A North Carolina man decided to take a more creative approach to tackling a persistent bear problem in his backyard by putting on a cartoony bear costume and, somehow, successfully scaring the unwelcome ursid away.
Video footage captured a man in Asheville, bravely approaching a ferocious-looking black bear in his own brown bear costume that more closely resembled a college mascot. The man emerges from the side, attempting a mock prowl while slowly approaching the wild animal.
North Carolina man dons bear costume to scare off persistent real-life black bear
Donald P
Wow, that’s a good way to get mauled. He should head up to Alaska and try it out on a grizzly.
Charles R
That bear did not look ferocious and probably had been coming around for a good while, maybe trying to get an easy meal from the owners. Bears are much less timid these days around neighborhoods than when I was a child.