• GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 month ago

    This video while long does a great job teaching you how to act in active bear territory.

    The TLDW is: -

    • In active bear territory carry bear spray and be ready to use it
    • You can’t out run a bear don’t try
    • bear bells don’t work
    • playing dead makes it easier for the bear to maul you
    • when hiking with a group and encounter an aggressive bear stand shoulder to shoulder and prepare your bear spray
    • let the bear decide how they want to leave the encounter (if they are not attacking you)
    • outside of a momma bear, most “attacks” are bluffs but can be scary as shit.
    • guns work but you better be a good and quick shot cuz bears run fast and are very intimidating doing so
    • a gun shot can help scare away most bears
    • onwardknave@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      1 month ago

      My chance at pedantry! Also, some black bears are brown, and some grizzlies are black. If you live in overlapping territory, it may be easier to know them by shape… but if you’re close enough to discern shape, you’re already in a bad spot.

    • Xanis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Part of me wonders if the gunshot helps whether it would be worth the trouble to carry an air horn.

      • GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Maybe, but really when you are in bear territory, and close to areas where bear congregate (rivers being one), just a few loud claps and a couple of loud “HEYS” is good enough to flush most bears.