. They learn quick and adapt to their surroundings.

[@aegrotattoo9018]

Damn it must be awesome to be able to assist in bear 'peace' . Always a thrill to have your clips pop up on my feed. I've been fortunate enough to see a large male up close and personal ONCE in my life, so please accept my sincere jealousy !! 😀🤗

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Thank you for enjoying my content. Working with these animals over the years has been amazing, and when you get to understand why they do what they are doing, it just adds to it.

[@andre36wo]

For some reason watching those 2 walk together at the end reminds me of how people match each others pace when walking on a sidewalk. We're all animals at the end of the day

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Just a pair of boys owning the landscape, lol.

[@jeannegeiger4750]

I guess even bears have older mean sisters who try to push them around!

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

I had an older sister that kicked my butt for years, lol, by the time I could return the favor my dad put a stop to any of that. Hahaha. These two were testy with each other, and then inseparable at times, running together like a team.

[@jeannegeiger4750]

@@TheBearGuyCanada well good to know the younger bear could count on you when he needed you! Thanks for taking such great care of these magnificent animals!

[@lllSTRIK3Rlll]

Takes a bear to know a bear. Awesome work. Learning alot about my fav mammal.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Early on, I had a specialist tell me, "You got to think like a bear." I took that to heart but quickly figured there were issues with what she said. The problem is people think bears think like us, they aren't doing equations and solving riddles. They are operating on instinct, on memory recall, and their thought process is based on survival. They are true to nature and once you can relate and understand that, you can really get the results in the field when you work or interact with them.

[@brentnearhood8874]

Thanks! Bear Guy. We had a black wolf in Juneau who use to come play with the dogs on hikes.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@barbaralong3693]

I've always been fascinated by bears, especially Grizzlies! This one is absolutely gorgeous and smart! Thank you, Bear Guy for posting these wonderful videos! ♥️♥️♥️

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Glad you like them!

[@dreamcatcherjulie1]

Super video once again. I love when I get a notification that you have a new video. Thanks bear guy.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Thank you very much. It's nice to hear my videos are well recieved!

[@milkaicex9199]

That is an unforgettable experience. 🐻❤

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

It was definitely one of them. The older sister in the meadow used to dump her first set of cubs off with me and head off to feed. Sounds cute to have two five month old cubs hiding in the bushes 5 meters away but it really tied me up from doing anything else, sometimes up to an hour. They get to know the ones that work with them each day.

[@milkaicex9199]

@@TheBearGuyCanada It seems these bears trusted you so much that they decided you would be a perfect babysitter. That is just the experience I could be jealoua of. Beary best wishes.

[@bruce6641]

Over the last couple of years grizzly have returned to the Pemberton Valley in BC. Up to eight have come down from the mountains to eat on the farms and not everyone is happy. There are people that want a bear specialist like yourself to manage the ongoing issues. You know how it is.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

I would love to volunteer my services and would in a heartbeat. Unfortunately there's a lot of ego and politics with bear management. You should put the word out there before I take on any assignments this spring. I'd be very interested!

[@bruce6641]

@@TheBearGuyCanada Will do! Thanks for the reply.

[@ScaryMary-7]

Thanks for the post - who was the 2nd bear he was with in end? 🐻

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

It was another young male he paired up with when he traveled 70km south into BC.

[@palco87]

Thank you for sharing your experience and videos with us! every time it's a surprise!

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Glad you enjoy my content!

[@EJPEMERALD-tp1rv]

Another great video! It's impressive how much you understand about bears. I'm amazed at how smart they are, too. I thoroughly enjoyed it!! I love watching your videos and discovering more about the lifestyle and habits of these bears. Thank you for sharing your journey and your knowledge with us.🐻🍓😊

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Thank you. I try to share content that shows actual bear behavior where the viewer can see and learn something about them. So to hear my videos hit home with you is great to hear.

[@EJPEMERALD-tp1rv]

Thank you very much for your reply. I'm so glad！

[@spunkysland]

Bears are wonderful creature made by God/Jesus. and for a guy who gets to work with the bears is awesome to hear, you having to bear with the bears is neat. good stuff :)

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Yes they are! Thanks.

[@susanwaugh5730]

Thanks Bear Guy x

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Thank you!

[@christianbenedict5136]

What a great video thank you

[@gailierunninglynx7310]

Really?? This floors me! I had no idea this goes on! 😧 I'm so glad you caught up with him later. Hope he continues to be able to live fairly peacefully. And I too would love to know who is his friend at the end?? Thanks BEAR Guy! 🐻‍❄️🐻

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Just a young male that he met up with when he traveled 70km south and into BC.

[@LetzBeaFranque]

He thanked you for not giving him a rubber bullet that day.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Lol, funny thing is.......back when i dealt with the same bears every day for years, I never had to hit the same bear more than a couple times in a season. Many people think you are out whacking bears left right and center but after one in the spring, and maybe a reminder mid season the bears know what you want from them and what is needed to avoid the pain stimuli. They are quick learners and quick to adapt.

[@dedriapettus9637]

What do they eat on the ground.. is it bugs?

[@craigharrison5406]

Plantago or plantain weed, it grows everywhere

[@KrackerJack5586]

Who needs to watch a reality show when we have the bear guy :-)

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Thanks.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

Interior grizzlies are omnivores, and their diet is 75% vegetarian. They eat everything from grass, dandelions, cows parsnip, headiserim, etc. They like to cultivate the ground to get at the juicy roots where the food value is. If they come across ants, larvae or grubs they definitely go to town feeding on them as it is an excellent source of protein.

[@dedriapettus9637]

@@TheBearGuyCanada wow I didn’t know that..thanks

[@Mrgurin]

😍😘

[@GiovannaFogliarino-pg3xb]

Ciao orso!

[@marilynwillett804]

I'm gonna give him a bunch of jelly donuts !! and a big bag of Cheetos.

[@IngoSchwarze]

I expect that most people would doubt your words or suspect you were crazy if you told them "I once knew a wild grizzly bear personally who trusted me more than he trusted his own sister. In general, i took care that he remained wild and did not become habituated to humans. But on one occasion, he approached me until he was about seven meters away, and we both felt perfectly safe and comfortable in each other's presence." For people to understand that, you would have to explain the particular situation in quite some detail, just like you did in this video. 🐻❤🧔 What contributes to this sounding so crazy is that few people know that relationships between bear siblings vary so dramatically - some team up and become close friends and partners (particularly when they are young and the environment is hostile and dangerous such that they need safety in numbers) whereas others become rivals and don't even tolerate the sibling being around at all.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

For most, and to be truthful.....they really know nothing about bears. They don't see or understand there is a pecking order, and a family dynamics that plays a factor. They operate with instinct, memory recall, and everything is based on survival. They are quick to learn and adapt to their surroundings, and are true to nature. People don't realize that bears are on high alert and usually avoid conflict at all cost, that even though you have a top appex predator, they are fearful or uneasy in most circumstances. With these two bears, it was a unique situation. The previous spring she was 5 and he was two and on his own for the first time. She chased him at every chance and I never saw any contact made, but losts of noise and intimidation. Later that season I came across them and they were thick like thieves for a month. THey partnered up and had power in numbers that allowed them to feed where mom and other dominant bears would go. In this next season, he once again avoided her as she'd put the run on him. But being three years old, he had to leave this homerange and find his own, both mom and the sister would not tolerate him for much longer. The last clip was when he traveled 70km south into BC, it was a 400km drive for me to check on him and would be the last time I saw him.

[@IngoSchwarze]

@@TheBearGuyCanada Fascinating, i learnt something new once again, thank you. Previously, i did not realize such relationships could switch back and forth like that. The description of the drive sounds eerily similar to the tragic story of the adolescent bear you once video-narrated that you checked on and tried to help in BC, who eventually got himself into trouble and got killed somewhere around the Elkford area. But the setting of the last clip in this video doesn't quite match that episode unless i misremember. That means you went to such lengths - literally hundreds of kilometers! - for more than one bear over the years. Wow.

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

@@IngoSchwarze , you have a great memory of my videos. This is that bear without acknowledgement of what eventually happened to him. I wanted to highlight some incredible bear behavior rather than the negative outcome from what happened a few weeks to a month after the last clip. As they can travel, they can can cut through the valleys, I had to go all the way around the mountains. I actually made a few trips to this very range to check on this and another young male. This bear was euthanized, the other was hit on the highway. It was a long drive but worth it to see them thriving minus the outcome.

[@IngoSchwarze]

@@TheBearGuyCanada I totally see the point. The interaction of the three of you (him, his sister, and you) is a very instructive story and mostly unrelated to the later events (except that it's the fate of every adolescent male grizzly to have to leave their home range during the later stages of growing up, which often and even natually comes with some risks). That particular story, including the suboptimal human politics involved beyond the provincial border, was so sad that it would have overshadowed and obscured the point about natural behaviour, learning and adaptability which you made in this video. Then again, i feel tempted to observe that we humans can travel just the same way, too; obviously it requires time and preparation. A group of friends of mine once walked from the Kananaskis Lakes across West Elk Pass (in part on foot, in part on snowshoes) in order to spend a week of focussed working in the Elk Lakes cabin (chosen for both the seclusion away from distractions and for the scenery). Unfortunately, i couldn't make it because my day job detained me at that particular time...

[@TheBearGuyCanada]

@@IngoSchwarze , the fact that you made that walk to Elk Lakes tells me you know about the big gates up there. I would routinely patrol that cut line as well as the trail system down in the trees in my truck. You get to the gates, this bear continued traveling the Elk Valley, he was 67-73km south of the bumper of my vehicle, but......I wasn't allowed to open the gate and travel down the gravel road. Instead I had to go all the way around, lol......400km later!