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Grizzly bear 122, commonly referred to as The Boss, is back.

In a Facebook post, Banff National Park says bear 122 is believed to be the one spotted in a video Rachel Hackney shared online — the season’s first sighting.

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Hackney said she was driving along Highway 1A March 24 roughly 17 kilometres west of Banff when she pulled over for a quick pit stop.

About a minute later, Hackney said she saw something emerge from the bushes across the river from her location.

“He looked pretty big to me, I honestly had no idea who The Boss was until someone pulled up behind me and told me,” said Hackney.

“I really lucked out to see him. It seemed like a good viewpoint and I was there for no longer than a minute before he stumbled out of the woods. He looked clumsy — it was either post-hibernation or he was having as much of a difficult time walking through the snow as the rest of us are.”

Hackney said she felt really lucky to get the footage.