fishpro Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Yesterday my girlfriend and I went for a drive through Banff Park, and on our way back we stopped for lunch at a lookout point, only to notice lots of people taking pictures of something down the hill. We went to look, and there below us was a black bear and her cub feeding on the hill side. As everyone was getting pictures, the cub stayed down lower but the mother came right up the hill and had no fear coming within 10 feet of everyone as she was feeding on the grass. It was an unreal experience, and is probably something I will never have the privilege of seeing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperJonny Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Wow , are you all ever " So very Lucky!" !! Awesome experience , yet Dood ... being that close to a Mama..... she was testing you all , no doubt... possibly setting a boundary and or setting anyone up for a bad day . Wow , congratulations for the experience , really !! To go along with what you mentioned.. " I Personally would never do that again!!!" And I really don't care to be a nay sayer man , but Wow !! " Not a smart idea guys!" Congratulations on the sweet photos , But I am sure glad that it went well . On the other hand , it also teaches the cubs not to be afraid of man , if Mama gets so close .... Also ,the beginnings of an unfortunate accident may be in the future for them ... as well as a person ... meaning if they do what bears do , well .... we know what happens to them....... Anyhow Sir ... I am very happy that nothing happened. Sweet Pics !! Come on guy's, please be careful !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zed Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 lucky no one died, including the bear, getting within 10ft of a mama bear with cub in tow is simply retarded. nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Gretat pictures! I've seen more bears this year in the valleys than I've ever seen before. Between a trip to Jasper and another to Panorama, maybe 10? When we were coming back from jasper, therewas a total bear traffic jam. I saw the bear in the grass on the left hand side of the road. A young grizz,being almost chased by a lady with a camera. She could not have been 10 ft away. The bear did not seem to care thankfully. People just forget these are wild animals and the risk they are taking and the risk to the bear if he gets frightened or annoyed and takes a swipe at her. The story in the paper the next day would be about the lady recovering in the hospital and how they had to put the bear down. Everyone please give them their space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Gretat pictures! I've seen more bears this year in the valleys than I've ever seen before. Between a trip to Jasper and another to Panorama, maybe 10? When we were coming back from jasper, therewas a total bear traffic jam. I saw the bear in the grass on the left hand side of the road. A young grizz,being almost chased by a lady with a camera. She could not have been 10 ft away. The bear did not seem to care thankfully. People just forget these are wild animals and the risk they are taking and the risk to the bear if he gets frightened or annoyed and takes a swipe at her. The story in the paper the next day would be about the lady recovering in the hospital and how they had to put the bear down. Everyone please give them their space. I was up in Jasper on the long weekend as well, and also saw this way too many times. Saw six bears on the trip to and from Jasper. Six black bears and two grizzlys. Awesome sight to see, except for the stupid people getting out of their cars, crossing the highway and standing there taking pictures. There was a Park Ranger there for the first grizzly we saw and she thanked us for actually staying in our vehicle, and was actively telling people to get back in their cars. When its man vs nature....nature wins. Always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBear Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Gretat pictures! I've seen more bears this year in the valleys than I've ever seen before. Between a trip to Jasper and another to Panorama, maybe 10? When we were coming back from jasper, therewas a total bear traffic jam. I saw the bear in the grass on the left hand side of the road. A young grizz,being almost chased by a lady with a camera. She could not have been 10 ft away. The bear did not seem to care thankfully. People just forget these are wild animals and the risk they are taking and the risk to the bear if he gets frightened or annoyed and takes a swipe at her. The story in the paper the next day would be about the lady recovering in the hospital and how they had to put the bear down. Everyone please give them their space. My last trip to jasper was like that, only there for 2 days, must have seen 6 bears on the road up to the lake. Super cool, but didnt bother getting close like all the other tourists.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutguy Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Seems very selfish, stupid and disrespectful. But WTF, so many human beings in North America have this attitude so why be any different. The wildlife is only present for all of us to enjoy however we please, they are not really important to our over all purpose, Are They?????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamJ Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Wow , are you all ever " So very Lucky!" !! Awesome experience , yet Dood ... being that close to a Mama..... she was testing you all , no doubt... possibly setting a boundary and or setting anyone up for a bad day . Wow , congratulations for the experience , really !! To go along with what you mentioned.. " I Personally would never do that again!!!" And I really don't care to be a nay sayer man , but Wow !! " Not a smart idea guys!" Congratulations on the sweet photos , But I am sure glad that it went well . On the other hand , it also teaches the cubs not to be afraid of man , if Mama gets so close .... Also ,the beginnings of an unfortunate accident may be in the future for them ... as well as a person ... meaning if they do what bears do , well .... we know what happens to them....... Anyhow Sir ... I am very happy that nothing happened. Sweet Pics !! Come on guy's, please be careful !! This reminds me of one of my posts after I'm knee deep in the sauce... Cool bears bro! Just a blackie though, you can take her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopperJonny Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Just a blackie though, you can take her! rofl .....And that would make you , another statistic !! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickberry Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 lots of bears around red rock canyon in waterton too... hope everyone stays safe fishing those eastslopes this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipestoneflyguy Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Sadly this type of occurence is happening multiple times a day up here. I gotta say, getting within 10 feet of a mom with a cub is pretty risky, Fishpro, I won't insult you like some chose to, because I suspect you know how risky that was, but I will say there is a pretty fine line between brave and foolish, and that's flirting with the latter ! I just hope everyone reading this clearly understands that, at that distance, outrunning the person beside you isn't going to work, if that bear went defensive/aggressive you wouldn't have time to even lower your camera from your eye before you were on your back getting mauled. The best that's gonna come of it is you'll be the subject of a youtube video that gets a million hits posted by German tourist with his wife screaming in the background. Oh yeah, nice pics though, and I commend your testicular fortitude, you must walk like a cowboy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softhackle Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nice pics. Congrats. Last time I was within 10 feet of a bear was a grizz along the castle r. scared the crap out of me as I slowly moved away while not making eye contact watching the bear slowly move away up a gradient so steep, watching me carefully. I hate bear encounters...scares me everytime ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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