How to Survive a Grizzly Bear Attack
Their is no clear cut way on how to survive a grizzly attack, because this is a highly unpredictable animal. Grizzly's should be avoided in the wild or at least be appreciated from afar. Should you encounter one by mistake, follow these steps and hopefully you'll survive to tell the story.
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If you see a grizzly before it sees you, try to quietly move out of its vision and then head in the opposite direction. You don't want to start yelling at it and try to scare it away because grizzlies don't fear humans. Chances are that you'll only agitate it and the bear will run at you instead of away from you.
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If you get caught off guard by a grizzly and it decides to attack you, you can either crawl into a tight ball and play dead, or if you have a gun or rifle, shoot it.
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If you try to play dead, cover your head and neck with your arms and if you have a backpack keep it on to shield you from teeth and claws. If the bear notice you're not putting up a fight it might leave you alone because you no longer pose a threat to it. However, if it keeps going after you like you are its next meal, start fighting back with whatever you can find and try to act aggressive instead of panicky (although that's probably easier said than done).
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A good thing to carry with you while occupying bear populated areas is a bear repellent pepper spray. It is a more human way of fighting off a bear than shooting it, but it's not always as effective.
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If you have a gun or rifle with you and a grizzly tries to attack you, shoot to kill. A wounded bear is even more dangerous than an angry one. Aim for the heart to end the attack quickly.
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If you kill the bear, notify the authorities, such as park rangers, of the incident. Especially if the bear was a female with cubs because the cubs will not survive without their mother in the wild.
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Tips & Warnings
If a bear comes after you without trying to scare you away first, it is considering you as prey, so fight back or try to climb a tree if possible.
If you see a bear with cubs, be even more cautious because the mother is extremely protective of her young.
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BASHARAT SHAH, MD
Jun 05, 2008
very informative article, well written.
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grouch
Jan 07, 2008
This is great thanks for the article, very well written. I live in the city but will keep this in mind as I do love to camp out in the wild.
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Kat Yares
Dec 17, 2007
Good article. thanks
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nethopperz
Oct 23, 2007
The next time I go camping in bear territory, the bears who see me will say to themselves, "Hey, isn't that Rambo walking down the trail banging a pair of cymbals?" :)
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nanomatrix
Jun 25, 2007
One thing I would like to add, a bear doesn't run down steep hills well. Running in unpredictable patterns downhill can save your life. If a bear hits you it will likely kill you, so if possible keep trees between you and the bear. Bears like water too so unless you are going to swim downstream be careful.
