WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A BLACK BEAR !!!

Hello, If you SUBSCRIBE to this channel you will get videos that are about Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Tips on Trail Life, Full-time RV Living and camping. I am honored that you are watching my video and look forward to hearing from you and some of your ideas for future content that you would like for me to cover in the videos.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A BLACK BEAR.....Hello, I hope this video is helpful to anybody that has any questions about encountering black bears on the trail. Enjoy hiking and don't forget to pack your camera.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
No Drones were in use on or near the Appalachian Trail or National Parks.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Contact me by:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Equipment (gear)Used:
Video: Canon M50 with 11-22mm EF-M Lens
Stabilizer: Zhlyun Crane 2
Audio: (on camera) Rode Video Mic Pro+ with Rycote VMP Deadcat
GoPro Hero Black5
GoPro Hero 6 Silver
GoPro Hero 4 :2 second intervals for Time Lapse
Editing Laptop MacBook Pro
IMAC Pro
Editing Software: IMOVIE & Adobe Premier
Aerial Drone shots: DJI Mavic Pro
Music: YouTube Audioi Library/ Epidemic Sound License
#william180

[William]

Hello, If you SUBSCRIBE to this channel you will get videos that are about Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Tips on Trail Life, Full-time RV Living and camping. I am honored that you are watching my video and look forward to hearing from you and some of your ideas for future content that you would like for me to cover in the videos.

[killabee]

I don't know why I'm watching this and why I'm listening to every word so intensely as I live in London! The only bear I might bump into is Paddington Bear.

[xasinxylophone]

If it’s black, fight back
If it’s brown, lie down
If it’s white, goodnight!

[KatrinaDancer]

A man just got eaten in Prescott, AZ today. That's crazy. I don't even go to Phoenix without a gun.

[Nathan-zwnq]

I was hiking in Tennessee and the mama and her cub were on the trail walking toward me and the cub just ran up to me, sniffed me, and ran back to it's mom after she made some kind of call at her cub. The mom picked her cub up and walked of the trail down into the valley very calmly. Almost as if she was telling her cub "Why the hell would you go up to him!? He could've killed you or something." "But mom...he looked fun..." Meanwhile I'm there like 'O Lord who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come, Thine son is coming home to You today...'

[jamiehay]

I had a similar encounter with a squirrel once, the trick is to stay calm.

[oakeypruett]

I'm 73 yrs. old now and I've lived my entire life in some of the best bear country here in the mountains of Virginia. Some of my best roaming has been in the Appalachian Trail. Only two times have I heard a bear click its teeth at me; that time was when a cub climbed a tree right in front of me. The sow didn't charge but instead stood up on her two feet, shook her head now and again and as I said clicked her teeth. I talked to her gently and slowly backed away up the road I was on. Eventually I got well out of sight and that was that. Never saw either of them again.
I'd say that nine out of every ten bears I've seen have ran from me, but a bunch of them have stopped to take a look at me then depart.
I've also talked to a few of them. It seems to relax them.

[royhoco]

the best way to survive a bear encounter when hiking is to always take someone with you who does not run as fast as you run.

[brerrabbit]

I just pretend I'm bear hunting.
I won't see one damn bear.

[maryw]

I love bears they are intelligent, curious and fun to watch

[themeanestkitten]

Just say "i need you to go" and when it's going say you're sorry and to have a nice day.

(Only works on canadian bears)

[AmbushP]

Note to self, when a bear starts beatboxing, don’t try and rap over it .

[wrongway]

I am in the mountains in Colorado living in my truck camper this video will be of great help

[bloodsurf]

I've actually run into a Black Bear and she was chomping on berries. She looked at me and I looked at her. I said " it's cool" and slowly backed away. She was totally fine with it.

[colemarie]

The cub grabbing just one more apple before running was absolutely adorable.

[jerrypolverino]

I live near the trail. I have many bears near my home. I love and respect them. My heart goes pity pat when I watch them, especially cubs. We get along, but I’m not stupid, well most of the time and hence the reason for this post.
I know their behaviors. Same as you I don’t run. I don’t try to hide. I always open my coat and try to look like a big animal. I always make lots of noise when walking. I sing if the trail is quiet. My singing will scare the hell out of anything.
With all of this said I stupidly surprised a momma and her cubs one night when I was exiting my house in a hurry. We were right on top of one another. Max of four feet distance! I was very lucky. It could have been another story very easily. I could have lost my life as I’m an old man and I was cornered on my deck. I would have had to get my keys out from a suit under an overcoat, and open the door, with two locks in the dark. Not cool.
She knew me and just walked away with a grunt. I had the feeling she was disgusted by my stupidity. Ha ha. Thank goodness she knew me. Another mom might have been another story.
In retrospect, as I said I was lucky. A fast exit from my house in pitch blackness was a dumb move on my part. Now I always, ALWAYS turn on the floodlights before I open the door and look. Lesson learned.
One more lesson. I left my front door slightly open for a friend while I took a shower at the other end of my home. When I exited the shower I heard a crash. She came in my house most likely attracted by food smells, but left when she heard my shower stop. I caught a last minute glimpse of her going into the woods with my brand new bag of cat food. $28.00!
Here’s my point. If you live in bear habitat areas it is difficult to keep food smells at bay and I need to be extra careful and look around. The smells can’t be eliminated in a home of course.
Hope this helps somebody someday.
Nice video. Well done. You have a new subscriber.

[Brandon-rqys]

This is the way I feel here in Florida when I'm on a hike and see a very large alligator. Stunning animals that will almost always ignore you and/or run away, but every once in awhile you come across an aggressive one in a shitty mood.

[tedmichaels]

Just start calmly talking to the bear, tell him something like, “I’m just going to go put some quarters in the meter, I’ll be right back.” They understand this and will wait there for you. I have used this method and it works.

[HomesweetNome]

I have never been afraid of much.The thing I fear, is being ignorant in a dangerous situation. That "Popping" thing is worth its weight in gold. Thank you..its information like this that is life saving. Safe travels.

[jeanbaptistevallee]

How to tell a black bear from a grizzly.
If a bear climbs up a tree after you, it`s a black bear.
If the bear pushes over the tree you are in, it`s a grizzly!