What to do in a Bear Encounter (And How to Avoid One) || REI

bear: minding its own business me on trail: AAAAAA BEAR IM COMING GO AWAY AAAAAAAA

*me taking the time to see if the bears ears are back or pointed up while it’s charging at me

You just convinced me. I will never hike in North America. Thank you.

Some stats from a study on decades of bear attacks in Alaska (which has all 3 bears - black, brown and polar): - The average brown bear encounter is 3.5x more likely to result in injury compared to the average polar bear encounter - The average brown bear encounter is 21x more likely to result in injury compared to the average black bear encounter - Guns were effective in halting aggressive bear behavior in 84% of encounters, and it took an average of 4 hits to stop a bear - Pepper sprays were effective in halting aggressive bear behavior in 92% of encounters - On average, bear spray was used when the bear was about 12 feet away - But bear spray residue sprayed on equipment as a deterrent actually ended up attracting some bears (take your practice sprays before entering bear country) - 60 percent of the incidents occurred between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Nearly 70 percent of the incidents studied involved brown (grizzly) bears and 28 percent involved black bears, including the first two documented uses of bear spray on polar bears in Alaska Look up Tom Smith, BYU.

Just recently had an encounter with a black bear on trail, we both scared the bejeezus out of eachother. One "Hey bear!" was enough to send it, and my heart running.

Also, black bear scat contains twigs & berries - while grizzly scat contains whistles & pepper spray.

In Alaska we know exactly what to do with different types of bears. If its black, fight back.. If its brown, lay down.. If its white, say goodnight..

You left out polar bears. As a native of polar bear country, you learn that if a polar bear sees you, it will hunt you. The only thing to do is accept your fate

Advice If it's Black: Fight back If it's brown: lay down If it's white: pray to christ

When encountering a blue 🐻 bear, ask nicely for a roll of toilet paper 🧻

Somewhere in Glacier right now, a bunch of bears are watching a video on how to avoid a dangerous encounter with ME !

Bill Burr: "Slowly back away as you push your friend forward."

Remain calm while being eaten. My donut has this technique mastered

3 minutes after watching this... Me trying to remember which bear I fight or play dead with

It's worth mentioning that bear spray should only be sprayed directly in the bear's face. Do not spray on tents, clothing and gear as a repellent because this is like putting hot sauce on FOOD!

One thing I have not seen addressed by most is what to do in a bear encounter in which you are still in your tent. Let's say you wake up in the morning or in the middle of the night and suspect there is a bear in camp. Should you make noise from inside the tent in order to deter the bear away from your camp? Or pop your head out to inspect if anything is there first? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Always carry a red beach ball and a bicycle, bears love those...

Perhaps a demonstration would be helpful.

Wow, i didn't know that you should act different when encountering with different types of bear. Thank you for the video!

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