A few months ago it was a bear in a Lake Cowichan convenience store selecting some gummy bears for a snack.

Now it seems there乌鸦传媒檚 another bear making use of human property in the Cowichan region, this time a black bear sleeping under the Weaver family乌鸦传媒檚 deck.

Crystal Weaver lives along the Cowichan River, a place well-known as a high traffic wildlife thoroughfare, but she never expected to find a bear snoozing under her porch.

A video of the encounter she posted on TikTok has since gone viral, amassing 4.3M views.

this black bear thought the space under our deck might be a great place to spend winter. scared it off and are now bear proofing the area. pay attention when your dog's try and tell you something, they might be barking for a reason.

Weaver explained that for a week or so her two-year-old dog Coco was barking a lot and generally acting out of character.

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It乌鸦传媒檚 just that Coco knew something her humans didn乌鸦传媒檛.

Weaver and her husband were in bed watching a movie one night when they heard thumping under the deck just outside their bedroom. She said they乌鸦传媒檇 turn the TV off to hear but but every time they got up, went outside, and turned on the lights, it went silent.

乌鸦传媒淚t was really weird and we couldn乌鸦传媒檛 figure out what it was,乌鸦传媒� Weaver said. They eventually suspected a raccoon family had taken up residence down under the deck and figured they乌鸦传媒檇 have a look the next morning.

乌鸦传媒淚n the morning, my husband went down and he came face to face with a black bear,乌鸦传媒� Weaver said. 乌鸦传媒淗e was absolutely terrified. I don乌鸦传媒檛 think I乌鸦传媒檝e ever seen him move so fast.乌鸦传媒�

An attempt to drive the big animal away by jumping on the deck didn乌鸦传媒檛 work so Weaver called the the RAPP line and they sent out some local conservation officers, who arrived within a couple of hours.

乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 not safe to flush a bear out from under your house yourself,乌鸦传媒� she noted.

The BC Conservation Officer Service managed scared the bear off and back into the wilderness with loud noises.

Following the ordeal, the Weavers have sprayed a significant amount of cayenne pepper under the porch and hope it works as a deterrant, until a more permanent solution can be found.

乌鸦传媒淎pparently they don乌鸦传媒檛 like the spicey dust,乌鸦传媒� she explained.

Weaver never imagined her TikTok would get so much attention but hopes the millions of viewers will learn from her experience and make sure their homes aren乌鸦传媒檛 attracting bears and other wildlife.

乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 been a little weird to be honest,乌鸦传媒� she said of all the attention. 乌鸦传媒淏ut I think it乌鸦传媒檚 nice to have a story where a bear doesn乌鸦传媒檛 get shot. If bears are in the news it乌鸦传媒檚 usually not for good reasons. All the success stories rarely make the news.乌鸦传媒�

Weaver counts this incident as a success story for all those involved; she got a viral video out of it, her husband got an up close look at a wild bear, and the bear got to return to the wilderness.

乌鸦传媒淢aybe that encounter with people was super scary for it and now maybe that bear won乌鸦传媒檛 be back anytime soon,乌鸦传媒� Weaver hoped.

乌鸦传媒淏ut the bears will be back,乌鸦传媒� she attested. 乌鸦传媒淭hey will keep fishing on the river. But this might at least give us some time to bear-proof.乌鸦传媒�

To report human-bear interactions call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277) or .