Bear Safety Part 1: Bear Behavior & Why Bears Attack
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- This is intended to provide insights on bear behavior and why bears attack.
In this video I outline some of the differences between brown bears (grizzlies) and black bears. I discuss different types of bear encounters including,
Non-Encounters,
Peaceful Encounters,
Habituated Bears,
Defensive Attacks,
and, Predatory Encounters.
And at the end I provide some advice on how to be prepared for and how to survive a bear attack.
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Excellent video! I've worked extensively with captive black and brown bears and been around them in the wild too, so I'm always a little skeptical about videos like these. So many people over simplify bears and their behavior (they'd either have you believe they're harmless teddy bears, or bloody-thirsty killers with no in-between). If there's one thing I've learned about bears, it's that they are incredibly intelligent and, because of that, no two are quite alike. I feel like you did a wonderful job covering the scope of possible encounters, acknowledging them as powerful and potentially dangerous animals without exaggerating the threat, and giving solid advice on how to react based on the situation. The video examples and your break down really tied it all together. Thank you for the breath of fresh air. Everything you said was spot on.
Thanks so much B.W.!
I have done much reading on this topic, and it is scary. Bears learn quickly, are intelligent, will pair humans with food, so they can become more aggressive over time when fed by humans or obtaining food from dumps, neglected orchards by human settlements, etc. Like a human criminal who progresses up the offending scale, a bear can escalate from dump scavenging to back pack mugging and campsite raiding to eventual predatory kills of humans. One interesting fact is that when hiking into the wind, human scent and sound will be carried away from bear in an upwind area, and bears don't appreciate being surprised, especially when feeding on a carcass or with cubs especially grizzly/brown bears. The bow hunter is much too close as a football field (at least) is recommended as a safe distance. Bear spray is more of a clear deterrant for grizzly rather than black bears, from statistics that I have read. Herrero's books are excellent, but this is an essential topic and at least 3 different source books should be read. Thanks for the info and video clips.
Just out of curiosity, how does one get into a job like this? Working with wildlife like this? As an animal and wilderness enthusiast, I'm kind of looking to switch careers. Any info would be really helpful!
@@josephcameron911 Hi Dirty Dingo, my background is in Forestry. I don't work directly with bears but lots of folks I work with do. Forestry or Wildlife Biology would be the subjects to get into if you are into this kind of thing, and try and get as much field experience as possible early in your career. All the best!
Great responses B.W.
"It's black, fight back; if it's brown, lie down; if it's white, good night."
I like your comment. Also, it's been shown that flare guns are actually the most effective way to scare off a polar bear if you shoot at the polar bear with a flare gun it's probably gonna run I mean, anyone would run if a burning ball of fire was launched at them
@@Random_Dragon_Furry most things run away from fire so that sounds reasonable
doesnt matter, its all the matter of the bear that you're facing
Jersey Girl Try fighting back against a black bear and tell me how that works out for you LOL
@@Xilaas Not actually fistfight with a black bear. Unlike grizzlies, black bears don't want to start a fight, which is why the saying goes "they're more afraid of you than you are of them." Just yell or make some noise, maybe throw a pebble or two, and they'll back off.
I learned from another video that all I have to say is, “eyeyeyeyeyeyey” and I’ll be just fine.
Hahah thankyou youtube algorithm
"The other bears dared him to do it" 😂
The algorithm really send up down the same rabbit holes
Pillermen awaken
PERKELE!!
twist plot: this guy is A&W BEAR MASCOT'S
Me, living in Germany with a 0.1% chance of ever encountering a wild bear: Better watch this video, just to be on the safe side.
LOL, yeah you should be fine, but thanks for watching!
Same here. Also, I'm now afraid of being attacked by a bear.
@@snoim I can use the excuse that we have recently had black bears sighted in my area, They are coming out of the woods in suburban St. Louis, MO.
@Jeanette89 Yeah, but I can travel to other countries, hence 0.1% ;)
Because y’all killed all your bears and wolves…
Refreshing to see a CZcamsr get to the point quickly.
3 weeks into covid 19 isolation, 100's of miles from bears, what am I doing here?
Having fun I hope! Thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed your very informative video, very useful for future visits to bear country.
I have zero chance of running into one but still find this fascinating to watch and learn.
Romeo Whiskey: We may never know, with all our deserted streets, they may move into town any day now lol 😂 is there Juliet whisky too?
@@psefti not in this town, I'm in England haha, but I agree with your point. I don't think it will take long to realize people aren't about. There's is a Julie, close enough lol
When you said brown bears are brown and black bears are black ... that's when I hit the like button
Well, somebody had to explain that! :)
LOL.
What about white bears?
@@mcrasus those are POLAR bears
@@mcrasus Caucasian Bears is more politically correct or at least polite.
human brain: these creature are very dangerous, be careful.
also human brain: i want to hug em so bad
I blame Disney haha
"Hope you enjoyed my yard" Typical Canadian.
"I'm welcoming to brown and black bears." Justin Trudeau.
Right? That made me laugh.
@Dr. M. H. Dont bother the blackman!
@Dr. M. H. "Dont bother the black bears"
lol a waste of time aka the yard
Human: "I don't wanna use my bear spray. Keep going, keep going..."
Bear: "I don't wanna use my human spray. Keep going, keep going..."
The "Human Spray" bears carry is homemade , It's a digested human extract
@Goedde wtf
@Alan George Barstow
Lmao 😂
@Goedde
I just wish this bear could sit on my face 😉
Does bear spray work?
Latest death by Bear was in my area in Alberta.Body found but the type of bear and whereabouts unknown. Man was just on his routine morning run in the woods by his home. May he r.i.p.
Yeah, I just saw that recently. Terrible.
As a midwesterner getting ready to go backpacking in grizzly country thank you, this is the best video i've seen.
Wow, thanks, glad it was helpful!
Bear cub: Look mom, a human!
Momma bear: Don’t go near them, they got diseases.
LOL, yep.
Nice layered joke, bro
And they, humans, are the worst predators on planet earth
humas too LOL
Leave them alone, they're way too busy killing each other
The skinnier the bear the more danger you’re in. From personal experience
all this fool had to say.
Nigga, wat u doing here?
Thanks Diogenes of Sinope
God damn, sounds like you've survived from anorexic to overweight bear attacks.
You met the missus then.
This is by far the best video on the subject on the internet! Your channel in general is the best for backcountry camping knowledge, hands down! Thank you so much for all your hard work.
Thanks for the endorsement! Much appreciated!
He's gonna get eaten pretty soon and if you wonder out there, I'm sure you aren't going to be so lucky either. These bears are just waiting for their next kill.
@@wenmcbrainvansandt3030 You clearly get all your "knowledge" from Hollywood movies.
@@richardwildeman1267 and you obviously have no respect for anything of their kind going out there invading their territory just like any other stupid white man. Wake up this isn't Hollywood it's reality
Was hiking just the other day and came across fresh bear scat- turned around and got back to the car with my dog. Hiking solo can be fun but it’s ok to give up finishing the trail for safety. I had bear spray and my dog but I was surprised since the area is not known for bears- they are moving into the area
You probably did the right thing I would say that a bear in an area it's not usually known for is out of desperation therefore unpredictable & very hungry
Where abouts??
Proof positive answer to the age old question: "Does a bear s#!t in the woods?"
Better safe than sorry. Save your hike for another day.
Just encountered a cub on the trail I was on and immediately backed up as the momma was not visible. I warned others as we headed back down and these idiots did not think it was a big deal.
I’m glad that you pointed out that bears are individuals and they can respond differently. I have had many bear encounters both grizzly and black bear and I am always on high alert.
Thanks for watching.
When a brown bear attacks play dead. When a black bear attacks, embrace your inner Russian.
And if a polar bear attacks, make peace with God.
@@TruthTe11er Bryan Blessed found that punching it in the face and shouting bloody bugger off worked for him.
@@logflogger Yeah that's my best bet, bears noses are sensitive so you might be able to make it more painful than it's worth for it. You just gotta hope you get one that isn't starving... slim odds though :(
pun unfortunately intended
Black bears scavenge during the winter, so do NOT mix these up 😂
Yea you go ahead and play dead... lol
“If a black bear attacks, I recommend fighting it.”
Me: 🤓
@Rich Greene lol not gonna lie, I would get wrecked if it decided to go full alpha 🤷♀️
Funniest comment ever.
@Ken Call And you're lying.
If a bear attacks i'd recommend dying
Me: Or challenge it to a game of chess? 🤓
I've always been so intrigued with Bears , but terrified of them.at the same time. Bears being individuals and reacting differently seems like the most common sense thing to me. I'm sure a lot of attacks are also opportunistic. But this is by far , the best video I've ever seen on explaining why Bears do what they do. Thank you ! 🙏
Thanks so much!
Excellent video! The only thing I would add is the season. When males are in a rut, they're far more aggressive and territorial than when they're focused on bulking for the winter.
Thanks Chris, but bears don't 'rut', the females have something called delayed 'implantation'. They mate at all times of the year, the egg gets fertilized but doesn't implant in the uterus until the right time of year. I am looking at the data related 'season of attack' for a future video. There isn't a strong trend in season although spring appears to be a little safer.
@@KevinOutdoors That's really interesting, didn't know that. I used "rut" as a coverall for behaviour during mating season but guess it's not accurate. I'll definitely look up the objective data, but it contravenes what I've learned/experienced that male bears are way more aggressive and apt to attack during mating season. Males protect their range aggressively, and polar bears specifically are apt to kill cubs to make the female receptive. At least that's what I thought!
I'll be interested in a future video of yours about mating season and the demonstrable effects on bear-human interactions, if any. I know "common knowledge" is often inaccurate, and would love to see some data. Cheers bro.
Did anyone else worry about a bear coming out of the woods behind him lol
I am never going to stand there again 😀
@@KevinOutdoors ahahhahah
they always come when you least expect it
I kinda think he knew better.
Lol yes
"It's more likely to get hit by lightning"
Me who his house got hit by lightning and almost died: *sweats*
Bear: It's my turn now
What’s the story?
@@RBG-ez7pd I was in my house on the upper floor when a lightning struck exacly on top of me but luckily it got grounded instantly to the basement, I could had easily been shocked since I was on my pc at that time.
CloudShifter holy crap. That’s frightening! Glad you’re okay, brother.
That’s scary, hope you good
@@ridzz.714 I didn't really notice anything until our alarm just went crazy since it short circuit. Afar from that my pc screen just shut off despite the lightning hitting right on top of my ceiling. My mother got an even bigger scare at that time. She was in the pc on the floor level, it almost exploded oof.
i love the guy who did not shoot the bear, he really tried to avoid shooting the mother in front of it's child. That shows a lot of balls and social intelligence.
Too much paperwork
@@robertmize327 lol
@C GI If you're genuinely passionate about educating people on a topic, not mocking them is the way to go. People tend to close up or tune out when demeaned. This is true regardless of subject matter. It's nearly impossible to respect someone who shames you as they "educate" you. Surely you've experienced this in your own life. We all have.
wtf
This is what I call a great video. First, this fellow obviously knows his subject well. He may have had some notes, but he wasn't reading a script. He spoke conversationally and presented his information in language anyone can understand. His illustrations, clips and graphics were well done and clear. His presentation was well organized in a logical order. In short, if I was heading into bear country (highly unlikely!) I would feel perfectly safe with this fellow. Thanks for an informative documentary!
Thanks, much appreciated!
Famous last words...Hey, Hey,Heeeeeey
I guess so.
bitconeeeect
My wife doesn’t believe in meee!
Hej.. hej.. heeeejj
@@Eza_yuta Last words before a Russian bear attack.
YT: Wanna learn about surviving Bear attacks 230 in the morning while having a drink during a Pandemic?
Me: Yeah, might need to know this someday.
Perfect, the spell is working 😀
What else do you have to do lol
Lol. I saw one last week.
Outstanding vid! Very informative and non-sensationalist. I feel like I learned a great deal about bears from the way you explained the various aspects of both black and brown bears. I would recommend that anyone that is not a seasoned outdoorsman watch this before heading into the back country for ANY reason. Again, very well done. Extremely well narrated. You are a pro, my friend!
Thanks Stephen! Much appreciated!
@@KevinOutdoors Thank you for your informational video. I have an additional question concerning grizzlys and eye contact.
While making some sound/talking and backing up, does it matter if I keep my eye focus on them, is it better to move eyes back and forth (or up and down) from them, or is there no difference ( to anyone's knowledge)?
Fantastic! The informational video I've always wanted, very clear and calmly delivered. Thank you so much.
When I was a kid and my family was on a camping trip, my mother scared off a black bear by banging a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon and yelling at it to 'git'. I had trouble sleeping in the tent that night.
Done that too! Thanks for sharing!
I had trouble sleeping in a tent as a child after reading Gary Larson's, Far Side cartoon, where one bear exclaimed to another bear about people in sleeping bags; "Sandwiches!"
@Chris MBA
The people in the sleeping bags: (snore)(snore) huh...what? HOLY SHI-OH CRAP! STAY BACK! STAY-AAHGHAUG!!!! (Insert scout [from tf2] scream here) AHHHHHHHHHH
Sushi Midnight yeah I’m sure a damn pan would kill a bear
Sushi Midnight what type of muscles was she packing then LOL
I got off a hiking trail in Yosemite to go… “Relieve myself against a rock”. Suddenly, it got very quiet. Birds stopped singing and I got the sensation I wasn’t alone. After I zipped up, I couldn’t help but feeling something was out there so I peered around a big tree and sure enough about 25 yards away, there was a very big brown bear grazing on the floor which looked up at me. I calmly began picking at a branch as though I was simply foraging and posed no threat. I then slowly turned my back to it and continued picking at branches until I slowly made my way out of there. Yeah… My heart was going through my chest. SLOWLY - it’s a thing.
Great story, glad you are alive to tell the tale!
I didn’t know we had brown bears this far south. Scary.
Last thing I'd do is turn my back on them, but what do I know. Had a few bear experiences over the years and I'm shocked every time I get through one with clean pants!
Alain Lefebvre - Honestly I wasn’t sure what to do. But after we initially made eye contact and I started picking at the bushes, I could see from the corner of my eye the bear relaxed a little and went back to grazing. That’s when I figured it was OK to turn my back assuming… It was less of an aggressive posture on my part. I also figured I could definitely hear it coming towards me. And in that respect, I was facing the opposite way... ready to get out of there. Naturally, the odds are very rare that you can outrun one of them. But in my situation I was willing to try. And like so many have told me, I was ready to drop and play dead if it got close. 🤷🏻♂️
@@Tyrell_Corp2019 yeah, people are always ready to throw in their five cents, like I did, but every situation, every bear is different. Like Kevin told be about my latest encounter, you survived, so you must have handled it right. Quite the rush, and not an experience you'll ever forget! My first close call was about 40 years ago and I remember every detail like it was yesterday. I think the most important thing is to stay cool and use your greatest weapon, your brain. Stay safe and good luck!
Incredible video!
I have had five black bear encounters in the wild. All encounters were in remote areas. Two were within 100 feet and one was within 10 feet. Neither of us were expecting that encounter at less than 10 feet. The knowledge given out in this video enhances my knowledge. The knowledge that overlaps with my knowledge and my experience is 100% accurate.
Great job!
As for the map of black bear ranges, take that with a grain of salt. It is a solid recommendation, but I grew up in Wisconsin and the typical black bear range in Wisconsin and Minnesota goes a bit further south than the map shows. I say typical, because, on occassion (sightings once every 10-20years), black bear do range as far south as northern Illinois.
We have a lot of black bears in Arkansas. Even have a hunting season for them. They are migrating south into the Eastern part of Texas.
We have black bears in northeastern Iowa now occasionally as far south as Central Iowa
This is the absolute best video about bears in the wild. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was charged by a Grizzly in the Kananaskis, I am lucky to be alive and grateful every morning I wake up, he was beautiful and I interrupted him eating berries but he let me live.
Thanks again!
WoW, how close did it actually get to you before stopping?
Was not your time!!
bet you went home with soggy pants. Holly cow!!
wow
i played golf at that Kanaskis, it never occured to me to be aware of bears, black or brown. Yikes. there were elk all over a couple of the holes but they moved on before we got to that part of the course.
I live in Hong Kong, one of the most urban cities in the world. And yet I find this such vital knowledge....
Thanks!
Hope you're -going- doing alright given what China's been doing to Hong Kong recently.
@@concept5631 thanks for asking. The news can portray different images of how places are like. Yes there are some challenges we are facing but for me personally I love living in the city. Great free healthcare, beautiful landscape, and at all hours of the day/night it is extremely safe. You might ask somebody different and they'd say something else.
@@sammionne239 Fair enough. I wish you the best.
@@concept5631 thank you. You too!
2001 I stayed in Romania for a work in the animal fields. There used to be lots of scrap yard bears, and people were very relaxed about it. One older guy supposedly died from a heart attack because there was a bear hidden in the doorway of the house.
That's the most important thing see as many tips you have the first time encountering a big one it will cause you immense fear
Great video. I really appreciate the detail and the lack of dramatization. I've read Herrero's excellent "Bear Attacks Their Causes and Avoidance",but's great to see your collection of bear encounter videos so I can see the bears actual body language.
Man that scene of the biker turning his head and seeing the bear perfectly placed in a clearing at the top of the hill, that's a better scene than you'll find in most movies
Thanks Conor, I didn't know when I made this video but it turns out that that clip is a fake. Sorry about that. It does show what is often reported that brown bears are prone to defensive attacks when surprised.
wild bears dont exist in the UK but I'm still more likely to get killed by a bear than find love
love doesn't exist
@Golden Runway idk the bears are homing in already, dont think I've got much time left
@Golden Runway I don't like dates. They look like cockroaches...
Go to Soho dude.
@vipkoli it's a bit of a meme but I know what you mean
Thanks for making this video. I’m finding it 3 years after you uploaded it - but it’s very useful.
When I was a small child, there were 2 predatory grizzly attacks in 1 night. 1 grizzly even went through a tent to get the person. This happened near Glacier National Park.
Yes, that situation was very sad. I have been researching historic bear attacks, that was a bad one.
“Usually just talking to them is all it takes to make them to move on”. Just like what happens with girls
Hummmm, I guess so.
BEWARE: Girls are responsible for far more deadly attacks on other humans than bears.
@K G No, I won't look it up. The original comment was about girls so my comment only mentioned girls and not men, women or boys, lol.
Hey but I never mauled anyone !,....wait....No. no I didn't. The asshat that tried to smash .y head in deserved it.
Hahahahaha thanks for the Gutt Burst hahahaha
That second clip was brutal. Glad he's OK. Thank you for clarifying it.
Yeah he certainly is lucky!
@@sushimidnight9539 the bear probably smelled the shit and piss and jogged on
The guy is native American and is up in the north, it only jumped on him and ran off a few second in the video, he didnt have any injury just a little scare lol, if he tried to fight it off it probably wouldve fought him to have a good fun.. black bears arent too dangerous
@@theorenmaybee7927 I just don't like the way you're thinking, and it bothers me enough that I'll say something about it...
"Black bears aren't that dangerous" - what is that supposed to mean? Is a dangerous black bear not dangerous? If you're trapped in a room with a dangerous black bear, are you safe? When does it become dangerous?
This is similar thinking to "don't worry about sharks, you're more likely to get hit by lightning", in the sense that it is only true as long as it is true. E.g. if you go in the water, it's no longer true.
So, your statement "black bears aren't that dangerous" is true enough for me, as I live in Australia. It's less true for an American, and far, far less true for an American who is being attacked by a black bear.
Any bear can be dangerous. It is my understanding that black bear attacks are less likely to happen, but more likely to be predatory - thus fatal - when they do happen, as opposed to brown bear attacks. But I would also note that we are talking about this on a video by an expert and we should probably be quiet now... (but any bear can be dangerous!)
@@LeatherCladVegan well you see the problem is I forgot to mention that we are Canadian, us native american tend to hunt the bears and eat them. Northern Canada black bears tend to be just as scared of us as we are scared of it, as long as you know your situation and not run into a mother bear or hungry bear. But you are right to take the question seriously cause any type of bear is dangerous in a way, I just personally believe it's how you handle the situation you're in, being native american we are more relaxed, we have experiences with black bears all the time and try not to pose a threat to a bear. if anything we see bears get scared off by dogs often.
If you were our neighbor we would just tell the bear to leave you alone and it would pretty much just walk into the bushes.
Love the video and thank you for narrating in a normal tone of voice - A lot of videos of this type for some reason creators think they have to ad drama by yelling at the audience as if the possibility of being eaten by a bear is not dramatic enough. Also, on my way to get the spray.
Thank you!
Me , a 23 year old woman living in Australia: yes very informative thank you
But in Australia everything is trying to kill you...
Lol I rarely even leave my apartment, not sure why I watched this, but I learned a lot!
Well, if you ever do venture into bear country you have some background! Happy Trails!
Lol....now that's just funny!!
I live across multiple seas from the nearest bear and loved the video
@Ben van der Riet the clanging sound may be able to scare it off as it may sound like a gunshot but i would not reccomend doing this as it may startle it and lead it to attack.
EnchantedPencil Comics lol same. It’s all good to know though, never know what situations life can throw at us.
Guy: *That's a good boy.*
Grizzly Bear: *What did you just call me m*********er?*
Ha, yep.
Thank you so much for this very informative video I just randomly found! I know nothing about bears or any predatory species (except humans of course) since I come from a country where there are no predators of any kind but I've recently moved to the United States so it's good to get useful information if you're ever in a situation like this! A very well done video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the video, I live in Flagstaff and one winter I got a small powerful hybrid crossbow for Christmas and the following days it snowed very hard. My backyard is forested and and went out in silence and started to practice and calibrate my crossbow over my backyard fence. When I was picking up my arrows, I stumbled upon big tracks everywhere near my backyard fence the size of bear paws. I smelled and dreaded fear sweat in that instance and returned home. So watching the map made me more concerned about how there is actually bears migrating there throughout seasonal change. Plus my neighbors said they lost about nine dogs due to mountain lions.
Thanks for sharing. Very sorry about your neighbours dogs.
Woman: That was a bluff charge... and they always stop.
2nd bear: Hold my beer...
2nd beer: hold my bear...
@@freddovich7925 I think you had more than 2 beers when you wrote that. ;)
Her ignorance could have got her killed and her advice could kill others. I'm probably just salty this morn, but this woman needs to show a tad more respect
Never say always !
@@Brian-uq4wu Fortunately, most people are smart enough to realize she's wrong.
Me living in country where bears dont exist:
CZcams: Hey you might want to know how to survive a bear attack
Same here.... still interesting
It's trying to warn you 😂
I literally thought to myself there’s no point in me watching this from Manchester and my brain was just like “you never know” 😂
Same here.
you might travel to a country where bears do exist someday
So interesting! thanks for the in depth video
My pleasure!
Informative as old heck. Thank-you as well for the additional two videos on this subject. Excellent.
Thanks very much. I think I might even have more than two other videos about bears.
@@KevinOutdoors Some things are never outdated. Ignore the dim-witted millennials who are deluded into thinging otherwise in their hopeless attempt to find relevence.
Back in the 70s, I was taught to wear a bell so as to avoid surprising and frightening the bears. The bell did draw attention from curious bears but I was told it's better to draw a little attention than it is to surprise a bear by suddenly being too close for it's comfort. I don't think people do the bell thing anymore. I was also taught to examine bear scat and told that, if the bear scat has a lot of twigs in it, there is a hungry bear in the area. That turned out to be very beneficial information to have. Always check that scat. This was a great video, thank you.
peace
Good points about the bell. Check out part 3 it deals with that issue.
If the scat is full of bells, I suggest get the he11 outta there!!
@@alainlefebvre9860 Lol, that is one of the funniest comments...I can't stop laughing
I did hear about the bells too. I have seen recent videos with ppl using them. I did hear that along with the bells, you should carry on a conversation with the ppl in the group.
We made my grandmother wear a bell to warn people there was a toothless old hag coming, and they ought to look away to avoid being turned to stone. A community service, you might say...
One encounter I remember is when I was camping in Sequoia National Park. These campers (as usual) had left all of their lunch stuff on the table next to our camp. We didn't know about it until we came back and there was a bear with two cubs sitting on the table eating all of their lunch items. Surprise, surprise. Someone called a ranger, and it was amazing. The ranger came, parked his car, got out calmly and located the bear. The moment he saw the bear it's like he turned into a monster. He ran at her and her two cubs screaming his head off, "HEY BEAR!!!". He never paused, he never showed fear, he just ran super hard and fast at them while screaming his head off. That Momma bear and those babies hit light speed getting out of the camping area LOL. Always be the more aggressive part of a black bear situation.
Great story. Absolutely!
If that had happened to me, I'd probably had joined the bears and ran off with them.😂
After seeing a really big bear in the edge of my yard I smelled BBQ from neighbors up the ridge.That night I woke to the most ungodly noise.It was the bear dragging their large grill through the woods down a ridge hitting every tree on the way. Got a laugh out of it.
That's a pretty good story. Bears do like BBQ grills!
The ranger was behaving like a Bigfoot, bears are terrified of those.
very well put together video... really appreciate the effort, keep on going!!
Thank you! Will do!
This is the best bear video I've watched, thank you very much! Watching the other parts too now.
Thanks so much!
The best anecdote about Black Bears predictability I've heard was, frankly as you noted, they're all individuals. Thus, think of walking into a poolroom with 20 guys in there, 18 of them are ok, but the other two are just looking for a fight...and proceed to do it...
Thanks Julius, I think it is very reasonable to understand the types of bears and their trends but you never know what they will do.
Julius Gonzo ... Right... Only that those pool guys dont want To Eat your Organs 😂😂😂
I’m reminded of Timothy Treadwell in the film “Grizzly Man”.
I live in the mountains and encounters with bears happen often. So often that you do note their individuality and curiosity. Julius has it right: A bear is like a 800 pound drunk in your camp, mostly harmless but bares watching. Oh and never take your garbage out after dark.
A very important advice: The wild bears do not understand english. So if you say "good boy" it is the same as you say "food toy" for them. Bears speak bear language.
Yeah it doesn't matter what the words are but the phrase "good boy" may be easier to say calm and collected as if saying it towards a dog. The main thing is that speaking calmly without aggression lets the bear know where you are at, and reduces the stress on the bear by not shouting etc.
Bang on!
@Beumadine Sweevy Yes because black bears tend to respond differently than brown bears... that was also addressed. The using a calm voice was for brown bears. More aggressive behavior was towards black bears. Not sure what point you are trying to prove here.
Nem is azért mondja. A hangsúly az ...nos az pontosan a hangsúlyon van! Elméletileg megnyugtatja a medvét. Bár, szerintem ha az elhatározza magát, mondhatsz neki bármit, nem fog azon változtatni hogy eledel lesz belőled.
@@CaptainPupu Egy ember mellett élő kutya nagy pontossággal értelmezi a hangsúlyainkat, mert megtanulta. Egy vadon élő medve esetében ez kétséges. Lehet, hogy morgásnak veszi a duruzsolást.
Kevin Outdoors, This is by far the best video I have ever watched on how to react to a bear. You are a wealth of knowledge, thank you for sharing with us mere mortals!
P.S. I am now a new fan for life!
Wow, thanks! Glad it was helpful.
Thank you for this amazing educational video. I am starting to hike and camp by myself in BC. This video taught me a lot if valuable lessons
Thank you for explaining that animals are not one dimensional cute or killer creatures. Animals are complex and should be treated with respect. Thank you
Thanks!
I'm glad you understand. After all, humans are animals and we have no reason to believe that just because we don't understand them that they're not complex
My method of bear safety: MILES OF DISTANCE.
wise...respect their habitat
Or a big iron on your hip
@@supcunt3494 good for taking out Texas Red too.
Tom Evans Mine too. Also, applies to SHARKS!
Or watch them on TV
Excellent video. Thorough and detailed information all in one place.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Kevin for the very informative video. Many of us have had bear encounters and can relate to the information here..
I was motorcycle camping in the Yukon when our brown bear entered my campsite. it was in the evening in the spring but it was still light I could see it standing up and looking at me it’s from the brush. I was pretty tired and didn’t want to leave but after listening to it grinding its teeth I decided to bail out.. I packed everything up on my motorcycle and left.. probably a good idea as I would not have slept very well anyway..
Keep up the good work Kevin ..really enjoy this!
I have to say that was a good move. Bears snooping around campsites at night are usually looking for some human food that wasn't secured or some garbage but on rare occasions they have attached people sleeping in tents.
Im from uk. When walking through smokey mountains i wasn't looking where i was walking and walked straight up almost toe toe with a bear. I looked up to see this bear standing up on its back legs looking down on me. Im 6ft 2in and it towered over me. It raised its head and sniffed the air. I just froze. It came down on all fours and there was that moment between us. All suprise and fear went away. I was ready for it. Then it turned and walked away. Thank fuck
Thank fu*k indeed! Fortunately that is how most encounters play out. Thanks for the story!
this is awesome!
@@CentralZenn ye man. I took out my camra and stepped off the trail after this bear and lost my footing on some loose ground. I heared ssssss and looked down to see this big snake moving under my foot. I thought fuck this n went back to the trail
You were walking on the left side of the trail. US bears attack people on the right side.
@@blondknight99 LOL~~~~
You sir just earned my subscription. Very well done and quite informative. Thank you!
Thanks and welcome!
My great uncle was a prospector in "northern" Ontario, he spent summers in the bush for over ten years by himself. He never once saw a bear.
really? I lived in a small town in south Ontario and there was bears in our front yard every month or so
Note about bear spray: I suggest keeping the safety on as long as possible, especially if you are still in your tent. I speak from personal experience. LOL...
Yep, I have heard of incidents like that. Good lesson!
Lol... good to know. I don’t know the story but it sounds like something I’d do 😂😂😂
Just store it in your pants, as long as your underwear has a tight waistband the safety is unnecessary!
A few years ago, a friend and I were out hiking near Banff in Canada and ran into a grizzly and two cubs. The mom didn’t see us at first, so we stood quiet, but when she did she charged us. My first though was to fight back, but in the three seconds it took her to close the distance and I saw how big she was, I knew instantly I had no chance. Luckily it was a bluff charge. It was very intense and you feel so helpless. I now carry bear spray. 😁 Thanks for the video, very informative.
Thanks for the story Jade, amazing! Glad you are OK!
Banff grizzly are extensively monitored. We want that corridor open from the Yukon/Alaska all the way down the Canadian Rockies into Idaho and Montana. There's a momma bear that now accounts for over twenty percent of the adult breeders in that watershed. Very successful, usually has tripletts, and we just had a (leucistic) white bear show up last year, so the gene pool is getting a little narrow. Problem bears in what is a National Park and extensively visited are removed immediately.
Glad you lived to tell the story, God bless 🙏🏾
Glad you’re ok. These bears are so cute but also deadly.
Everyone gansta till the bear stands up
This was the most informational bear educational video I have seen. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The scariest thing is how intelligent they are.
I had a bear sniff me like a dog when I was camping. It was in no way aggressive to me. I was standing so still but when I flinched the bear ran back.
I watched it do bear stuff for at least 30 minutes. It was more intelligent than a dog in the way it figured things out.
Almost every animal on the planet is smarter than a dog.
@@tonyprice2256Except for you.
How could you dislike someone trying to give advice to save your life? I don’t get ppl... Thank you for the video, it was very helpful.
Thanks Frank, it is a strange world isn't it?
They probably want a short and generic advice videos like "brown do this, black do this, white do this, if its rainbow you're on shrooms"XD
But seriously tho, WHY
There were lots of bears disliking the video, they don't appreciate this kind of scrutiny..
@@joostdriesens3984 Some polar bears disliked it because they got left out.
I know! I live in the middle of Chicago and have watched this about 10 times in the past year. It's just really interesting and well put together.
I've also watched part 2 on bear spray, and also the "how to dehydrate corn chowder" episode. This guy's just a pro! So to your point, I don't understand the dislikes, either. Boring people with short attention spans.
If a bear attacks, I recommend screaming "PERKELE!"
Siihen et koske saatana.
Only works in Finnland. In many cases the bear will scream "perkele!" back, at which point you realize you have been merely charged by a fellow Finn.
@@104thironmike4 Encounters with wild Finns are dangerous and often lethal too tho
HUKKO
Thanks for the video, Kevin. I am very much a city slicker in north Florida (although very close to black bear territory), but I appreciate your knowledge.
Great video! I’ve had many wild bear(black) close encounters, especially as a kid fishing in northern Wisconsin and Colorado. Never once did I ever feel threatened but had family that taught about being safe with them since I was young.
Definitely important to learn about animal behavior a bit if your planning to spend time in the back country and we try to teach our kids about being safe with wild animals too. 😃
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Me: "Hmm... could be useful, never know if I might actually meet a bear."
Me after video: "ALWAYS WEAR YOUR FULL PLATE ARMOR IN THE WOODS!"
Well that just makes you canned prey! Haha
@@CrystalSmith-uk6hd Well... well... bears don't have CAN OPENERS! HA-HA! :D
Or just keep a 44 magnum with you when goo hiking or camping
crazybrickstudios you shouldn’t shoot a bear. One it’s illegal and two you’re in it’s territory. It’s like I went to your house and shot you
@@flavorlessquark8614 if a bear is charging you and you have a gun i doubt anyone would just stand there and let it kill you
Awhile ago my friend group went camping together, there was a bear warning in the area at the time so we all had bear spray with us at all times... except when it mattered. We had to take our trash to the bin for the night so that no bears would pillage our site, the bin was just down a dirt road (2 minute walk max). One of my friends and I grabbed the trash and headed out thinking that it was so close that we didn't need to worry. About halfway up the road we look out into the clearing and I say "Dude is that a bear? Oh... no its many bears like a mama and cubs" The mama pokes her head up and looks at us then stands and makes a very strange noise I've never heard a bear make. When I turn to get my friend's reaction all I saw was the trash on the ground and him running already halfway back to camp. I start slowly walking back making sure to keep facing the bear and finally he comes running back with bear spray. Like "thanks but if she started mauling me because you ran off, what would that have done?"
LOL, great story, yes always carry bear spray.
Excellent video , super informative. I learned a lot from your video...
Glad it was helpful!
great video, thanks for all the info
Thanks Rex, much appreciated!
Omg that guy on the bike ride saw death! "yep il go down this impossible slope", no hesitation.
Kinda like when a car charges at someone (or rather... the person DRIVING the car charges at someone) and instead of running sideways off the road, where the car can't follow them, they run straight down the road. I think the instant reflex is just to run in the exact opposite direction of where the charge is coming from. Just my guess.
the prometheus school of running away from things
well you can't outrun a bear anyway
So tru
@@realenew A bear can run faster than a man, but has this been tested against a cyclist? I think we need some empirical testing to find out!
I live in northern New Hampshire in a town of 500. The one piece of advice that I can give is stay away from baby bears. The mom is always nearby and she will attack you.
Yep, avoid bears if you can.
I live in New hampshire, a couple weeks ago a bear raided a trashbag that we forgot to put in the garage lol. Super rural here, I have to drive an hour just to get to the nearest mcdonalds
I live in NH as well. A lot of bear activity near my home, but, I live across the street from bear hollow rd. Lol, it's TRUE. Like an ancient bear highway here, they just do their thing, we do ours. I have 2 small children, so I also have 2 large dogs, we just stay alert. I am not worried too much, but not lackadaisical and complacent either. They can kill if they want. So, I dont subscribe to the idea that they are harmless, they are usually harmless. Live free or die, go's for all of us. I grew up here running around in the woods and I never had a scary run in with a bear, it's just not very likely to happen.
I live in Massachusetts and there was a black bear sighting 2 weeks ago on the apartment complex where I live in Central MA near Worcester. I have not seen one since but you always have to be on the lookout I suppose.
This horrifying 4 day encounter with a (probably) habituated black bear happened out of Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra, starting at the base of the minarets. There were 4 of us.
It was exceptionally large and was able to get our first food bag, theb shuffled around the tent all night, inches from us. Luckily, we didn't have anything flavored in the tent.
The summer before, a newly married couple had been killed (or maybe just one of them). The bear went right through his sleeping bag and him to get to some candy in his pocket.
This black bear then terrorized us 4, for 3 days after that first night.
It rook us that long to get out of the back country because we had a sick person with us, who had pulmonary edema and brain confusion and was very weak.
We couldn't carry them, constantly fight back the bear, and carry minimal packs, and bang pots together.
This was the mid eighties and bear spray wasn't a known, or well known thing.
I had never seen it anywhere.
It circled and came out of different areas, trying to find a weak spot.
We had to rest during the 2 nights, so we had rotating watches where the watcher yelled, "make noise"! And we all banged on pots and blew whistles.
Yelling got to be too hard over that much time. Our voices were raw.
The bear just never seemed to rest, so we went 3 days with no sleep.
We had very little food because he had eaten it on the first night. But what we had, we put way, way up high, and we'll away from camp. We had a large fire (?).
It was he'll. I just remember the thick fear, the dry mouth and throat, the deep, existential dread. I had brought my parents on their first backpacking trip after having spent my life saying how wonderful it was.
I felt responsible. It was my mother who had altitude sickness and my boyfriend who ended up needing hospitalization for severe exposure, exhaustion, and dehydration, because he carried both their packs and stayed up doing a lot of the Watchung at night.
We should have left our packs and only carried water, stoves, very basics. But it was September and the nights were quite cold.
Unfortunately it ruined the back country for all of us. Before that, I used to backpack alone.
But I'm sure if I had been alone that time,I would have been killed.
It didn't back off until we literally got into our cars at the trail head.
I think it left us all with some trauma. I still feel bad for putting my mother through he'll. I wonder if that bear ended up killing someone. I bet it did. Sometime after 1985, Mammoth Lakes backcountry beqr Garnet Lake.
Wow, what an experience.
I can relate to wanting to share the beauty of the outdoors with someone. After reading your story, I think that if they're not interested from the start, it's probably better not to push them. Traveling with people who are enthusiastic about the outdoors and wilderness would probably be safer to go hiking/ camping with. If some emergency occurs, they'll be accepting that risk as part of the experience instead of you ( or me) feeling responsible for it.
I think it's a bad idea to go to those places, you risk your life for no reason
foodbag in your tent??????????
You saved each other’s lives and were very brave. That, to me, seems to be the main plot here. Bravi!
Was this written by ChatGPT?
Well presented and most informative - Many Thanks for a fine video
Many thanks!
I wouldn’t assume a bluff charge. Real enough to me.
You only know they were bluffing when they actually stop.
That's literally the point
Rebecca Phillips Do you know what bluff means?
Lmao
@Theo P The bear's eyes were red because it was stressed. The lady wouldn't leave him alone, that's why he feigned an attack. He wanted her to go away.
"I Hope you feel more comfortable" also "Black Bears will eat you" so, sure, I guess.
Well now you know! 🙂
Outstanding video, very informative. Thanks Kevin!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Kevin. This is much appreciated and I’ve made a note to return the bear spray to my hiking backpack 😊
Great decision, keep it on the outside where it can be reached.
bears don’t even exist in my country but i feel like i need to know this information, thanks !
Thanks for the visit!
That’s a shame they’re quite a sight to behold
@@skibooski6884 with your balls in their mouth?
About time a video about Bear attacks that make sense, i never bought the set rules of standing up to a bear or playing dead. This guy is right bears are like people who have individual personalities.
Thanks Terry, I really appreciate that comment!
@@KevinOutdoors Think you for your intelligent video.
Really well presented . Nice job and thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you.. great peesentation and imformative for anyone not privy to the great outdoors.. SUBSCRIBED
Awesome, thank you!
I live in the Caribbean, why am I watching this 😂
Caribbean bears are the deadliest of all, dude! They're so stealthy that most people don't know they exist, and they're extra dangerous because most folk don't know to worry about them. You're smart though, you're preparing yourself for the day when the ninja bears inevitably grow bold.
I was wondering the same thing, though I'm from Denmark, lol. I've never even seen a potentially-dangerous animal. Just foxes, moles, porcupines, deer, hares... Who knows when a bear is gonna stow away on a cargo ship and walk onto shore, though! It could happen. :l
Watch out for Reggae Shark, though. He might steal your ganja.
A lot of this information is applicable to most animals, honestly. Wild pigs, for instance.
Obviously you haven't yet heard about the Caribbean bear....usually wearing a tag device, a small boombox playing Jimmy Buffet music. Sometimes found with been can tab in paw...
12:17 "So basically, black bears, when they do kill somebody, it's because they're looking for a meal." (Kevin licks lips, as if finishing a meal :) ) I found that amusing. Excellent video, Kevin!
LOL, I didn't plan that.
Hmm. Werebear suspected ...
Great video. Informative and objective.
Excellent video and very informative. Thank you for your time.
My pleasure!
If I’m in a group of four I just need to run faster then the other three. 😂😬😭
You bet!
Nah, Mate- ya just need to outrun one of the other three.
But if the others don't run you're the only the bear sees as prey. ;)
Freakhead X If it was just my kids and I that’s the way I would want it. 😍😉
@@noapology88 are you a nzer?
I went hunting with my uncle at a young age (so I though bears were just angry killing animals) and one showed up. It was a black bear I was scared and my uncle leaned over and said “watch this” and he just whistled loudly (this man was could whistle like a train) and it did that scooby doo run trying to get away. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
That's a great story thanks for sharing.
Thank you
LOL great story.
Very well put together!
Thanks!
Wow that was an amazing and very informative video. Thank you. I’m not sure if il ever get to use all that great advice seeing as I live in London in the UK but if I ever find myself in the backcountry then I definitely will!
Glad you liked it. Yes, unless Paddington goes nuts you should be fine. :)
Don't forget about Winnie the Pooh. He also lives in England! :)