Moment woman comes face-to-face with fearsome predator in Montana beauty spot

An avid outdoorswoman documented nan infinitesimal she came face-to-face pinch a grizzly carnivore successful nan Montana mountains.

Amanda Wylie was hiking connected a way astatine Glacier National Park connected nan Fourth of July erstwhile she said she first encountered nan fearsome predator.

She had noticed 'bear tracks successful nan mud, caller scat and dug-up roots,' she wrote successful nan caption to a TikTok video, but did not spot immoderate visible threats, truthful she continued her walk.

'I listen[ed] for nan birds and smaller animals to pass maine of a bigger threat based connected their actions,' Wylie recounted.

'That's erstwhile I saw a prairie canine leap from my correct broadside to nan near broadside of nan trail, and I thought to myself: "How galore bears person seen maine while I haven't seen them?"'

She said she past looked to her correct and recovered a 'grizzly 2 times my size connected his hind legs, paws up.'

'Terrified, I reminded myself not to tally and said aloud, "Oh God, it's happening,' Wylie wrote successful nan caption to nan now-viral video.

'The information video I watched earlier getting my backcountry licence instantly played successful my mind.'

'I took retired my carnivore spray, sewage debased and backed distant slow from nan bear.

'I talked to him nice, and erstwhile I felt a safe capable region away, I sewage my telephone retired to record, wondering if these would beryllium my past moments.'

In nan video, nan carnivore could beryllium seen pursuing Wylie done a lush mountainous area astatine a region arsenic she breathes heavily.

'We're good, we're OK,' she softly reassured nan animal.

After a fewer moments of nan carnivore watching her, nan beast shook its fur and looked astatine her.

'You're OK, you're OK. Please don't travel here, convey you,' Wylie said.

At that point, nan carnivore turned and walked away.

As she realized she was safe, Wylie turned nan camera to herself and said, 'F****** convey God.'

She noted successful nan caption that 'any abrupt aliases unexpected behaviors by maine could person turned this funny grizzly into a protect one,' but erstwhile nan carnivore shook its assemblage it 'let maine cognize I could relax a little.'

'Once he turned away, I rejoiced, knowing I would unrecorded to spot different time and person an astonishing brushwood communicative to share,' Wylie wrote.

She added she would 'still take nan bear,' referencing a celebrated meme which asked women whether they would alternatively brushwood a carnivore aliases a man successful nan forest.

Many who commented connected nan video were impressed by really calm nan carnivore seemed.

'The bear's like: "You OK darling? Any men bothering you?' 1 TikToker wrote.

Another suggested nan carnivore was thinking, 'I AM OK. Are you OK?' while a 3rd said nan carnivore realized 'she doesn't look interested' and decided, 'I'll time off her alone.'

Others besides praised Wylie for nan measurement she handled nan situation.

'Well done you for being calm and having carnivore spray,' TikTok personification Niamh wrote, noting that 'toxic maine thinks nary animal would ever wounded maine because they tin consciousness my emotion for them.'

Another TikTok personification said she was watching nan video 'praying you had carnivore spray conscionable successful case, and it made maine truthful happy to spot it.

'Props to you for being prepared and holding it together.'

Meanwhile, Brittany Marie wrote: 'Hot DAMN girl, you held it together... SO proud of you and gladsome you're alive.

'The fearfulness successful your voice, but your bravery... you're a badass.'