Posted on 03/25/2021 1:47:27 AM PDT by Kartographer
Bear versus hog. It’s not something seen every day, but it leaves a big impression once viewed.
The power of a wild black bear was witnessed Tuesday near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as it took down a wild hog for a meal right off of the highway where passers-by saw and heard the commotion.
A man visiting the Smokies with his friend happened upon the scene just off of Highway 321 near the Pittman Center and knew they were seeing something worth stopping both lanes of traffic: A bear on the hunt with its prey.
“It was really a right place right time,” Philip Talbot said. “We spent the day in Cades Cove looking for wildlife. We were on our way back to our cabin in Gatlinburg and were the first ones to drive up on it.”
The black bear was in the process of killing its prey and dragging it up the embankment near the road. The hog wasn’t going down so easy, but both animals appeared tired.
Talbot and others who witnessed it remained in their vehicles.
“We originally thought it was a bear and cub until we got right up on them,” Talbot said. “That’s when the bear attacked and we started videoing. Both lanes were stopped. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing! I’m an avid hunter and it was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen!”
(Excerpt) Read more at wjhl.com ...
Bear Ping!
Idiots in Incline Village, NV assure us that black bears are harmless berry and grub eaters.
Thanks for posting this!
Mmmmm, free-range bacon!
A bigger boar with tusks might have made it a more equal fight, a couple of gashes with from those tusks might have caused the bear to back off...
A bigger boar with tusks might have made it a more equal fight, a couple of gashes with from those tusks might have caused the bear to back off...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
gotta new when to pick your fights
yum...Smoky Bacon
Too bad the bear retreated. He had to worry about all the people watching him.
But it shows that one should not be close to a black bear in the Spring. Anything can happen.
Baylor Bears vs Arkansaw Razorbacks
East coast bbq is pork;
guess the bear was goin’ with that.
2/3 of man-bear-pig.
Got bear and hog around the house quite often in the spring through fall but never see them fighting. Some of the hogs are pretty damn big though. Getting warmer so the bears should start coming round.
That boar was ailing. Probably hit by a car.
Yeah, there was something wrong with it, I think.
Appears the bear took advantage of a road-kill that wasn't killed.
I'd be pretty damned impressed with a bear that could take down a boar on it's own.
Bear are comparatively slow in a confrontation of that sort.
Not impossible, but improbable.
On the other hand, a black bear just emerging from hibernation can be overly confrontational with just about anything.
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
Whole video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbfE_VVs1Bw
Small bear. It was exhausted at the end.
Once in a lifetime video capture for sure
Woops forgot to ping all to the whole video
Good bear!
One less wild hog.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.