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Niceroad77
August 2nd, 2017
This is not a surprise encounter. Surprise encounters are responsible for the vast majority of mauling incidents. The sow knew exactly what she was doing the whole time. The cubs were definitely curious but the mother wanted to get somewhere and that’s about it. She did not display a single sign of aggression. The sow, apparently of a decent age, had likely been around quite a few humans throughout her life and knows them as mostly harmless critters. I bet the hiker could have stopped, let the cubs sniff him without himself looking threatening, and they would have eventually just carried on. Another great option would have been to take a few steps off the trail and let them go by. I understand that this can be quite unnerving for someone that hasn’t been around bears very much though. Cool footage.
theresa bielawski
August 3rd, 2017
No, you don’t stop and let the cubs sniff you. But the hiker should have gone off trail and let them pass - they were not following him, they were going somewhere and he is in their way. That is their habitat, not ours.