Former Boise State University football star Leighton Vander Esch is facing criticism online after posting a video of himself feeding a wild black bear while on a recent fishing trip in Idaho.
Vander Esch, who grew up in Riggins and is in his fifth year as a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, posted the video on Instagram last week as part of a post thanking a White Bird-based guiding company for a weekend fishing trip.
“Definitely a couple firsts this weekend. Not often you get to feed a wild bear and get a picture with two sturgeon in the same frame,” Vander Esch wrote. “Amazing weekend with family making memories that will last a lifetime!”
