ORIGINAL: vichris
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
This year I've had 1 300 lb near my stand on 3 occasions. It doesn't bother me in the least to walk in and out in the dark knowing he is there. They run at the slightest boo. Now that momma and cub, she was just making sure and I'd give her concern more than a boar.
That was a cool encounter you described.
Here are 3 videos from this years sightings.
1st Sighting Video
2nd Sighting Video (close).
3rd Sighting, coming down from 40' up a tree.
I agree..... they almost always run off when they know you're there. My wife was a heck of alot more freaked out about it then I was [8D]. I see bears all the time and they don't bother me at all.
Now I had an encounter with a Mtn. lion about 15 years ago that still haunts me a little. I've seen mtn lions 6 times and they are really alot like bears.......run away as soon as they see you......except for that one time.
Iknow they are around so I tend to be a little more wary of big cats when I'm in the woods. I'll post that cat story some other time.
Those are some great bear vids. Pretty cool catching it coming down that tree. Looks like a pretty good sized boar. I thought the one I got this year was a boar too. Turned out she was a big old sow.
Mt lions would bother me too. In fact when I packed my elk out I was blood from head to toe and I kept looking behind me often. [&:]