A buddies scare while sledding in the Kootenays

[Johnny]

 

[Summiteer]

And he's probably hungry.

 

[d mills]

Woulda been really chitty if he woulda tagged that tree at the top........

 

[MATTIAC]

thats freaken awesome!!! bear is quite high up the moutain

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

That puts a bit more rush in the climb...great video

 

[shoppingcart111]

Send that video to the damn tree huggers, "See, animals arent scared of snowmobiles" lol

 

[Johnny]

And he's probably hungry.

You bet the Grizz just got outta bed and is hungry and grumpy. There is only the one way down from there, same way as he climbed and nowhere else to go on the sled but back

 

[Mike270412]

Where's the vid of the trip back down?

You bet the Grizz just got outta bed and is hungry and grumpy. There is only the one way down from there, same way as he climbed and nowhere else to go on the sled but back

 

[barleyfarmer]

Great another area that will be shut down!!That sledder deliberately scared the ch!t out of that bear and was harassing it!!JUST GREAT!!!!

 

[mudd kitty]

Was that a bear......I thought it was a cougar....

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[tex78]

Woulda been really chitty if he woulda tagged that tree at the top........

baaaaaaa no kidding ... not sure what or where u would go if a guy stuck that tree .... not very many trees high enough to get away ...

and no a shovel and probs are not going to save ya that way

 

[Johnny]

Great another area that will be shut down!!That sledder deliberately scared the ch!t out of that bear and was harassing it!!JUST GREAT!!!!

Im guessing this is a joke Barley, Most of the BC Kootenay interior is grizzly country in the alpine. I can assure you it was a fluke encounter as nobody I ride with or know for that matter would dick around with any wildlife especially a hungry Grizz.

 

[Mike270412]

You sure that wasn't a sasquatch?

 

[~Rowdy~]

Thats crazy! I've heard of people running into moose or deer on their sleds but never heard of a bear!

 

[ferniesnow]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing. What did he doo with the brown shorts?

The bears were out a month early this year in the upper Elk Valley. Normally, it is the first week in May. We followed one 3 years ago from below the entrance to Smith Basin and over into the Bull River valley. He was grumpy and marking territory all the way. The first picture is the top of a tree along the trail that he tore into 3 pieces (3-4" in diameter) and then in the Bull he took a dislike to the sign. In previous years,I always thought that the sign had suffered vandalism from people but after seeing this, I'm thinking this is an annual "Rite of Spring" for Mr. Griz!

 

[Summitric]

At first viewing it looked more like a wolf, but went back over it a few times, and does appear to be a bear..... Wow!

 

[sledderdoc]

always neat to see the wildlife .......

 

[Lowlife82]

Im guessing this is a joke Barley, Most of the BC Kootenay interior is grizzly country in the alpine. I can assure you it was a fluke encounter as nobody I ride with or know for that matter would dick around with any wildlife especially a hungry Grizz.

I read it as a joke. Guessing that's what he meant.

 

[moyiesledhead]

You can find Bears out in the Koots any time after the beginning of April. We came across a black bear cub couple years ago wasn't any bigger than my daughter's pomeranian. Only thing going through our minds as we got the heck out of there was "where's momma"!

 

[Bnorth]

Saw some grizz tracks on Sunday but luckily he was nowhere to be found!