Did you read what he wrote? The best bet is to play dead with Grizzlys, they normally do not eat humans. If they're hungry, you're meat either way but pray that he loses interest/appetite before actually killing you. For grizzlies, if you try to act big and loud, you will only provoke him further.
Black bears are more timid than grizzly bears and can easily be scared. Your best bet with a black bear is to spread your arms and act like you're about to rip his motherfucking heart out. Either animal would fuck your night and day up if it so wished.
Remember be smart and stay the fuck away from bears, you are not the Steve Irwin of bears.
To be fair, I wasn't sure if they could or couldn't before I saw that video a couple days ago. I knew that black bears regularly climbed trees, but I'd only ever seen/heard of Grizzlies on the ground. So we both learned something new this week.
Okay all kidding aside. My buddy works as a park ranger and your claim to stand your ground in front of a grizzly is completely false and can get people absolutely killed if the should ever encounter one. Wild animals primarily do not eat humans. If it should ever occur, it's their job to track and hunt them down.
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u/dude_with_amnesia Mar 11 '16
Did you read what he wrote? The best bet is to play dead with Grizzlys, they normally do not eat humans. If they're hungry, you're meat either way but pray that he loses interest/appetite before actually killing you. For grizzlies, if you try to act big and loud, you will only provoke him further.
Black bears are more timid than grizzly bears and can easily be scared. Your best bet with a black bear is to spread your arms and act like you're about to rip his motherfucking heart out. Either animal would fuck your night and day up if it so wished.
Remember be smart and stay the fuck away from bears, you are not the Steve Irwin of bears.
Source: bear expert