Bellevue man captures rare backyard encounter with mother black bear and cub on video
A Bellevue man spotted a black bear and her young cub in his backyard and caught the whole encounter on video.
Michael Tokarchek said he often has wildlife visitors explore his property, but seeing two black bears up close and personal was a first for this animal lover.
Tokarchek said the cub returned to his backyard on Friday and was searching for food in the bird feeders.
Tokarchek said the bears seemed curious and didn't seem to mind his cat who was meowing from behind the sliding glass door.
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Because you are leaving food out. And one thing about bears, they will NEVER forget where they found food. You have quite literally marked your house in their mental food log for the entirety of their life.
@emmad010662
15 күн бұрын
And the life of their cubs.
@dorseyblack9833
8 күн бұрын
Exactly.
@lisapalmer4725
6 күн бұрын
That's the dog's food
@mrshadow8096
5 күн бұрын
@@lisapalmer4725don’t matter if it’s human food and or dog food, when it comes to bears food is food regardless they can eat a dead animal if they really wanted to
@johnkelly9451
5 күн бұрын
We call garbage night "bear buffet night". We keep food scraps in old plastic bags in fridge until trash pickup in morning, quit filling bird seed, bring any pet food in. Baby bear was checking the grill.
They found food. It won't be rare anymore 🐻
This guy should not be leaving any kind of food outside his house on his deck or back porch, especially when he lives next to a greenbelt. That's not only wrong, it's plain stupid.
@sabinemckay7239
16 күн бұрын
You’re right! The bear ate what looked like meat towards the end of the movie! Why do people always feel they have to feed wildlife! If you want to keep wildlife save you most definitely don’t feed them! These animals loose the fear of humans and can go after your pets or even worse children and adults!
@user-fp4rm1ij3x
10 күн бұрын
Don’t get scared relax I love you take care
@Pathippie
10 күн бұрын
Don't forget illegal.
@loki2240
4 күн бұрын
@@sabinemckay7239- I don't think there are any bears around my neighborhood. I sometimes put grapes and blueberries under my deck for a possum who lives in the woods behind my house. They're unlikely to attack anyone. I've also seen a deer, and there may be a raccoon. But I'm not putting any person or pet in danger. It's a little treat sometimes for the possum and possibly other animals.
@CryMeARiver63
3 күн бұрын
@@loki2240you " don't " think there are bears around your neighborhood . It's people like you who cause wildlife to lose their lives .
He thinks the momma bear and her cub came out of the forest? Can't slip anything past this guy.
@Danajanene
6 күн бұрын
This was my comment 😂
@ftroop2000
5 күн бұрын
He may be on to something 😂
@_F_J_B_
5 күн бұрын
@@ftroop2000 They might be inner city bears. I don't know. 🙄
@sunchild9455
5 күн бұрын
😂
@NahualliUoxtitla
3 күн бұрын
Hahaha! 🎉
And they think the bear came from the woods . . No sh-t .
@Sh3r-Bear
8 күн бұрын
Isn’t that where they 💩 too? This guy’s a freakin genius!😂
@LahainaStrong444
3 күн бұрын
what a concept.
@JefferyWaybright
14 сағат бұрын
Yeah, bears do that💩 in the woods, too!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cat was mad the cub was eating his food!
Bad idea to feed the bear or leave food out. They will think you are a good food source now and it puts their lives at risk.
@MarieLuvsNate
23 күн бұрын
As well as the neighbors lives and their pets. Bear are all over the Bellevue area, I'm constantly looking over my shoulder. I definitely do not want to come face to face with a bear.
Leaving that food out probably will lead to a death sentence for the two newest “nuisance “ bears. How cute 😢
The cat wasn't talking to the bear, she was complaining to her staff about the bear.
Really? The bear came from the woods? Crazy yo
@arthurbrumagem3844
23 күн бұрын
The guy has amazing senses of wilderness knowledge. What next ,deer live in the woods. He will really get excited if he sees a cougar
Remember those signs in Yellowstone that say "Don't feed the bears?" Pay attention or you're gonna be lunch...! 🐻😋🐻
@josephshields2922
15 күн бұрын
He's not in Yellowstone and he's not "feeding bears" He's feeding birds. Listen to the tape and stop trying to find fault. He said it was "Rare". Now he will probably take his bird feeder in. There are 30 million people feeding birds.
@dorseyblack9833
8 күн бұрын
@@josephshields2922 I know he's not in Yellowstone. Have you ever heard of a metaphor? The bears were grubbing for food, and one of them was literally lying on the deck next to the food supply while the appetizer was meowing pitifully in the background. The bears will make repeated forays to this food supply if it's available, and if it suddenly runs out after they get used to it, who do you think is next? The fool filming the scene, that's who. My logger buddy was sleeping in his camper when a bear ripped the door off and tried to get inside and eat him. Luckily for him, he had brought his chainsaw inside to prevent it from being stolen. When he fired it up, the bear took off. Another time my brother had a bear break in his kitchen and chow down a jar of jelly that he had left on the counter. Bears are omnivores, which means that they will eat just about anything, including humans. So don't try to lecture me about bird feeders when they are a potential food source as well. Yogi and Boo Boo will be back...lol P.S. I wasn't trying to find fault, I was just trying to warn him of the danger of leaving food out where bears frequent. Like living right up against the woods...😊
@LahainaStrong444
3 күн бұрын
it happened to a person who used to always feed bears in her back yard. she eventually got killed by bears unfortunately.
@LahainaStrong444
3 күн бұрын
@@josephshields2922what
@LahainaStrong444
3 күн бұрын
@@josephshields2922no longer "rare".
Great job dude. Now both of their lives are at risk since they'll associate human neighborhoods with food. You would have done them a favor if you scared them off vs watching them / feeding them for the 2 seconds of fame.
Oh geez, miles of wilderness, I wonder if the bear came from there......smh
@generaleerelativity9524
15 күн бұрын
You should be thankful that the MSM keeps you well informed. 🙄
It's not really weird to see Black Bear in the Pacific Northwest!
And you LIVE near wild life now you want to feed the cat then do it from the inside 😮
Please be kind to them. They are simply sentient beings looking for food 🙏
Looking for and finding food. 🤦🏻♂️ not moving on anytime soon. Some would call that baiting
That's one bad ass cat.
Fun fact: mama bears are bringing their cubs near humans so they don't encounter male bears which could kill them, since males dont like being close to humans
@research1586
16 күн бұрын
Not all of them
Hes feeding the bears!!
A beautiful healthy size bear
Seeing how there is both mother and cub, the homeowner should have a sign saying "Visitors will be charmed, trespassers will be eaten"😅
@chrisgullett4332
10 күн бұрын
Black bears do not attack in defense of cubs. The only bears that do are brown bears. Black bears live in totally different environments, and have never needed to defend cubs, so they do not have the trait of attacking people or other animals in defense of cubs. They will attack over food, invading space etc,, but not over their cubs. That is why you will see black bears walk right up to crowds of people with their cubs,, and you'd never see a brown bear do that. There has never ever ever ever been a report of an attack on a human by a black bear in defense of cubs, not one. If a black bear attacks it will be because it is starving, you scared it, invaded its space etc. Defense f cubs is a trait only brown bears have.
@cattymajiv
3 күн бұрын
@@chrisgullett4332Since a great many Black Bears are actually brown in color, when you talk about Grizzlies you should call them Grizzlies, so that people don't get confused. I ways say "black and brown colored" when I refer to Black Bears, and I stricly only call Grizzly Bears Grizzlies.
@chrisgullett4332
3 күн бұрын
@@cattymajiv Color has zero to do with being a black or brown bear. No when you talk about a grizzlys, you call them brown bears, because that is what they are. They are North American Brown Bears, and black bears are American Black Bears. Grizzly is simply a nickname. Your comment is absurd, and exposed you as somebody that does not know what they are talking about. A brown bear is a brown bear, and da black bear is a black bear, regardless of color. Have actual knowledge before posting.
😂😂 Sounds like my yard! I’m 30 miles south, in the suburbs, and also on a green belt, although not nearly such an extensive one. I’m almost jealous - almost, mind you. My line is that I’m missing bear and cougar, but regularly have deer (as many as 7), squirrels, raccoons, opossums, skunks, owls, a couple dozen varieties of birds, coyotes, and a river otter in the neighboring creek. It’s a regular Disney movie out there! We did have a bear reported in the area a week or two ago, but it only made it to within a half mile (as far as I know!).
@nicolaxoxo1
5 күн бұрын
I hope you aren’t doing his dumb and illegal move of leaving food out!
LOL the cat just chillin'
Patrick Conley channel on here. Watch what happens when you're friendly with bears.
@cattymajiv
3 күн бұрын
That must be total idiot who I saw 2 years ago on YT. I don't know how it has gone since I was there, but his behavior outraged me. And in the comments everyone was like "Oooh! So cute!" I tried to explain how he was signing their death certificates, but they couldn't get what I was saying. I was outnumbered by people who know nothing about bears and defended him, so after several hours I just had to give up! I sure hope that I, and a few others who also were just horrified by his behavior, got through to a few people. Even without food, petting the cubs teaches them to not fear people, when they do need to be scared of people. Too many bears that are not scared end up getting shot, for being "nuisance bears" and going after garbage. It's not their fault, but they are the ones to die. The people at that channel didn't believe me when I said that bears are shot just because they have no fear of people. But they are shot just for that, because those bears do end up in conflicts, while the ones that are scared don't go into towns unless they are starving. (But a starving bear is a huge danger!) This TV station has a duty to tell people about the dangers to people and to bears of all kinds of human contact, even just visual and from a distance, and especially of food of any kind left out. That includes bird feeders. Shame on them for not saying what happens to bears that get used to people or are fed! The only way to deal with bears is to immediately scare them away with loud noise and/or bear spray.
Beautiful bear
“I’m Just missing Bigfoot” lmao
Just another day in the neighborhood only your neighbors are wildlife 😅😊
So you don’t think the bears drove in from downtown?
Imagine, animals r so rare now that we put it on the news
Cat: The days of me lounging on the patio are over. Thanks to my owner, I'm bear lunch, dinner or a snack mid-day!🤣
Happens in my NH yard all the time.
I mapped bear sightings in Bellevue in a project 20 years ago. They go for the bird feeders, like in this video.
Aayyy Booboo!
If you only watch the first few seconds it sounds like a third grader telling you their favorite animals
Yo dude, its a good thing you got that cat there to protect you from the cub.
Very dangerous. Mama bears will protect her cubs from all threats.
Guy live next to a forrest and leaves food out for animals and is shocked to see animals at his house
He said he never experienced a bear near his home. He said it was the first time. I've scene in many videos where bears come out onto people's property bc they are just hungry but don't hurt or destroy their property. That's what can happen when people build close to a Forrest. ❤️ Ontario, 🇨🇦
So, he thinks they came from the wilderness. Interesting hypothesis
Please share your bigfoot footage. Would love to finally see the real deal. Nice footage. ♥️👍
Love your guard cat.😂
We’ve been seeing bears here in south central Kentucky recently we’ve seen 3 so far . I hope that no one harms them because they’re just looking for food and a place to hide .
How adorable. A smorgasbord!
Encounters with bears in Bellevue and PNW cities are becoming increasingly common. As the population explodes, they have to go somewhere. Same with cougars. Since hunting both was essentially outlawed in the 1980s, the population of both has grown to unsupportable levels in the wild. They have to go somewhere and that somewhere is cities and towns.
I just heard that Mama bears and their cubs will go around humans because it keeps the Cubs safe from male bears. Male bears tend to not like being around humans.
@josephshields2922
15 күн бұрын
Where did you hear that?
@emmad010662
15 күн бұрын
On some discovery documentary. Can’t remember which one.
@claybabin
9 күн бұрын
I saw same article, somewhere...
The guy built a home where the animals live, times have changed. They are hungry!
It's not rare when someone is dumb enough to leave food out.
Bear sightings aren't uncommon in Washington; there is probably more wilderness/forest than human-populated areas. I had a momma bear and 2 cubs in my yard once. Momma chased the cubs up a tree about 15 ft from my house, then ran into the woods to keep watch. The Fish/Wildlife folks who came said the bears found a food source nearby. I later found out the bears had been inside my neighbors garage eating birdfeed! The rangers kept watch - to make sure no one got hurt - momma bear came back about 3 hrs later and they all ran back into the woods.
Kitty: Dad they are eating my food
And not even a mention of how stupidly dangerous it is to be near a bear with a cub. Easy way to get unalived.
She’s big
Pretty smart to figure out the bears came from the wilderness.
"I think they came from the woods." He said... Na man they came from down the street they used the walking path
If people want to live close to “nature”, it’s a responsibility to educate oneself about that nature. Don’t get in its way or affect it unnecessarily. If that guy gets that bear in trouble, that bear may have to pay for it with its life. Bears are powerful and unpredictable. Just one step from you providing food to becoming food. They’re not Smoky the fire prevention bear.
Did I miss see that?.. Was the cat sitting against the cub meowing?
Meow!
Technically he lives in the Bear backyard..harmless if you don't mess with her or cubs.
@cattymajiv
3 күн бұрын
HIS safety is not the point! He is contributing to their probable death by helping them to lose their fear of people. I can't write it all out again, but in short, bears that are not scared get shot, often before even having a chance to reproduce. He isn't helping them, He's hurting them. The tv station should have said that very clearly.
No shit!!! Bears came from the wilderness??? 😲 wow... who'd have thought!?!?
You invaded their woods
You have to remember, you live in their backyard.
@chrisgullett4332
10 күн бұрын
Humans existed before black bears. The Earth is shared, it does it belong to any species, it belongs to all of us. Humans have just as much right to land as any other animal.
@cattymajiv
3 күн бұрын
@@chrisgullett4332The problem is that almost no other people are as generous as you. The authorities shoot many bears every year, just for coming into a town. They get removed the first and 2nd time, but the 3rd time that's it. The are deemed to be an incurable nuisance and a danger, and they are shot. The ONLY way to help any bear is by not tolerating their presence, and scaring them away with noise and/or bear spray. Fear of people and our environments is the BEST thing you can ever give them.
@chrisgullett4332
3 күн бұрын
@@cattymajiv I am not generous, juts factual. Bears are no more entitled to land than humans. Humans are superior, so we get to control land. When bears can make intelligent decisions, then we can talk. For heaven sake, bears would not even exist without humans. We saved brown and back bears, which were both on the brink of extinction. Stop with the 'animals own the land' nonsense, because it is absurd. No animal deserves anymore land than the next. The Earth is to be shared. I like how every time you goofs stalk about wild animals, you forget humans are also wild animals. It is comedy gold.
Ohhhhhh she’s huge😅😅😅 but they’re are adorable 🥰🥰🥰
Leaving food out for bears need to stop. They can become so freaking dangerous when they learn to expect it from people. There's hikers who have died because of meeting a hand-fed bear who has learned that you get food from humans, and have taken that food out of their flesh. So not only do you put yourself at risk, you may have inadvertently caused someone else a horrible misadventure. There's also the sad reality of the situation where the bear has to be put down as they've been taught to be a threat because of people feeding them, it's all around a horrifying situation. This needless destruction needs to come with hefty fines and community service.
That cat...
What a way to get that bear killed. Just for being a bear. DO NOT FEED THE BEARS.
Are you 100% positive it came out of the woods and not a taxi cab
Can’t fix stupid. Pet food left outside is bear food. Duh.
See how big that bear is doofy? He doesnt need u to feed it. But nice job signing yourself up 4 "when animals attack vol 3" lol
Don't feed the bears!!! Holy crap!!
Because you put your house in the middle of their environment and most likely leaving food out. Then the bear becomes a nuisance and gets killed. More stupid human tricks!
Next news story will be that he was mauled to death.
Happens all the time in Wisconsin
That's what happens when you move into their house.
@chrisgullett4332
10 күн бұрын
Not their house, the Earth is hared.
@cattymajiv
3 күн бұрын
@@chrisgullett4332You are dead wrong. Try telling that to wild animals, or tell them they will be shot the first time they look sideways at a person, because they will.
@chrisgullett4332
3 күн бұрын
@@cattymajiv No I am correct. No species are entitled to anything. The Earth is shared. Humans are wild animals goof.
Feed your pets inside. Your dog or cat could be the bears' meal one day when you don't feed the bears.
That's what happens when they build houses in the wilderness remember that their home
I hope the cat was ok.
By sharing this you are probably going to get these bears put down for being problem bears
@chrisgullett4332
10 күн бұрын
It does not work like that
He’s out there 🦶
Well now that you fed it you'll be seeing a lot more of those bears and many others!.
You built your house in the bear's neighborhood. This is what happens when you have houses next to a large woods.
I live deep in the Pocono Mountains I see everything all the time don't bother them they won't bother you
Bellevue??? What state?
Be sweet to them. They are the most congenial of all bears and wonderful mothers. Too many states trophy hunt them. Protect them. ❤
Really he came from the woods? I thought he came back from Walmart or something.... 😂 duh lady
Be careful what you wish for. The next video he shows us will be his dream come true video of Bigfoot 😮 I'm glad he didn't say aliens
When u live in the forest what do u expect.
That kitty was saying: "Dad, you do at least have a 12-gauge loaded with slugs, right?!"
Leaving cat food out 🤦♀️
Our animals sense the peace
What a cute sight. If we keep bldg in the wilderness we shouldn't be surprised if these run ins
Wondering if he may not deliberately leave food to attract wildlife so he can do videos bc WHO feeds an indoor cat outside? 😂😢
@nicolaxoxo1
5 күн бұрын
He’s probably dumb enough to let his cat roam too. Now that the bears know there’s food out, they will be back and any pets or humans are at risk. Dumb move, and illegal! And why is the news station glorifying this stupidity!!!!
Bro, take that cat food inside! Once they get access on easy food they'll be back for it.
SheBellevue
Bellevue --- WHAT STATE?
I have said this a thousand times: if I’m paying that kind of money for a home away from the perils, dirt, crime, and grime of the city, I DAMN SURE had better be able to relax in my backyard and take a nap. All these bears and pumas in this country are making this a scary proposition. I might as well stay in the gotdamned city.
@cattymajiv
3 күн бұрын
You sure as hell should.
So you feed them and now they will always be around smart.😂
Looking for cat food?
so he believes they came from the woods behind is house huh? what's the other option a fucxing uber?
How lovely 😍 ❤❤
You live in the animals backyard