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Posted: Oct 15, 2011 dfgyhuiop

Check out how far this young griz swam earlier this month!
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_35d4db14-e0de-11e0-bdbb-001cc4c03286.html
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 Beth

Black bears can climb trees very well, better than humans
Posted: May 01, 2011 Alex

I once saw a bear go into a latrine, that was the scariest sh*t ever!
Posted: Feb 08, 2011 Justin

In Lake Havasu, Arizona last year, there was a bear seen swimming at least 1/4 yards off the shore for an extended period before it was lost track of.
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 Beefy Dan

Will you East Coasties just stay home? You know all the bears out here in California just want to shred your pack and eat your cookies.
Posted: Jan 29, 2011 Ikan Mas

Up in northern Alberta one of the guys doing some backhoe work alone and was confronted by a Grizz, he quickly climbed up into the elevated bucket and the bear circled him all night. Finally some of the guys came up to where he was working the next day and scared the bear off. I don't know how long you can swim for but I'd rather take my chances spending the night in a tree.
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Zac

I have been backpacking the Rockies and Appalachians for about 30 years now. I've had lots of bears in my camp, or cross the path ahead of me. I've always sat back and observed while they wander through and have never had a problem. Moose on the other hand have scared the crap out of me in campsites!
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Raif

At Katmai several of the bears (brown) regularly swim the river and lake to fish. Even the young cubs are excellent swimmers- I watched a pair that were maybe twenty-five pounds (smaller than my dog) swim much farther than I could, nearly keeping up with their mom.
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Laura

After watching a 400 pound black bear run a mature and healthy elk into a large lake and then swim it down kill it and pull to the bank (where the feast began). I realized that the "lovable" bear was 10x more formidable than I'd thought. I'm a biologist (27 years) that has been involved in bear rescues and relocations. Think of yourself as a floating chicken-nugget--the bear will too.
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Rod

In Dusy Basin just the other side of Bishop Pass, Sierra, a few luckless backpackers had put their food package on a rock fairly well out in a lake...perhaps 30 meters. In our camp we were taking bets on what time that package would be gone. I'd asked what was going through their minds earlier and suggested they retrieve it and that we could probably find room in our bear canisters or set up a hang a mile or so down into trees. They said it deterred mice in New Hampshire.

Just before sunset, the bear wandered into camp, did a cursory sniff and looksee and without hesitation jumped into the water, picked up the package swam on to the other shore and consumed it. As easy as pushing a market basket down the aisle.

We didn't share dinner nor breakfast with them. It was the end of a 5 day trip for them and a hungry 7 mile walk out. I suspect that bear ended up being destroyed. She was just too accustomed to dropping in for a late afternoon snack.

I wonder if they took my suggestion and reported the theft to the Ranger where they got their permit. (Evil grin)
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Steve

I saw a black bear playing in the water like a black lab. He would take a flying leap, make a belly flop, paddle around, crawl out and then repeat the whole sequence. I watched him play for at least 15 minutes.
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Jo Ann

Grizzly bears have swam from the mainland to Vancouver Island in the last couple of years. Previously there had been no sightings of Grizzly Bears on Vancouver Island, but now there have been. Most likely the bears island hopped, but that still involves swims of several kilometers.

And don't forget that Polar Bears swim pretty well too.

Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Brian Lang

Well, here's a question: Do bears really chase people? What makes them do that?
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Larg

I prefer eating White Castles as a defense. Then, when the bear scares me, the stench from the sliders makes his eyes burn and he runs away in horror. As he yelps in pain, he vowes never to bother another human again... I do it for man-kind.
Posted: Jan 27, 2011 Anonymous

I'll take my chances in a tree.
Posted: Jan 26, 2011 Bob

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