• GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    1 month ago

    This video while long does a great job teaching you how to act in active bear territory.

    The TLDW is: -

    • In active bear territory carry bear spray and be ready to use it
    • You can’t out run a bear don’t try
    • bear bells don’t work
    • playing dead makes it easier for the bear to maul you
    • when hiking with a group and encounter an aggressive bear stand shoulder to shoulder and prepare your bear spray
    • let the bear decide how they want to leave the encounter (if they are not attacking you)
    • outside of a momma bear, most “attacks” are bluffs but can be scary as shit.
    • guns work but you better be a good and quick shot cuz bears run fast and are very intimidating doing so
    • a gun shot can help scare away most bears
    • Xanis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Part of me wonders if the gunshot helps whether it would be worth the trouble to carry an air horn.

      • GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Maybe, but really when you are in bear territory, and close to areas where bear congregate (rivers being one), just a few loud claps and a couple of loud “HEYS” is good enough to flush most bears.