WLOS Bear chases man at Clingman's Dome in GSMNP
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2010
- Sherrill Barber and I were doing a live shot from the tower at Clingman's Dome (ironically about problem bears) as we were leaving, this bear walked through the parking lot, and then "chased" this guy up the trail.
Kid, "I've never seen a bear before"
Me, "I've never seen a group of people that collectively don't have an IQ high than the bear"
@Popeye this is a national park in Tennessee, definitely the conservatives.
@@wonky9672 the typical mid wit everyone. Friendly reminder small town America has less crime, and a far more functional society than your avg city. Cope more liberal
@@wonky9672 It should be pointed out that every tree in this video has a higher IQ than Joe Biden and the people that voted for him.
@@wonky9672 These were definitely Biden Groupies.
@@wonky9672 I wish that bear was running our country right now honestly.
Smart move by running into the woods, a bears biggest fear is the woods.
+ml12 Especially when it's a white man wearing shorts.
Bear Experiment nop.. a bear biggest fear is when you draw a circle in the ground
45BATISTA Circles have no beginning and no end, whats not to be afraid of?
Yeah, he might be afraid of stepping in some shit.
Bear Experiment
This whole video summed up how I feel about humanity.
Lebonbon Games ADD curries my home
There's always at least one of those boring misanthropes like you on these sorts of videos. Juts keeping painting your bedroom black and listening to The Smiths.
How do you feel 3 plus years later since you made this comment? Because humanity has slipped a lot farther down the IQ ladder since you posted that comment 😂!
"Why are we laughing?"
"Because we're glad it's not us."
Human nature in a nutshell.
@No Malice sick people. We're glad is not us. You serious?
Cuboid Siren
Its worse now where people are too busy videoing or taking pics to care.
Cuboid Siren Pathetic
Female nature
Andre Cailloux exactly.
the immature response from the children was no help at all. I was ashamed of them for lack of any humanity
You and me both Bill - this does absolutely no favours for wild bears
Totally. And this appears to be a few decades ago, prior to cell phones and social media
@Do ALL to the glory of God lol, who? The commenter or the actual children in this video who grew up to raise actual snowflakes!?
@UC2O_BVaEpMAkqUQ5k57beqQ lol who? The commenter or the actual morons that made this dangerous situation worse?
I agree. Maybe it is time parents lock their phones up away from the digital generation. And drag them kicking and screaming in front of a television set to watch some good old fashion national geographic about wild bears.
Rule # 1: if you encounter bear Don’t Run! That includes jogging backward. Note the bear did not start jogging until the man did.
Rule # 2: get out of the way. That bear wasn’t going after the man. He was trying to go home. They like their trails so just move out of the way!
My thought exactly
Exactly. Thank you! Black bears are more afraid of humans than humans are of them.
Yeah all bears like paved trails. If a bear is going to attack you standing still is not going to save you. I remember back in the 70's you were pretty lucky to get to see a bear and most people with common sense treated it as a wild animal and not a friendly pet. The bear population now is 2 to 3 times as many bears in the Smokies. Too many people and too many bears in the same place is not good.
Never ever run from a bear! Back away calmly and wave your arms.
What if it’s a grizzly or a polar bear ?
@@LCx829 only Jesus saves
@@LCx829 if it’s a Polar Bear, you’re fucked lol. They’re one of the few predators that have no natural fear of humans & see us as prey
Unless you are armed
What if you are 20 feet from your car and the bear is 100 feet?
Stared into the jaws? LOL. Gotta love reporters doing everything they can to dramatize the ordinary.
Lol! Yeah, if he had bionic vision.
That bear was not chasing the man, if he was he would have caught him.
Exactly, with that much commotion going on, it was probably more scared that that guy, and just wanted to get away. That guy could have just stood his ground, and that bear would have just ran right by him to get away....
Shogunking yup especially at that close of a distant. That bear would have already had him before he had a chance to turn n run.
Roxsapien yup
@@sct3339 that bear had no interest in that guy whatsoever....
WELL SAID!!!! Finally someone with some sense and knowledge. You are spot on my friend!
This is what happens when citidiots come to the woods. As soon as you see any animal stay still or back away give them space, you can see them fine from further away. The one guy taking the pic by the ledge could have been mauled within 2 seconds quite easily. Never turn your back on any animal ever and don't run, if you stand your ground they will see you as threat if you turn and run they see you as prey. A lot of bears will bluff charge meaning they make a run at you and if you hold your ground they stop because they were testing you, if you run they run after you and if they chase on foot they will catch you, and better to see it coming then have it jump you from behind and have your arms and legs pinned down. If you hit it enough they might think you could be a threat and leave you alone.
I am curious why that man was the only person on the trail. Did he happen to walk down the trail and see the bear by surprise or was he out to get some photo and video of being close to the bear until it was not fun any more.
People. If you can, keep your distance from them. Unless you are in your car, if you are closer than 35-50 yards, you are too close. Bears are very fast.
35 - 50 yards is extremely dangerous, safe distance is about 100 - 200 yards
+Dan Mosenzon safe distance is fare as possible
Safe distance is from the moon..
@@danmosenzon1477 "35 - 50 yards is extremely dangerous" - BS.. I've been 35-50 yards from a bear on at least 2 occasions, the closest being a momma black bear with cubs, and I'm still alive. It's POTENTIALLY dangerous but the level of danger depends on a number of factors, not least how you behave in that situation. On the occasion with the momma I didn't freak out, I made noise (called to her) so she knew I was there and backed up so she knew I wasn't threatening. She then moved her cubs through the brush around me and we passed each other completely peacefully.
How can this actually be real? These people are unbelievable.
Dnt you detect the southern accent? It should tell you all you need to know.
you mean hillary clinton supporters
Your clearly so fucking ignorant and brainwashed if you think trump supporters are dumb, I would debate but your head is clearly stuck 6 foot up your own ass
I give up..
president camacho your an idiot as well
Hillary supporters are either libtards, sjw fuckwits, or good for nothing illegal degenerate thugs who attack people, have you any idea how stupid hillary and anti trump protesters are? Stop listening to mainstream propoganda and making generalizations about people who clearly know NOTHING about, there are millions of trump supporters smarter than your ignorant as ever could be, but go ahead support your criminal hillary, just another brainwashed idiot
president camacho by far one of the dumbest comments ever. you honestly dont have a clue.
Idiots.
I was just a few miles from there at a shelter, about 15 years ago. The week prior a woman had been feeding a bear sausages from the end of a stick, right off the grill. Then she ran out of sausage and the bear became aggressive, It trapped her in a latrine for a couple of hours until some hikers (the ones whole told me the story) chased it away. They told me she was crying and hysterical. You cold see scratches from the bear claws on the latrine door.
Nature is not a Yogi Bear cartoon.
I'll bet she learned her lesson and will never feed the big fuzzy wuzzy bears again.
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circle of life at its best
Exactly...
Typical.
I wonder if they would still laugh if the bear started mauling him
“Why are we laughing?”
“Because we know it’s not us the bear is behind”
Harsh, but true. Humans have separated themselves from nature for so long that watching someone else’s potential demise is entertaining for them.
As of now 3,680,270 people have proved that exactly :-)
Sad isn't it
I would be looking at those idiots with a wicked side eye. Nothing funny about that incident.
It’s been like this for thousands of years - look at the colosseum in rome for example
@@Azoria4 yeah, it's been that and maybe longer i almost hate my ancestors for doing this to future generations albeit unknowingly
And I love how some guy comes up and asks "Why are we laughing" and some stupid woman's response was "We're just glad it's not us the bear is behind. Yeah that a good reason to laugh at someone who's life is in danger.
I thought the same thing. Right before thinking, god people are so stupid.
Yes, it left me pretty shocked... so honestly, is this human???
@@generation50pluspfadfinder58 right like and whyyy would you say that???
LANNIS31, I AGREE WITH THAT!💯
Animals are better than humans.
I hope that Ranger issued a citation to the bear for violating the 50 ft. rule. The signs are clearly posted but the bears constantly violate the rule.
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Why they laughing? That guy could have gotten literally torn to shreds
maybe he just had an encounter that he didn't know if he would live from and he lived from it? fucking tard
***** Ah Ha! Just as I suspected you beguile the innocent public with your blind banalities while your furry friends run amok.
***** Damn bro you went balls deep
Some laugh when they are nervous
FlyingDonutz i was 15 feet from a black bear a few days ago while out hunting but he wasn't very big and buggered off. not sure if it would be the same for a bigger bear.
Several years my family and I were in the Smokies when a mother bear and a cub wandered through the parking area. I was about 50 yards from the mother with my video camera zoomed in as far as I could get it. My crazy brother suggested I get closer. I paused the camera and offered it to him. "YOU get closer if you want, I'm staying right here!" He didn't. I'm still breathing, and the bear and her cub wandered away. Thankfully, not of the idiots rushing to get a closer look were attacked. I think the bear was mostly afraid of all the people around. Also get held up at another point by people looking at Cows! Really? You stop in the middle of the road to look at cows? Ok...
He clearly knows nothing about bears because he started running
Lakersfan332 It's unusual for black bears to kill a human esp in NC but it would've been nice if people would've kept calm.
You clearly don't know anything about being scared
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Exactly, bears are like dogs, if you run, 99% of the time, they will chase you. But in this situation, that bear was not interested in that guys at all, it just wanted to get away from all the commotion.... If that guy would have just stood there, guaranteed the bear would have just ran right by him.....
@@Highgear145 but running from a black bear will almost certainly get you mauled or killed......
"they screamed in terror" *everyone in the crowd laughing and pointing*
He was not chasing the man. If he was chasing the man this would have been a different video.
*Black bears have killed 67 people across North America since 1900. This no longer worries me. My chances of being killed by a domestic dog, bees, or lightning are vastly greater. My chances of being murdered are 60,000 times greater.
Some had it right here...
Squad car was moving the bear toward the unsuspecting tourist.
Crowd screaming didn't help matters.
Bear was trying to get away; kept looking behind at car.
Bear was taking path of least resistance on the road.
Lone Man was in NO danger but should not have run; could have stood still.
Bear just wanted out of there.
yes i think it was pretty stupid to drive a car against the bear. Good it was a Black Bear
What an ignorant park ranger to drive the bear towards the visitor
Dolph C. Volker. That bear was probably chilling when all the dumbasses started making noise and screeching . the bear was obviously nursing an injury . possibly a hangover or got kicked out bye his ole lady for snoring in his sleep .
Dolph C. Volker the bear was cornered and he knew it that’s why he kept looking back. The hiker should have gotten off that trail sooner and the bear would have just run up the trail then away. I’m glad he didn’t attack because it would have been oh so easy for him to do so.
Agree with everything you said, except "stand still", on the path if that is what you meant. He did the right thing by getting off the path and letting the bear through. As you said, running could have been bad, but the reality is the car was pushing him, so he got a mulligan with running. Either way, I don't know what happened prior to this, but that ranger pushing the bear towards this guy was bad. Maybe he was pushing the bear away from the crowd and this guy had horrible timing rounding the corner and seeing the show. I can't believe a Park Ranger would make this kind of mistake, so my guess is he was not aware the guy was there until too late...
There's a reason why it's called 'WILD LIFE'! People need to stop being so STUPID!
Narrator: a crowd stood and screamed in terror!
Crowd: laughing, chit-chatting
Crazy how few people were there. I live in the Smokies and I swear the whole area in constantly packed as far as the eyes can see. You can start a trail with 50 people in view in front of you and 50 behind.
Bears won't hurt you. In the Disney cartoons, the bears sing and dance. Maybe the bear just wanted a dance partner.
I've been through there hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Five of the eight NEAR bear sightings I had were within 25 miles of that spot.
That's exactly how you do it.
Mob up on the other end, scream, & chase the bear onto the man.
"Why are we laughing ?"
"because were glad it's not us".... Wtf..
should've been her trapped by the bear .....
I agree with her
Dutch Van Der Linde There’s room for multiple individuals to be trapped by the bear 🤷🏾♂️ join her
Do ALL to the glory of God Lol go pray idomite.
1:00 bear "i'm bout to chase this guy down. ya'll recording?"
this bear is not chasing him. Bear is looking around in all directions not concentrating on the man so is more likely running away from crowd of people and patrol car
The smartest of the whole bunch is YOGI
i don't think the bear was attacking the hiker.....he was running away from the screaming people (something black bears tend to do).
just so happens it was a hiker in his path.
either way it was a bad spot for the hiker to be in
+Sykopath BnG Maybe the bear was running away from the people, and he saw his lunch going into the same direction
It's a win win for the bear
"He's probably eating the truck over there."
No..from the looks of it, you've probably eaten that truck, not the bear.
The ranger likely scared the bear off. Might have been bad had the ranger not been there. The mad should have had bear spray .
1:26
What he said was on his mind: 'Oh no!'
What was really on his mind: 'OH F*CK!'
+Hau Tak Leighton Tam the dog in your profile is so cute
latzobear Thank you! I'll make sure to pass the compliment to him.
Hah! I was going to say the exact same thing! Beautiful dog!!
Running away from the public and police and into the woods when chased by the very king of the woods, the bear, seems smart...
Run backwards so you can admire his magnificent agility.
I didn't hear anyone screaming in terror but lots of laughing!
Screw crossfit, this will get you in shape much quicker!
people laughing! !!really! !!
***** yep that's true! Didn't realize that!
That's what I thought. These idiots are laughing and saying "I'm glad it's not us the bear's behind." Stupid idiots.
+Jeff Suwak Right. Just stupid the way they reacted. Unreal.
Mario Campos THE FAM city folk
Stay at least 100 yards from bears. If they have cubs, stay as far away as you can. Grizzly bears (not one in the video) are even more dangerous. Bears are extremely fast, even hunters get attacked and killed from time to time. Respect or die
Jeff Hahn I'd take that one step further,stay at least 100 miles away from bears!
Jeff Hahn RESPECT OR DIE. Wise words!!! 🙌🙌🙌
I use to work in very busy hair cutting shop ( 80's)...one client filmed wildlife for Disney...he was the one that got the moose sniffing ground ( he fell )...and when a grizzly charged him he stayed perfectly still and bear ran right past him...he was in his senior years when I trimmed his hair ( now I am ..time flew)
Never run from a bear. They'll outrun you easily.
This is a black bear, you never want to run away from a black bear. They’re basically giant raccoons if they even think you’re going to fight they’re likely to back off and find an easier meal. If you run they’ll think you’re prey. Don’t try this with a brown bear though.
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Thank you for sharing this, we have bears on the loose in Wi 😊
i was in a similar situation before and holy fuck i was never so scared in my life
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id rather be chased by a hungry bear than have to listen to woman scream
Why did that woman laugh? There's nothing funny about that, the man could've been mauled to death by a bear, and all she had to say in response to why she was laughing was "'cause we're glad it's not us the bear is behind." 😐
Being in known bear country has it's risks. Being there without adequate protection is just plain foolishness.
It's clear to see that the park ranger was talking to the bear.
The bear is smarter than everyone there. It wasn't chasing him. It was using the trail to travel.
0:97
"Why are we laughing?" || "Because we're glad it's not us the bear is behind."
Such a kind soul.
0:97 ??? U good bro?
A black bear yes - a grizzly, definitely no! :(
For other people reading - there are two very different techniques, depending on the type of bear you face.
if you're gonna hike where there r bears u should know what to do when u see a bear! i love the guy that ask, "why r u laughing". abt time ignorant ppl get called on it
The bear is being a bear. And it’s running from the cop car. People are dumb.
Hey all you stupid humans, uncaring stupid humans. Keep on posting your stupid videos. We love to see how stupid human can really be. I q , = lower numbers
I bet he's glad it ain't a movie lol
All the guys that look like that hiker in the movies, usually get eaten
Man: Why are you doing this to me?!!
Bear: Because! BEAR!!
What a experience you had. Glad you came through it. Not particularly happy thou with th comments by the on lookers. Put your feet in his shoes people.
"I've never seen a bear before".....Keep behaving like an idiot and you'll see a lot more of the bear than you ever wanted....
If you stay cool and back away slowly while facing them you"ll see that black bears are alot less aggressive than most dogs within they're territory.they're diet is 75 percent vegetation and the rest is like fish,bugs or small eggs.the only time they would really come after you is if you feed "em and run out of food or try to touch one of they're cubs and of course anybody with common sense knows not to approach a bear regardless.
national parks always packed with the brightest people..
"what was going through your mind?"
"oh no!"
This Video, proves that Idiocracy is here
props to the hiker...it's not easy to laugh during an interview, when you have crap in your pants
Ahhh before smart phones and social media..hey let’s all take a polaroid picture. 😂
Took the words right out of my mind!
That's not funny why are they laughing. That man almost became a lunch for that bear.
RedNoir to be fair, they are I guess urbanites, they do not really understand what nature is (in this case a predator). Urban tourists that is. And yes, that guy could have been slaughtered. OR the bear killed to save this tourist's life. Either way, irresponsible people. They act like 10 years-old :(
You are right it isn't funny. You are wrong, he did not "Almost become lunch"
Thank god for park rangers
"Tell me about it!" Great delivery.
What year was this? The reporter's voice and cadence sounds like 1980s media style.
This is the country that elected Trump after all.
This is the country where the simple minded turn everything political
Alaska tells people to stay at least 300 yards from bears and recommends carrying pepper spray (certain type for bears) when hiking in bear territory. Some grizzly bears can run up to 35 mph.
Is this location the American South?
Bears know people are unpredictable!!
This is definitely what I call a "BPM"..... A butt-pucker-moment!
"Oh no..... come on man..... I come out here to do some exercise and walk for 1 hour for my heart health, and now I'm going to die to a freaking bear. I shoulda stayed home and drank beer"
What year?
The bear saw 1 person on the trail, a car and many noisy people in the other direction. Bear thinking
' get out of my way, dude' . He did and bear left.
Bear just want some picnic baskets. Hey hey BooBoo
I want to go to the Smokies but I'm scared I might run up on one of these bears. SMH at the the people laughing. We're glad it's not us. Even if I'm not the one being chased by a bear. I still don't want to see a man get ripped to shreds by a bear.
do i get free viruses too or do i have to sign up for those aswell?
You’d think people had never seen a bear before. Love how the Park Ranger pushed the bear towards the guy on the trail. Lucky that turned out ok. The bear is smarter than all the people except for wandering in to the park. Probably looking for the garbage the brilliant people leave behind. Remember a fed bear becomes a dead bear. Give credit where it’s due and the bear gave everyone some excitement without any injuries.
What chase?
1:14 Where did the bear disappear?
I think if it had been me talking to that reporter and he asked me " what went through my mind?" my response would have been " it wasn't what went through my mind its what went through my drawers"...
I bet that bear couldn't find him when he went into the woods. Lmfao close call
This poor bear was never aggressive, it was feeling trapped.
The bear wasn't chasing the guy. He was getting away from the crowd and the car. The jogging gait just after the look back over the shoulder indicates it. Bears don't look like that when they're in chase. Sorry for the disappointment.
Never run for one! He's one lucky dude! Bear most have understood the park ranger to though haha.... Both he and the bear moved 🤣
I reckon when the ranger said to get off the trail the bear thought he was talking to him.
Black bears are basically harmless. In fact, a lot of the bears in national parks are trained animal actors that are there to give the park a 'real' outdoorsy look. They actually love tourists, especially the older/slow moving, overweight ones with large pot belly's.
The 👮 urgency at 0:30 is amazing 😑
The bear was trapped. Poor thing. There was only 1 direction left and the bear took it
People so heartless and sheltered now. You can be sure back in the day people returning from war would treat their fellow Americans with alot more empathy.
the bear wasn't chasing him, it was running from the car, it was further encouraged to do so when it saw the man also running and probably assumed they were running from the car to.
Awww. The bear is just curious. LOL. Not entirely. Man, get off the "bears" trail. I didn't watch to the end, hope you are amazingly well!
When was this recorded?
The lady saying "cause we're glad it's not us he's chasing " some comments should be kept to yourself in case she hasn't been told! Ugh