r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Tough-Bat1076 • May 16 '23
Being woken up to a bear searching for food near your tent Video
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u/Garrett_Fi May 16 '23
OP found this memory card from a pile of shit in the woods.
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u/Sensitive-Return2007 May 16 '23
No they use toilets like any proper civilized bear
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u/RamseyHatesMe May 16 '23
I’m freaking the fuck out and I’m merely watching this from my bathroom.
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u/Migoboe May 16 '23
If this is in Finland, which it seems to be judging by the M05 camo tent canvas, good luck finding a spot in the forest where there is no blueberries within 10 meters.
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u/ToppsHopps May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
I’m from Sweden (so I think it would apply as well), and if you spend time in forests bears have seen you and have been aware of you even if you isn’t of them.
I know people been filming nature and observing bears shying away slacking under a tree, whilst blue berry or mushroom picking people walk just a few meters away not seeing the bear and having no clue they weren’t alone. When it’s season for berries there are blueberry, lingon everwhere, like you say the whole forest is like a berry patch.
Statistically bears is a lower risk then the tourist attraction moose is, like one bear attack per year on human compared to 10 people being attacked by moose yearly. The attacks on humans from bears is often during hunting when hunters are trying to shoot bears, and often when those humans have dogs. So either dogs running around everywhere provokes the bear or the hunter shot the bears but didn’t kill it, which make it attack.
If using statistics you could sigh in relief that it was only a large bear outside and not a huge moose. As it’s not completely unlikely the mooses would be in heat, as that occur in early fall when there also is berries. Moose mating season is a risk factor since it make the moose bulls extra aggressive, and are a reason for why humans are more likely to be attacked by a moose then a bear.
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u/kingofthepews May 16 '23
I've seen them do it in Alaskan bush people and other Alaskan wilderness shows. Luckily for me, the only bears in my country wear leather assless chaps.
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u/AliBelle1 May 16 '23
What are you actually supposed to do in this situation? Hope he doesn't see you and maul you or just leg it and run away?
No bears in my country, thankfully.
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u/seaintosky May 16 '23
At this point, there's no way the bear doesn't realize that there's a person in that tent. Grizzlies almost always attack out of defense, not predation, so my strategy would be to not do anything that could be taken as aggressive. If all its doing is grazing, I'd probably lie there quietly until it moves away on its own.
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u/DrMeatBomb May 16 '23
In a firm but not accusatory tone, tell the bear he is not welcome in the camp and theft of any property will be reported to the authorities along with his description. Aside from that, not much you can do. IANAL but depending on which state, physically stopping the bear could win you an assault charge so best to just let the law handle it.
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u/Rubberbabybuggybum May 16 '23
"Good evening. As a duly designated representative of the City, County and State of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension."
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u/sugabeetus May 16 '23
My husband went bear hunting one time. He told me he sat in a blueberry patch all day and never saw a bear, just sat there eating blueberries until he fell asleep in the sun. I told him, "You didn't see a bear, you WERE the bear."
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u/Carcosa504 May 16 '23
This person was also watching from their impromptu bathroom
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u/borowczyk_76 May 16 '23
Play dead. No. Make a lot of noise. NO NO wait! Stop drop and roll
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u/Goodvendetta86 May 16 '23
It is the most terrifying thing to be woken up like this. It happened once to me. That the sound of the sniffing was so intense and the smell of a bear i will never forget. It was like a wet dirty dog, but ×10. It was in the middle of the night so I never got to see it
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u/allaboutmojitos May 16 '23
Same here- and it was only a black bear for me. Saw the paw prints around my tent in the morning, but it haunts me. I’m fine seeing them from afar, but when you hear their breathing, and can smell them, you realize just how vulnerable and defenseless you are when you’re asleep or in a tent.
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u/team-pfzr May 16 '23
Same thing happened to me. Woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of deep raspy breathing near my head from just outside the tent. I just froze and laid there clutching my pillow.
I truly don’t believe I was in danger but I still get scared thinking about those momentsZ
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u/some_clickhead May 16 '23
It actually happened to me on my very first day camping by myself in a tiny tent (although it was probably a black bear). Also middle of the night so I couldn't see it.
Heard it circling the tent while sniffing numerous times.
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u/J_Reachergrifer May 16 '23
Those are not tiny tents. They are take out containers.
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u/corectspelling May 16 '23
I'll never forget my first experience with a bear either. Just like what you described. Made him breakfast in the morning. Can still smell his cologne...
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u/Goodvendetta86 May 16 '23
We were 90% safe. We were in a big camp site and this was common. They were just scavenging for food that was left out/ not locked up. The bears knew exactly what it was doing
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u/vandranessa May 16 '23
This happened to me with lions in the middle of the night while camping in Tanzania. Since they make more of a grunting and guttural sound, I thought someone was having an asthma attack nearby…. Nope. Lions. I just pulled my sleeping bag over my head and went back to sleep, somehow
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u/impostinator May 16 '23
Exact same thing happened to me. Woke up in the middle of the night to a bear RIGHT behind my tent. I run a tight ship when I backpack and keep my camp space pristine. Best guess is that I was using an established camp spot and prior campers had probably peed nearby or buried their waste there. He was so close, I felt pinned down. I didn't want to make any noise. He eventually wandered off a bit. That gave me the opportunity to grab my headlamp, spray, and some metal items. I got out of the tent, stood on a stump, and started making noise. He finally left.
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u/Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 May 16 '23
This is why you hang your food well away from camp
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u/scumbagstaceysEx May 16 '23
It’s also why you don’t set up your tent in the middle of a blueberry patch.
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u/Rettocs May 16 '23
The entirety of Finland, where this video was likely taken, is a blueberry patch.
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u/CatInAPottedPlant May 16 '23
Lots of places in the US like this too. Where I hike/camp a lot there's often blueberries absolutely everywhere. However we only have black bears.
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u/Mission_Ad1669 May 16 '23
And fortunately we only have (European) brown bears which are pretty chill.
You can even scare them away by shouting. (To be honest, the people who were in the cabin made a mistake by leaving their garbage bag on the porch. You shouldn't do that - not only because it attracts wildlife, but also because the birds like crows and seagulls will tear the plastic apart.)
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u/ChesticleBounce May 16 '23
Now imagine 2 cubs run into your tent 🫣
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u/OooofPoof May 16 '23
That bear can just turn and destroy you in 2 seconds
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u/ciccioig May 16 '23
I just lost a friend due to a bear attack, two months ago in the Italian alps (they still talk about in the news)...
after that, these videos have a totally new impact on me.
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u/CatMoonTrade May 16 '23
Oh I’m so sorry for your loss that’s awful.
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u/ciccioig May 16 '23
It seems like they run into each other, after a corner, and the bear got scared and attacked my friend.
He tried to defend himself with the hiking rackets he had but the general idea is that this made it worse, bringing the bear to dismember the poor guy.
The all mountain is still grieving, also because there's the political issue because the bears were extinct before 2000, and a government project brought them back "artificially"... now they're so many and apparently, out of control (it's not the unique case of a bear attack, just the only one that was fatal, so far).
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u/Haunting_Abalone_398 May 16 '23
Quick, throw cocaine at it. I saw it in a movie
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u/Fresh-Honeydew7104 May 16 '23
I haven’t seen the movie but I’m pretty sure that cocaine will not make the situation any less terrifying.. for either party!
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u/MembershipThrowAway May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
The cocaine bear thing actually happened, a bear stumbled upon a lost coke shipment and was going to town on it for a while lol. I'm gonna go out on a leg and say the movie is not a true recreation of the events though
Edit: Dunno why I picked a specific limb to go out on after rereading that, is it weird to say leg? I've read it too many times so now it looks weird
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u/exhibiurge May 16 '23
The bear died from an overdose pretty quickly.
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u/MembershipThrowAway May 16 '23
Gonna go out on an arm and say the movie probably didn't go that way
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u/exhibiurge May 16 '23
It wouldn't have made for an interesting movie as the bear didn't do anything in reality other than die from drugs.
That being said after watching most of the movie, I kind of wish it was more like the real story as it was pretty awful. Not as funny or as wild as it should have been.
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u/hyteck9 May 16 '23
That bear smelled you a half mile away. If he wanted to eat you, you'd be eaten already. Bear is having a lazy morning.
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u/Mission_Ad1669 May 16 '23
It looks like the bear is putting on weight for its winter hibernation. Blueberries and lingonberries are easier way to do that than starting a fight. European brown bears aren't really so much hunters/predators, for meat they prefer eating carrions whenever possible.
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u/marrow_monkey May 16 '23
I'm glad to see someone else write this. I'm no expert but I've read the same thing. The brown bears mostly go after meat when they wake up after hibernation, because then they are starved and there's no berries around. But later in the year their metabolism changes and they just go for the berries since it's the easiest way to put on weight for winter hibernation. So brownbears are most dangerous in winter and spring when they have no other food options. You can also see that this bear is nibbling at the blueberry bushes outside the tent.
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u/Szura May 16 '23
If danger, why tiny floof ears?
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u/WilderMindz0102 May 16 '23
I agree… damn things are adorable but can be very dangerous. Sucks.
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u/duaneap Interested May 16 '23
There is no can there, these guys ARE very dangerous
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u/Articulated May 16 '23
I know it's delusional, but a part of me is convinced that if we could live long enough to give a bear ear skritches, we could be friends.
Luckily, that part of me is not welcome on camping trips.
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u/AkioDAccolade May 16 '23
I feel like we could probably domesticate anything over a long enough period of time.
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u/SecretaryOtherwise May 16 '23
I'm pretty sure you're right, walley? The emotional support alligator is prime example we can even tame dinosaurs lol
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u/danegermaine99 May 16 '23
This is why you never eat and leave scraps around the tent. Eat and leave scraps INSIDE the tent where the bear can’t get to them because tent is forcefield
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u/Alexi_Apples May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
That's... well, enjoy your life whilst you can.
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u/danegermaine99 May 16 '23
Bears can’t enter a dwelling unless they’re invited.
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u/Murky-Fox-200 May 16 '23
This is true, also sprinkle a solid line of salt around your camp area to make sure the bear cannot get close to talk to you, they are very persuasive and you might invite them into your tent without realizing it.
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u/Current-Knowledge336 May 16 '23
Make sure to keep a silver bullet and gun nearby to prevent any vampires from flying the bear over the salt.
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u/Murky-Fox-200 May 16 '23
This is a common mistake most bear hunters make. For the vampire to fly, it needs to turn into a bat, and a bat cannot carry the weight of the bear fortunately
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u/Current-Knowledge336 May 16 '23
Keep many silver bullets then. The vampires can gang up to lift the bear. And before you know it, itle have rizzed you up into letting it in
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u/Murky-Fox-200 May 16 '23
Carry a water gun filled with holy water, its much easier to spray and pray them bats down
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u/localguideseo May 16 '23
Yeah, I put up a "no bears" sign on my tent as soon as I setup camp. And I only camp in states where bear attacks are illegal.
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u/Suspicious-Crow2993 May 16 '23
Outstanding tip here, pack it up boys we go camping.
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u/whosnick7 May 16 '23
It’s why you hang your shit from a tree inside a sealed container lmao
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u/PowderHound40 May 16 '23
This video saved me 10min on my morning bowel movement.
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u/shah_reza May 16 '23
Dude eat some fiber
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u/XDreadedmikeX May 16 '23
My poop session is usually 3 mins with wiping, so it’s prob just our diet
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u/Boatster_McBoat May 16 '23
Can't work out why Americans worry about the wildlife Australia.
Seriously. Fuck. This. Shit.
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u/TitanBrass May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
Being American, I think it's due to the more dangerous Australian wildlife often being on the smaller, harder to see side. Try finding a trapdoor or huntsman spider, taipan, or box jellyfish in their turf (which can range from your damn house or shoes to a populated comfy beach) without special conditions, having really good eyesight, being insanely aware, or just getting lucky.
You can at least see a brown bear or Grizzly coming, which gives you a lot of time to react. That, and you can plan for them ahead of time and things like bear spray are damn good options for getting them away without a fight. If you follow rules and guidelines (never take your eyes off, keep bear spray on hand, do not approach bear (especially if it's a mother with cubs, or cubs in general), clean up after yourself and not leave food out, etc.), the odds of you getting killed by a bear are low.
Spiders, taipan, and box jellies require way more hindsight with things like clothing choices, checking your shoes and where you step, keeping your ears open, etc.; more subtle options, and a lot of solutions to dealing with these animals that enter public mind are reactive, dealing with the aftermath of being stung/bitten.
Admittedly familiarity is also at play. We're far more used to bears than we are deadly snakes and/or spiders.
EDIT: Another thing: two of these animals, spiders and snakes, play into some (seemingly) deep-rooted human fears, so the negative reaction is a bit more visceral. Box Jellies... Well, to me personally, they're creepy.
Also, all of this isn't to say dying by bear is sunshine and rainbows. It is not a pretty way to go. At all.
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u/Dear_Potato6525 May 16 '23
I hate it when you're about to put old shoes on and you give them a quick tap on the ground just in case and out falls a box jellyfish.
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u/stilljustacatinacage May 16 '23
You can't fool me with your nonchalance. If I visit Australia and get stung by a box jellyfish or a stonefish while putting on my Sunday slippers, it wouldn't even surprise me.
I've had a policy since I was about ten years old: I refuse to be killed by anything smaller than me. I'll get taken out by a grizzly bear, no problem, but I'll be damned if I'm getting done in by some Australian critter with a deceptive name like Beautiful Lovely Peace Butterfly only to discover it's the world's 8th and a half most venomous carnivore.
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u/Boatster_McBoat May 16 '23
I think familiarity is key. Domestic dogs kill more Australians than any of the species you mention but no-one seems to be too worried about them
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u/Boatster_McBoat May 16 '23
Sure, apologies for being on the wrong continent, but my feed isn't full of Finns going on about how dangerous Australian wildlife is
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u/Danny_Nedelko_ May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
As an Aussie, I would happily take my chances with anything we have over grizzlies, mountain lions, wolves, republican gun-nuts, etc.
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u/FreshJive90 May 16 '23
If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back! If it’s white… goodnight.
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u/strapOnRooster May 16 '23
If it's yellow, let it mellow
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u/Plane-Ad9634 May 16 '23
If it’s green, do drug screen
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u/JayGeezey May 16 '23
If it's orange.... fuck nothing rhymes with orange
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u/Bierdigan_ May 16 '23
If it's orange, grab a four inch door hinge and eat porridge with George
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u/Tacoless_meat May 16 '23
Not everyhting is about race
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u/Lemonio May 16 '23
Fighting a bear doesn’t sound smart
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u/i_hacked_reddit May 16 '23
The point in "fighting back" against a black bear is that they're generally quite skittish. You can get big and yell at a black bear and they'll fuck off if they haven't already when they first noticed you. A brown bear will not, they'll attack, so you should try to avoid having them notice you if possible.
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u/skibidebeebop May 16 '23
Yeah but aren't black bears brown sometimes and vice versa?
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u/CrazyCalYa May 16 '23
The best advice is to know what bears are in your area before going camping so you know how to react.
OP's bear appears to be a Grizzly, so the best thing to do is hope it leaves and, if it doesn't, curl up into a ball and protect your neck. If you have a backpack try and bring it up as high as you can.
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u/Tacoless_meat May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
This is why you don't sleep with open hotdog packages under your pillow
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u/cantgetinnow May 16 '23
I'll just open this 1/32 inch thick flap providing my entire protection, and air this tent out, just in case this unit of a bear didn't already smell breakfast. omg.
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u/reclueso May 16 '23
Camouflage tent worth its weight in gold
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u/TheRealSamBell May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
They have incredible sense of smell
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u/FooBarU2 May 16 '23
presumably an old indigenous story..
miles away, a leaf falls from a tree the eagle saw it land on the ground the wolf heard land on the ground the bear smelled it land on the ground
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u/Sluibeli May 16 '23
If this would happen to me, that bear would be scared and leave just because of sheer smell of shit that would come from my pants.
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u/SirGrumpsalot2009 May 16 '23
Australian here. That’s not interesting, that’s fucking terrifying.
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u/Global_Plant_4612 May 16 '23
Creating such a cute animal and making them oh so deadly is one of the best trolling
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u/dysfunctionalpress May 16 '23
it's better than being woken up by a bear searching for food inside your tent.
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u/DeyvsonMCaliman May 16 '23
Once a cow started pushing my tent and it was enough to freak me out.
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u/Murakami_Sensei May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
Geez…what would you even do in a situation like this?