Botetourt County Va Black Bear Encounter (Really Close!!!!!)

Me and my Dad were fishing at a Pond in Botetourt Co. Va on Saturday when we spotted a Black Bear. He then came closer and closer as you will see in the Video. I've never been that close to a bear ! My dad has certainly never had one grab his foot before !!!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• fishing
• outdoors

[baconvein]

You two deserve a medal for the calmest dudes on the planet.

[lovaxl]

He sure is a handsome looking bear!

[aleysb]

This is a habituated bear. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries needs to address bear baiting. I've turned in illegal bear baits in Rockingham County, and no one does anything about it. VDGIF knows what is going on. The official who commented in the news report of this incident recognized that this bear is habituated. Very dangerous. You guys are just lucky. We need to stop the bear baiting or more of this kind of thing is going to happen and someone is going to get killed!

[topgrain]

@TheKelley0715 The bear walked up on these guys while they were fishing. They had the bear in front of them and a lake behind them.

[ducsauce85]

You guys are famous...Jay Leno just did a bit about this video.

[plabluz]

@TheKelley0715 What an oaf you obviously are.Get off the couch and experience something besides your tv or computer,Seems like most of the rational peeps on here see you as the idiot,just say'in

[Vigge313]

Sick video. But what's even sicker is that this only got 3000 views.

[squeapler]

I would also echo the person below who said best thing you can do is just leave the bear alone, don't go looking for him or anything. And please read some of the pages like Casey Anderson's or the North American Bear Center to learn about bear safety so you can more safely go fishing in bear country...Beautiful bear and I'm glad no one was hurt (not you nor the bear)!

[squeapler]

Hey guys - That bear was acting normal for a bear, but y'all were VERY lucky that he didn't just decide to take a chomp out of your foot (because it's food for him). The best thing for you to have done would have been to make some noise and try to scare the bear away, and if he didn't run off then blast him with some bear pepper spray. You do NOT want the bear to think it's OK to hang around with humans - a person might get hurt/killed and bear will probably end up dead...

[theax358]

Yea that was a bit close. But now you got a pair of shoes with bragging rights. She didn't have rabies, she was just very used to people. Usually you can get rid of her by yelling and walking towards her. Beautiful bear!

[nodgedafunk]

This could have ended much worse.

[plabluz]

@lovaxl Absolutely beautiful animal,I've been around numerous bears,but this was a lifetime opportunity.I went back the next day and did'nt see a sign of him,I suppose he was just passing thru