r/interestingasfuck • u/SnackSamurai • 2d ago

Women stand still to escape from a bear

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u/Separate-Exchange375 2d ago

The issue is.. you can't run away

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u/Tech-Tom 2d ago

If you run, it triggers their prey instinct and they chase you down and attack. They say even if you're charged by a grizzly bear, your best option is to stand your ground.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

If it’s brown lay down, that’s if it’s decided to attack. Don’t run from a grizzly and don’t fight a grizzly because you’re gonna lose.

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u/MediocreAnalyst2121 2d ago

So in general, no grizzly?

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u/Chuckpgh 2d ago

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u/dontmentiontrousers 2d ago

Worth the read.

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u/neverendingchalupas 1d ago

So, what I think is better than the bell that, many/most people may disagree is yelling out frequently. If you have ever worked in construction, make the 'woo' noise every once in awhile, or the Australian cooee yell, I was in Canada and heard someone doing the sooey, pig call.

Its kind of weird at first, the whole idea is that you are announcing your presence to the bears in the area. So they know you are there, and can stay away from you.

Its just that cougars Ive noticed are sometimes interested in the bell. They are curious about it, I think.

If I see a black bear I generally only need to clap my hands a couple times and they run off. It works really well, not just on black bears but a lot of other animals. Ive clapped at a bunch of cows more than once and they always start coming towards me instead of moving away. I keep forgetting they do this. Its always been fine, but Im not really a cow person. Being surrounded by a bunch of cows, the cows have expectations that you are in fact a cow person. That you will become a cow person.

And dont ever clap your hands at a Moose. Like ever, unless you want to die. Thats my only advice about clapping your hands.

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u/dontmentiontrousers 1d ago

Did you read to the end?

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u/neverendingchalupas 1d ago

I missed that lol.

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u/dontmentiontrousers 1d ago

I live in Central London (UK), so not many bears. I'm just in it for the lolz.

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u/solar1ze 2d ago

Had to read that last sentence twice.. 🤣

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u/Odita 2d ago

😃

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u/BluebirdLeading6702 2d ago

"Grizzly shit has bells in it and smells like pepper"

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u/chaosengineer28 2d ago

So I guess that means the grizzley bear at the campers that wore bells so the grizzley bears would not get caught off guard. The irony.

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u/Beaglescout15 2d ago

If you're up close and personal with a grizzly or polar bear, the best thing to do is to get right with God because you're about to meet him.

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u/I-live-in-room-101 2d ago

If it's black, fight back

If it's brown, lay down

If it's white, goodnight

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u/Many-Performance9652 2d ago

What if it's black and white?

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u/RollingKaiserRoll 2d ago edited 2d ago

Then you kung-fu fight!

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u/fiddlenb 2d ago

This is the funniest fucking comment I've ever seen

I scared my cat

Jesus that's funny. I'm gonna screenshot this and frame it.

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u/Opening_Kangaroo_329 2d ago

The whole thread is funny af

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u/JohnSnowsPump 2d ago

:) perfect

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u/Representative-Let44 2d ago

I am told everybody loves that

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u/NEOWRX 2d ago

Especially funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung

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u/sanakabambamsasa 2d ago

This comment made my day

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u/Ok_Government_5021 2d ago

Such a perfect response that I’m convinced they set it up for you

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u/305_Character_1983 2d ago

This is the only answer

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

☝️😆☝️

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u/Fluid_Passage_9980 2d ago

Oh well done. Perfection.

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u/I-live-in-room-101 2d ago

Then it’s chill and alright

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u/Sambo3002 2d ago

That’s propaganda, they will mess you up

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u/Kirikouille1 2d ago

It's doesn't matter if it's black or white.

Hee hee

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u/jtr99 2d ago

Sha-mone!

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 2d ago

Omgggg 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

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u/YouGoToBox 2d ago

Then what are you doing in the panda exhibit again we’ve already called the cops…

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u/Dwike2 2d ago

According to videos I’ve seen here, find a chair or swing or hill and the panda will find a way to hilariously fall off it

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u/Effective-Bet3883 2d ago

Read this in Michael Jackson

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u/pchs26 2d ago

If you see a bear, get out of there.

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u/Ometiklon 2d ago

If it's gummy, put in tummy.

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u/Jupitersd2017 2d ago

Also if it’s black do NOT climb a tree thinking you are gonna get away from it. Grizzlies won’t climb trees but black bears will follow you up there and push you out… or just eat you up there

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u/MrMastodon 2d ago

If it's a Polar bear you should play dead. It'll be good practice for when you're dead in a few seconds.

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u/woleium 2d ago

maybe not right away though, they eat some of you and leave you alive to come back for later, sometimes 3-4 days

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u/Beaglescout15 2d ago

Well that's good, that gives you time to get right with every known deity in case you're wrong about God.

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u/The_Enigmatica 2d ago

that's really only polar bears. fatal grizzly and black bear attacks happen with surprisingly similar regularity. And that regularity is so infrequent that they're listed individually on wikipedia. about 1 per year. consider that's out of thousands of encounters. And some common themes are that it's frequently an elderly person being attacked, and almost always a female bear with cubs doing the attacking.

grizzlies arent monsters like polar bears are. if they want to kill you, you're fucked, but mostly that's not how grizzly encounters go. polar bears on the other hand see you as meat.

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u/Party-Coach-4100 2d ago

When you have to carry half inch diameter ammo you know it's serious haha.

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u/DrFabulous0 2d ago

Unless you're Brian Blessed, who beat a polar bear with nothing but his fists and booming voice.

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

Most the time with black bear that aren't used to humans, you're lucky if you even see it 200 feet away from you before it runs away or climbs a tree.

The others? Yeah. Unless you're Brian Blessed, you're pretty much fucked.

Brian is the guy who punched a polar bear in the nose to save it from being shot if it kept wandering through camp after it stuck its face into his tent. I guess that's the special bonus he got for sparring with the Dalai Lama.

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u/Free_Farm_7736 2d ago

But not for some time.

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u/The_Mythical_Wampus 2d ago edited 2d ago

Who is exactly running into polar bears wild life photographers. I went about as far north as you can safely go into the interior of Alaska (I wanted to drive to the artic ocean). From where I stopped our custom suburban, you need to take a rugged off road vehicle with gas and tires about another 11hours to the artic ocean about 8 hours in you need to get permission from the oil field management to use the overland roads. And that is summer travel. Winter requires dog sleds or specialize vehicles that look like civilian tanks or speciallity rigged transfer trucks.

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u/WingerRules 2d ago

My grandfather use to tell stories about how he wrestled a grizzly bear with a knife.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

Some black bears are more on the brown side so you’ll need to know what you’re up against. Black bears have longer snouts and brown bears have shorter muzzles, larger bodies and a shoulder hump.

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u/pchs26 2d ago

I mean if I am that close to a bear to assess the size of its snout I have a feeling it won't make much of a difference to me if he is a black or brown bear.

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u/rivalpinkbunny 2d ago

You’ll care because the grizzly is about twice the size.

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u/Historical-Dog-1830 2d ago

Juvenile black/brown bears look kind of cute and sweet. They aren't but they look that way. Juvy grizzlies don't look cute. They look dangerous. They are.

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u/pchs26 2d ago

I mean I don't' think I'm winning a fight with any of the 3..

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u/JJred96 2d ago

Not with that attitude

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 2d ago

Yes and that said, the black bear in OP’s video is massive for a black bear. The ones I’ve seen have been way smaller mostly. Coming back from fishing in Ontario last year there was a black bear the size of a smart car just sat in the road. They can be big, probably if they’ve eaten lots of Americans.

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u/HighWaterMarx 2d ago

You’ve probably mostly seen younger bears. This one isn’t full-grown yet either. An adult mama bear is typically larger than this, and an adult male can top out at more than 500 lbs/225 kg.

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u/is-it-my-turn-yet 2d ago

Might have an opportunity to run away when the bear starts scrolling.

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u/Alert-Ad9197 2d ago

There’s a few hundred pounds of mass difference, it’s pretty easy to eyeball. A black bear is generally under 200lbs and a grizzly is much closer to 500lbs. No need for a snout check really.

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u/pchs26 2d ago

I get your point but if I see a bear I'm pretty sure I'm going to lose my shit either way even if it is the "little" one.

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u/ItsVanillaNice 2d ago

It takes both very little to kill a person, and more than you'd expect. If your chance of survival is throwing hands at a black bear you stand far greater chance than you think.

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u/peepeebutt1234 2d ago

Either way my pants are going to end up brown.

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u/Connect_Ad_8092 2d ago

Why they gotta be BLACK?!

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u/altiuscitiusfortius 2d ago

A black bear, ( even if brown) is like st bernard sized. Smaller if under 2 years old. I live in black bear country and see 3 a week walking my dogs. My dogs are bigger than them.

A grizzly bear is Buick sized.

Very easy to te the difference from size alone

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u/Krybbz 2d ago

Well and brown bears aren’t no size of a grizzly lol

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u/Sambo3002 2d ago

Brown bears are grizzly bears, they’re the same thing.

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u/Lonnie_Shelton 2d ago

And to further confuse things, a lot of black bears are brown.

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u/Haberdashery_Tea 2d ago

When ur panicking don't think you'll pick up those minor differences if you're not a bear fan

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u/qdawgg17 2d ago

I’m saving this so if I’m attacked I can just pull up Reddit and search through thousands of msgs to figure out which bear is running at me. This is great info.

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u/Diligent-Crazy-6094 2d ago

Of course the black ones have longer snouts.

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u/Torgud_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

If you're hiking in an area where their might be grizzly bears you should be in a group of at least 3 (they are much less likely to attack larger groups) and you should have bear spray (pepper spray but much stronger). Slowly back away if you see a bear, and if it approaches you, spray it. Also it's recommended to talk among your group while hiking, so that the bears hear you coming and slink away.

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u/dontmentiontrousers 2d ago

So now, just because of some bloody bears, I have to make friends?! Nature is cruel, man.

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u/Yesterday_Is_Now 2d ago

Bears hate gossip.

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u/cyanescens_burn 2d ago

You should have a .50 or 12ga shotgun with slugs.

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u/General-Winter547 2d ago

When I lived in Montana people used to joke that the hiking bells were just dinner bells for the bear and the bear spray was just spicy flavoring.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

Also, you should lay prone, face down with your hands laced behind your neck.

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u/Traditional-War-7360 2d ago

Refer to notes. Grizzly says ‘you’re fucked’

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u/R-ten-K 2d ago

The general rule for any bear: if you see the bear, it's too late.

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u/General-Winter547 2d ago

Unless you have a single shot 22 rifle and years of experience living in the Alaskan wilderness, then you can grizzly.

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u/qdawgg17 2d ago

Yup, moral of the story. Grizzly, very bad.

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u/dahdahb1ack 2d ago

No diggity you got back it 🎵

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u/pinklewickers 2d ago

Grizzlont.

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u/Past-Background-7221 2d ago

If you can arrange it that way, yes.

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u/Rasikko 2d ago

For a grizzly all you can do is get on the ground, curl up in a ball and play dead. It may or may not work...

Polar bears = they'll start eating right away.

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u/MegaMau_ 2d ago

If it’s white say goodnight.

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u/HopeURhavinagreatday 2d ago

I know a man who fought a grizzly and won he got pretty fucked up tho. He lived and the grizzly died.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

Is it Hugh Glass?

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u/HopeURhavinagreatday 2d ago

Gene Moe is his name he was skinning a dear when he got attacked

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u/accidentalrorschach 2d ago

How did he win???!

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u/HopeURhavinagreatday 2d ago

He stabbed it over and over again with his knife

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u/LearnedTroglodyte 2d ago

Yeah I'm not really a lay down and play dead kinda guy but that's not a fight you'll win.

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u/burnaftergreeting 2d ago

This is somewhat wrong. If you surprise a grizzly and it charges you you should lay down, if it begins to maul you you should absolutely fight back because it is going to kill you regardless. Your only hope at that point is to somehow damage it. Additionally, if it is stalking or hunting you you should also fight back, because it is already showing it sees you as food.

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u/accidentalrorschach 2d ago

You are supposed to try and cover your neck and face with your hands I think?

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u/ContinuewithGoogle- 2d ago

With your bare hands ✋️

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u/ByronScottJones 2d ago

What if I challenge it to a game of chess? I'm a little rusty on the rules, but I think my odds are good.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

When it comes to black bears rules don’t apply. 👍

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u/eyescreamindreamin 2d ago

These mad lads did. Idk man if I’m gonna get ate I’m goin down swinging. I always go out with bear spray… fml maybe I should be going out strapped.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

I have bear spray and a 40 cal. I’m not sure if either will save me, but I take both when I go out. TBH I worry more about the mountain lions. You won’t know they’re there until they have your skull in their jaws.

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u/The_Mythical_Wampus 2d ago edited 2d ago

When it's a grizzly you're fucked. Run it out runs you. Stand tall and fight you bear to man to the death. Lay down and it thinks you're carrion the easiest of trail snacks.

They're only a real threat in the untouched wilderness and the rarely visited parts of the national parks. Bears that see humans a lot usually avoid them until they leave an unguarded campsite. Aggressive ones are managed by forestry.

If carrying in grizzly country a large caliber pistol or shotgun with slugs is recommended.

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u/InnerRadio7 2d ago

No, if is a black bear (Canada, black bears are also brown.) you get loud. Clapping hands and shouting. Bears are naturally quite curious and they will bite and swipe to investigate you, but they scare easily.

I lived in the mountains where we had bear proof bins for our 8 unit place. They get into the bins anyways because they are cleaver. We were taught to go outside, get big, get loud and scare them away (within reason of course), so I did that a lot.

I’ve had several black bear run ins. Gets the heart rate going.

Grizzlies, get big, get loud. Don’t run.

Different approaches for different bears. There aren’t a lot of grizzlies. A lot of them are tracked, and they live in a relatively small area in Canada. Run ins are more uncommon. I had 2. Mom and 2 babies bumbling down a steep hill and right in front of our truck. They were accompanied by parks Canada staff there to keep everyone safe.

Another in pouring rain. One adult and two adolescents sitting upright, in the rain in, the bushes eating berries so calmly. We just walked around these guys at as much distance as we could manage.

Both were beautiful moments. Rare and special where I live. They’re seared into my memory. :) Bears are awesome and really disgustingly cute.

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u/Chuk1359 2d ago

That reminds me of an old saying I heard about bears years ago.
Brown lay down.
Black fight back
White good night

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u/theAlphabetZebra 2d ago

Don’t fight? Spose it’ll be my last stand but that nose is gonna be bruised af while he’s chowing down lol

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u/denimdr 2d ago

I just got my yellow stripe in jiujitsu...I'm pretty sure I'm the lethal weapon.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

Oh, you’re good 👍

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u/Old-Retread 2d ago

I can’t tell them apart so I’m just gonna freak

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u/AriesMood1 2d ago

It would take me forever to determine black or brown. Oh look in the sun it looks like brown highlights.

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u/HelloYou-2024 2d ago

I was tought

"If it's brown don't go down (that path)"
"If it's black turn back (before you get too close)"
"If it's grey stay away"
"If it's white stay out of sight (and down-wind)."

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u/BigBizzle151 2d ago

Grizzly attacks are almost always defensive in nature, and the bear is going to keep at you until it's sure you're not a threat. That's why it's best to go down and curl into a tight ball with your hands protecting the back of your neck. It might swat you around a bit but hopefully it'll move on. This may not work on a mama bear, who may just decide to make extra sure by eating your face real quick.

Black bears, on the other hand, are more likely to try to predate us for some reason, so you fight it with everything you have because if you play dead, it'll probably try to get a mouthful at least. They're opportunistic. They're also smaller and you have, if not a good shot, a better shot than you do with a brown bear.

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u/Little_Ad_8406 2d ago

12% of muricans disagree with you

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u/Material-Database-24 2d ago

Lay down is old and very dangerous advice. Best is to keep face fwd to grizzly (do not stare innthe eyes) and talk to it without going crazy, and slowly back up away from it.

This gives too signals to bear: 1) talking tells it that you are a human, and not its prey, 2) you are not a threat to it, as you back up away from it.. it's same way two bears will react when not fighting for area, food or mating.

With polar bears, you are probably just screwed as they see everything as food. That's why you need a gun with you at polar bear regions to shoot it the air, and as final measure shoot the bear.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

Yeah, I think you’re missing the point. If you are unable to avoid an angry grizzly and you’re actively being attacked, it’s now time to lay down and play dead. Yes, if you have an opportunity to back away, definitely do that.

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u/Material-Database-24 2d ago

Such events may and do occasionally happen that grizzly just attacks you out of the blue, but in most instances your paths will simply collide by accident and the bear will be as frigthened as you - and in that case do not play dead nor act aggressive, as those would be invitation to the bear.

If the bear attacks you, there's not much else to do, as angry bear won't leave you just be. It will try maul you. Hence "play dead" face down covering neck and keeping legs apart is the thing to do at that point so the bear cannot turn you over - if it is in defence mode, it will be happy that threat went away and leave. If it is not satisfied with you being "dead", it is time to start fight back as it will have changed from defence to prey mode and will try to eat you.. and at that point you playing dead doesn't increase your chances from not being eaten. Getting a solid hit on its snoot may be the best chances.

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u/andersostling56 2d ago

You CAN run away from a grizzly, but ONLY if you are with a friend, and ONLY if you run faster than your friend...

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u/VaginaTractor 2d ago

Most black bears (at least in North America) are pretty big babies. Think alligator vs crocodile. Yes, both are dangerous animals that can easily kill you, but black bears (and aligators) are much more timid than brown bears (and crocodiles). Most black bear encounters can be completely avoided simply by making plenty of noise while hiking in the woods. They are much more likely to back down if you challenge them vs brown bears. Generally, black bears will avoid people unless you sneak up on them or you have tasty food sitting around your campsite. If all else fails, and the black bear has decided to attack, a good, solid punch in the nose can typically stun them enough to either stop the attack or run away.

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u/MurasakiTako 2d ago

Not necessarily true. If the grizzly is just trying to neutralize you as a threat then lay down. If it’s trying to eat you then fight back because otherwise you’re just going to get eaten and you might as well try to fight it off. It might decide you’re too much trouble. Telling the difference is the tricky part.

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u/MrSoapbox 2d ago

If you ever get face to face with a Grizzly, your best bet is to look it dead in the eyes and start throwing out the scatman lyrics.

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub

Yo da dub dub

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub

Yo da dub dub

and then, say it with authority...."I'm the scatman"

Guaranteed, the bear will turn tail. Guaranteed!

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u/peanutspump 2d ago

“Do NOT fight the tiger, you will LOSE!” 🤣🤣🤣

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u/BounceVector 1d ago

> [...] don’t fight a grizzly because you’re gonna lose.

You are with that attitude! If you don't try, you've already lost. Quitters never win and winners never quit, according to my elementary school principal.

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u/councilsoda 2d ago

I saw this last week with my cat. This arsehole down the road let his dog out and it just bolted over to my cat barking wildly. The cat didn't move, and didn't really look too bothered. The dog got within 2 foot and just froze barking away and not really sure what to do next. I really feel if my cat had of ran that dog would have got him.

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u/FundamentalAttribute 2d ago

Happened to me once when delivering. I was half way up the drive way when a dog came around the house and started barking and running at me. I froze for a quarter second mid step and just kept power walking. The dog ran into my leg and just sort of kept barking in lower volume but almost like it didn't know what to do cause I wasn't running. The homeowner came out, apologized and got the dog. The homeowner was also a bit surprised at my lack of reaction and the dogs reaction.

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u/goose-de-terre 2d ago

My dog is a herder and he bites strangers. We have so many signs, gates, etc. around our property warning drivers not to come in but delivery guys still sometimes think we’re bluffing. Confirmed the worst thing you can do is run away. I’m always jumping out of the house yelling STOP MOVING!

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u/SDRAIN2020 2d ago

I did that with a loose pit bull that jump over a fence. I don’t know why, I wasn’t trying to act brave or anything and my mind didn’t immediately think “danger, run away.” I just kept walking to my destination, minding my own business and it kinda looked at me barking loudly looking like it was ready to attack if I made some sudden move. His owner finally saw that the dog was loose ready to attack and grabbed him back. When I got back my husband thought I was crazy. I guess being around kids and leaning not to react saved me from some crazy bites.

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u/Any_World7744 2d ago

That’s a good instinct and impressive that you could keep your cool around an aggressive pitbull !

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u/LearnedTroglodyte 2d ago

This looks like a common black bear to me, they aren't predators in the same way that grizzlies are so they probably won't chase you if you run but like you said it's better to stand your ground. Honestly though just punch the fucker in the nose and it'll split, especially since this appears to be a juvenile who is simply curious. I had one raiding my birdfeeders, caught him out on my back patio and just chased him off my property with a broom like a stray cat. Unless it's a mother with cubs or a mature male during breeding season they're quite timid.

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u/COphotoCo 2d ago

Well then it’s good this is a black bear

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u/cvidetich13 2d ago

If it’s black fight back, if it’s brown lay down, if it’s white good night!..or something like that

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u/xrayguy1981 2d ago

I don’t think you can outrun them anyway.

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u/NJBillK1 2d ago edited 2d ago

They say even if you're charged by a grizzly bear, your best option is to stand your ground.

This often comes down to Why you are targeted. If there are Cubs around, and you are viewed as a threat, then play dead. This will potentially get the bear to see that you are not an active threat.

If you are being hunted as food, and you cant get away, fight back as best you can, since there is nothing else stopping the mauling.

If it is a black bear, get big and make loud noises. They are more timid than they appear (the mama/cub thing may still apply). The mama/cub thing is conditionally dependant upon whether you can present a large enough threat to scare off a mama and cubs.

I did it once accidentally... i was downhill/freeride mountain biking at a local ski/snowboard mountain. As turned onto a trail (at speed) to traverse across the base, the valve stem tore off my tube and lost my rear tire from under me. The speed at which i came into the trail would have made it impossible to stop without crashing into the cubs, who were center trail (mama was on the right edge), but the ruckus scared off a mother and 3 cubs, 20'-30' from the spot i wrecked...

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u/IntelligentNovel1967 2d ago

……..and use your 357 as it approaches. I do not hike without a pistol, too many close calls with bears and freaking mountain lions.

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u/Any_Performance_5046 2d ago

Yes, until you can’t. Nobody is saying you shouldn’t do everything in your power to avoid the confrontation, but when you’re being mauled you better play dead.

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u/dannythegreat1 2d ago

They look slow . I would just run !!

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u/DrMartinVonNostrand 2d ago

Sounds like something a bear would tell you

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u/cagingnicolas 2d ago

it's a black bear in the clip, they're a bit more like big dogs. it won't hunt you down unless it's starving, but it might think you want to play if you start running and their claws are still really dangerous. i've heard for them the best thing is to stand your ground, show off how long your limbs are and be really loud, especially if you have numbers, everybody yelling "go away, bear!" and banging camping pots together generally freaks them out and they leave.

grizzlies, on the other hand are extremely dangerous and you shouldn't stand your ground or run. play dead and basically just hope you don't smell like fish.

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u/ppitm 2d ago

I just read some statistic where if one person is being attacked by a grizzly, a second person can usually halt the attack by joining the fight. Like 75% of the time or something close. Predators are in it for the meal, not for combat.

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u/isotope123 2d ago

You 100% cannot outrun a grizzly bear.

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u/Lovemybee 2d ago

You don't need to be faster than the bear. You only need to be faster than one of the other women.

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u/Arnie_T 2d ago

That’s what the lady in the gray on the right was thinking as she slowly created distance between her and the other women. Lol

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u/OkPotential1072 2d ago

When you are being chased by a bear, you should reach around behind you, grab a handful and throw it at the bear.

Q: “Grab a handful of what?”

A: “Trust me. It will be there.”

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u/No-Description2693 2d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Damoet 2d ago

Loving the accuracy of this point sir/maam 🙌🏽😅

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u/NeverInsightful 2d ago

I thought they say your best is option is to run away as fast as you can, or provided you can run faster than the person you’re hiking with.

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u/Lovemybee 2d ago

That's what I meant... it's three women and I'm a woman.

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u/shteena 2d ago

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u/I9w0s 2d ago

Watch me!

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u/hkusp45css 2d ago

For about 10 yards, he was a hero!

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u/Revolutionary-Key650 2d ago

You need to stand still to escape always remember.

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u/Chance_Major297 2d ago

For this kind is bear it’s better to be aggressive to scare it away. However at this point, after you let the bear get this close, probably easier said than done.

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u/Azagar_Omiras 2d ago

This is correct.

People have been told to play dead but that only works for brown bears. If its a black bear, be big, loud, scary and fight if you need to.

If it's a grizzly or other brown bear, drop and play dead, extra points if you shit yourself.

If it's a polar bear, go ahead and shit your pants and get ready to be eaten because that son of a bitch has probably been stalking you for miles and won't stop until you can get some kind of substantial structure between you and it.

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u/Breaking_My_Brain 2d ago

Polar bears straight up are the bears of nightmares

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u/logicalegend 2d ago

It’s cuz they are starved out bears not cold hearted monsters.

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u/usrname88 2d ago

You don't play dead with brown bears unless you know for sure it's cub defending or protecting a carcass. If it's predatory you absolutely should fight back. You should fight back against polar bears too, there's a few stories of people surviving.

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u/Logical-Database4510 2d ago

Not to mention you'll want to go down swinging because bears, unlike other large predators like Big Cats, don't kill their prey immediately. They'll sit on you, crushing your spine then eat you alive.

Better to attack and get your head taken off with a swing of its monster ass claws than to slowly be brutally eaten to death over the course of a few hours or more.

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u/greeneggiwegs 2d ago

My dad stared one down that he caught in the garbage. Just gave him the angry dad eye and the bear scurried back into the woods.

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u/Jertimmer 2d ago

TBF, your dad is pretty scary

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u/Mirror_Jack 2d ago

Im glad someone knew what to do. Playing dead or holding still isnt the right answer at all for black bears. Black bears eat dead things so you need to be aggressive and make yourself look big.

Grizzles and Brown bears will fight you till your dead so those are the ones you play dead for.

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u/usrname88 2d ago

You don't play dead with brown bears unless you know for sure it's cub defending or protecting a carcass. If it's predatory you absolutely should fight back.

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u/Upbeat_Aside_9203 2d ago

Personally, if something wants to eat me it will have to work for it.

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u/No_Communication5538 2d ago

Looks like this is Japan - different bears

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u/logicalegend 2d ago

You uncultured swine. They don’t speak Spanish like that in Japan.

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u/ADFTGM 2d ago

No, that’s is definitely an American black bear. Asiatic black bears look very different.

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u/lucylucylane 2d ago

This is a black brear

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u/Mirror_Jack 1d ago

Yes, I agree it is a black bear in the video. I was responding to the comment before mine stating not to stand still like this woman did when it comes to black bears.

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u/TrixieFriganza 2d ago

Why do peoole always stay still with black bears then

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u/Mirror_Jack 1d ago

It's the same reason humans reaction in general is to freeze when they see a large animal and don't know what to do. They aren't wanting to do anything they feel would upset it to the point of making it attack them.

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u/treborly 2d ago

Bear has become too comfortable. If this is in a park they will put it down

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u/Artistic_Researcher2 2d ago

I wouldn’t have to play dead

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u/tothesource 2d ago

the expression is

"if it's black, fight back. if it's brown, lay down. if it's a polar bear....just hope it happens fast."

black bears usually the most skittish of the bears

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u/subfighter0311 2d ago

There are 3 girls there. You don’t have to outrun the bear, you only have to outrun the other 2 girls.

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u/rpmerf 2d ago

Because of the implication

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u/bthorne_47 2d ago

I’ve always heard with black bears you can stand tall and make loud noises and they will, for the most part leave back away. I don’t think she was in the position to do that and did the right thing. Grizzlies? Stand your ground and you might just be dinner.

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u/The_Mythical_Wampus 2d ago

I'd be waiting on my new rug to finish drying at the tanners.

Black bears are not all that dangerous (at least East Coast Bears) and a even 9mm would make short work of it. And this one will have to be killed by fish and game any way as its it's too familiar with people.

Carry a gun in bear country also a chance to get a cool rug and prevent yourself from being a trail snack.

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u/Wise-Paper8412 2d ago

You can run, you just have to run faster than your friends.

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u/radikalkarrot 2d ago

Because of the… implication

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u/cyanescens_burn 2d ago

I’m in CA and you yell, make noise, and throw shit at them (or fire a few rounds into the ground near them if you have the option). Different species though.

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