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He was just looking for you to hook up a BOTL with a smoke... (Bear instead of Brother).

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Nice pic, Kirk. Thank You!!! I'm happy you guys are all safe and sound!!! :tu

Big news here yesterday. About a mile up the road, a bear was chasing a pig around.
The whole world was after the bear trying to dart him or shoot him. Must have been one special pig.
I can't make this chit up.

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I had my camera around my neck, I was just lucky to get a good pic

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Exactly! Glad to hear you and the family are OK and have a wicked story to tell.


I grew up in Kitimat, British Columbia... Bears sightings were common in town.

A guy I went to high school with was mauled when he was 8 years old... Him and his friends were throwing rocks at a sick female... He just happened to be the slowest kid...

He's paying for the rest of his life as the bear chewed half his a%% off and most of his scalp.

I googled "Kitimat Bear" and found this Bear eating at Subway :D

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Great pic! Glad you're all ok!

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I'm glad to hear everyone is safe! Wow!

This is a first for me: "This video contains content from Canadian Broadcasting Corp., who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

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That was a first for me, too.

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Cool pic! It's Smokey Bear, he won't hurt anyone, he was just following you around to make sure you weren't flicking hot ashes on dry leaves. ;)

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You should have slapped it's a$$ just to feel alive!!!:D

Sweet photo!!!:tu:tu

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He just wanted his picture taken,seriously that is too close for comfort...

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Wow, Wow, and Wow. Great story, glad I wasn't there though. Glad everyone is okay.

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Glad everyone was okay.
Need to show this thread to my wife. She gives me crap for bringing atleast a. 45 everytime we go camping. I don't bring the carbine anymore.

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Super cool! Black bears will leave you alone unless you really piss them off, glad you had the bear spray but didn't have to use it! Now, if you see a brown bear that close, you might want to be a little more cautious!

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Great picture! Glad that wasn't mama with cubs around!

http://www.brokenparadigmlabs.com/bl...rning-sign.jpg

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:r :r :r

Love that pic. :D

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That sign is freaking awesome! :tu

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Cool, you found a real Teddy Bear!

Seriously, I'm glad things turned out good for you and your family! Bears are awesome to see, but scary when you see them up that close and personal!

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Just hope he wasn't a Christian Bear. Jerry Clower joke.

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I've had the same thing happen the other way around a couple of times in the past as well...

Basically, the video showed a smaller black bear entering a Subway in Kitimat at night... Security video caught the bear entering through the front door, up on the counter, and then leaving again through the front door... The woman that was working at the time took off like a lightning bolt. :D

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Hah! My parents live about 10 miles away from Fort Steele and that sign... Tons of bears in that part of the country...