Hiker snapped pictures of bear before fatal attack in West Milford

[airconditioned]

anyone got links to the other classic animal threads

Here's one http://www.thecoli.com/threads/100-brock-lesnars-vs-10-gorillas-in-a-fight-who-would-win.213172/

 

[Kingshango]

You'd think after Grizzly Man cac's would know not to fukk with bears.

 

[Mowgli]

If you don't know brazillian jiujitsu a bear is going to maul you to death

 

[KOOL-AID]

I'm not going to lie. I love camping, and I still am not sure how I would handle this confrontation. Logically, I know what I'm supposed to do. Like I know that running is not a good move. They say you're supposed to slowly back into a place of safety, but what can you do if you're in the open woods? Play dead? He may try to take you home as dinner for his cubs.

Stand your GROUND and show a whole lot of CONFIDENCE

I'm talking about the difference between knowledge and instinct. Running is just as stupid as standing there. Two things bears do better than humans - run and climb trees.

If you give them the stare of DEATH

And stand your ground

You will have better chances then if you were to run

Animals SMELL FEAR

SO DON'T SHOW ANY

That's only partially correct tho'.

If you see a bear:

• Keep your distance and allow the bear every opportunity to avoid you.
• If the bear continues to approach you, it is most likely trying to identify what you are. Remain calm. A standing bear is usually curious, not threatening.
• Identify yourself by talking in a normal voice.
• Try to back away slowly at a diagonal angle. If the bear follows, stop and hold your ground.
• Don't run. Bears can reach speeds of 35 mph, and like dogs, they will chase fleeing animals.
• If the bear gets too close, wave your arms, raise your voice, and be more aggressive. Never make high-pitched squeals or attempt to sound like a bear.

What to do if the bear makes contact:

• If you are attacked by a grizzly bear, fall to the ground and play dead. Typically a bear will break off its attack once the threat is removed. Remain motionless as long as possible.
• If you are attacked by a black bear, fight back vigorously. Throw stones.

I know what I'm talking about and I don't have to google it either

That was all true though

But your best bet is to bring a high powered weapon

Animals know what a weapon is, they ain't stupid

They have seen plenty of their friends and family members taken down around hunting season

Now you have me curious. Have you ever been in this situation?

BTW, I think you're probably right about having a weapon on you. The problem is, in some states, it's illegal to have said weapon on you, and park rangers and camping sites usually require that you check those or don't bring them at all unless it's a permit-and-carry state.

Yeah, I was raised in the GHETTO

That's a jungle in itself

I don't follow rules in the woods

If I'm attacked I'm shooting

omfg, get trolled brehs

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Most encounters with bears, they are just as surprised as we are in that moment. Attacks are either territorial or predatory. The "play dead" tactic is for those instances where its territorial and you want to be submissive and make yourself as little a threat as possible for the bear to be " He ain't on shyt." However playing dead with a hungry bear on the hunt you actually do the exact opposite and be aggressive as possible, otherwise when you play dead he's just " Oh forreal? 'Preciate the plate you made breh. "

so how do you tell the difference between a hungry bear and a territorial bear?

 

[Phoenix_Knightly23]

If you were to do something to prevent this from happening to you again, what would you do?

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allenahansen[S] 1221 points 1 year ago

When I'm outside now, I watch my six! It was something of a fluke, as black bears rarely attack human beings. But my tomboy girlfriends who like to run and bike in the backcountry learned a valuable lesson from this. We ALL make sure we go out with a dog or two now, and STAY ALERT! Personally, I spend a lot of time looking up into the trees for lions....

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A-Quiet-Life 462 points 1 year ago

I also live on a ranch and my mom always takes bear spray and bells when she goes hiking or running. shyts cash.

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allenahansen[S] 1531 points 1 year ago

Very wise, but I worry it just alerts them that dinner is coming -- and with its own seasoning.

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blbp2 706 points 1 year ago

A friend of mine asked a park ranger once if bear bells really work. The park ranger asked, "Do you know what the difference between black bear shyt and grizzly bear shyt is? Grizzly bear shyt has bells in it."

 

[Sterling Archer]

so how do you tell the difference between a hungry bear and a territorial bear?

If you're playing dead and his teeth are still in your ass, its a hungry bear.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

If you're playing dead and his teeth are still in your ass, its a hungry bear.

 

[Xerces]

Man these animal threads with the coli wild life experts never fail. " Nah Nah man all you have to do is this" junk has me dying.

But seriously I wish I could shoot a baby klondike grizzly bear and keep it as my pet. While everyone is walking their lame dogs I got a baby grizz on a leash.


Of course when He got bigger I would build him a huge caged in play pen

 

[Grifter]

of course Black Bears are the most athletic

 

[Just like bruddas]

So they got warned it was a bear in there on the prowl and they was like and went in anyway. That's what indian buddy gets for hanging with cacs. If he was wit a group of brothers and heard that, shyt would have been like this

breh, soon as we heard "west milford" we would have been out. West NJ has a policy

 

[Another Man]

If you don't know brazillian jiujitsu a bear is going to maul you to death

nikka jiu jitsu won't do shyt against a bear

 

[Malta]

but I don't understand how "playing dead" will deter a (non hungry) bear from swiping ya butt cheeks off.

A lot of attacks are by females with cubs, like the video above with the Russians and that dog, they typically don't eat the people they attack because they're just trying to protect their young. That's where the whole "play dead" thing comes from, once you're no longer a threat the female will usually just move on, you'll be fukked up but possibly alive.

If it's a lone male, you're probably fukked though, cause he's going to just eat you.

 

[Damnshow]

Russia

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Russia

some woman and her husband got killed just recently by a bear who climbed through their cabin window