Posted on 09/02/2020 11:34:08 AM PDT by SJackson
MISSOULA, Mont. — Thank to Dulé Krivdich for sending in this video of a grizzly bear running towards a group of hikers in Glacier National Park on Sunday afternoon.
Here is his story:
"Be Bear Aware Folks. This was this afternoon hiking back up after visiting Hidden Lake. Just a switchback below where my wife and I just motored through this big fella, I’d say a 500+ pound grizzly, came through a treeline, down a meadow and swiftly on to the trail itself to get to wherever he wanted to go. Now hikers just below on the same trail are totally unaware of what’s heading their way as we from above start yelling that there is a bear barreling down the same trail. As one yells back, “what do we do?” “Just start making a lot of noise!!! Don’t run!" But just then, the griz made a bluff charge and we saw people booking it like we’ve never ever seen before in our lives. But I think that it was a case of the bear not knowing people were coming up as the people had no idea but even once they did did the worse thing, they RAN!
Thank goodness that it all went well afterwards. Other than that it was a beautiful day for a hike down to Hidden Lake."
You don’t have to outrun the bear.
Just your friend.......
Glacier is crawling with them.
Beautiful place though.
— Chris Rock (paraphrase)
Video at the source.
The parks advice
If you do surprise a bear, here are a few guidelines to follow that may help:Talk quietly or not at all; the time to make loud noise is before you encounter a bear. Try to detour around the bear if possible.
Do not run! Back away slowly, but stop if it seems to agitate the bear. Assume a nonthreatening posture. Turn sideways, or bend at the knees to appear smaller.
Use peripheral vision. Bears may interpret direct eye contact as threatening.
Drop something (not food) to distract the bear. Keep your pack on for protection in case of an attack.
If a bear attacks and you have pepper spray, use it!
If the bear makes contact, protect your chest and abdomen by falling to the ground on your stomach, or assume a fetal position to reduce the severity of an attack. Cover the back of your neck with your hands. Do not move until you're certain the bear has left.
As the video shows, the hikers turned and ran off at top speed, the bear ambled on down the trail.
The only person I've known personally, second hand, injured by a bear was decades ago. A friend was camping in a park known for black bears with a group of college kids. Late at night while drinking around the campfire a bear wandered through, probably smelled garbage. The kids, both genders, screamed and ran off in different directions. The bear ran off in his own direction. One of the humans tripped and broke a leg. Hope all these guys made it through the woods in one piece.
BTW, Glacier is an International park and the only one in the USA with train service.
Assume low ready position
Similar to walking in some ghettos... always carry if possible
I’d also prepare a change of underwear.
Sam Colt would never run.
If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise
BFL!
Sven and Oly are out in the woods When Sven says” I’m worried Oly, what if we should come across a bear?”
Oly says run and reach back and throw it at him”
Sven says “throw what?”
Oly says “It will be there, it will be there..”
Scary
I think Grand Canyon has train service, but it’s a local train from Williams, 60 or 70 miles away. Not sure if Amtrak still services town.
I know Amtrack comes into Williams but not to the canyon,
BTW eat here...
http://www.rods-steakhouse.com/
The only VERB that will be heard is "run".
The verb should have been STOP!!!!!!
Followed by LOOK!!!!
Do these hiker not discuss precautions before they get out of the car???
Had to think about it for a few sec...slow on the uptake!
the only thing better than oly and sven jokes are oly and lena jokes :)
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