i've came within feet of two black bears on separate occasions. one was a baby and i gave it a fish and it played with it and chilled by me just watching me fishing. i think they are a lot nicer than people give them credit for. the other time it was a big bear while i wa hiking. it wasn't aggressive, but it was walking at me, probably curious. i said hey that's close enough. go away. it just stopped looked at me and walked off. forrest animals are cool. but i think samsquatches took care of this kid.
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