Was out with chief last week and had a little run in. Walking down the fire road next to the snow creek. Creek bed is all dry now but super grown in with tall grass and bushes from the crazy amount of runoff from martis peak this spring/summer. Chief (on a 25ft leash) dipped into the thick growth an immediately jumped back out. Was strange since since the sound of him crashing through the bushes continued after he was back on the road..
Got violently louder and louder for a few what seemed like a few seconds. At first I thought a huge branch broke off a tree but when I looked up I immediately spotted two tiny cubs on a broken down tree lying across the creek. No sooner did I see them I realized the noise was the momma charging at us!! Then boom she appeared about 15 feet away, stopped dead in her tracks, stood up and started grunting and staring us down!!
Didn't really phase chief as he just started growling and barking but man it completely caught me off guard!! Backed away slowly and continued down the road for a bit before I stopped to gather myself.
We come across bear fairly often living on the edge of the national Forrest, but never been charged before..
One of the little Cubs from where I stopped to check and see if I had soiled myself
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