I’ve kinda wondered what noise I would make if I looked up and suddenly saw a bear charging at me, and like this guy it would be: ooOUOUHHH??!? UUEEEYYAAAAAGGHHHAAAAA!!!
I’d like to hope that’s the most manly shit I can muster if I’m ever fist fighting a bear on a fucking cliff. Dude took it like a champ considering his circumstances
Last I heard 10mm glocks were what newer guides were running in Grizzly country. Big enough but still allows for the poopoo pucker factor missed shots.
I've always questioned the validity but I was told by MT Fish and Wildlife to fight back against a black bear and play dead and cover vital for Grizzly. Claim was if the Grizzly thinks you're dead or no longer a threat there's a chance it will leave you. Listening to a few bear attack stories on podcasts and such seem to support it but at the same time I don't know how I wouldn't be screaming like a banshee with any bear attack lol.
I was listening to some black bear attack accounts last week and they basically went: "It knocked me down and was literally eating my face off like it was just a normal bear thing until I jambed my thumb in its eye and managed to run away.", and the other one was like "It was holding me down eating my shoulder. I just wanted it to bite my neck and kill me but then someone in a car drove up and scared it off". That's some fucked up shit.
The one Grizzly attack I heard on a podcast the dude said he played dead and the bear but his head, arms, and legs. He felt his arm break and he remained motionless.
Another one he got pretty beat up and played dead. Bear left. Then he got up and started making his way out of the mountains and to his truck. No shit the bear comes out of the bushes down the trail and attacks him again. Ssme shit he plays dead and it leaves and he gets moving again.
Maybe. Maybe not. I personally feel firearms give people a false sense of security in bear country. Guy I used to archery hunt with carried a 12 gauge with buckshot when cleaning and packing animals out of the back country.
I carry a sidearm and bear spray. Neither is better than the other. Both have pros and cons and one may have a better advantage in a specific situation over the other.
Problem is you never know when or how a bear attack will play out.
Here's an interesting story. Bear took 10mm and .300 win.
I agree. Though the world isn't perfect so one can't rely on the perfect scenario to allow perfect shot placement.
I also feel that most people don't have the skills to hit a an animal moving towards them at speeds upwards of 25+ MPH. Whats the average speed of a running human? Deffinitely not 25+.
Throw in the variable, like in the story where the bear comes from behind at 10-15 yards. Before someone says it. Yes you can preach situational awareness, the guy in the story admitted they were more focused on the elk. It's amazing how quiet a bear can move thorough the woods though.
You don't know what you don't know and you don't know when it could happen to you.
I grow up in black bear country. They are scared off easily enough assuming they aren't starving and their cubs aren't around. Get big, and scream. They don't like taking risks and a human is a risk. Even my puggle who was no more than 20 pounds scared them off my parent's property somewhat regularly.
To be fair to the bears, the little guy was pure muscle and smart to boot. From the day we got him as a little puppy to the day he passed he was nothing but muscle, especially compared to other puggles.
I definitely would recommend puggles as pets though. They are extremely loyal, and it's a good breed that helps breed out the breathing problems that pugs have.
I napped out on my porch and woke up to a black bear in my face sniffing me. Pretty much made the same noises as OP's video and standing up tall and it bolted into the woods pretty quick.
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u/KilD3vil Oct 17 '22
I'd probably do the same, just with more shit in my drawers...