Anatomy of a Bear Skull - How to Stop a Charging Kodiak Brown Bear

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  • čas přidán 8. 05. 2022
  • Is it possible? Can you in self defense kill a brown bear or grizzly with a handgun or knife. Let's take a close look at the cross section of a bear skull and find out what makes these amazing creatures so darn tough.

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  • @garyowen9044
    @garyowen9044 Před 3 dny +5

    Well, so much for going on a hike without an M-60.

  • @vashmatrix5769
    @vashmatrix5769 Před 15 dny +40

    Now just pray we never need this knowledge.

  • @jiminalaska
    @jiminalaska Před 11 dny +29

    pretty cool. didn't realize there skull was that thick

  • @DragonGP
    @DragonGP Před 3 dny +8

    This is like looking at the schematics of the Death Star for the one vulnerability. If the bear is charging, may the force be with you.

  • @onebridge7231
    @onebridge7231 Před 10 dny +21

    I always win against the Kodiak. Haven’t lost against them ever. I just substitute the water with buttermilk and those pancakes come out great. Kodiak Pancakes are awesome. The closest I’ll ever come to a Kodiak Bear is the picture on the box! 🤗

    • @christigoth
      @christigoth Před 4 dny

      where are you from? never heard of that brand.

  • @Appleblade
    @Appleblade Před 10 dny +13

    Ancient ancestor: 'Dude, where's your spear? You know you can poke holes in bears, right?' ;)

  • @noujaiyang1513
    @noujaiyang1513 Před 3 měsíci +23

    Geesh about time someone post up a more informative video of a bear skull. Now I have a better clue. Thanks. Some say they have like ten inch thick skull which I cannot come to believe it.

    • @Redfour5
      @Redfour5 Před 2 dny

      I tend to agree with you but note, the guy in the video shows a two inch thick skull on a "small" skull. What about a 900 pounder male (about the biggest American grizzly)? OR, worst case, a 1700 lb brown bear (biggest one of those) in Kamchatka Russia. Imagine being attacked by something the size of a small car and a bad attitude six inch claws and four inch fangs... An American Grizzly would probably last about 10 seconds against one of those for perspective.
      They were first documented in a believable way by Lewis and Clark (large American Grizzlies) and I posted this in another place but an excerpt from their journal notes: "Capt. Clark & Drewyer killed the largest brown bear this evening which we have yet seen. it was a most tremendious looking anamal, and extreemly hard to kill notwithstanding he had five balls through his lungs and five others in various parts he swam more than half the distance across the river to a sandbar & it was at least twenty minutes before he died; he did not attempt to attact, but fled and made the most tremendous roaring from the moment he was shot."

  • @RomeoEdward
    @RomeoEdward Před 11 dny +19

    Very interesting analysis. Haven't seen anything like this before.

  • @outdoorsinoregon
    @outdoorsinoregon Před 4 dny +3

    Good video, I had not seen a bear skull cross-section before. I believe it's not only the thickness, but the slope angle of the forehead that also contributes to bullets bouncing off the front/top of the skull.
    Lewis and Clark documented many interesting encounters with brown bears. In one case, one of the party shot what was probably a grizzly in the center of the lungs with a .49 cal lead ball. Despite being mortally wounded, the bear was able to pursue the man for half a mile before the man was able to escape. The rest of the party found the bear still alive some time later and killed it with a couple of head shots.
    Other stories I've read have confirmed that brown bears can continue an attack with mortal wounds. In my non-expert opinion, an animal that will continue an attack with a 0.5" hole in the center of the lungs isn't going to pay much attention to bear spray. Bear spray may deter a casually curious bear, but I think if a brown bear intends to attack, a well-aimed high-power repeating firearm is your best friend.

  • @PhilHewkin
    @PhilHewkin Před 10 dny +43

    had to fire on an attacking brown, 40 yrs back. turned scoped rifle sideways, from down on a knee. sighted down rifle BARREL. fired at 10 feet, into full-charging (350 lbs) bears right eye. bear SLID up to me, let out last breath, nose touching my boot. I see now, the freakish luck I had that day, the 140 gr 7x57 bullet was recovered from brain, skull was fractured.

    • @aesopstortoise
      @aesopstortoise Před 6 dny +1

      Wow! I'm curious to know why the bear was attacking you. Was it defensive or were you on the menu?

    • @PhilHewkin
      @PhilHewkin Před 6 dny +5

      @@aesopstortoise cant ask the bear. i was not aware of a kill site, so maybe i was to be take out dinner.

    • @christigoth
      @christigoth Před 4 dny +3

      @@aesopstortoise how is anyone really going to know ! bears are unpredictable wild animals. the one thing you can predict is that there is a chance it can turn dangerous or deadly.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 4 dny +4

      Thanks for sharing that awesome story! Too bad you didn't have it on GoPro!

    • @aesopstortoise
      @aesopstortoise Před 4 dny +2

      @@christigoth I was just wondering if there were cubs or a kill nearby.

  • @johnmorganjr769
    @johnmorganjr769 Před 11 dny +17

    Needed to be presented. Thank you Sir. 🐾🐻

  • @user-ci2mn1oy3w
    @user-ci2mn1oy3w Před 11 dny +14

    35 mph is 50 fps, feet per second. If you fire at 50 ft with a bolt action, that's the last shot you'll get before the bear is all OVER you.

    • @MuskratOutdoors
      @MuskratOutdoors Před 11 dny +5

      If you even hit it. They are fast, and people panic!

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 11 dny +15

      Very true. That's why I'm not a believer in warning shots. I think about that a lot actually.

  • @mtman2
    @mtman2 Před 18 dny +24

    The nose-> IF one gets down on one knee to shoot to be more level in the shot, NOT shooting down but strait back thru to the brain...!

    • @robertmarshall6508
      @robertmarshall6508 Před 10 dny +7

      Very underestimated tactic watch African phs defending hunter from wounded lion charges lots of times down on one knee or both or sitting on butt there is something to it I call it I guess trigonometry the closer they get when standing the worse the angle or chance for a deadly cns hit

    • @leewitte4700
      @leewitte4700 Před 9 dny +4

      I've hear at least one story using this tactic and besides being a better angle to avoid deflecting off the scull, the point was made that it made for a more stable shooting position.

    • @toddwillard8927
      @toddwillard8927 Před 7 dny +3

      Good luck with that

    • @mungo7136
      @mungo7136 Před 6 dny +2

      @@robertmarshall6508 one more reasons - when low on level with your target charging at you, you do not have to lead the shot as angle is rapidly changing. That can be life saver. Think I saw video about leopard hunt when this was greatly emphasized as almost absolute "must" in case of the charge

  • @MuskratOutdoors
    @MuskratOutdoors Před 11 dny +11

    Very interesting video! That bear attack scene from the Revenant is probably the best ever . Very realistic. That knife of yours, without a hilt, finger guard, I think you would badly slice your hand stabbing with it. Nice knife, but I'd trade for something with a finger guard. Great video, I learned something here.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 11 dny +7

      Could be! Especially if the grip has blood on it from cleaning a deer. Let's hope I never find out. One guy that was attacked shoved his knife and entire hand into the bears mouth. He survived but was mauled badly. Thanks for watching.

  • @ebptube
    @ebptube Před 10 dny +32

    No no no! When the bear open it's mouth you quickly stick down your whole arm and pull the tail out so that the bear is turned inside out. The teeth will then point at opposite directions and can not harm you.

    • @Ve-suvius
      @Ve-suvius Před 8 dny +2

      I did read an account of someone sticking the arm, deep , into a predators mouth and saving her/his life that way.

    • @G-S-D
      @G-S-D Před 8 dny +3

      I believe that was a female with cub in Montana.guy had half his face chewed off,and drove himself out 10 miles. Amazing story.

    • @m1a1abrams93
      @m1a1abrams93 Před 7 dny

      @@G-S-D He grabbed her by the tongue & pussy. She ran off a few different times only to return from this method. It made her squeal. Really was a amazing story though.

  • @up2nodamngood732
    @up2nodamngood732 Před rokem +17

    Nose was first choice before he even said it

  • @digitalpunk5365
    @digitalpunk5365 Před 11 dny +37

    So….dont fuck with bears. Got it

    • @bruceb9515
      @bruceb9515 Před 11 dny +7

      I live in Alaska. Been her almost 30 years. I tell people that bears and I have an agreement, I won't F with you if you don't F with me.
      I've never had a bad bear encounter...yet.
      I'm terrified to be honest if it happens.

    • @robertqueberg4612
      @robertqueberg4612 Před 10 dny +1

      Is this anything like, not touching one with a 10 foot pole, if they are sleeping or awake?

    • @Ve-suvius
      @Ve-suvius Před 8 dny +3

      @@bruceb9515
      I can imagine that.
      Bears eat their prey alive. They don't kill it before they start eating. It dies while eating.

  • @tomhickman1006
    @tomhickman1006 Před 8 dny +14

    Your concern with bears is justified. I have surprised a black bear before, they are surprisingly quick.
    The knife is a last chance at defense. The selection of a knife for such a situation would be critical.
    I was in law enforcement and one of my training officers talked with me about knives.
    He selected a good qualify Bowie knife. It was carried between to front seat of the patrol car. For a last chance if he was overpowered by a perpetrator while he was behind the wheel.
    For the use you are exploring, a knife like a KaBar or Cold Steels Leatherneck would have a more effective penitrating tip, and longer knife blade.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 4 dny +1

      Excellent advice thanks! I often carry a Cold Steel Tai Pan now especially if I'm flying commercial. It's a 7" double edged dagger. But I always use a firearm or bear spray if I can.

  • @ancientpaths8741
    @ancientpaths8741 Před 15 dny +13

    Excellent video, thank you.

  • @north61
    @north61 Před rokem +15

    Really useful..thank-you.

  • @KH-rt3ef
    @KH-rt3ef Před 21 hodinou +2

    It looks like a 45 degree angle through the eye would have a chance at reaching the brain, with the added bonus of at least taking an eye. Glad to see this - I thought aiming for the forehead would be useful, but it looks like the mouth area is valid; soft tissue to the heart with potential access to the brain and jaw disablement. Considerations for firearm type.

  • @blusnuby2
    @blusnuby2 Před dnem +1

    As you stated, a charging bear`s head is bobbing up & down as it charges straight at you. Dr. Stephen Herrero (Bear Expert) suggests your aim point be between the lower jaw & where the lower throat & chest meet. A high powered hunting rifle or 12 bore pump-action shotgun, with slugs or double/triple-ought buckshot, would be good choices for this task. James Gary Shelton, of British Columbia, is also an expert on Black & Brown Bears, & prefers a short barreled 12 bore pump-action shotgun loaded with 'heavy slugs.' Both gentlemen have written definitive books on bear attacks & bear defense.

  • @armedmariner
    @armedmariner Před 11 dny +7

    I love the story of the way KaBar got it’s name. I have often held my KaBar and wondered about jabbing into the brain of a bear trying to end my life. As he says in the video most knives carried by hunters aren’t as long as the scandi grind orange one he has. A KaBar is significantly longer still. KaBars are cool but not easy to carry comfortably. Maybe a good old Morakniv is actually a sensible knife to carry into bear country? Light. Sharp as shit. Just the right length to penetrate into a bears brain.
    What a FABULOUS video man. You are too kind for posting this along with your thoughts. Very good work.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 11 dny +3

      Thank you! You are right about the KaBar. I bought mine at Quantico right after I received my Commission. Love that knife. Sentimental value.

    • @mfawls9624
      @mfawls9624 Před 8 dny +1

      I have my father's from USN WWII.
      Just saw a black bear in our driveway in rural VA two nights ago.
      Hmmm...🤔

    • @billjaxin
      @billjaxin Před 4 dny +1

      "wondered about" is the key part of your comment.
      In 1971 a 17 year old girl fell almost two miles into the Amazon jungle from a plane that had come apart after a lightning strike. She survived,still strapped to the seat, and spent 11 days in the jungle, swimming downriver with the crocodiles and piranhas, until she came across a fishing camp.
      I would put killing a bear with a knife in the same category. Possible. Has been done. Not something to hope for though.
      Also, Mora blade lengths range from 3 12" to 4 1/4". Kabars imo are too heavy to use as a regular belt knife and the blade width makes them clumsy for a lot of things. As a camp knife, you're better off with an axe for heavy work and a thinner knife for everything else. I bought one mostly on the hype and it sits in the drawer unused. The Mora companion is my regular belt knife in the bush. Not the best but good enough for my budget and needs.
      Killing bears just isn't a practical use for knives, OK?

    • @armedmariner
      @armedmariner Před 4 dny +1

      ⁠my Mora companion lives in my truck door pocket. My KaBar lives in a drawer and rarely sees the daylight. My Mora is incredibly sharp. And it is easy to keep sharp. I just used it the other day to scrape old varnish off a door! It worked like magic. Handy little knife. Impressive for that money.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 4 dny

      @@armedmariner Yes! I have several moras and have never broken one despite the abuse I've given them. My favorite is actually the 120 carving knife. I purchase just the blade and make my own handle.

  • @lizgoldwyn3418
    @lizgoldwyn3418 Před 2 lety +11

    Thanks for this! I've always wondered how to protect myself from a bear if I was ever in close combat. It's great to know the vulnerable spots. Who would have known that their foreheads were that thick? Unless you sawed through their skull of course! :)

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you for watching! Ironically there was an Army soldier killed by a Brown bear today in Anchorage. Very sad.

    • @lizgoldwyn3418
      @lizgoldwyn3418 Před 2 lety +7

      @@CampfireKodiak Yes, I read about that in the NYT. Very sad indeed. Snuck up on them. You really have to maintain your situational awareness out there at all times. In my years in the bush, I was very lucky not to have had any close encounters - very happy about that.

  • @anesthesiadreamin
    @anesthesiadreamin Před 13 dny +8

    Good info! Thanks for sharing this 👍

  • @jerrymoran8323
    @jerrymoran8323 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Certainly won’t forget this video Appreciate the lesson in Anatomy of Grisly

  • @MistaKnifeguy
    @MistaKnifeguy Před 10 dny +5

    "Take away his credit card..."

  • @williamschramm2761
    @williamschramm2761 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Thanks for the informative video!! Bottom line is this: killing a Brown bear at close range with a handgun is easier said than done

    • @k1j2f30
      @k1j2f30 Před 9 měsíci +4

      12 Ga. pump shotgun with 18" barrel using slugs! Big medicine!

    • @williamschramm2761
      @williamschramm2761 Před 9 měsíci

      Agree 100%@@k1j2f30

    • @leewitte4700
      @leewitte4700 Před 9 dny

      Actually even smaller caliber handguns are highly successful at stopping a bear attack. Not that I want to chance it, but the numbers make a strong case. czcams.com/video/B53Wd_IaybQ/video.html

    • @eyecanon1ywin5
      @eyecanon1ywin5 Před 3 dny +1

      @@k1j2f30bears will tank slugs too. Is all about shot placement

  • @Einwetok
    @Einwetok Před 5 dny +2

    7:00 You're Not going to get a side shot on that skull if he's coming at you.

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne Před 2 dny +1

    Thank you. Very good information to know, especially since I am camping full time all over.

  • @jonfrost2152
    @jonfrost2152 Před 11 dny +11

    Leo DiCaprio was not harmed during the making of this youtube video. 😛

  • @kevinhullinger8743
    @kevinhullinger8743 Před 10 dny +4

    It’s just like fighting a modern tank!

  • @WilhelmvonFahrvergnugen

    3:33 that is the intersinus septum and is paper thin in the sagital plane. Most reported ricochets are most likely misses.

  • @unitedstatesdale
    @unitedstatesdale Před 9 dny +5

    Thanks , I will never go into the forest again but if I do , Im going in with 2 members of the special forces. 😮

  • @Redfour5
    @Redfour5 Před 2 dny +1

    Thank you I live and hike in Grizzly areas in MT. This is actually very helpful if you are in a desperate situation and can remember it. I remember reading about a really old skull of a grizzly found maybe the early 1900's 1930ish period. It was a very old skull so sometime in the late 1800's???
    When they found it, it had a hole in the upper part of its mouth and inside the skull between the brain and the fangs (as I learned from your video) was a hole and an old bullet of some sort still in the bears head. The wound had healed so the bear had lived a few years after the wound... But it meant some human had at one point been in the bear's arms likely with a rifle of the period and taken his last shot into the bear's open mouth from below. It appears it might have been the last thing that human ever did... The Bear lived beyond that point in time, likely in great pain for quite awhile.
    Now that I see the skull, you can see that if the round had been at a different angle going more backward, it might have hit the brain, human wins, but if a bear has its arms around or is even right on top of you getting ready to swipe and bite with its mouth open and you have a long gun, your choice of aim is already slim to none... And the bear won...
    And we wonder... Here's a journal excerpt from Lewis and Clark... "Capt. Clark & Drewyer killed the largest brown bear this evening which we have yet seen. it was a most tremendious looking anamal, and extreemly hard to kill notwithstanding he had five balls through his lungs and five others in various parts he swam more than half the distance across the river to a sandbar & it was at least twenty minutes before he died; he did not attempt to attact, but fled and made the most tremendous roaring from the moment he was shot."
    The weapons of yesteryear weren't of the same...caliber...as today's, but I've seen emergency room pics of what they have done to hunters who got shots off with long guns and survived because they were in pairs or more. I used to run the state program that gave rabies prophylaxis recommendations for animal exposures to local health departments and hospitals.
    Pretty much the worst one I saw of one situation had the bottom half of a man's face gone... Lower jaw gone, ripped off, side of head ear gone skull visible. The guy was sitting on an examination table looking pretty normal from the head down. I saw a few like this but none like that one. The hunter had been with his father and they were only a few feet apart with hunting rifles. They were in brush and surprised a mother bear and cubs and within seconds all the above happened before the father could put the bear down...
    What I learned was, I will carry a large caliber weapon when in grizzly country. I also always have a small air horn and bear spray... If I know there is one around I will sound off the air horn. Bells can be an attractor by the way and you really do NOT want to be in a situation where they know where you are but you are unaware of them... A loud boat horn is something that repels. I hear noises in the woods like the crack of a big dead branch, I blow the horn. I've done this twice. It works on moose also... Then I have the bear spray out. IF, IF a grizzly gets past those then I will pull the big "revolver" if I have time with bear loads and make the decision on whether to shoot at the grizzly or put it up to my own head and cut to the chase... Those pics have scared me greatly.
    This video is actually very helpful to me. Knowing the anatomy of a creature in certain situations can make a difference between death and survival. Much appreciated. They scare the living poo out of me after what' I"ve seen.
    PS, And then I hear about the brown bears in like Siberia/Kamchatka that make our Grizzlies look small weighing in as much as 1700 lbs vs our grizzlies maxing out in the 900 lb range. Now, that...is...a...bear... Grizzlies are a smaller sub-species of the same bear adapted to different environments... 1700 lbs, that's like a small car... And they supposedly have a worse attitude than grizzlies since they seldom have ever seen a human and have zero fear of...well...anything...

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 2 dny

      Thank you for your thoughts! There's a lot to ponder.

  • @robertbean8116
    @robertbean8116 Před 10 dny +3

    Very informative. Most of the comments are helpful. I am reminded of Asops mouse trying to find someone to bell the cat.

  • @jimreed6875
    @jimreed6875 Před 2 dny

    Great information. I don't get attacked by Kodiak bears very often, but the next time that happens I'll know what to do.

  • @peetsnort
    @peetsnort Před 4 dny +1

    When you do this to an elephant skull youll know what bullet placement practice means

  • @christigoth
    @christigoth Před 4 dny +1

    i think the original swords were just really long knives for stuffing up a bear's mouth or nose into the brain. And battle axes were for swinging sideways to crush the side of a bear's skull. So, defense.

  • @thomaswayneward
    @thomaswayneward Před 9 dny +4

    New information for me, thank you.

  • @colt10mmsecurity68
    @colt10mmsecurity68 Před rokem +9

    Glock 20 and a KA-BAR knife.

  • @G53X0Y0Z0
    @G53X0Y0Z0 Před 9 dny +10

    You way over estimated how tough the skull is on the forehead. That thickness is not solid bone, it's a hollow cavity, and the walls of that cavity are not very thick.

  • @damienluxford4480
    @damienluxford4480 Před 3 dny

    Giggle and spin
    My skull is thin
    With a grinning skull
    You're sure to win

  • @leehiller2489
    @leehiller2489 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Shoot from the nose to the brisket center mass and if you don't kill him you'll slow him down a bunch.

  • @jamesstone9904
    @jamesstone9904 Před 7 dny +4

    The idea that a high powered rifle wouldn't punch through that skull is laughable. In fact the largest grizzly killed in North America (at the time, I don't know if it still holds the record or not) was shot in the head with a .22

    • @christigoth
      @christigoth Před 4 dny

      the big point was, that bullets slide off if you hit it from the front on that side skull. but if a bullet hits broadside it will work better. and if you hit it from the right angle in front it will work better.

  • @maluminse1
    @maluminse1 Před 12 dny +5

    Seems like hunters should carry a big medieval dagger in Bear country.

    • @Walter-rs3cy
      @Walter-rs3cy Před 9 dny +1

      Funny you say that. I actually carry a 7 inch blade dagger on my hunting belt.

  • @allenhammer7923
    @allenhammer7923 Před 8 dny +3

    Wonderful Nerd instruction. Thank you sir. Back to Biology.

  • @calhiser8265
    @calhiser8265 Před 15 dny +5

    Very good anatomy lesson on brain shot placement.
    In the past I was in a bear camp in Ontario where I heard another hunter from Michigan, state that he intended to take a head shot.
    I asked him first why? Then with what?
    For all the world all that I could understand was stupid macho bragging rights for why. And of all things he intended to use a 12 gage with a foster slug.
    I asked why go for such a small target and advised that I personally would not pick that shot at anything less than point blank and then only to save a dog.
    Guess what we came back with a report of a wounded bear and an impossible tracking job.
    Just foolishness.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 15 dny +2

      I concur! If you have the firepower go for center of mass. Things happen fast!

  • @peterisaacs1344
    @peterisaacs1344 Před 2 dny

    Thank you. That was interesting

  • @geraldkriss1120
    @geraldkriss1120 Před 9 dny +2

    G.K. USA A Fairbourne style fighting knife or a 10"-12" double bladed. Bayonette on the outside of one's outer garments would be added . Field dressing knives could be carried in a pocket, backpack or belt.

  • @RyneTheNinja
    @RyneTheNinja Před 5 měsíci +6

    Aim small miss small.

  • @robertschlitters5764
    @robertschlitters5764 Před 6 dny +1

    I usually carry a 5-inch skining knife and a 12-inch bowie knife. Both are razor-sharp. The Bowie is large enough to make an excellent defensive weapon that can reach vital areas, the heart, lungs, and major arteries. Bear anatomy is very similar to a humans anatomy. Arteries run through the same areas. A long blade can easily create a lethal cut that is devastating. I used to hunt wild boar. After seeing several very large ones, I decided to start carrying the Bowie knife because of their vengeful nature. I have also Archery hunted bears. In the states that I have hunted in, you can't carry a firearm of any sort during archery hunting season.
    A sword was too cumbersome, but the Bowie was good. Being prepared for whatever nature throws at you is how you have your best chances to get home alive and in one piece.
    Some of my friends used to give me a hard time about my Bowie knife. After we brought back a large Razorback hog, they stopped saying anything about it. The next time we went hog hunting, a couple of them were sporting new Bowie knives. Lol. Learn from experience.

  • @frisk151
    @frisk151 Před 4 dny

    Great visual representation... Magnum buckshot, slug, buckshot, slug, backshot (repeat) in an automatic Benelli M4... Not a bit scared as long as I have a second to get the shotgun up... I also carry a G20 w/underwood xtreme on my chest in an Alaskan rig.. I never ever go into brown bear territory without it.. Shot placement and knowing how you handle high stress situations is a must... P.S. for those who are thinking bear spray is a good option.. Bear spray works quite well on curious bears, but almost never on pissed off sows with cubs when they want you...

  • @Cruiser777
    @Cruiser777 Před 11 dny +2

    Thanks for the insight, good video.😅

  • @abelgerli
    @abelgerli Před rokem +11

    Thanks that explains so much. Especially why you have to have a deep penetrating calibre. But actually the forehead is build like a tank. And the only points with possible success are way to close for comfort.
    For best self defence hiking in Japan I have to trust bear spray alone and extreme hot California Reaper chilli powder. And only may be a camping axe because knives aren't allowed in a usable size in Japan.
    But actually even with a guy seeing this perfect natural armour I would use bear spray as my best option. Because you have to be lucky to get a bullseye nose shot to the brain.

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před rokem +4

      Bear spray is a good option and very popular these days. That is crazy your country does not allow big knives. Some of the best made are from Japan.

    • @abelgerli
      @abelgerli Před rokem +4

      @@CampfireKodiak Actually my country Germany does allow bigger knives if you're in woods but with a very high probability not Japan.
      So I have to think about bear protection for my solo hikes I have planned.
      I Germany bears are distinct even when there was one immigrant that came in from from Austria.
      Actually if in the US I would do bear spray with a FK 7.5 Brno in combination to be on the safe side.
      But this is no option for Japan where even registered hunters are only allowed two guns maximum. The first will be a shotgun and the second if you have been a law abiding hunter for 10 years you allowed to get rilfe.
      This sounds even to restrictive for me as a German three years should be enough especially when rural Japan seems to have a bear problem. And the average age of hunters in Japan is way above 60 years.
      By the way this is a drone shot of the castle in my home town it is in my opinion the second prettiest castle in Germany.
      Castle Lichtenstein czcams.com/video/UiLBiCqCVeI/video.html

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před rokem +2

      @@abelgerli I have been to that castle and many others in Germany. Very nice thank you! I enjoyed living there while I was stationed in the USAF at Semback AB many years ago. The more people you have the more laws you need apparently.

    • @harleycrawford1655
      @harleycrawford1655 Před 10 měsíci

      Samurai sword?

    • @huwhitecavebeast1972
      @huwhitecavebeast1972 Před 20 dny +4

      @@CampfireKodiak Tacitus said "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous are the laws."

  • @BigBand1942
    @BigBand1942 Před 22 hodinami

    Good vid. Thanks

  • @augenbutter
    @augenbutter Před 4 dny

    1:35 "I borrowed this from the office." Wait 'till Dwight find out.

  • @TheRazor666777
    @TheRazor666777 Před 9 dny +3

    Can a politician kill a bear they seem to kill everthing else 🎉

  • @glenndavis4452
    @glenndavis4452 Před 3 dny

    I’ve read a couple stories now where people have killed a bear with a knife in the side of their neck. Must be an artery there.

  • @formeolosuslasvenators1777

    Colt delta elite Winchester silvertip 1 shot through heart and lungs, jacket was stuck on exit wound on top of back in hide. 300lb black bear on top of me

  • @BenfromFlux
    @BenfromFlux Před 7 dny

    Thank you!!!

  • @chrismackay8314
    @chrismackay8314 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thanks for sharing. Crazy monsters. Do you trust in bear spray?

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 8 měsíci +3

      I think it works 90 percent of the time. If a Momma bear was protecting her cubs perhaps not.

    • @huwhitecavebeast1972
      @huwhitecavebeast1972 Před 20 dny +1

      @@CampfireKodiak Apparently doesn't work on polar bears either.

  • @timlubbers2884
    @timlubbers2884 Před dnem

    That’s a babies head!
    The skull in the Kodiak airport is 27” measured …

  • @sweetkittiez
    @sweetkittiez Před 12 dny +3

    True facts if I miss he's going to have to eat around a whole lot of s***

  • @Brad2117
    @Brad2117 Před 11 dny +1

    I think the movie scene is missing the use of the murder mittens.

  • @prmath
    @prmath Před 3 dny

    Amazing how well God designed a bears skull…..

  • @searlearnold2867
    @searlearnold2867 Před 5 dny

    You should check out Tim Wells CZcams channel. Back in the day he shot a bear in the eye with a broad head arrow and it was an instant kill. Most incredible shot you wouldn't believe if it wasn't captured on film.

  • @garycockrell7009
    @garycockrell7009 Před 10 dny +2

    Look up Bella Twin.

  • @MikeBrodie-fz6gm
    @MikeBrodie-fz6gm Před 6 dny

    hope i would never have to do that..but throat cut larnyx and main artery i would think might be effective..choking on blood i dont think would last long

  • @karlbuttler
    @karlbuttler Před 11 dny +1

    Thanks for the video, that would be a pretty tough assault against something that large and strong, let's hope I never have to try it, plus I would point out, you would have to keep your knife Extremely Sharp, and have it with you all the time, while in bear country.....

  • @maluminse1
    @maluminse1 Před 12 dny

    You skipped over the most important part. What to do with your hunting knife. I assume one of two spots that you discussed underneath the jaw or into the temple.
    But if you gouged both its eyes out? Could you dodge it then

  • @kentwilliams3326
    @kentwilliams3326 Před 18 dny +3

    I really would not have to shoot a bear from below!

  • @jimmydeshazo1312
    @jimmydeshazo1312 Před 2 dny

    Kabar stands for killed a bear

  • @flat6fever680
    @flat6fever680 Před 15 hodinami

    Who knew Bill Gates was an avid outdoorsman?

  • @samanderson806
    @samanderson806 Před 19 dny +2

    This guy is such a "Bill Gates" phenotype.

    • @JuaneDosesII-wj6dd
      @JuaneDosesII-wj6dd Před 14 dny

      Mabey he vaccinated the bears?

    • @Mike-zw7fq
      @Mike-zw7fq Před 14 dny +2

      Please don't insult the host.
      He is doing useful work for desperate situations.

  • @user-ox6nc6ly7f
    @user-ox6nc6ly7f Před dnem

    easy.
    give it your kid.
    if you like nature, this is how it works.

  • @simonsmith9363
    @simonsmith9363 Před 22 hodinami

    Plate armour or (chain) mail, not plate mail.

  • @FernandoDuarte-xb6lf
    @FernandoDuarte-xb6lf Před 6 dny

    Go for the eye or the ear, if you can, that'll work.

  • @LAlonzo70
    @LAlonzo70 Před 10 měsíci +1

    geez... maybe... if it was my only hope... seeing how big the nasal cavity is, bear spray might be the best option, if the bear was right on top of me... but what ever was in my hand at the moment, might be my only option

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Bear spray is an excellent option and I carry it often when it's not windy out. Thanks for commenting!

    • @stephengriffn9277
      @stephengriffn9277 Před 11 dny +2

      There is a story in a 60's Outdoor Life book about a wildlife biologist in Alaska who told one of the local indigenous people that he would pay 10 bucks for any grizzly skulls he collected.
      I believe he didn't see the man for a year or two and when he did, the native had like ten skulls for him.
      The local man related how the barren ground grizzlies would dig up dens of ground squirrels in the spring when food was scarce, so he made basically a squirrel puppet and imitated its call.
      This required lying down with said puppet and imitating the animals' call and movements till bear got within bad breath range and was shot with a .22 in the eye, slightly off center where the skull is paper thin.
      I'm sure none of the rest of the bear went to waste, but it must have been inconvenient to park that wheelbarrow somewhere nearby to haul his balls around in!!!!

  • @mikecavossa6450
    @mikecavossa6450 Před 9 dny +1

    Take away his credit card...

  • @user-qr5vb3vm6e
    @user-qr5vb3vm6e Před 7 dny

    300 gr. 45 LC,

  • @user936
    @user936 Před 6 dny +1

    So... 460 Roland anyone? 😃

  • @tominmo8865
    @tominmo8865 Před 6 dny

    I am not worried. I took kung fu for almost a year. Also I never enter any forests.

  • @JohnA000
    @JohnA000 Před 3 dny

    I have a better defense. Wherever bears are, don't be there.

  • @jeanmorin3247
    @jeanmorin3247 Před 10 dny +1

    Interesting that you did not raise the example of this aborigine woman in Canada's North who killed a big Grizzly with a .22 rifle by shooting repeatedly at a vulnerable point of the skull. This was not a fluke, apparently, she knew exactly what she was doing. Very interesting video with knowledge that empowers the imagination -- hopefully nothing more... --- Now I understand the comment that I heard recently, which completely toppled a strong impression that I had: a 12 gauge slug is absolutely not what it is vaunted to be in defense against big bears. The soft slug flattens against the thick skull and does not penetrate. Ouf! I am glad that I did not learn that the hard way...

    • @leewitte4700
      @leewitte4700 Před 9 dny

      Any gun is better than nothing 90% of the time: czcams.com/video/B53Wd_IaybQ/video.html

    • @timg7627
      @timg7627 Před 5 dny

      You’re right about typical foster slugs being soft and relatively ineffective.
      However there are a few specialty slugs that do not deform and will penetrate dense bone. Such as Brenneke slugs and to a lesser extent federal deep penetrator slugs.

  • @ghostedyoutuber263
    @ghostedyoutuber263 Před 5 dny

    stop smacking

    • @CampfireKodiak
      @CampfireKodiak  Před 4 dny

      Gosh, have I been doing that my whole life and not noticing? Thank you.

  • @danielravenstar4051
    @danielravenstar4051 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I would add some type of yoga
    Hatha yoga
    Get that relaxation part of it down,
    Everything becomes slow motion,
    We live in a yes universe,,,
    You could dream program
    If you ever need to
    No matter what,
    One shot kill , and start bending the universe your direction,
    Just like really evil people,
    They don't let anyone else s contrary thought energy into their creation,
    And look at the destruction they get away with.
    The universe does not care what anyone creates ,,,
    Inner silence/ presence
    Clean clear soul energy
    Look at what is in front of you
    Say nothing,
    Look at what's next to you
    Say nothing,
    Watch your source of news,
    Say nothing,
    The more you say I don't want with your attachment energy,
    The more you attract that to you..
    Academy of remote viewing and remote influencing
    By
    GEARLED O DONNEL...

    • @k1j2f30
      @k1j2f30 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Be what you will to be, but don't be surprised.....if you die!

    • @user-nd7dy2kv6x
      @user-nd7dy2kv6x Před 9 měsíci +1

      "You could dream program"
      I think u been dreaming too much :)
      To avoid roaring lion & claws and teeth of ursus
      Stay in the Word - best sword.
      Carry knife, bear spray, and Glock 20 in woods
      - or something better.

    • @danielravenstar4051
      @danielravenstar4051 Před 9 měsíci

      @k1j2f30
      If I live 500 more years non stop in this body BECAUSE of the china virus, or any thing else
      I am still gona physically die

    • @fjb4932
      @fjb4932 Před 17 dny +1

      Yoga didn't help Yogi.
      Why would i believe another shaman ? ☆

  • @NorthRiverGuide
    @NorthRiverGuide Před 12 dny +3

    Jesus christ, this guy has not a clue, just spreading bad info.

  • @banjohappy
    @banjohappy Před 9 dny +1

    Oh, please. This is totally useless information. A charging bear is not going to wait for you to think about where you should shoot/stab him in order to kill him. And in the moment you're gonna be too scared to think about anything. The best advice is to avoid putting yourself into that situation. Don't go into bear country in the first place. Just don't.