A hunter managed to remain calm despite being charged at by a mother bear in Russia.

Footage captured by a camera attached to the hunter shows the moment he came face-to-face with the mother bear.

Despite the fearsome animal charging at him twice, the hunter remained calm and did not shoot at the bear.

According to the filmer, the mother bear had cubs nearby.

He is heard speaking to his companion on a radio: "Petrovich, a bear with 3 cubs, I didn't shoot, I'm leaving."

Netizens on Russian social media praised the hunter for his actions, saying he had "nerves of steel."

21 October 2022, Russia

The hunter, risking his life, did not shoot the aggressive she-bear with cubs.

Seeing a mother bear with three cubs, the man did not shoot, although he himself was in great danger.

The hunter met a mother bear in the forest who tried to attack him. Initially, he went with his comrades to the moose, it turns out, and took the appropriate cartridges, with which the big bear could only be injured and very angry.

"A real Russian man! The elk hunt did not go according to plan, the dog drove the she-bear with cubs right at the hunter! You need to have nerves of steel not to shoot in such a situation!" - Russians comment on social networks.