Sometimes! Luckily we've only had a few bears in the yard over the years, but when they're hanging around we try to be careful - I always look for bears before letting Lucy outside and make a lot of noise if I'm outside. This bear in particular is young, curious, and most importantly skittish, so I've seen him run away when people/cars get near. Black bears are usually easy to scare off- it's the grizzly bears I worry about! Thankfully we've never had those around the house!
Is it scary going out with the bears coming so close to the house? It is so magical watching it from safety of indoors though!
Sometimes! Luckily we've only had a few bears in the yard over the years, but when they're hanging around we try to be careful - I always look for bears before letting Lucy outside and make a lot of noise if I'm outside. This bear in particular is young, curious, and most importantly skittish, so I've seen him run away when people/cars get near. Black bears are usually easy to scare off- it's the grizzly bears I worry about! Thankfully we've never had those around the house!
Yes, looks about half grown.