{"id":2622060,"date":"2026-07-01T09:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-colorado-man-gets-surprise-of-a-lifetime-finds-a-bear-sitting-in-his-pickup-truck\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:14:19","slug":"video-colorado-man-gets-surprise-of-a-lifetime-finds-a-bear-sitting-in-his-pickup-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-colorado-man-gets-surprise-of-a-lifetime-finds-a-bear-sitting-in-his-pickup-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Colorado Man Gets Surprise of a Lifetime, Finds a Bear Sitting in His Pickup Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-colorado-man-gets-surprise-of-a-lifetime-finds-a-bear-sitting-in-his-pickup-truck%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Colorado man named Andy Kerrigan experienced an unusual and startling encounter when a bear entered his truck while he was nearby. Kerrigan was going about his usual day in Steamboat Springs when he discovered the bear sitting in the passenger seat, apparently eating his lunch. He attempted to scare the bear away with loud noises and taking pictures but was unsuccessful until he used a wooden plank to force the animal to flee out of the vehicle. The incident highlights the prevalence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-survives-bear-mauling-in-alaska\/\" title=\"Man Survives ... Mauling In Alaska\">black bears<\/a> in Colorado, with around 17,000 to 20,000 living in the state, frequently enough coming into conflict with humans by accessing food sources.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yogi Bear, it turns out, may have been more documentary than cartoon all along.<\/p>\n<p>Because while Jellystone Park taught many Americans to fear picnic baskets, one Colorado driver learned a more modern lesson: in the age of suburban sprawl and opportunistic wildlife, sometimes it\u2019s not your lunch that gets stolen.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s your entire vehicle that gets temporarily \u201cborrowed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/bear-sitting-in-front-seat-of-truck-surprises-man-in-steamboat-springs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KDVR-TV<\/a>, Andy Kerrigan was going about his daily business as he often does in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>It was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-target-in-kabul-drone-strike-was-aid-worker-no-ties-to-isis-or-secondary-explosion-nyt-reports\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Target In Kabul Drone Strike Was Aid Worker, No Ties To ISIS Or Secondary Explosion, NYT Reports\">normal day<\/a>, doing normal work, with his normal truck \u2014 until things got decidedly less normal.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire hairy encounter for yourself below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l3Vr7e9j3q0?si=dQSzmEmQ4VYBNqaQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to CBS Colorado, Kerrigan was a contractor who had a terrifying run-in with an unexpected passenger in his truck.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, you see Kerrigan putting some piece of equipment away before he opens the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-year-old-saves-dads-life-when-he-experiences-seizure-miraculous\/\" title=\"Four-Year-Old Saves Dad&#039;s Life When He Experiences Seizure: &#039;Miraculous&#039;\">passenger side door<\/a> to his truck.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in the video, Kerrigan visibly lurches backwards, and for good reason: a bear had somehow gotten into his truck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI opened the door and saw the bear sitting there,\u201d Kerrigan recalled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/30\/us\/colorado-bear-truck-steamboat-springs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While reports are unclear on if Kerrigan had a picnic basket in his truck, the 52-year-old did acknowledge what the bear was doing in his car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was astonished, surprised,\u201d he said. \u201cHe was sitting shotgun eating my lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spooked Kerrigan would try to scare the bear with loud noises \u2014 while taking pictures of it \u2014 as he tried to navigate the hairy situation.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, the initial attempt to spook the bear was wholly ineffective, as the animal continued to paw through Kerrigan\u2019s truck.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until Kerrigan grabbed a plank of wood that he was able to successfully scare the bear off, as it eventually ran out of the passenger\u2019s side door and was chased off.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department, The New York Times reported that \u201can estimated 17,000 to 20,000 black bears\u201d call Colorado home, and that \u201cmost conflicts with people occur when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bears gain access<\/a> to human food sources or other attractants.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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