Bear Invasion only happens every once in a while. Maybe that’s why, when it does, furry men and their admirers come out of the woodwork. Put it to a beat, and it’s a pursuit of the hirsute like no other.
Local favorite DJ David Knapp provided the Saturday soundtrack to the latest installment of the party series, which last landed at Heretic in March. The subsequent motion in the ocean came courtesy of leather daddies, tank topped boys of summer and of course the party’s namesake burly beefcake.
Photos by Russ Youngblood
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The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)
The Bear Invasion party series returned to Heretic on July 26 with DJ David Knapp at the helm. (Photo by Russ Youngblood)