Black bear caught on camera trying to enter home

'I heard the door rattle a little bit, and there was a picture of the bear,' Wilson Ring said

'I heard the door rattle a little bit, and there was a picture of the bear,' Wilson Ring said

40s and 50s weather returns for Thursday into Friday. THIS IS A PRETTY CRAZY STORY. AND A REMINDER TO...LOCK YOUR DOORS. A STOWE MAN GOT QUITE THE SCARE WHEN AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR SHOWED UP AT HIS FRONT DOOR. A BLACK BEAR tried TO GET INSIDE HIS HOME. Wildlife experts say the close encounter serves as a good warning... heading into the summer months. here's NBC5'S YUNIER IN VERMONT BLACK BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE NOTHING NEW BUT ONE FAMILY IN STOWE... GOT A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO JUST HOW BOLD THESE CREATURES CAN BE <NAT-Video> IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE KIND OF HOUSEGUEST YOU HOPE TO FIND ON YOUR DOORSTEPS... <NAT-Video> WILSON RING OF STOWE...says this visitor showed up unannounced - but there's no missing the black bear. Wilson Ring, Stowe <"I was reading the news on my iPad and the the alert went off on my phone and I'd heard the door rattle a little bit. And so I looked at my phone and it there was a picture of the bear."> IT HAPPENED EARLY IN MORNING ON JUNE 7TH RING SAYS IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A FUNNY MOMENT CAUGHT ON CAMERA... BUT IT WAS NO JOKE Wilson Ring, Stowe <"Iit's fun to see the video. But when you saw that video, that's not a good thing. And I doubt that it would try and hurt someone deliberately. But if someone if it got in a house, for example, Bears are strong animals and who knows what they could do."> <NAT> TURNS OUT, THIS WASN'T THE BEAR'S FIRST VISIT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.... JUST THREE DAYS EARLIER ON JUNE 4TH CAMERAS SPOTTED WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE SAME BEAR ROAMING THROUGH HIS BACKYARD Wilson Ring, Stowe <"I can't swear it's the same bear, but at least two neighbors have reported bears in their cars. Is it the same one? I don't know. But this one has the same affinity for people, so I wouldn't be surprised."> <NAT> WILDLIFE EXPERTS SAY SIGHTINGS LIKE THIS...ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS Jaclyn Comeau, Bear Project Leader, VT Department of Fish & Wildlife <"For most bears, they're going to try it again. And that's when you start seeing the behavior escalating. Like once they realize, oh, there's food inside a car, there's food inside a shed or inside a garage. And then the next time the bears breaking through a window or breaking through the door."> AND THAT'S WHY WILSON RING SAYS HE'S NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES <"Bears are strong animals and who knows what they could do even if they weren't being malicious about trying to hurt someone. So it's better that they stay out in the woods where they belong."> Ring ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THEY LOCK THEIR DOORS. Wildlife experts recommend securing garbage, taking in bird feeders and puttin

Updated: 12:20 AM CDT Jun 13, 2025

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Black bear caught on camera trying to enter home

'I heard the door rattle a little bit, and there was a picture of the bear,' Wilson Ring said

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A Vermont man had a close encounter with a black bear last week, and the incident is serving as a wake-up call for residents as bear activity increases in parts of the northeastern United States. Wilson Ring says he was reading the news on his iPad early the morning of June 7 when he received a motion alert from his home security system. What he saw shocked him: a bear standing at his back door, apparently trying to get inside.“I heard the door rattle a little bit, and there was a picture of the bear,” Ring said. “It’s fun to see the video, but when you think about it, it’s not a good thing.”Ring says he believes the same bear may have been spotted roaming his backyard just three days earlier, on June 4. At least two of his neighbors have also reported bear sightings, including bears entering cars in search of food.While black bears are a familiar part of Vermont’s landscape, experts say encounters like this are becoming more frequent and more risky.“For most bears, they’re going to try again,” said Jaclyn Comeau, Bear Project Leader at the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Once they realize there’s food inside a car or a garage, the next time the bear could break through a window or door.”Ring says he’s now double-checking his locks and urges others to stay alert. “It’s better that they stay out in the woods where they belong,” he said.Wildlife officials recommend securing trash, removing bird feeders during bear season, and installing electric fencing around outdoor livestock to reduce the chances of bear encounters.As Vermont enters the summer months, authorities stress that awareness and prevention are key to staying safe.

A Vermont man had a close encounter with a black bear last week, and the incident is serving as a wake-up call for residents as bear activity increases in parts of the northeastern United States.

Wilson Ring says he was reading the news on his iPad early the morning of June 7 when he received a motion alert from his home security system.

What he saw shocked him: a bear standing at his back door, apparently trying to get inside.

“I heard the door rattle a little bit, and there was a picture of the bear,” Ring said. “It’s fun to see the video, but when you think about it, it’s not a good thing.”

Ring says he believes the same bear may have been spotted roaming his backyard just three days earlier, on June 4.

At least two of his neighbors have also reported bear sightings, including bears entering cars in search of food.

Wilson Ring

A bear is seen trying to enter Wilson Ring’s home in Stowe, Vermont.

While black bears are a familiar part of Vermont’s landscape, experts say encounters like this are becoming more frequent and more risky.

“For most bears, they’re going to try again,” said Jaclyn Comeau, Bear Project Leader at the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Once they realize there’s food inside a car or a garage, the next time the bear could break through a window or door.”

Ring says he’s now double-checking his locks and urges others to stay alert.

“It’s better that they stay out in the woods where they belong,” he said.

Wildlife officials recommend securing trash, removing bird feeders during bear season, and installing electric fencing around outdoor livestock to reduce the chances of bear encounters.

As Vermont enters the summer months, authorities stress that awareness and prevention are key to staying safe.

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