East Tennessee
Bear Spotting

Welcome to the New East Tennessee Bear Spotting Community

A community log of black bear sightings across East Tennessee. Report what you saw from your phone — it tags the location with your device GPS.

Report a sighting

Takes about 30 seconds. Location is captured automatically.

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9 sightings logged · 0 in the last 7 days.

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Stay safe out there

Keep at least 50 yards away, never feed or approach a bear, secure trash and pet food, and carry bear spray on backcountry trails. Report aggressive or nuisance bears to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency rather than relying on this site.