What to do in a Bear Encounter (And How to Avoid One) || REI
Bears are magnificent creatures and it can be exciting to see one—from an appropriate distance. In this video, we’ll show you how to take the appropriate precautions to avoid bears while hiking and at camp, and even what to do if you do encounter a bear in the wild.
One of the most important things you can do to deter bears from your camp is to store your food properly, so check out our video on food storage here:
And to learn more on backpacking in bear country, read our article: ———————————————————————————————————–
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Notice how the option of carrying a firearm isn't even mentioned as a possibility. PC much?
A bear charged at me while I was hiking, I threw one punch and knocked it back and it ran away. Guess I'm just built different, idk.
I really like your boots what kind are they
Great advice, thank you!
Carry a loaded 12 gauge, problem solved
I'm much more afraid of rattlesnakes as they are much more dangerous.
A handgun works well imo.
If a Brown bear attacks: play dead
If a Black bear attacks: punch them in the face
I bought a Smith and Wesson 460 magnum snub nose for bear protection and a Ruger 454 casull Alaskan snub nose too 🙂 These are good bear protection 🙂
This is why you always hike with someone who runs slower than you. 🤣
Unlike lions, Bear doesn’t kill you before it eats you. You’ll get to watch yourself eaten by bear until the very last moment.
😂 Playing dead is the worst thing to do when being attacked by a bear if some national parks don’t allow bear spray then I would have no choice but shoot the bear in it’s tracks if we are talking life or death but there is no way I’m going full Mayweather on a bear 🤷🏻
Didn’t occur to me that some parks don’t allow bear spray…That makes no sense at all.
I would like to thank Lara Croft for her solid advice.
Loved the way you sitting on a tree 😍😙😙😙
Make noise so the bears and serial killers know your there.
What about drop bears in case you're backpacking in Australia?
Great commercial for Glock
what she said plus what the pro's use 44 or 12.
I did not understand anything about the bears because I was focused on her her beautiful legs!! 😍
If bear attacks you, Just run around a big tree there acceleration is slow but top speed is good. Also there stamina is trash compared to decent fit human. Just run around a tree or big object. (DONT CLIMB IT)
I'm confused. Fight back or play dead. Which is it 🤔 LOL @REI
@406 "Do your best to remain calm"
F spray carry a gun…
That's what they're for.
If I'm in bear country, I don't wanna spray Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother, they seem nice.
My bear spray is my .308
By the time you determine if a grizzly is bluffing or not he is on you. You would need true training and even that may fall short.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned that legally carrying a .45 is a great option if the bear decides to charge. most of the time the bear will leave you alone, but I'm not going to trust my life to a bear spray or my ability to kick and punch an animal that outweighs me by 600 lbs.
You're cute. Wanna go hiking?
All these videos never mentioned a gun when all else fails a bullet works
I live in the country and I clean my yeard every night so I know no wildlife comes to are I was in a cougar situation and I pulled out my bear spray and I took the bear spray cap off and dropped and it went over me instead I backed into my shop because I couldent see and screamed my sister came and got me my face was swollen and had to call out sicj
I don't think that I will go anywhere near bear country.
Bear spray < gun
I thought there were also grizzlies in Montana, like Glacier national park? And Yosemite too?
I will poke it’s eyes out! Lol
So yeah it seems recognizing which bear you're dealing with is critical since the reactions are totally opposite when in grave danger. Black bear: fight like hell. Grizzly: play dead. Now imagine in your panic you mistake a Grizzly for a black bear….
Western Canada is true… Maybe add the province names for consistency?
me: remembering that scene in Revenant
From all the bear attack videos ive seen, i doubt a " bear spray" is going to be enough.
Take the appropriate gear to keep yourself at the top of the food chain. Without it you are the slowest snack in the woods.
Did you say speak in a low calm voice when encountered or make a lot of noise and make yourself as big as possible?
tysm. got all my gears( i think😁),tips,advice from videos like this is what ive been watching for the past 2 yrs.everytime i think im ready,there's always newer one comes up,then i have to research again😪.there's so much to learn before i even start actually doing, my dream,to hike, learn survival skills
I go armed in Bear/mountain lion country..
10mm pistol works wonders on bear
I just took pictures of the black bear and her cub. No drama