Brian Gordon

“But after we bought the house, we had bears walking through. That’s really all they’re doing. I realized, OK, I have an unnatural fear of these animals and we’ve kind of adapted to living around them.”

Brian Gordon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Gordon recounts realizing bears simply pass through his property and adapting to coexist with them.

“No, we’re city boys. We bought a house that happened to have bears.”

Brian Gordon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Gordon rejects the label of bear expert, saying he simply bought a house where bears happen to be.

“People will say ‘you guys are the bear experts,’”

Brian Gordon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Gordon recounts what people tell him about his experience living with bears.

“I only had education up until I bought this house of bears from whatever I saw online. I actually thought people get eaten by bears a lot,”

Brian Gordon · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Gordon describes his initial fear of bears before moving to Monrovia, California.