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  • Dangerous and Illegal? Dangerous perhaps, but illegal? HA! I'd love to see someone, even if they are wearing a badge, tell me, as a flesh and blood human being, that interacting with nature is "illegal".

  • is he still alive?

  • sallys a bitch!

  • Allow the man to be with the bears!!!

  • Bears are just like giant doggies, only they maul you to death.

  • @Ihateirans No, it's mostly humans who maul them to death (sorry, statistics)

  • I likes the part when the man was like living in a bear house or sumthin.

  • Unbelievable how he just stood still and didn't flinch while some 500lb + bear was charging right at him with a mother's fury! This guy got serious balls, makes Scarface look like a pussy!

  • that man is a fucking G!!!

  • @bornballa14 i knew you were gonna try that...

  • This is one extremely brave man.

  • Bears are extremely dangerous and unpredictable. Luckily for us, they have a natural and HEALTHY fear of humans which causes them to avoid us. When people feed them, they lose that fear and become bolder and more aggressive towards people and eventually will start approaching and attacking. That's why it's illegal to feed them.

  • 0:49 That was fucking epic.That bear actually moved closely a few seconds before he bit, because he wanted a clean bit. That is the prove of bear's intelligence, and , although they didn't atack the old man yet, it doesn't mean one day, that bear (or other) bite his head off.

  • it's amazing how he remains calm when she attacks and growls on him!!the man looks like he's on drugs or something!!

  • holy shit..... if i was the camera man when that bear was charging, i would have shit my pants. imagine watching a man be ripped apart by a bear

  • support what he is doing ??this is just an old crazy man living with bears in hes jard,the bears may accept him because he's a source a food,but that doesen't mean he can't get a savvage blow from a bear for standing in its way or pissing it off with some reason,wich will happen 1 day,or even already did,this guy is going to die by a bear

  • where is the video when he slaps the bear in the face?

  • WOW! this man is incredible 

  • Like a Boss

  • The problem isn't that he is putting his idiotic life in danger it is that he is taming these wild bears and then when they start going around campgrounds looking for food all the time they will have to be killed!

  • @ryanw430 Haven't hundreds of bears continuously been feeding of campgrounds, garbage containers and other delicious free meals over the last 100 of years world wide? The bears are not stupid even though they got feed by Charlie Vandergaw they would still have walked around the forest and been feeding of anything eatable.

  • you saw how that bear charged at him?

  • @beanerman2345 No we all phased out for the first few minuets, did he die?

  • @beanerman2345

    It was extremely fast.

  • It's Alaska. Theres a house for every 5,000^2 miles. If he wants to die by bear, then let him be. Who else would be affected by this? Bears get a meal, man dies happy. Problem solved.

  • @gogetmeseashells Into the Spotlight*

  • i would of shit my pants

  • feeding bears ends up killing people!!!

  • I wanna see more black/grizzly bear encounters

  • in the beginning...

    "such activity is dangerous and illegal."

    Only Governments can make nature against the law, no matter how paranoid it may be.

  • @Hackiesacker007 Well the same state was afterall run by Sarha Palin and the person who got the law against feeding of bears passed is some deuchebag behind a desk.

  • thats really dumb

  • This man is wonderful he deserves to be with his friends =]

  • ok when I go to hell and theres demonic bears am taking that guy with me!

  • wow hes the facking bear whisperer !

    a bear charging at him and the only thing he needs to do is stick his arm out and say

    stay back WTF !? this man is a bear god

  • charlie looks like a fucking filthy homeless retard. i can't wait to see the video of him getting his stupid fucking head ripped off by one of these bears...

  • The problem here is that people like this get so consumed with their passion and sometimes forget these are still WILD animals... We shouldn't be surprised if one day the bear just lashed this guys face off and rips his flesh right off this body... good luck dude.. hah

  • holy fuck this guy is crazY

  • DONT' FEED WILD ANIMALS???? YOU MORONS ARE FEEDING ON THEM. I LOVE THIS MANS WORKS, if eating animal is natural befriending is not??

  • 0:42 look at those claws

  • YOU DON'T FEED WILD ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • you know the camera-man was scared shitless the whole time. 

  • and let's face it.all these guys ,the old man ,Timothy and others do and did this just to prove something.it's so obvious.but what.that they can do something no one can?them rather than me.HA !

  • at 0:30 ill catch u

  • hahaha a bear named sally.. that bear is so cute tho

  • Well, it is normal for most people to call insane a man, who is so close to nature and is communicating with wild animals, I mean, the different ones are always considered to be insane by the masses... And the fact that Charlie has chosen to live among bears, not among humans can tell us everything. Personally, I don't think it's right to feed the bears, but I TOTALLY support building such a relationship with them.

  • i almost shit myself just watching that

  • has nobody learned from grizzly mans death?

  • @prty4life8520 ,i agree.this man's acting like he's so much smarter with bears than Timoty Treadwell but he forgets that Timoty lived for, what,13 years or something woth those bears.si he did do well actually until that one stranger bear,a big one.one day the old man meats a bear with a chip on his shoulder and hits him with his stick and all against a tree.i hope not though.may this story end peaceful.

  • she didn't like you coming up behind me with that camera. haha

  • Noone has the right to control what Charlie Vandergraw does with his life, he has proven himself to be more knowledgeable than most experts who went through years of college to earn their degree in animal fields. 20+ years and never a single accident linked to his actions from the bears of Bear Haven, all who comment that this man is insane are fools. He is someone who genuinely understands these creatures and has connected with them. Timothy Treadwell's death isn't a sufficent argument.

  • @kingpimpbob i agree that this man knows what he's doing.but i compare it with driving a motorbike.you can drive safe.but whenthe ass next to you decides to go to the left where at that moment you are driving ,bang,there you go.same with the bear.he knows the language.but bears fight and kill.he doesnt control their behaviour.like one said in a video.just one slip.and that's enough when dealing with a big furry fellow

  • @555Nato You're point is good though what I'm trying to get at is people should be allowed to take risks at their own expense. A group of people should not have the say in what someone off on their own does in their own backyard if it hurts noone. Yes feeding bears is illegal but there was never any proof that any of the grizzlies that he knew and feed had caused trouble in the towns surrounding his area.

    btw, he lived with them for 20+ years, longer then Timothy.

  • @kingpimpbob ,i agree that it's his choice to act like this.although he brngs himself into danger.he does it like as you say for 20 years.that means he knows a lot about them.still no guarantee it wont happen like with timothy did.

    maybe they are afraid these bears will become to close to humans and give problems?

  • @555Nato there is nothing guaranteed in life there is always a chance for danger but what I'm saying is we should be allowed to visit that danger if we are able to accept the consequences instead of being held back.

    Yeah thats the whole reason feeding bears is illegal but I just wanted to know whether any of this man's bears actually caused problems for people instead of just assuming they did and sending him to jail.

  • @kingpimpbob , this man shouldnt be send to jail for having this contact with bears.that is stupid.he takes the risk.its his life.and he managed it for 20 years.i dont think it is very wise.but then again he managed until now.so yes he should have this opportunity like you say

  • @555Nato

    I think we should leave the decision making to the those who can at least speak proper English. Idiot.

  • @Drjrecordz ,i think your head should be kicked in for calling me an idiot.you fuckface.is this English enough for you?you lowlife

  • @555Nato

    If you're going to reply, at least do it properly. You have the worst English I've ever encountered. It surely must be your second language.

    If it isn't, then I can only assume you dropped out of school and work in manual labor. I would love to continue this hyperbole of sorts, but I would rather not waste anymore of my time talking to someone who cleans my cars for a living.

    Take care;

    Your intellectual superior.

  • @Drjrecordz ,aha ,what quick reply.so i must have touched your feelings then, didnt i?so you are looking down upon manual workers ?feeling superior ?keep on making black men's music,you hypcrite fool.haha.what a piece if shite you are

  • Look in his eyes his insane!!!playing with death

  • bears are my third favorite animal the are cute furry and and............ holy **** a bear is on my window (runs away)

  • since the petition got closed im looking for a way to help him know that people support him. email?

  • have you seen the actual show? people have been able to be with wolves without being threatened. just like dogs your presence has alot to do with it if your tensed up or not in the right state of mind they feel it and get nervous this guy isnt a wack job hes not trespassing hes waiting for the bears to come to him

  • I support what he is doing

  • @sctt12182 how can you support what he's doing...those bears are equip to kill human beings..and you shouldnt just hang around them like there your friends...that guy will probably end up dead within the year

  • @xXfedoristhebestXx Who the hell are you to tell this man what he can or cannot do ? Did a group of morons elect you King ? If he dies while feeding bears it's none of your buisness.No one appointed you protector of the universe.

  • @nerblebun go hang out with those bears and get killed to ok

  • @xXfedoristhebestXx Unlike your brain....he's still alive.

  • I cant belive he had to go to jail for a year! Thats so wrong! and he was fined 10,000 dollars for 20 counts of illegaly feeding bears or sometjing but anyway its soo sad. I love this guy i would love to meet him

  • He has the right to be with the animal he loves! It's wrong to FEED wild animals,but

    he has the right TO BE WITH THEM,some

    times laws are stupid! And I don't care if someone spams me,I was just trying to make a point!

  • dont worry you have 5 thumbs up and i agree

  • 0:09 Scared the shit out of me (O_o)

  • Yeah, I would have filled my trousers.

  • I filled mine watching this.

  • If a mother is with her cubs, leave it alone! its not the camera buddy, its you too!

  • Matter of time and poof your a bear shite!!

  • lol he lives in a cabin by himself right?? i think he has the right to do what he wants its no different then driving a race car or going to the military or hell having a heart attack lol its his right

  • thats the funniest thing ive ever seen

  • he is doomm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • well- that is not ? you asked?? cprah007!! you asked a whole diif. scenerio!!! Alot of that wilderness needs to be left the fuck alone any way!! people in general ruin it for wild life, Moose come into town more and more and they will kill you!! People own big cats in US all over!! now that is wrong!! They are abused, used, and can get out!! Where do you think all these missing persons are going?? I do not doupt, some are being fed to these Big cats!! Its cheap, and those people!FUCK

  • I'm talking about sitting in your front yard playing with your kids, you have a guy down the street feeding bears, Bears now think people are where to get food and they won't hurt you, Sounds to me like death alley !

  • If I owned a cabin down the way from Charlie and didn't know he was feeding Bears and I went out in the yard in my wheelchair with some food in my backpack do you think I could be killed for sitting in my yard.

  • why would you ask such a question? You could be killed by one 80 miles from his cabin! and or by a Puma too!! carry food in your back pack!! if you had a cabin eat b-4 you leave and carry water only/ w/ vitamins. pepper spray, and get a license to carry!! I do not condone killing animals for pure sport, but if you had to live!! Point right in the kill zone area and shoot at least 3-4 x's!! Head- neck, chest, heart, (vital organ areas for life. Cops are taught this. Head>stomach-strgt. line

  • Also this mans "remote Cabin" is only 50 miles outside of Anchorage. Bears have been known to roam farther then this and this area if full of hunters.

  • This guy is teaching Bears that people equal easy food, which is way it is not legal to feed them and will result in these bears being killed by people. He is signing their death warrant. The Indians in the area have lived with the bears forever by leaving them alone. The Bear who ate Grizzly man was killed as a result of that mans ignorance and I believe two other were also.

  • bear is pure power

  • You know what? Bear don't fear people. They are just wary of us because of our violence which surpasses theirs by far. He lives in the fucking wilderness, pretty damn far from most people, yet they act like he's a townie with a dangerous habit. Give me a break! Leave the old guy alone and let him tempt his own fate! What a crock of shit be be treating him like some criminal. I think it's sheer fear and jealousy. Some of us WISH we had those kinda balls.

  • The problem is that what he is doing is going to get the bears killed. The bears will either kill him or someone else because he is teaching them that people equal easy food. The result of that is bears will be killed by people. They are wild animals respect them, enjoy them from afar, leave them alone. His selfish behavior will result in the death of these animals.

  • I like his bravery.

    But again, he'd rather start raising dogs, that seems a bit more useful to the world...

  • This ain't your Berenstein bear, and she ain't gonna be satisfied with a pic-a-nic basket. I really don't think she wants to be friends, but this guy won't take "no" for an answer. It's thoughtful of him to bring a toothpick so she can pick his stringy flesh from between her teeth when he gets on her last nerve.

  • this is how i feel, if no one likes it then so be it i dont care everyone needs to leave him alone, THEY have some were to eat and be safe they wanna bitch becuse he feeds the bears but what will happen when they make him stop they will go where they dont usualy go to find food and they will be killed, at least there at bear haven they were feed and loved or they wouldnt come back all of these years WHY TAKE HIS JOY ITS HIS LIFE

  • This is why: he's breaking down the natural fear that bears have towards humans. This is the fear that makes them avoid humans and residential areas. These bears now associate humans and cabins with food and will be more bold. This will lead to bear attacks and this concern supersedes one person's "joy" of feeding them.

  • I am more afraid of the insulting comments that are here than the man who has been "gentle" with bears.....its people here that comment in insulting language we should be afraid of, for your kind is more ferocious and unconconscious than any wild animal

  • I watched this show the other evening on Animal Planet, and tears streamed down my face...A St. Francis among bears...the most incredible interaction between man and animal I have ever witnessed...Stunning, Animal Planet, thank you for sharing this story.....If more men could be like this man, then paradise on earth is possible

  • "She didn't like you coming up behind me" yeah right. Get rid of what seems like an electrical prod and then try your cool stunt. Let's see how long you last.....

  • viktir666 you son of the bicht your whore bitch mom was the person that disguised in bear custome, fuck you nigger...

  • Sounds like you need to reach deep into the back of your fridge, push aside them moldy cupcakes, and pour yourself a tall sparkling glass of chill the fuck down.

  • What viktir666 said was racist. What you, roldanx77, said was both racist and vile. You both need to shut up, because this perpetual racism is going to get everybody nowhere. R-chan

  • holy fuk. that guys a nut! but i enjoyed watching it. i love the beginging. "this man is feeding bears." "which is iileagal"

    LOLz people think they can asosiate with wild animals but if they get angry they can kill you. i hope this (fairly crazy) man doesnt get hurt. and gets sum mental help

  • Timothy Treadwell all over again.

    I don't mind these guys being experts at what they do, but some camper out there is gonna think he can do it now, and then MUNCH!

  • At which point they'll win a Darwin Award. R-chan

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  • This guy is crazy.

  • "I knew you were gonna try that."

    WTF is wrong with this guy...

  • So fake.

    Those are all actors dressed in bear costumes.

    At the :33 mark you can see the zipper on one of the bear costumes and some of the bears are wearing jewelry and one is listening to an iPod.

  • thats not jewelry thats the disign and the light reflecting of their fur. sure some if it is acting, but not all of it

  • yeah he has balls

  • by aires hes got balls

  • fuckin must have a good pair of nuts

  • yeah ok, balls of insanity. fair enough. but go play on the freeway instead. this old idiot is just desensitising the animals to their natural predator. everyone knows that there would be drastic repercussions if the bears were to act naturally.

  • Too big words. The bears do act naturally my good friend, but he knows how to act in front of them and that's why he's still alive. He's a very good bear expert.

  • My good friend? Do I know you? Big words? Come on, buy a fucking syllable.

    O.K. You got a point, he's a good bear fraternizer, but do we, collectively, need them. What's the point? more knowledge of bear behaviour could be obtained by far less invasive methods. This is just showboating.

  • not everything is about utlility

  • Yeah, I hear ya. In NZ they just shot a tiger for mauling it's "trainer". This is the problem I foresee. But yes, not everything is about practicality. Just wish people wouldn't play with sharks and tigers et cetera, as these animals often suffer terminal repercussions (also).

  • Just let him do what he wants to do! As long as it doesn't end up hurting anybody, including the bears.

  • i'd do that :) i think :O

  • them bears is just actors all dressed up in bear costumes.

  • no there not no one is going to beleve u

  • someday sally will have lunch with this guy.

  • that guy has steel balls....

  • sooner or later he will end up like the last bear friend looking for 15 minutes of fame ......they found him in pieces

  • that guy has fast reflexes

  • brave..

  • u guys are ignorant

  • Hello? Grizzlies don't climb trees. These are black bears.

  • Does the name Timothy Tredwell mean anything to this guy?

  • i though that bear was gonna att the old man but the bear didnt like the man behind the old man

  • that man trippin'.. he TRIPPIN'... " oh i knew u were gonna do that" then why the hell u still there??? idk.. just crazy... i understand that ppl need 2 b educated and all about these animals.. but damnnn. no need 2 get that close sir!

  • A REALLY STUPID MAN !!

  • Ya but he gets payed for it

  • I totally agree with you! I live right outside Yellowstone and there are tourist that come here to see the bears and they always get to close! Its ppl like this guy thats put on tv that others see and think its okay. Its NOT ok. these are wild animals not pets!

    Cheers :)

  • Umm, sir, it didn't look like she was charging the camera man; it looked like she was charging YOU.

  • grandfather goes to see the bears with his grandson

    hay grandpa arent you to close?

    grandpa turns around to tell grandson no its safe

    turns back around bears attack him.

  • This will end in tears, another Timothy Treadwell in the making. But this guy seems too indoctrinated in his own mantra that you could not talk him. Perhaps the worst part is that after setting a really bad example for children to follow, he will be clawed to death then immortalized as some defender of the ecological faith.

  • think he could do that with polar bears

  • Now that's what I call nerves of steel.

  • nerves? this guy has NONE!

  • It is great to feature that bears are not just psycho killer animals that attack for no reason. And to show off the beauty and power of these animals. BUT i hope no one thinks that what this guy is doing is good and safe idea fr wither him or the bears/wildlife. Will some parent sue Animal Planet after their kid loses an arm at Yellowstone or something...just wondering.

  • Its not just kids, in fact, mostly parents I see do this (I live right outside Yellowstone) I have yelled at ppl for trying to get to close. Ive seen ppl try to put their own children on Bison and elk as well as tell them to get closer to a bear so the picture comes out better. PPL Need to be educated on this. yes they are powerful and bueatiful, but, they still are wild. They are unpredictable. And most ppl need to use their common sense.

    Cheers! :)

  • wow. how stupid can people get? Who would try to put their own kid on an elk? or get them closer to a grizzly? thats like child endangerment and they deffintly aren't teaching them a good lesson.

  • I know. And I see the same stuff every summer. We even have ranger programs top try to stop this but we cant stop everyone.

  • Wow man bears can move really fast for there size and weight :O

  • i knew u gonna do that......WTF????? gimme a break lol

  • dat was insane,dat was a mama bear trying to protect her cubs...its a gud thing the bear stopped..

  • Fucking hell what a JOKE, look at that moron acting all high and mighty because he can poke a bear with a god damn stick! What the fuck?! I hope it fucking claws his insides out

  • Grizzly Man II

  • That dude is INSANE! He has a death wish. You are going to read a story about that bear tearing him to pieces... Take it to the bank..

  • this man speaks to animals O_O

  • the bear whisperer ...ha

  • This man is nuts! lol

  • i think he's a little crazy. i can't tell from this short outtake if he's stupid too.

  • if its illegal why put it here?

  • he stopped a 500lb bear with his hand 0_0

  • Chuck Norris showed him how to do that.

  • Chuck Norris is overrated dude, and it's getting old.

  • Chuck Norris never gets old, Chuck Norris was never given life, he took it. Ok I'm done.

  • if its illegal than y does he do it and post it on the enternet lol

  • lolz i no its illegal so?

    robbing banks and ppl is illegal and ppl do it lolz

  • mmmm what does bear taste like

  • Last guy was out camping in their starving season, hope this guy doesnt do the same. 50/50 to live anyway

  • that guys a fucking beast!!!

    he has no fear

  • I think this is an excellent show. I watched the frist 2 shows last week and was blown away. I can't wait to see tonights episodes. This is a quality show. I also like Chimp Eden and I can't wait to see the return of Meerkat Manor. I would like to see a show with a series about wild Orcas.

  • Yeah, it's cool.

    But don't you think it's a little unfair that he's forcing the bear to accept him? Don't get me wrong; I'm no hippie. But, if she's consistently been aggressive towards him... obviously, she doesn't want him around.

    Admittedly, I don't know the entire story, but, based on this video alone, that's how it seems. I could be wrong.

    It was interesting how she chose to nip him when he offered his hand. For his sake, let's hope she doesn't ever get over that baton.

  • i wouldn't dick around with a fucking grizzly.

  • o.o I wouldn't either. I fear for that man.

  • dang its brave but stupid in my opinion leave nature alone

  • he has some big balls

  • is that an electric baton?

  • no, it's a fucking wooden stick.

  • i like how he can still live around all these bears with all that has happened to him(knocked out,clawed up,chance of death)

    many props to him