I've only seen one black bear in the wild, and that was a trip to Yellowstone. I knew black bears could climb trees, but what I didn't realize was how amazingly fast they were at it. I saw a video out on YouTube a few months back where two guys where up in a tree stand w/bows when a black bear being chased by another decided to run up the tree they were in. The two hunters and bear sat in that tree for about three minutes, hoping that the bear didn't attack them, and bear trying to decide who was the worse threat.

The bear eventually dropped down out of the tree, and the chase continued.. but they caught it all on video. It was really amazing.

Rod