Pennsylvania Man With Balls Of Steel Gets Giant Bear To Leave Party As If It Were A Naughty Dog

Bear experts are clear about what to do if you encounter a black bear: Stand your ground, make a lot of noise, wave your arms around to make yourself appear bigger, and generally try to scare the bear off.

Or you could ignore all that sound advice and do what this guy did and herd a bear away from your lakeside patio party with all the self-assuredness of a 270-pound nightclub bouncer, still clutching a cigar in your left hand.

The footage from the encounter surfaced on Barstool Philly’s Instagram account on Sept. 5, and it instantly caused an uproar. In the video a group of people appears to be hanging out next to a lake, possibly at an outdoor patio. A guy in a cut-off t-shirt and basketball shorts ushers a large, ambling black bear away from the setup, steering it past hanging baskets of flowers, tiki torches, and a 65-inch flatscreen television propped up on a stack of firewood.

Once the guy and the bear reach the gate, there’s a pause. The bear clearly doesn’t want to leave, and makes this known by reaching up and swatting the guy, apparently named Mike, on his torso. But Mike barely budges, instead sticking a finger in the bear’s face and then pointing it out of the patio like he’s putting a stubborn dog in the backyard.