How to Avoid Surprising a Bear

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Jordan Pederson for Expert Village. We're going to talk a little bit more about safety in bear country. These are called bear bells. Some experts disagree on whether they're effective or not. What teaches me to remind you is to make noise in bear country, to go in groups, 3, 4. Some areas you're better off on horseback. Horses make a lot of noise; horses are big. Black bears and grizzly bears understand size. If they feel overwhelmed, they're just more likely to retreat than to cause problems. Make a lot of noise when you're in grizzly bear country. Sing, talk, make a lot of noise, especially if you're next to rushing water. If the parallels to a stream. In the spring when it's roaring and making a lot of noise, there's repairing areas where streams are found. So make a lot of noise and let black bears know that you're coming and the majority of the time they're retreat and get out of the way and you'll never even see the. You can also use pebbles in a can or pebbles in a pan and you can shake them as you walk along the trail making noise. Sing to yourself, talk, especially in areas where you can't see around corners or you're near loud rushing water. The whole idea is to not surprise the bear and give him or her a chance to get out of the way. "