We're not sure if this black bear was trying to give this golfer some putting tips or just get a quick hug, but you never know what to expect on the golf course. Let's just hope there wasn't a momma bear around!

Although you wouldn't want to find yourself face-to-face with a black bear or a grizzly, these bears are two different animals entirely. With grizzly bears being at least two to three times the size of the average black bear, it's the last thing you want walking your way when you can't legally hunt ...

There aren't many things worse than getting set up at your favorite fishing spot and having someone attempt to run you off. These fishermen were enjoying a day fishing on the lake when a curious (and probably hungry) black bear walks up and starts sniffing around. The bear — which is definitely ...

Apparently this black bear has eaten one too many salmon and thinks he's a stronger swimmer because of it. Some backpackers spotted two black bears in Yosemite and started making noise to scare them off. The camera man, who was camping nearby, joined in on helping to make them leave and one ends ...

Imagine you just shot a nice 6-point buck after having spent hours behind a pop-up blind. You're excited because your patience paid off and now it's time to retrieve your prize. The only thing is, you aren't the only one that thinks the deer is there's for the taking. There's a black bear that ...

If you ever find yourself wondering how quickly a bear can actually get up a tree, let Jeffrey Moffatt's nerve-wracking encounter show you. Moffatt was up in a tree stand when he noticed a black bear had found its way to the bottom of the tree. Before he could do anything the bear had made its way ...

Most hunts don't end up putting the hunter in potential state record territory. But hunter Tim Watson finds himself in the running for a new Georgia state record after killing a whopping 673-pound black bear. Wildlife Resources Division officials already confirmed it is the heaviest black bear ...

This black bear clearly doesn't back down from danger. With a rifle right in its face, it continues to get closer and closer until it actually chews on the rifle! We don't know if the bear has a death wish or is just proving it isn't scared, but you wouldn't find us letting one get that close. ...

What sets great hunters apart from the rest of the crowd is their ability to determine when an animal just doesn't match up with what they're looking for and letting it go to live another day. This encounter with a black bear in northern Alberta shows how to handle just that type of situation when ...

One of the greatest things about Florida is that despite insanely hot it can be at any given time of the year, you're only ever about three feet away from some type of water. A black bear was recently spotted enjoying the benefit of a nice dip on a hot day in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville. ...

It's not every day that a bear breaks into your home and attempts to play an instrument. The Haley family returned to their Colorado home one night and thought they must have been robbed from how badly their house had been ransacked. They quickly realized this wasn't the case when they reviewed ...

This encounter could've ended both much better and a lot worse, but Richard Wesley is just happy to be alive. Wesley was out bowhunting on an old logging road at Fire River in Ontario, Canada, when he spotted a black bear in the distance. He crouched down a few feet from the main trail and ...

There's hardly a better time to be outdoors than in the spring. The bitter cold of winter is finally gone and green is starting to sprout up everywhere. With all the fast growing beauty also comes the time of the year when bears wakeup and become much more active. You may never encounter a bear, ...

It turns out you get some epically lazy bear lounging footage when you post trail cams by a bear den around the time it comes out of hibernation. This guy posted trail cams near a black bear site in February 2016 to see what he'd capture. What he ended up getting was basically the month-long ...