DON'T GET EATEN BY A BEAR! | 5 Tips for Hiking in Bear Country

Here are 5 tips for backpacking safely in bear country. In this video, I share tips for dealing with black bears in areas such as Yosemite or Desolation Wilderness. Always keep wildlife at a safe distance for your safety and theirs.

Please follow park guidelines regarding bear canisters!

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[riseandbeautifyaz]

glad you haven’t been attacked by a bear & you’re here to help us fools not get mauled either😂🤎 aroooo🐻

[Aworldalone]

I feel like the bear-munda triangle is so overlooked but it's a great preventative measure.

[kamudankemter]

If you can punch a grizzly bear in the nose, you’ve officially ascended to Greek God status — congratulations.

[GRAPHtography]

You should never yell at or fight a grizzly. Speak calmly, wave your arms, standing your ground. If the grizzly attacks, you do not fight back, you play dead, fighting back will cause the bear to become more aggressive and will continue attacking you. Black bears: make yourself look big, yell at a black bear and make as much noise as possible to scare him away, if he attacks, fight for your life, do not play dead, use any object around you, focus your kicks and punches to the black bears face and muzzle. These are two very different ways to deal with grizzlies vs black bears. You should advise people properly, so no one gets killed by incorrect information. The rest of your video was pretty good, but that made me jump.

[anthonyscott]

Tip #1 357 Magnum
Tip #2 44 Caliber
Tip #3 50 Caliber

[cynthiamgentles]

Prevent, but deter as well with a portable electric bear fence around your campsite. 2.4 lbs of kit (the best fence) that brings huge peace of mind.

[myrahatton]

Watch out for Sasquatch...they will terrorize you until leave the area..stay safe

[anthonymatter]

I came across a Grizzly bear in Western Canada.We were about 21 meters (70 feet) apart on the edge of a river when we noticed one another.The bear immediately heads in my direction in full stride. The bear looked about 78.75 stone (1100 lbs). The thought of pulling out bear spray came to mind and left just as fast as it came..That bear was moving too fast and was now about 12 meters and closing..I pulled out my .357 S&W loaded with hollow points and fired 3 consecutive rounds 2 meters(6.5 feet) at the ground 2 in front of the bear..One of the shots kicked up and clipped the bears front claw, , stopping it in its tracks..The pause lasted about 15 to 20 seconds while it tended to its wound before it continued toward me. By this time I backed up a good 10 meters (30 feet)..Well here we go again coming fast and snorting loud..It took me 7 shots to bring down the beast..It fell at my feet and I aged 10 years and started taking tennis lessons..

[williammcgowan]

Thanks for the video

Nothing is more useless and will get you killed faster than attempting to fight a bear
Curl up as tight as you can in the child pose position make sure you keep your backpack on your back cover your neck and your extremities don’t move and don’t make a sound even if the bear is attacking
It will go away
You can survive that
Also at the very least in terms of being very aware, do not ever hike in bear country without bear spray
Don’t keep it in your backpack keep it somewhere where you can pull it and use it immediately
Be sure you know how to use it

Depending on the national Park or where you are, a gun is a good idea as well
Make sure the gun and ammunition are powerful enough to stop a bear
And you also must train on the firearm, so you know how to use it and you become accurate with it

[oliverc.griffin]

Good advice. Would you recommend bear spray for grizzly country? I've never really heard how well it works.

[Patrick-uuxg]

Dose uranating near you tent advisable or not?

[dortemadsen]

Gotta yell "Hi bear". Anything else would be rude and bears don't appreciate that.

[pshep]

You briefly mentioned it in the beginning but I hear conflicting advice if you hear a bear outside your tent. Some say be quiet (and not startle it), others say make noise, and yet others say start quiet, then get loud if he doesn't move on. Thoughts?

[callaseter]

.357 (minimum). 10mm, 44 mag, or higher. 12 gauge with slugs if possible. You have to be (possibly more) aware of the two legged vermin. Stay safe. 🙏💕

[briantodd]

Question- if you are car camping ( sleeping inside your car at a campsite) …is it okay to keep food in a cooler inside your car? Other scentables? - or better to keep it in the bear box?

[lonewolf]

My tip number one, I never go to a Bear Country

[maikp]

One time a bear charged at me. I punched it in the face and it ran away. True story.