Belligerant Bucks And Bruins

The Cinnamon Bear
Although we have seen many bears and have had the windows torn from the cabin, the cinnamon bear was definitely the most aggressive.

It was a gloomy day when this bear appeared to pull down a couple bird feeders for a quick sunflower snack. Watching from 8 feet away my daughter was simply in awe of this animal. He, which was easily noticed by my daughter as he laid on the lawn eating, did not seem to mind that we were so close. This also isnt uncommon for bears we see here at the cabin. Most times you can open a window and they just ignore you.

This particular bear stood about 7 feet tall as measured against the shepards pole that the bird feeder hung from but was fairly lean. The woodticks that clung to his ears, the amount of flies and mosquitoes, and the stare from those dark eyes, all added to the close proximity of our view from the window. After finishing off the sunflower seeds the bear made its way to the side of the cabin where I feared he might take down the door that leads into the garage. As he passed by the side window we watched from 3 feet away when he suddenly decided to stop. He turned face to face with us with only a simple screen window between us. As my daughter and I continued to talk aloud the bear seemed to become agitated. His sides began to inflate and deflate faster as the first few woofs became audible. The woofing grew louder and the saliva was beginning to build around its mouth all the while staring us right in the eyes. At this time we decided to back away from the window and the bear advanced closer with its nose nearly touching the screen. When he woofed at this distance it sounded as though he were right inside the cabin and the realization that he could be in here in a flash suddenly seemed to be more of a threat than just a thought. As we backed away I retrieved the rifle from the next room but firing a shot was the last action I wanted to take and it appeared the bear felt the same. Seconds later he backed away, circled the cabin a few times, then disappeared just as dark was setting in for the night. That is one bear we have honestly been happy not to see again!

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