How to Survive a Bear Attack

for most people bear encounters don't look anything like that more like this and this is exactly the type of behavior that might get you killed but don't worry because we're here to tell you how to survive a bear attack if you go for a hike in the forest bears shouldn't be your biggest concern they don't normally attack people for no apparent reason not unless they're starving or you get too close to one of their cubs but if you do meet a bear who's mad at you about the intrusion what should you do should you run for your life pretend to be dead or attack in before it attacks you [Music] luckily for you we've got four steps to help you get out of a bear's claws alive step one identify the bear the first thing you should know about bears is that they aren't all the same before choosing your survival strategy you have to figure out what kind of bear you've encountered to make things even more fun let's take the biggest male bears and enter them into a boxing match with you our number one his body length reaches two meters [Applause] [Applause] step two read the room not all bears are going to attack you on site for example black bears aren't as aggressive as grizzlies unless they feel threatened but if you find yourself alone in the arctic and a polar bear is charging at you today is not your lucky day to a polar bear your prey at first sight step three use the first line of defense bear spray if you like to walk around the forest with a firearm in your hands i have news for you there are things more effective against a bear bear spray works on all bears you should keep it in your front pocket any time you go into bear territory because if say a brown bear attacks you you only have a few seconds to fire so pull yourself together steady your arms and aim for the bear's nose eyes and mouth wait until he is 10 meters away and then spray for about 2 seconds then retreat as fast as possible but what if you don't have bear spray what should you do then step 4 choose your survival strategy if you end up on a date with a black bear you might be relatively safe but don't ruin the moment by climbing up a tree black bears are much better climbers than you are and don't try to play dead black bears don't fall for that instead hit the bear with a stick throw stones at him show him who's boss with grizzlies it's different you don't want to run from a brown bear he'll catch you and eat you before you know it your best bet is to fall in the fetal position and protect your head neck and stomach that's what i call playing dead if a grizzly doesn't feel threatened he'll leave but don't rush to get up stay down for at least 20 minutes after an attack in case the bear really didn't buy your acting and what about a polar bear do you even stand a chance polar bears aren't gonna be fooled by your intimidation act and fighting a one-ton polar bear isn't a great idea either once again bear spray is your best bet but if you do end up fighting a polar bear attack as if your life depends on it because it does try to aim for the nose or eyes and watch out for those deadly paws ultimately the best way to survive is to avoid an encounter in the first place fortunately for you most bears will retreat before you even know they're there a forest can be a dangerous place even when bears aren't involved everything looks the same and wait did i pass this tree already am i lost alone in the forest well while your phone still has some power you better watch another video to help you survive whatever a way

Channel: How to Survive

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Id: kFKwVjgbv4A

Length: 6min 5sec (365 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 28 2020