If they had food in their day packs they should have thrown it out so the bear would stop and eat it.
Because bear bells are for other people. Idiots.
It is clearly a danger to humans.
In the animal world, predators prefer to hunt the young of any prey animal since the young are the easiest to catch without injury to themselves.
That bear needs to be a rug yesterday.
Video at source. They did recognize the bear was simply using the trail, not pursuing them. The best part, they young boy, Can we play dead now? Can we play dead?, later dad You wanted to see a bear
Canadians can’t carry?
Too bad Canadians aren’t allowed to defend themselves with guns. I took my little hiking buddy (my Black Lab) hiking with me a month ago. A Black bear crossed the trail about 20 yards in front of us. I felt so much better knowing my gun was in my pocket and if he had started to come at us, I would have lit his azz up like a Christmas tree. That’s not an option for Canadians.
If we could just pass sensible bear claw and bear teeth laws, all this would end. Nombear needs 40 teeth and 20 claws! We need to reduce those numbers or teeth and claws to 1 each. Oh yeah, and we need “Bear Free Zones” too, where bears are not allowed to follow people. Arming hikers is never the answer! Bears will obey bear free zones and that is final! And even if they don’t, they will have only 1 claw and one tooth, because we passed a law!
“Young couple and children eaten by grizzly, after parents take children hiking in bear country, hoping to encounter the animals.”
“Hey, bear! Go home, bear!”
That always works.
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In the fwiw department, when hiking or hunting in bear country, it’s a good idea to carry a firearm of appropriate caliber.
Why?
Because if you accidentally come upon a momma bear, she will view you as a threat or dinner. A lose lose situation.
5.56mm
Always carry a .45 at least when hiking.
Jezz, I remember this happening when I used to fish out of Cordova - not uncommon then and not new.
In Alaska the Glock 20 is the go-to firearm for bear protection. I use Buffalo Bore 220 gr in mine. If I have a bear charging at me, I’m doing a mag dump.
first of all....cut your little boys hair...try to make him into a boy then a man and start by not making him look girlish...
secondly....mom and kids start marching pronto back to the car and dad pick up a big branch...plenty along the way....and keep an eye on the bear.....
and if they didn't have a gun or at minimum bear spray then they are indeed idiots....