Bear Climbs Into Pickup Bed While Man Pumps Gas at Station Rural Highway Gas Stop — A routine fuel stop turned into a heart-stopping wildlife encounter after a large black bear climbed into the bed of a pickup truck while a man was pumping gas just feet away. Video from the scene shows the bear calmly stepping onto the lowered tailgate and hoisting itself into the truck bed as the man focuses on the fuel nozzle, seemingly unaware of what’s happening behind him. The bear sniffs around the bed, sh