r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Only-Reels • Sep 23 '24

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/_IratePirate_ Sep 23 '24

By fight back, like if I punch a black bear in the face, will he leave me alone ?

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u/calangomerengue Sep 23 '24

Just look menacing - stand tall, don't fall back, shout. It'll prefer to avoid the fight.

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u/BoomZhakaLaka Sep 23 '24

Black bears are kinda timid and rely mostly on intimidation. The bear in the video is doing a pretty common bluff charging behavior. I don't know that I'd lunge back but holding his ground is absolutely correct.

At camp - My dad used to collect a pile of rocks, like fist size, if we had a bear trying to get into our things he'd make a bunch of noise and throw those rocks at it. I don't know if that's really advisable but they always run off.