Runner Followed by Black Bear in Grand Teton National Park - 4/15/21
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I went for a casual run today in the park and ended up being run at and followed for about half mile by this little cinnamon black bear who was fresh out of the den. I've seen plenty of bears in the wild, but this was the first time one had shown any interest in me. He must have been extra hungry and hoping for an easy target!
Luckily this was not my first bear encounter as I have worked as a wildlife guide for Guides of Jackson Hole (www.guidesofjacksonhole.com) for several years, and have learned a good deal about the behavior of black bears in that time.
A couple of things to note:
1) this is a "cinnamon phase" BLACK bear....even though it is brown in color
2) I had bear spray in my running vest and got it out immediately (but did not spray it as the bear never got within 20 yards)
3) I did NOT run away. If I had, the bear could have thought of me as prey and chased me down. Being that I am not prey, I stood xmy ground when it charged (showing it that I'm not a prey animal) then backed away slowly
4) I did NOT play dead. That may save your life if a mother bear with cubs is attacking, as she may perceive the threat to be over. But with a solo bear who is interested in you like this, it is not trying to eliminate a threat - it is trying to find an easy target. Don't be one.
5) I kept talking to it to show that I was a Human and not to be mistaken for another animal
Not all bear encounters are the same. In most cases I've been able to just go around the animal. But this one was interested in me, so I had to change it's mind!
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Glad you didn’t start running. 😎👍
Great work doing all the right things when coming across a bear! And extra points for having bear spray!
Thanks! Had just put it in my vest that morning, realizing it was about time to start thinking about it 😳
I had a similar encounter when I (foolishly) went to explore the Bar BC Ranch by myself on a day off. Similar size and color, too. Backpedaling through sagebrush is tricky, but I was highly motivated. He followed me at a distance all the way back to the car. It's easy to forget that any moment in a National Park can be a wild encounter.
I know I probably wasn't going to watch a man die today but I was so relieved when he showed the bear spray
Teddy just wanted to say hi and sing kumbayah in a duo with the jogger.
*You got any snacks bruh?*
CRAZY Evan! You couldn't have reacted any smarter INHO. This is gold!
Thanks man! He wasn't big but he was curious! Guess I looked like I was pretty bad at running 😅
The bear definitely associates humans as food. I'm not saying as food.. but he/she got food from humans be it garbage scraps camp grounds or backpacks. Seems to think he'll get a hand out from you.
You handled this situation very well :)
It's the cougar all over again, but colder
Damn that black bear look brown.
They can be white black brown cinnamon even steel blue... depends mostly on location and genetics
he just wants a hug
A youngster and nerves of steal.
Sometimes the bear pretends to run aside but he’s actually moving closer as he is out of your sight. They run in zig zag so... beware.
Not something I want to run into but I'm sure it is exciting!! A'ho, glad your safe brother!
i wonder if you sprayed a bit of bear spray on the ground where you were.. the scent taste of the bear spray would have caused him to lose interest in following? He/she looked like they were sniffing where you were standing to see if you had food? and if they smelled the bear spray they might have backed off right away?
Well done you handled that well 👍
wow what a trip. I had a few bear encounters last summer here. I just got to the Tetons on the 12th of April. Seems like there's a lot of bear activity already here in the Tetons. Grizzly 610 was first spotted on the 13th and 399 on the 15th! I saw a guy running at Elk flats yesterday. was that you? Love this place!
Nope, not me at Elk Flats! But yeah, seems like they all woke up at once this year!
One way you could have stopped him from following you is to spray a line of bear spray on the pavement where you walked. The moment he smelled that he would have hightailed it out of there. That's what the forest rangers told us to do when in a situation where the bear would choose to walk on the same road as we're walking.
That's really great to know!
Crazy! Glad you're safe!
Thanks cuz! Luckily he decided to be a friendly bear 😅
A bear slowly walking up to you should be considered predatory hungry behavior. A hungry bear is just saving energy walking up to his dinner (you!),
Evan, were you running up from Teton Village into the park? I’ve been biking the park and that looks like where you are.
Death Canyon road!
@@EvanMatthews86 thanks for the response. I was just on Death Canyon Rd. last Thursday. I’m glad your okay. We’ve had run-ins with juvenile cinnamon black bears biking in Targhee. We’re biking again this Thursday. We’ll keep our eyes peeled. Take care.
And people say that Australia is dangerous, I think dealing with a black bear is far more dangerous in a pissed off wombat, or a koala bear that is high on eucalyptus oil!
What about a croc or plethora of venomous snakes and spiders? Australia far worse.
@@philliph8991 Mate, I live in Australia... I used to go camping in the Bush... go live in Africa, or South America... there are far worse things there than here... I would be far more worried about Bears, or wolves than anything alleged about Australia... that is a joke that has run its course... there is nothing funny than a joke that is no longer funny...
@@hypercomms2001 look at deaths by wildlife per capita. Australia ia number 1 for a reason.
Next time run in the streets of NYC, LV or LA or Boston.... you'll meet another kind of danger but not this one....🐻
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Hey Evan, what road were you jogging on?
Moose Wilson road by Granite Canyon Trail Head / Phelps Lake Trail area
Death Canyon road!
You can tell the bear listens to his every word and obeys just like a dog. No danger running in bear country.
Well done sir! We’ll forgive your camera work this time, but try stepping your game up next go around would you?!
I don't understand why he didn't keep on walking the different times that the bear turned away and showed disinterest, instead of standing there talking and zooming in...kinda dumb...
Not so much as following as just going the same direction.
True, it was only noticeably interested in me right at the beginning. Then we kinda just took a walk together 😅
Exit, perused by a bear
And not just perused, but pursued a bit as well! 😂😂😂 ps Check out KKLA.com- excellent Christian teaching!
Téton means boobs in french....
Ought to also have a large knife as backup.
Looks like brown bear
Not sure why people choose to run in areas like this in the first place. Unless they don't care that they're rolling the dice on getting killed and eaten.
Bear should have eaten him. Karma for filming in portrait.