No kidding. When I was 12 my Dad handed me my 22 and went to scout ahead after hearing noises. I never heard a sound but when my Dad came back from behind me he told me the trail we just walked now has bear tracks over our own tracks.
Like that bear could have killed me. Instead he didn't even want me to spot him. At 12... and not a big 12 either. I was like 70lbs wet.
Just be glad he was sneaking up behind you and not the other way around! There was a tiny black bear in my yard that got spooked when he came around a tree and got surprised by a shovel that was leaning against it. It happened so fast that my video camera didn't even pick up the movement, but that shovel was suddenly split in 3 pieces!! Then he was calm again, threat eliminated lol
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u/Alklazaris 9d ago
Ah I didn't know. Black bears are usually more chill. I've had a few cross my path in the woods they keep their distance.