Black Bear with Two Cubs in Big Bend National Park

[BigMattFromTexas]

*This used to be shopper711928*

I finally went to Big Bend didn't see any bears:( but did go to Cattail Falls, I actually heard the water and was gonna ask if it was at Cattail Falls...

[ICONautosports]

WOW!!!! It must of been great to see that. I have camped all over the back country in big bend and have never seen a bear. Hopefully, next time my luck will change. Thanks.

[TasteTheRainbowRawr]

its so beautiful there! i went to camp there i think in 2004 there are alot of javelienas at night

[englishpolkadots]

"Ligt het aan mij of is de kop van dat kleintje heel groot"

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[NLHank]

PS: op 3.44 in onze slideshow van de Big Bend

[NLHank]

Wij hebben deze zomer 1 jonge zwarte beer in de Big Bend gezien. Vlakbij "The window". Was heel leuk!

[lonestar65]

This is really an amazing video. You were so lucky to see bears. I had heard there was a small population at Big Bend, but I've been there a couple of times and haven't seen one. Thanks for posting. You have a rare piece of video.

[shopper711928]

i live in west texas but ive never ben to big bend

[Jonneke]

Aw, then you really should do that! It's beautiful there. I think it's one of the most underappreciated national parks in the US.

[shopper711928]

ive wanted to for a long time.i think i might go there next year some time.i hope

[JeffreyJaguar]

Looks like the Boot Canyon area. On your way to south rim maybe? I saw a mother bear and two cubs near the basin early in the morning. Also saw one on the window trail and another in Boot Canyon near our campsite. Didn't sleep well that night. Three years in a row we have seen a black bear at Big Bend. We'll be going for four in September!

[Jonneke]

Wow, that's so awesome! Good luck in September, I hope you see some again! I'm going back during christmas time (we'll be staying outside of the park, though, so I guess our chances at Black Bears are slim), and I can't wait! Big Bend deserves way more attention from the great public than it's getting at the moment, but I guess it's kind of good as well for the wildlife.

And no, it wasn't at Boot Canyon! We saw them at Cattail Falls :)

[guns4toys]

Wow you are so lucky to have seen bears in Big Bend. I've been there many times and seen some wildlife each trip but no bears.

Thanks for sharing!

[elkridge125]

Very cool!!

[bptaylor11]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.

I have been to Big Bend many times and have seen lots of wildlife but no bears.

I love it out there.

[Jonneke]

Yeah, it's an amazing place! I might be going back next christmas, since my uncle and aunt will be coming to visit us and we're taking them there. I can't wait!

I'm glad you enjoy being there as well :)

[bptaylor11]

Probably you will never see another mother bear and her cubs but please be careful. I am almost surprised she allowed you to be that close to her cubs.

What an amazing thing you witnessed. I've spent a life time hiking in the mountains and have never seen a bear with cubs up close and personal.

Thanks again.

[Jonneke]

Thanks for the warning :) we'd read tons of stuff about bears, and knew what to do. At a certain moment - actually, just after I stopped this video - the mother bear moved towards us to come in between the cub that had come down and us, and that's when we left. She was lying beneath the tree the whole time, but on all the pictures we took you can see that she kept an eye on us!

And you're welcome! I'm happy to make people happy with this video!

[bptaylor11]

I assume you may live in Texas. You may have already done this, but you may want to also visit the Guadalupe Mountains. Big Bend has some easy hikes and some difficult ones, but most of the Guadalupes are difficult. Very beautiful, though, especially in the Fall.

[Jonneke]

I heard about it yeah! Sounds very interesting, but the thing is that only my parents, brother + sister still live in Texas, I moved back to the Netherlands.

Thanks for telling me, though, I'll tell my mom about it! :)

[bptaylor11]

McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupes is very nice. But, if they go, they have to go to the top of Guadalupe Peak and the Bowl, too. Too hot in the summer and you never know what you will get in the winter. Spring and Fall are very nice times to visit.

[buffytariq]

wow i know exactly how you feel. we went to canada after 10 years and our first bear sight was when one walked out infront of us about 10 metres away from us! it was amazing and then we saw a mother and two cubs up a hill side! they are so beautiful!!

[Jonneke]

Exactly! It's so great you had the same experience!

This was my second bear sighting, the first was in Yellowstone. I was lagging behind with my brother, and suddenly one just walks in a meadow, about 6 metres away from us. I actually started hyperventilating :)

Bear sighting is an experience you can only understand when you've experienced it yourself :)

[travisaggie2010]

you should feel grateful to have witnessed such a site. i have yet to see a black bear in Big Bend.

[Jonneke]

I am! It still makes me smile when I think about it and I will cherish the memory forever :)