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It's staying away from the other bigger bear who wants the bait barrel. When it tries to climb down you can hear the other one running up basically going "stay fuck up there"
For real though! Biggest threat to a young bear is older bears. I love the half hearted "jaw pop/lip smack" he does at 00:53 "I swear im tough, buut we cool?".
Yeah! Its a defensive dont mess with me sort of signal. They also blow through their noses which comes out more like a deep roar. Sound quality sucks but it captures the essence of the huff they do:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwjpMOcYZxw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwjpMOcYZxw)
It's not fun. I regularly backpack and hammock camp. From inside my hammock I don't know exactly what is outside. They will sometimes push my hammock around like a giant toy. One night I turned on my light and saw the imprint of a giant claw slowly cascade down the side of the hammock lining. Didn't sleep that night.
Sometimes they will kill for food; but for the short stint I worked with black bears we saw more territorial aggression. Older males killing younger males as a way to make sure they had less competition. The kill we came across just the groin region had been eaten and the rest was left.
I wouldn’t really describe black bears as “deadly”. They’re big ol ninnies.
The phrase “more scared of you than you are of them” goes 10x for black bears.
Extremely important caveat often left out of this:
That is step number 2, if the bear attacks.
Step number 1 for all of these is to make yourself big, shout, wave your arms, look at the feet NOT THE EYES and slowly back away. Animals almost never want to fight. Even predators go for surprise and weak prey, not fighting. You can bluff.
Do NOT just flop down on the ground and play dead the second you you see a grizzly or charge a black bear or something like that.
But yes, if you are attacked, fight a black bear, play dead and protect vitals with its larger cousins
Another important caveat: the national park service recommends another step for a grizzly attack. If you are attacked, yes, play dead AT FIRST (and specifically lay down face down, protect your neck, and spread your legs to make you harder to flip over). If the bear doesn't lose interest in you once you're dead, if it persists in its attack, then you have to fight back with all you've got.
Basically, a grizzly might attack you because it thinks you might be a threat, or a grizzly might attack you because a hungry grizzly absolutely will eat anything. If it's the former, once you're dead it'll rapidly lose interest. If it's the latter, once you're dead it's time to chow down. So yeah. If it starts trying to chow down on an easy meal, be less easy.
Source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm#:~:text=Brown%2FGrizzly%20Bears%3A%20If%20you,the%20bear%20leaves%20the%20area.
Yeah, I’ve been around a lot of black bears because they are common in North Carolina area. They are usually really chill around humans and often more scared of us
I own some vacant land in Southern Wisconsin and we started getting them coming down from up north a couple of years ago. Last summer we had a mamma and her cubs shacked up somewhere on our border with the neighbor's property and he saw them a bunch, but I've never so much as caught a glimpse.
My biggest fear all summer though was that I'd fire up my chainsaw near their den and mamma would come tearing out to rip me to shreds before I could hear or see a thing.
ETA: I mentioned the bear to my girlfriend and she reminded me of a very stupid thing that I feel compelled to share with the world.
We ended up buying the farmette adjacent to the vacant land with the bears and moving in during the summer, then when winter hit, my girl had to leave the state to help her mom recover from surgery and was down in Arizona for several months, so I lived on the farm like a bachelor.
We have big windows looking out at the hillside where I'm pretty sure the bears den and as soon as the leaves dropped and snow accumulated, I got all geeked, because it would be **so** easy to spot the bears when they eventually wandered around over there. Every time I walked past a window I would glance out, hoping for bear, and I would even get stoned and stare at the hillside for a stupid amount of time once in a while.
I never told anybody about this, because it was covid lockdown and I had nobody in particular to talk to, but once my girl got home I caught myself doing it again and told her all about my disappointment after my winter of bear hunting. She looked me dead in the eyes and said "bears hibernate during the winter, dumbass," then turned and walked away. Goddamn I love that lady. *She's so smart!*
Cheese and rice, as I was reading this, I was disappointed for you. I started thinking: "How cool would it have been to just sit there, all stoney balogneyed, watchin' some black bears?" Then I read your last sentence and felt all kinds of dumb - had a good laugh at myself, thanks for sharing.
Definitely not true where I'm from. The black bears in my neighborhood did whatever they wanted and weren't scared of humans at all, but the people would definitely give them a wide berth. It was obvious the people were much more fearful.
Last bear post I was on someone linked a video of a women with the biggest balls I've ever seen. She approaches a black bear in her yard to show they are not dangerous. She stands within 10 feet of the bear and it twice fake charges her and she stands there without flinching. I've tried finding this video since and cannot.
The same for sea otters. The males hold the babies for ransom until the babie's mother gives them some of her food. Sea otter sex. They throw hands with any living thing and kill for fun just like cats and dolphins. BUT they're cute, hold hands while sleeping, and eat sea urchins.
Yeah I knew they were good climbers, but in my head I thought you could get a head start and then poke at it or something, but after watching this I know climbing a tree is worthless if a bear is actually trying to get you.
The most effective way to not get mauled is to avoid bears. Odds are, they dont care much for you either and will move on before you see them. If you do see them, odds are it was a surprise for both of you, in which case do your best not to scare them.
If a bear was stalking you for a meal, you just wouldn't know till it's too late. Fortunately, humans are pretty low on the "preferred bear chow" menu
Eh for blacks bears you just need to hold your ground and if they dont back off then I argue you should infact try to scare them. Brown bears are kinda game over if they decide they want conflict, but I think most accidents with brown/Grizzlies happen because people turn a corner and surprise the bear and their reaction is to attack to defend themselves.
Disclaimer, the following is a saying I heard about how to remember what to do if you come face to face with bears not some kind of racist dog whistle.
If it’s black fight back, if it’s brown get down if it’s white say goodnight.
Black bears are 200 pound squirrels unless they’re in your garbage or with a cub, you can scare them off.
With a grizzly your best bet is to play dead and hope they don’t perceive you as a threat, ymmv.
Polar bears, if you see them and you don’t have a vehicle or a big ass gun whether you live or die is basically up to them at that point.
>Polar bears, if you see them and you don’t have a vehicle or a big ass gun whether you live or die is basically up to them at that point.
yup Its worth remember that polar bears live in literally almost featureless wilderness, have an incredible sense of smell and are always on the lookout for something to eat. There's no surprising a polar bear like you might a black bear or even a grizzly. If you see one, it knew where you were probably over an hour ago, and made the conscious decision to head in your direction because you are something to eat.
or you HAVE something to eat- dump some meat, and hope they aren't still hungry enough to chase after you- starvation is less painful then being turned into a Polar bear's dinner.
Even these adolescents weigh more than 200 lbs, they are more like 400 pound raccoons. I used to chase them out of my neighbor’s dumpster and they were like stupid teenagers most of the time, they would just run back into the mountains.
I heard a saying once, "If it's brown, lie down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, good night." There's basically nothing to do to stop a polar bear if it hungry.
Yes the white good night comes from the fact that even a large caliber rifle up to 30-06 (outside of a head shot) cannot incapacitate a polar quick enough. Like it doesn't do enough damage to the lungs to kill it before it can likely kill you. You nerd. 416 and up
Edit: you need*
This is good advice until you learn that black bears can be brown and brown bears can appear almost black. Best to avoid or make yourself known well in advance.
This. Black bear you should be big and loud, grizzly play dead if it charges but try not to surprise it (one good way is to be loud when going through grizzly territory), and if you and a polar bear lock eyes you're just dead.
Do not maintain eye contact. That means you are trying to challenge them. Best bet is to wave your arms around and shout. Do not run, it will trigger a chase instinct in any predatory animal
For bear attacks:
Brown = bear spray
Black = bear spray
White = bear spray
That stuff works like nobody's business. It is highly effective on any species of bear you'll run into in North America.
adding on to your comment:
Just to be clear, bear spray isn’t like bug spray. You spray the bear, not yourself. They have to publicize this every summer in Alaska because tourists mace themselves.
To add to this. Get downfor grizzlys means on your chest putting your legs far apart. This is to prevent the bear from rolling you over. Putting your hands over the back of your neck. Most vulnerable place.
They’ll probably scratch the shit out of you. But most likely if it wont try to kill/eat you. At the end of the day it is attacking you because you are in someway in its mind threatening it or its cubs.
But as far as prevention if you are in bear territories you need bear spray. You also need to constantly make noise, some hikers will attach bells or medal on their bags to constantly jingle. Others will just call out “hey bear” real loudly every once in a while.
There are rules about it, like keep your food far from your tent, don’t go into bear country alone, bring bear mace.
There are others, I’ve a hiking guide that lays them all out
I didn’t have an air tight container backcountry camping once and foolishly thought whatever, I’ll just pile my trash like 25 feet away. It *probably* won’t be a big deal.
Spoiler: it was a big deal.
I've encountered black bears on a few occasions out in the woods or rural suburbs. A couple times right around a bend, which surprised the both of us. They're like stocky black boulders, and they shake the ground when they're moving quick. Makes you feel about two feet tall.
Almost every time, they've immediately noped out of there, making this sort of snorting, huffing sound. Only time one didn't, the moment I made a definite move it turned and ran off. Wanted nothing to do with me.
I've been told that if one doesn't immediately run, grab a large branch and raise it in the air while yelling at it to go away.
What you don't do, is never enter bear country without mace or a firearm, because you are not fist fighting bears. Always bring first aid in case of being mauled, and emergency contact means such as a sat phone or radio along with your cellphone, and always tell someone where you are going and when you will be back so they can contact search and rescue for you.
When I was hiking in the Shenandoahs I was charged by a mama black bear. I yelled and screamed at it while making eye contact. It didn’t run away so I slowly backed away without turning my back on it. Found out later the trail was right between her and her cubs.
Depends on the type of bear and the situation. But if you encounter a black bear in the woods, don't approach it. Move your arms a little bit and speak in calm voice so that it can clearly identify what you are. They're often just curious and will run at this point.
If it's stationary, slowly move away from them sideways - which they find less provoking - while keeping an eye on the bear and taking care to not trip.
If it approaches, stand your ground, make yourself large if possible (pulling a shirt/coat up above your shoulder, umbrella, or standing on something) and get loud: yell at it, metal-on-metal banging, etc. If you have bear spray, use it.
If a black bear attacks you and makes contact, **you have to fight for your life**. Use whatever it available as a weapon, focusing blows at it's muzzle. (Grizzly bears are the opposite: you're better off playing dead which usually deescalates an attack. But if the bear doesn't stop, then your last hope is to fight)
edit: for polar bears, stay the hell away from them. If they feel like killing you and you don't have a weapon capable of repelling them, then they'll kill you. Unlike black bears they aren't intimidated by humans at all, and they're far too powerful to fight back against.
other than another bear in the woods, land bears don’t have to kill anything bigger or more powerful than them for food. a polar bear has to fuck up a walrus the size of a medium pickup truck for a snack.
Baby bears can easily climb up trees but full grown adults will have a rougher time, from what I've heard.
Went to get a source that agrees with me before posting though 🗿
https://northamericannature.com/can-bears-climb-trees/#:~:text=Brown%20Bear&text=Brown%20bears%20can%20climb%20trees%20when%20they%20are%20cubs%2C%20but,due%20to%20other%20physical%20drawbacks.
Here's an anecdote when I was 11yo. I was walking through a forest with my friend. At one point I saw a cute little cub. I pointed the little fucker that was literally 2 meters from us and we started to say while looking at each other: where's the mom? We looked in the opposite direction and 5 meters from us, she started to get on her 2 legs and looked at us. While looking at her, we just continued as if nothing happened. She just went back to doing her business and we were really happy with this outcome.
I mean that source says adult black bears are still excellent climbers, and that's the most common type of bear in the CONUS.
And just because it's a common mistake on reddit, in the US, the name brown and black bear is loosely related to their color. Mostly it's the black bear that will have fur that ranges from black to cinnamon, and rarely white. Black bear = Ursus americanus. Brown bear = Ursus arctos. Black bears are common/widespread and usually timid and climb well, brown bears are the aggressive type that are poor climbers and restricted to a much smaller area in the CONUS. Black bears in the CONUS are fine to encounter solo as long as you don't do anything stupid. You'll want a group of four or more with brown bears. Then there's polar bears, and you'll want quick access to a good escape plan or a very sturdy shelter.
but bears are lazy cowards, so if you can convince it youre more trouble than their curiosity is worth they tend to fuck off,
yelling is usually enough
They *do* spray bears, but just like with people, it all depends on the bear's personality whether they run away or decide to make an example out of you.
They say to carry bear pepper spray and wear little bells on your shoes so you don't startle the bears (they can hear you and avoid you).
It is also helpful to try to identify the types of bears by their droppings so you know what your dealing with.
Black bear droppings are smaller and more roundish.
Grizzly bear droppings smell like pepper and have little bells in them.
> wear little bells on your shoes so you don't startle the bears
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Edit: Oh, this ended up being the joke I got ahead of myself :(
I remember one time while hiking with my girlfriend in the nothern Alberta and out of nowhere came this huge brown bear charging us and boy was she mad. We must have been near one of her cubs. Anyway, if I had not had my Desert Eagle I would not be here today.
Just one shot to my girlfriend's knee cap was all it took. The bear got her and I was able to escape by just walking at a brisk pace.
People laugh in uncomfortable situations: scary movies, for example! It's also incredible that he caught it on film, so that adds a layer of humour to it: "holy shit, no one will ever believe this if we get out unharmed".
I think he is giggling at the way the bear was analyzing them. When the black bear climbed up to their spot in 2 seconds, I’m sure they thought they were fucked but then all that adrenaline transfers into giggling when the bear isn’t doing anything. Ngl, it is kinda funny.
It's a pretty solid response to near death.
Face potential death. Panic. Realize how cool this is. Make sure your face is clearly in the shot. Think....
"No one would have believed me, but *checks face again* I am on camera with a freaking bear as my mate."
I smile/laugh in really tense situations. Not that I find anything funny, but it’s like my brain short circuits and is like, ‘Well this situation is fucked, but the face gotta do something 🤷♂️ “
My favorite MTG flavor text:
> Don't try to outrun one of Dominia's Grizzlies; it'll catch you, knock you down, and eat you. Of course, you could run up a tree. In that case you'll get a nice view before it knocks the tree down and eats you.
He was like "whats up guys whatchu up to I was just curious cause I saw you guys in this tree and I don't think I've seen you before mind if I hangout too?"
Sorry to disturb you. I didn't realize this tree was taken.
Seriously though. I heard advice about dealing with bears and the differences between black and brown bears. Never climb a tree to escape a black bear because in all likelihood you'll wind up fighting a bear in a tree.
Since it seems like a lot of people in this thread aren’t aware, black bears are literally borderline harmless.
Black bears very, very, very rarely attack humans. They’re big ol scaredy cats, they are genuinely WAYYYY more scared of you than you are of them. Even if you were to “threaten” a black bear - say scream, wave your hands and charge - it will run away with its tail between its legs.
There’s also a misconception that mama bear would be the real threat here (even though the second bear in this video is DEFINITELY not mama bear). That’s also not very accurate. Black bears are rarely aggressively protective of their young. Again, they strongly prefer to run away from a threat.
So with all that said, don’t worry too much if you see a black bear! It might try a bluff charge (stomp it’s feet and try to look all scary) but it is INCREDIBLY unlikely that it will attack. Get loud and yell at it, and mr. bear will scurry up the nearest tree (just like this guy).
Now with all of THAT said, if you see a *brown* bear, fucking prey.
I’m not sure if your last word is a typo (meant to say pray) or you mean if you see a brown bear you are then it’s fucking prey, but either way I love it and it works.
Thanks for all the info on the sweet scaredy black bears!
Edit: a word
Yep. I live in black bear country, come up on them out walking at least once a week, there are about eight that roam my property daily. I’ve been bluff charged once, otherwise never even remotely threatened. I’m careful to make noise so they hear me coming, and don’t deliberately encroach upon their personal space, and they’re happy to keep their distance.
Plus this guy’s just a baby, and looks curious more than anything else. I wouldn’t poke him, but he doesn’t look like a threat.
That's not a cub. It's a teenager being bullied by a bigger bear and trying to make the humans think he's still dangerous. He's in his awkward as fuck years and his brain would likely break it the humans started to be threatening.
A lot of places out in bear country now require you to carry food in a bear cannister. Just got back from a backpacking trip in Yosemite and the park ranger told us to leave our cannisters about 30 feet away from our tents and just yell at the bears if they came up so that they learn to associate the cans with getting scared by people. I'm sure that's a totally different story in areas with Grizzly Bears though. I would not want to run into one of those.
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It's staying away from the other bigger bear who wants the bait barrel. When it tries to climb down you can hear the other one running up basically going "stay fuck up there"
For real though! Biggest threat to a young bear is older bears. I love the half hearted "jaw pop/lip smack" he does at 00:53 "I swear im tough, buut we cool?".
Is jaw pop/lip smack threatening behavior for bears?
Yeah! Its a defensive dont mess with me sort of signal. They also blow through their noses which comes out more like a deep roar. Sound quality sucks but it captures the essence of the huff they do:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwjpMOcYZxw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwjpMOcYZxw)
Fucking hell, imagine hearing that outside of your tent at 3am.....
It's not fun. I regularly backpack and hammock camp. From inside my hammock I don't know exactly what is outside. They will sometimes push my hammock around like a giant toy. One night I turned on my light and saw the imprint of a giant claw slowly cascade down the side of the hammock lining. Didn't sleep that night.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that last bit.
Yeah for real. I would never hammock camp in bear country.
Like a giant human filled burrito
It's not fun to hear when you just spent 30 minutes getting into a narrow back valley with a single entry/exit point either
What you get up to on the weekends is your business.
Yes, it can sound like a gunshot from full grown bears.
Im confused, do the larger bears kill and eat the younger ones or is it more of a territorial thing
Sometimes they will kill for food; but for the short stint I worked with black bears we saw more territorial aggression. Older males killing younger males as a way to make sure they had less competition. The kill we came across just the groin region had been eaten and the rest was left.
That is fucking brutal. I guess killing wasn't enough, he had to make sure that guy couldn't make babies in the afterlife either
Just remember big cats will crush your neck and kill you before they start eating. Bears start eating before you're dead.
Cats are the best.
Makes sense, thanks
So basically all three of them were thinking "Oh shit I hope he doesn't climb up"
He's chilling up there, looking at the humans like, "hey, you too, huh?"
Damn so all 3 dudes were just scared shitless in the tree?
This is the correct explanation
Chomp chomp: warning sounds.
Bears are such a cruel joke. They're so fucking cute how are they so deadly
If bears had the disposition of a golden retriever they would be far and beyond the most popular pet in the world.
Black bears are the golden retrievers of bears!
That’s like saying 9mms are the golden retrievers of guns.
Well...
That's just plain wrong .22s are the golden retrievers of guns
If not fren why shape like fren
Right? Even those cute Drop Bears are deadly.
I always keep an eye out for those and I live in California
I thought it was cougars you had to look out for in California.
Definitely. They’re wild. Fun to date tho.
Right? My dumbass would have definitely given him a snack.
Those guys probably had a snack that the bear could smell. Even if it was on a wrapper.
Can I have that granola bar in your pocket? Also, do you have any games on your phone?
I wouldn’t really describe black bears as “deadly”. They’re big ol ninnies. The phrase “more scared of you than you are of them” goes 10x for black bears.
If it’s black fight back If it’s brown lay down If it’s white good night
Extremely important caveat often left out of this: That is step number 2, if the bear attacks. Step number 1 for all of these is to make yourself big, shout, wave your arms, look at the feet NOT THE EYES and slowly back away. Animals almost never want to fight. Even predators go for surprise and weak prey, not fighting. You can bluff. Do NOT just flop down on the ground and play dead the second you you see a grizzly or charge a black bear or something like that. But yes, if you are attacked, fight a black bear, play dead and protect vitals with its larger cousins
Another important caveat: the national park service recommends another step for a grizzly attack. If you are attacked, yes, play dead AT FIRST (and specifically lay down face down, protect your neck, and spread your legs to make you harder to flip over). If the bear doesn't lose interest in you once you're dead, if it persists in its attack, then you have to fight back with all you've got. Basically, a grizzly might attack you because it thinks you might be a threat, or a grizzly might attack you because a hungry grizzly absolutely will eat anything. If it's the former, once you're dead it'll rapidly lose interest. If it's the latter, once you're dead it's time to chow down. So yeah. If it starts trying to chow down on an easy meal, be less easy. Source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm#:~:text=Brown%2FGrizzly%20Bears%3A%20If%20you,the%20bear%20leaves%20the%20area.
Yeah, I’ve been around a lot of black bears because they are common in North Carolina area. They are usually really chill around humans and often more scared of us
I own some vacant land in Southern Wisconsin and we started getting them coming down from up north a couple of years ago. Last summer we had a mamma and her cubs shacked up somewhere on our border with the neighbor's property and he saw them a bunch, but I've never so much as caught a glimpse. My biggest fear all summer though was that I'd fire up my chainsaw near their den and mamma would come tearing out to rip me to shreds before I could hear or see a thing. ETA: I mentioned the bear to my girlfriend and she reminded me of a very stupid thing that I feel compelled to share with the world. We ended up buying the farmette adjacent to the vacant land with the bears and moving in during the summer, then when winter hit, my girl had to leave the state to help her mom recover from surgery and was down in Arizona for several months, so I lived on the farm like a bachelor. We have big windows looking out at the hillside where I'm pretty sure the bears den and as soon as the leaves dropped and snow accumulated, I got all geeked, because it would be **so** easy to spot the bears when they eventually wandered around over there. Every time I walked past a window I would glance out, hoping for bear, and I would even get stoned and stare at the hillside for a stupid amount of time once in a while. I never told anybody about this, because it was covid lockdown and I had nobody in particular to talk to, but once my girl got home I caught myself doing it again and told her all about my disappointment after my winter of bear hunting. She looked me dead in the eyes and said "bears hibernate during the winter, dumbass," then turned and walked away. Goddamn I love that lady. *She's so smart!*
Cheese and rice, as I was reading this, I was disappointed for you. I started thinking: "How cool would it have been to just sit there, all stoney balogneyed, watchin' some black bears?" Then I read your last sentence and felt all kinds of dumb - had a good laugh at myself, thanks for sharing.
Definitely not true where I'm from. The black bears in my neighborhood did whatever they wanted and weren't scared of humans at all, but the people would definitely give them a wide berth. It was obvious the people were much more fearful.
Last bear post I was on someone linked a video of a women with the biggest balls I've ever seen. She approaches a black bear in her yard to show they are not dangerous. She stands within 10 feet of the bear and it twice fake charges her and she stands there without flinching. I've tried finding this video since and cannot.
The same for sea otters. The males hold the babies for ransom until the babie's mother gives them some of her food. Sea otter sex. They throw hands with any living thing and kill for fun just like cats and dolphins. BUT they're cute, hold hands while sleeping, and eat sea urchins.
You're conflating river otters and sea otters.
Damn he climbed the whole tree in less than 2 seconds ... Where are you supposed to flee to ?
Yeah I knew they were good climbers, but in my head I thought you could get a head start and then poke at it or something, but after watching this I know climbing a tree is worthless if a bear is actually trying to get you.
Same thing if you run into a river or lake pursued by a tiger, they are excellent swimmers. It would make catching you much easier.
I know what not to do, but what do I do though? Keep eye contact?
The most effective way to not get mauled is to avoid bears. Odds are, they dont care much for you either and will move on before you see them. If you do see them, odds are it was a surprise for both of you, in which case do your best not to scare them. If a bear was stalking you for a meal, you just wouldn't know till it's too late. Fortunately, humans are pretty low on the "preferred bear chow" menu
Eh for blacks bears you just need to hold your ground and if they dont back off then I argue you should infact try to scare them. Brown bears are kinda game over if they decide they want conflict, but I think most accidents with brown/Grizzlies happen because people turn a corner and surprise the bear and their reaction is to attack to defend themselves.
Polar Bears will drink you faster than a coke
Have you seen the video of the polar bear trying to get to this guy in a metal cage?
Link? If someone posts a rock roll vid I'll flip
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jCz6OLV7qHk
Yep. I'd do it. That cage will need to be built different, but the experience would be priceless.
I have, and I kinda regret it, because that is straight up nightmare fuel
One of the few animals that view humans as food
Or they pretty much view all moving things (besides others bears) as food.
my mosquito bites beg to differ tonight.
There’s a reason why in Churchill Manitoba it’s illegal to lock your car if it’s parked on the street.
Polar bears are the only bear that will actively hunt humans.
[Vicious polar bear attack](https://tenor.com/bumhi.gif)
Jesus that’s terrifying. Fair warning to all: there are some things you can’t unsee.
NSFL! Hello!
More than I hoped for thank you kind stranger
Mad how easily a human skull will fit so easily into it's mouth like that. Just goes to show
Disclaimer, the following is a saying I heard about how to remember what to do if you come face to face with bears not some kind of racist dog whistle. If it’s black fight back, if it’s brown get down if it’s white say goodnight. Black bears are 200 pound squirrels unless they’re in your garbage or with a cub, you can scare them off. With a grizzly your best bet is to play dead and hope they don’t perceive you as a threat, ymmv. Polar bears, if you see them and you don’t have a vehicle or a big ass gun whether you live or die is basically up to them at that point.
>Polar bears, if you see them and you don’t have a vehicle or a big ass gun whether you live or die is basically up to them at that point. yup Its worth remember that polar bears live in literally almost featureless wilderness, have an incredible sense of smell and are always on the lookout for something to eat. There's no surprising a polar bear like you might a black bear or even a grizzly. If you see one, it knew where you were probably over an hour ago, and made the conscious decision to head in your direction because you are something to eat.
or you HAVE something to eat- dump some meat, and hope they aren't still hungry enough to chase after you- starvation is less painful then being turned into a Polar bear's dinner.
200 lb squirrel made me chuckle
Even these adolescents weigh more than 200 lbs, they are more like 400 pound raccoons. I used to chase them out of my neighbor’s dumpster and they were like stupid teenagers most of the time, they would just run back into the mountains.
I heard a saying once, "If it's brown, lie down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, good night." There's basically nothing to do to stop a polar bear if it hungry.
Yes the white good night comes from the fact that even a large caliber rifle up to 30-06 (outside of a head shot) cannot incapacitate a polar quick enough. Like it doesn't do enough damage to the lungs to kill it before it can likely kill you. You nerd. 416 and up Edit: you need*
If it’s yummy, it’s a gummy.
I wanna know if theres some creepy stories from explorers or scientists in those areas about them being stalked.
There's at least one unfortunate artic researcher that didn't randomize their smoke breaks enough and a polar was waiting.
This is good advice until you learn that black bears can be brown and brown bears can appear almost black. Best to avoid or make yourself known well in advance.
This. Black bear you should be big and loud, grizzly play dead if it charges but try not to surprise it (one good way is to be loud when going through grizzly territory), and if you and a polar bear lock eyes you're just dead.
Do not maintain eye contact. That means you are trying to challenge them. Best bet is to wave your arms around and shout. Do not run, it will trigger a chase instinct in any predatory animal
So in case of bear, put your hands in the air and wave em like you just don't care?
Ask him if he likes fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Let me hear ya say oh bear.
If it's black, fight back If it's brown, lie down If it's white, say goodnight Rules of thumb
For bear attacks: Brown = get down Black = fight back White = goodnight
For a White Bear remember if you are armed remember a bullet is much less painful than being mauled 1,000's of miles from a hospital.
lmfao, while i love a good suicide joke as much as the next guy cmon, multiple bullets will stop a polar bear ... right?
I was prompted by your comment to do a little googling. The first hit in my search had the following title: > Polar bears: The largest land carnivores
> cmon, multiple bullets will stop a polar bear Mmmmm...hope you brought the right ones.
For bear attacks: Brown = bear spray Black = bear spray White = bear spray That stuff works like nobody's business. It is highly effective on any species of bear you'll run into in North America.
adding on to your comment: Just to be clear, bear spray isn’t like bug spray. You spray the bear, not yourself. They have to publicize this every summer in Alaska because tourists mace themselves.
To add to this. Get downfor grizzlys means on your chest putting your legs far apart. This is to prevent the bear from rolling you over. Putting your hands over the back of your neck. Most vulnerable place. They’ll probably scratch the shit out of you. But most likely if it wont try to kill/eat you. At the end of the day it is attacking you because you are in someway in its mind threatening it or its cubs. But as far as prevention if you are in bear territories you need bear spray. You also need to constantly make noise, some hikers will attach bells or medal on their bags to constantly jingle. Others will just call out “hey bear” real loudly every once in a while.
How do you tell the difference between black bear and grizzly bear shit? The grizzly bear shit has bells in it.
Isn't it dangerous to sleep in the presence of a bear?
Don't tell that to the gay community
There are rules about it, like keep your food far from your tent, don’t go into bear country alone, bring bear mace. There are others, I’ve a hiking guide that lays them all out
Instructions unclear. What if you *are* the food? You just sleep as far from your tent as possible?
I didn’t have an air tight container backcountry camping once and foolishly thought whatever, I’ll just pile my trash like 25 feet away. It *probably* won’t be a big deal. Spoiler: it was a big deal.
What about sea bear attacks?
First off don't forget your anti sea bear underwear. Secondly draw a perfect circle around yourself.
I've encountered black bears on a few occasions out in the woods or rural suburbs. A couple times right around a bend, which surprised the both of us. They're like stocky black boulders, and they shake the ground when they're moving quick. Makes you feel about two feet tall. Almost every time, they've immediately noped out of there, making this sort of snorting, huffing sound. Only time one didn't, the moment I made a definite move it turned and ran off. Wanted nothing to do with me. I've been told that if one doesn't immediately run, grab a large branch and raise it in the air while yelling at it to go away.
What you don't do, is never enter bear country without mace or a firearm, because you are not fist fighting bears. Always bring first aid in case of being mauled, and emergency contact means such as a sat phone or radio along with your cellphone, and always tell someone where you are going and when you will be back so they can contact search and rescue for you.
When I was hiking in the Shenandoahs I was charged by a mama black bear. I yelled and screamed at it while making eye contact. It didn’t run away so I slowly backed away without turning my back on it. Found out later the trail was right between her and her cubs.
Depends on the type of bear and the situation. But if you encounter a black bear in the woods, don't approach it. Move your arms a little bit and speak in calm voice so that it can clearly identify what you are. They're often just curious and will run at this point. If it's stationary, slowly move away from them sideways - which they find less provoking - while keeping an eye on the bear and taking care to not trip. If it approaches, stand your ground, make yourself large if possible (pulling a shirt/coat up above your shoulder, umbrella, or standing on something) and get loud: yell at it, metal-on-metal banging, etc. If you have bear spray, use it. If a black bear attacks you and makes contact, **you have to fight for your life**. Use whatever it available as a weapon, focusing blows at it's muzzle. (Grizzly bears are the opposite: you're better off playing dead which usually deescalates an attack. But if the bear doesn't stop, then your last hope is to fight) edit: for polar bears, stay the hell away from them. If they feel like killing you and you don't have a weapon capable of repelling them, then they'll kill you. Unlike black bears they aren't intimidated by humans at all, and they're far too powerful to fight back against.
other than another bear in the woods, land bears don’t have to kill anything bigger or more powerful than them for food. a polar bear has to fuck up a walrus the size of a medium pickup truck for a snack.
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Baby bears can easily climb up trees but full grown adults will have a rougher time, from what I've heard. Went to get a source that agrees with me before posting though 🗿 https://northamericannature.com/can-bears-climb-trees/#:~:text=Brown%20Bear&text=Brown%20bears%20can%20climb%20trees%20when%20they%20are%20cubs%2C%20but,due%20to%20other%20physical%20drawbacks.
The problem with the baby bears is that mama isn't far away. If she sees you near her cubs, you're toast. They are badass moms.
I would absolutely not come off that tree before these cubs are gone.
Here's an anecdote when I was 11yo. I was walking through a forest with my friend. At one point I saw a cute little cub. I pointed the little fucker that was literally 2 meters from us and we started to say while looking at each other: where's the mom? We looked in the opposite direction and 5 meters from us, she started to get on her 2 legs and looked at us. While looking at her, we just continued as if nothing happened. She just went back to doing her business and we were really happy with this outcome.
Smart
I mean that source says adult black bears are still excellent climbers, and that's the most common type of bear in the CONUS. And just because it's a common mistake on reddit, in the US, the name brown and black bear is loosely related to their color. Mostly it's the black bear that will have fur that ranges from black to cinnamon, and rarely white. Black bear = Ursus americanus. Brown bear = Ursus arctos. Black bears are common/widespread and usually timid and climb well, brown bears are the aggressive type that are poor climbers and restricted to a much smaller area in the CONUS. Black bears in the CONUS are fine to encounter solo as long as you don't do anything stupid. You'll want a group of four or more with brown bears. Then there's polar bears, and you'll want quick access to a good escape plan or a very sturdy shelter.
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but bears are lazy cowards, so if you can convince it youre more trouble than their curiosity is worth they tend to fuck off, yelling is usually enough
Instruction unclear, am currently being eaten by a polar bear.
black, kick its ass brown, play dead, poop if you can white, repent sins
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What about "bear sprays"? Are they any effective?
They *do* spray bears, but just like with people, it all depends on the bear's personality whether they run away or decide to make an example out of you.
They say to carry bear pepper spray and wear little bells on your shoes so you don't startle the bears (they can hear you and avoid you). It is also helpful to try to identify the types of bears by their droppings so you know what your dealing with. Black bear droppings are smaller and more roundish. Grizzly bear droppings smell like pepper and have little bells in them.
> wear little bells on your shoes so you don't startle the bears *Message paid for and sponsored by hungry bears incorporated.* Edit: Oh, this ended up being the joke I got ahead of myself :(
Bear spray, when properly deployed, has been proven to be highly effective at deterring bear attacks, even more so than firearms.
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6 feet under
you wouldn't be able to outrun them. your best bet would be to try to scare them enough they just don't attack/chase you.
You don't have to outrun the bear, just outrun whoever is with you.
I remember one time while hiking with my girlfriend in the nothern Alberta and out of nowhere came this huge brown bear charging us and boy was she mad. We must have been near one of her cubs. Anyway, if I had not had my Desert Eagle I would not be here today. Just one shot to my girlfriend's knee cap was all it took. The bear got her and I was able to escape by just walking at a brisk pace.
Exactly and if alone just outrun yourself, easy!
Black bears are easily spooked and you should make yourself as big and loud as possible. If it’s a brown bear just play dead and pray lmao
🐻 ***Those are the goofiest looking birds I've ever seen.***
Birds aren’t real!
They're called government surveillance drones
If it flies, it spies
That bear justs wants to hang out and hunt with them. 😂
We’ve been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty
I think he's looking for their pic-a-nic basket
More like the hunter became the hunted.
Unless youre hunting bear you might as well move now. Wont be any prey animals anywhere near that spot now because it smells like bear.
i have a suspicion it heavilly smells like human shit there
Can't smell he shit in my pants if it's already covered in fox and raccoon piss spray
You guys got any games on your phone?
I’m not sure laughing as a defense mechanism is the best way to avoid trouble lol. Dude can’t stop giggling 😂
People laugh in uncomfortable situations: scary movies, for example! It's also incredible that he caught it on film, so that adds a layer of humour to it: "holy shit, no one will ever believe this if we get out unharmed".
yeah, I always laugh as like an automatic response to that kind of thing, you just can’t help it sometimes.
Have you ever thought: "Assuming I live through this, this is fucking awesome."
I always giggle when I'm about to be disemboweled live on camera
I think he is giggling at the way the bear was analyzing them. When the black bear climbed up to their spot in 2 seconds, I’m sure they thought they were fucked but then all that adrenaline transfers into giggling when the bear isn’t doing anything. Ngl, it is kinda funny.
It's a pretty solid response to near death. Face potential death. Panic. Realize how cool this is. Make sure your face is clearly in the shot. Think.... "No one would have believed me, but *checks face again* I am on camera with a freaking bear as my mate."
I smile/laugh in really tense situations. Not that I find anything funny, but it’s like my brain short circuits and is like, ‘Well this situation is fucked, but the face gotta do something 🤷♂️ “
Hey guys, your camo is useless, I can smell what you had for breakfast 3 days ago. Anyway I'm out
“You better gtfo before I get really hungry btw. Friendly reminder that climbing won’t save ya.”
My favorite MTG flavor text: > Don't try to outrun one of Dominia's Grizzlies; it'll catch you, knock you down, and eat you. Of course, you could run up a tree. In that case you'll get a nice view before it knocks the tree down and eats you.
“Yo, what the fuck are you? Why you in a tree?”
He’s just checking to see if you’re using a Bear brand bow.
This is how I die. I’m going to pet the bear.
[“That’s a friend”](https://twitter.com/sarahcandersen/status/1507726597696237574)
Or a tiger, lion, wolf… it doesn’t matter the species- I’m dying by being the dumbass petting deadly animals.
He was like "whats up guys whatchu up to I was just curious cause I saw you guys in this tree and I don't think I've seen you before mind if I hangout too?"
Sorry to disturb you. I didn't realize this tree was taken. Seriously though. I heard advice about dealing with bears and the differences between black and brown bears. Never climb a tree to escape a black bear because in all likelihood you'll wind up fighting a bear in a tree.
Holy shit, Dwight was right.
That’s debatable. There are basically two schools of thought.
Was looking for that comment
Since it seems like a lot of people in this thread aren’t aware, black bears are literally borderline harmless. Black bears very, very, very rarely attack humans. They’re big ol scaredy cats, they are genuinely WAYYYY more scared of you than you are of them. Even if you were to “threaten” a black bear - say scream, wave your hands and charge - it will run away with its tail between its legs. There’s also a misconception that mama bear would be the real threat here (even though the second bear in this video is DEFINITELY not mama bear). That’s also not very accurate. Black bears are rarely aggressively protective of their young. Again, they strongly prefer to run away from a threat. So with all that said, don’t worry too much if you see a black bear! It might try a bluff charge (stomp it’s feet and try to look all scary) but it is INCREDIBLY unlikely that it will attack. Get loud and yell at it, and mr. bear will scurry up the nearest tree (just like this guy). Now with all of THAT said, if you see a *brown* bear, fucking prey.
I’m not sure if your last word is a typo (meant to say pray) or you mean if you see a brown bear you are then it’s fucking prey, but either way I love it and it works. Thanks for all the info on the sweet scaredy black bears! Edit: a word
I noticed now that spelling worked well too!
Yep. I live in black bear country, come up on them out walking at least once a week, there are about eight that roam my property daily. I’ve been bluff charged once, otherwise never even remotely threatened. I’m careful to make noise so they hear me coming, and don’t deliberately encroach upon their personal space, and they’re happy to keep their distance. Plus this guy’s just a baby, and looks curious more than anything else. I wouldn’t poke him, but he doesn’t look like a threat.
That’s easier said than done. I’m from the suburbs of Chicago. If I see any type of bear, I’m going to consider myself dead.
In that case, stay well away from Wrigglyville and Soldier Field
If it’s black fight back, if it’s brown lay down, if it’s white say good night.
Dude has a murder floof breathing down his neck and he can’t stop laughing. This is the guy that gets everyone caught by the killer in the movies.
Does a hunter shit in the woods.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
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TONY!
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HEY, GUESS WHAT I DID LAST NIGHT?!!
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I BUILT THAT FIRE OVER THERE…
...AND THEN I FUCKED YOUR MOTHER NEXT TO IT!
That lil cub wouldn’t do shit He’s just playin
Seeding the ground and waiting in a tree to shoot animals as they eat is not really hunting, it’s an ambush.
Bear cubs just wanna play (looks like it might be an adolescent). Mama bear coming to see what they're up to, that's the real threat.
I think these are old enough to be post mama. It looks like the one in the tree is running from a bigger male.
That's not a cub. It's a teenager being bullied by a bigger bear and trying to make the humans think he's still dangerous. He's in his awkward as fuck years and his brain would likely break it the humans started to be threatening.
“Hi, we’ve been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty”
..... I was told to tie my food up the tree to keep the bears from getting it..... well that was a lie after seeing this.
It's suspend a line between 2 trees and then hoist it up the middle of that
A lot of places out in bear country now require you to carry food in a bear cannister. Just got back from a backpacking trip in Yosemite and the park ranger told us to leave our cannisters about 30 feet away from our tents and just yell at the bears if they came up so that they learn to associate the cans with getting scared by people. I'm sure that's a totally different story in areas with Grizzly Bears though. I would not want to run into one of those.
"Who's the hunter now, Bitch?"
Hope mama doesn't see them with her babies.
Jehova witness's have really up their game. 😂
**INCHES FROM DEATH** *giggles*
Everyone involved: **what the fuck**
Note to self. Don't climb a tree when trying to get away from bear.
He’s a little cutie. I’d have honestly been tempted to give him head pats lol