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After firing the first shot from below his front deck, Michalchuk saw the sow charging at him so he ran inside the house.

When the bears began to walk away, he went outside again and fired a second shot. He also yelled at the sow to get her to depart faster.

Then the mama bear turned around and started charging at Michalchuk again.

“I waited as long as I could, back-pedalling and losing my right Croc, almost tripping me up, until she was just across the driveway and then I shot, which did trip her up so I turned and ran inside the house,” he wrote.

Michalchuk made it safely inside his home, while the sow appeared to be stunned before running away with its cubs.

He later tracked the bear down off his property and wrote he didn’t find any blood or hair in the area that would indicate it was injured.

“I’m just glad it was me and not the kids out there,” he added.

Michalchuk, who said he has dealt with bears while working the last three-plus decades with the Department of Fisheries, reported the terrifying incident to B.C. conservation officers.