Black Bears Like Trucks Too: What Cabin Guests Should Know
I was sure Leslie left the truck door open. The muddy paw prints across the back seat said otherwise. Turns out black bears like trucks too. The truck story Two doors, one very curious bear JJ here. It was one of our first visits to our Gatlinburg cabin. I walked out in the morning and saw the truck’s passenger door open. I blamed Leslie. She insisted she hadn’t touched it. Then I looked closer. It was the back door that was open, and there were paw prints inside, going front to back. A bear had opened the front passenger door, climbed over the center armrest to check out a sweatshirt on the back seat, then opened the rear door and let itself out. Two doors, all on its own. No damage, thankfully. But if there had been food in that truck, it would have torn it up. Bear-smart basics How to keep bears wild (and your truck clean) Lock the car and close every window. The Park Service says it plainly: bears can open car doors. BearWise adds: don’t leave windows open even a crack,...