"The next morning, I checked the critter-cams and saw the bear again, now captured by a camera I'd placed by a little mesh-covered opening near the small basement under my house. I watched as a massive shape emerged from the hole. My brain refused to believe it. The bear looked too large to fit in that tiny gap. I watched it again, shocked. My hands started to sweat."
"I went around to change the batteries. I heard this huff, then a stomp. A growl that felt like a death warning. I glimpsed him, and my body went straight into fight-or-flight. I ran back inside my house, started shaking and couldn't stop. After that, my life split into two. There was ordinary life making coffee, feeding my indoor cat, Boo and life with the bear."
A big black bear first appeared on motion alerts, rummaging through outdoor bins. Cameras later captured the bear squeezing through a mesh-covered opening into a small basement under the house. The homeowner repeatedly watched footage in disbelief as a massive shape emerged from the hole, provoking sweating and shock. Subsequent footage showed the bear pushing its body into the home. An encounter while replacing camera batteries included a huff, stomp, and a deep growl that triggered fight-or-flight. Daily life split between routine tasks and constant monitoring. Attempts to deter the bear included stomping, blasting music, and creating hostile noise.
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