r/bears

He hugged the back of the house so the back camera didn't pick him up, then he walked down the other side of the house and sat atop my leech field for a few before walking into the woods

We have a dumpster in our yard for a bit. The people working on the house are all locals and know that it’s illegal to feed the bears here and are strict about no food in the dumpster. We have two trash cans and all items that have absolutely zero trace of food go in the dumpster and anything with food or that had food gets hauled to the dump.

Damn neighbor kid.

I was looking at this big bruiser from about 700 yards away. He was jet black but that shoulder hump really made me wonder if he might’ve been a black griz. What do you guys think? Beautiful animal to watch

This poor little guy, maybe 3 years old?, could not find his way down. Finally got brave enough after 5 hours!!!
Why can’t I share video?? Is that not allowed?

Just a lil fella this morning, though. [There hasn't been trash in that can for a year I don't know why I haven't put it in the shed yet]

Ive never been this close to a baby before.

Stumbled upon this beast while I was out taking pictures of birds. Really cool experience and immaculate timing. Enjoy!

The bears are becoming regulars and i don’t know how i feel about it. But it seemed to have fun.

We have had bears in our neighborhood for a very long time. We have lived here for 20 years without an issue. This year, a mama and baby bear have been in our yard a lot. First, they torn the liner for our pond now they are hitting our above ground pool. They also tore up our cushions on our chairs and chewed on the chairs. I was OK with them just going thru, but now they are causing damage. I should note that down the hill from our place is a lake, so they can easily go there to get water and swim. Yelling at them or blowing a horn at them does nothing. Any suggestions?

This is atleast the 3rd different one I've caught in the past couple weeks

Black bear in north GA. I’m guessing young. He had no fear of us. Is that sometimes normal for younger bears?

Found this underneath my mulberry tree to the West of Knoxville, TN. Recently there was a black bear found on two ring cameras within 10 miles of this. TIA!