I encountered this huge black bear in Glacier National Park in October of 2009. He was very well fed and was ever intent on feeding even more. Most black bears I run across show fear, or a spooked alertness. Not this bear. It seemed he knew he was boss, thus I nicknamed the animal “Hoss”.
There is somethig about Glacier that just produces monster black bears. I filmed the big bear as the winds hit 40 MPH plus and the temps were in the 30′s. Winter was coming to the eastern side of the park. This great bear would remain, sheltered in some den, and I would head home for the winter. Please click the picture for the proper image size.
without a doubt the largest black bear photo I have ever come across!
The name suits it well!