[kellyhound]

A stunning video filmed by an Alaskan wildlife enthusiast has captured an incredible close encounter with a brown bear.

The bear lumbers over the the brave camper's site, having a brief sit to survey the riverbed before turning back the way it came.

The video was posted by Drew Hamilton, who's Facebook lists him as a tech worker at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The video was shot at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, in Alaska.

The world's largest concentration of wild brown bears gathers at the sanctuary ever year from June to August, gorging themselves on salmon.

No one there has ever been killed by a bear. Still, it's important for camper's to remember that they're in the bear's home and not the other way around.

[DannyDrama]

Jesus there were bears fucking everywhere.

[Oswald2001]

Bears, especially that size, as sooooo incredibly dangerous.

Good thing for the videographer that those bears seem to be very well fed.

Maybe even kind of overfed as it looks like all those bears are feasing on a salmon run.

[rapeWhistle]

Fucking Yogi Bear, just mosied on up like, "Hey,'cha lookin' at?"

[30564U]

Oddly we have a number of brown bear sitings/encounters here in Southern California. The experts say that it's been well over one hundred years since a brown bear has killed anyone, but I don't think tempting fate (or the bear) would be wise.

[corpsehands]

He's been raiding pick'a'nic baskets

[Kelseecat65]

He is beautiful!

[chawk610]

The bear would not have been the only thing brown in camp that day.

[dirty ike]

[QUOTE=30564U;4270924]Oddly we have a number of brown bear sitings/encounters here in Southern California. The experts say that it's been well over one hundred years since a brown bear has killed anyone, but I don't think tempting fate (or the bear) would be wise.[/QUO
Do you mean a brown phase black bear? Thought the grizzly was no longer in California.

[ForgetMeNot]

There are no brown bears in California anymore...pretty sure the last one was shot in 1922 or 23?