01-05-2025
7 times people came face-to-face with bears. Take a look at the stories
National 7 times people came face-to-face with bears. Take a look at the stories
This list of stories shows unpredictable encounters, from a black bear stealing peanut butter in a Tennessee cabin to an encounter where one man ignored fresh tracks on a Montana trail and got charged by a mother bear.
Take a look at the stories.
A man hunting for shed antlers ignored a fresh grizzly track in grizzly country — and surprised a mother bear, Montana officials said. Photo by Felicia Montenegro via Unsplash
NO. 1: MAN IGNORES FRESH GRIZZLY TRACK AND FACES ANGRY MOTHER BEAR, MONTANA OFFICIALS SAY
He went against several bear safety best practices while hunting for shed antlers in grizzly country, officials say. | Published May 3, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
A disabled Army Reserve veteran played dead as a grizzly (not the one pictured here) mauled him in Grand Teton. Photo by Zdeněk Macháček via Unsplash
NO. 2: VETERAN PLAYED DEAD AS GRIZZLY MAULED HIM IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, OFFICIALS SAY
'It was the most violent thing I have ever experienced.' | Published May 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
File photo of a grizzly bear. Wildlife officials wrongly identified a grizzly as a black bear in the Idaho Panhandle region. A hunter then killed it, officials said. Jim Peaco National Park Service
NO. 3: HUNTER ASKS BEFORE KILLING 'BLACK BEAR' IN IDAHO. OFFICIALS SAY THEY MISIDENTIFIED IT
A concerned hunter sent videos of the animal to wildlife staff days before killing it, officials said. | Published June 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner
Wildlife officials trapped and killed a mother bear (not the one pictured here) that had repeated run-ins with people in Montana over two years that continued through this summer. Photo by Ben Owen via Unsplash
NO. 4: MAMA BEAR THAT GOT TOO CLOSE TO PEOPLE KILLED IN MONTANA. WHAT HAPPENS TO HER CUBS?
'Once a bear has become food-conditioned, hazing and aversive conditioning are unlikely to be successful in reversing this type of behavior.' | Published July 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
A black bear helped itself to breakfast in a Tennessee cabin, according to a Facebook post. Screengrabs taken from video shared to Facebook by Kiley Pickett-Suits
NO. 5: 'GET OUT!' MOM TELLS HUNGRY BEAR EATING BREAKFAST IN TENNESSEE CABIN. SEE THE PHOTOS
The bear was found eating out of a jar of peanut butter. | Published October 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree
A bear cub spent most of the afternoon perched in a tree near a southern California high school campus, officials said. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Crescenta Valley
NO. 6: BEAR CUB SPOTTED IN TREE NEAR CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL, PHOTOS SHOW. SEE THE COMMOTION
The cub spent most of the afternoon hanging out in the tree, locking students indoors for the day. | Published November 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
A grizzly bear (not the one pictured) charged at an antler hunter in Montana, officials said. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
NO. 7: ANTLER HUNTER KILLS FEDERALLY PROTECTED BEAR CHARGING HIS WAY, MT OFFICIALS SAY
The bear was 13 years old and weighed about 250 pounds, wildlife officials said. | Published April 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
