Days After a Bear Wandered Through a Tenn. Christmas Parade, a Man Had a Scary Bear Encounter in the Same Town

Days After a Bear Wandered Through a Tenn. Christmas Parade, a Man Had a Scary Bear Encounter in the Same Town

Officials in Gatlinburg, Tenn., warn that humans should always keep at least 150 feet between themselves and a wild bearNEED TO KNOWA black bear wandered into Gatlinburg, Tenn.’s 50th Christmas parade on Dec. 8 Days later, a black bear showed up in the same town, which is near Great Smoky Mountains This time, a man attempted to shoo away the bear by patting it on the rear endAfter a black bear recently crashed a Christmas parade in Gatlinburg, a…

Gatlinburg Tourist Idiotically Slaps Black Bear From Behind, Promptly Gets Charged

They are just letting any idiot walk around in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, eh? If I’ve learned anything perusing internet videos that focus on the outdoors, it’s that morons and wildlife don’t mix. Fortunately, a lot of encounters end up being harmless, and just make for scary-but-funny, what-not-to-do examples of humans and wild animals coexisting. Every time a bear is involved though, the stakes are a little bit higher. It’s estim…