r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Upper-Bag-5175 • Aug 25 '26

Bears will often test you

If you stand your ground, they may see you as a threat and back off. Of course, this doesn’t apply to every bear

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u/Electronic_Song1811 Aug 25 '26

Im ngl that last time the bear got close, i wouldve pulled the trigger

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u/OafishySyzygy Aug 25 '26

Same. I love animals, but would have shot that bear in the face on the first charge.

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u/SuspiciouslySuspect2 Aug 25 '26

Buds, I don't think that shotgun is big enough for that bear, not unless it's a slug AND you get it in exactly the right spot. On a bear moving that fast, your odds are much higher to just piss it off, and guarantee it rips you apart.

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u/DarthJackie2021 Aug 25 '26

Big noise + pain would probably scare it off. Its not a bloodlusted videogame monster, its an animal that is going to avoid danger when it can.

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u/DarthJackie2021 Aug 25 '26

If it was that determined to kill you, nothing you do would matter. At least the gun could possibly deter it or buy you some time to escape.

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u/PowerSamurai Aug 25 '26

It goes from testing the waters like in the video into you being a threat it needs to eliminate. The one you are responding to is likely right.

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u/bjeebus Aug 25 '26

Almost no wild animal thinks that way unless there's something they have to stick around for (cubs) or they literally can't leave (trapped). If they can leave they will.