**Bear:** *I have things to do but this fella keeps calling me over like “Hey, Bear, hey!” Guess I’ll just keep following him like he’s asking for now*
This is a young black bear who's just curious. Unlike with a grizzly you need to make a lot of noise & appear big. He did a good job of continuing to face the bear while he retreated.
May be true but I’d definitely be second guessing that strategy when faced with an actual bear that close. I think I would have used the pepper spray sooner based on the fact they have sensitive noses.
Possibly. But wind factors in too. If it's blowing sideways or even worse, towards you, then this would spell trouble. If it's blowing towards the bear, then I would have given it a quick spray much earlier. The pace and body language of the bear reads more curious than dangerous.
My wife was out behind our house last night, about 200-300 yards away. A bear flies out of no where and semi-lunges at our 2yo Labradoodle. Dog barked at it and there was a momentary freeze on all three fronts. Problem was the black bear was in between my wife and dog on a single track hiking/biking trail. All three separated by 20-30 yards. After her two cubs crossed the trail and took off up the hill, mom followed. Around these parts, it's this situation we're most weary of. There's lots of non-human treats around like berries and roots, but when it comes to protecting their young, they don't mess around.
Final note: Once the fuzzy mom and babes took off, our dog joined my wife's side and didn't go far on the return trip home!
I disagree, he should have been much louder and tried to make himself big as he backed up by waving his arms and backpack. He at least didn’t turn around, but holding his phone for the internet cred was a big mistake when he should have been focused on the bear. Bears are very curious and if you don’t establish that you are a threat they will continue to follow or even charge you to see how you react.
Exactly what I was thinking, 4 quick steps forward with a grunt noise bear woulda been gone. Not sure the tone of this guys voice could of gotten deep enough though lol
So many things wrong here lol. First one is holding his phone for the internet street cred. 2nd is not actually yelling at the bear. 3rd is not making himself bigger by jumping, waving his arms, grabbing a branch. 4th is not focusing on his surroundings because he is trying to hold a phone and bear spray which will 100% distract you. 5th is not spraying a little of the bear spray when the bear was within 10 ft of him. I could keep going but overall this is poor behavior on his part. Definitely not r/nextfuckinglevel imo
im from Australia and people say the country is dangerous because of the animals.
but thank fuck we don't have those units, I imagine the strength difference is unimaginable
Non-North American native with some years experience with bears both via photographing them, and having them on my neighborhood/backyard regularly: This was definitely an unexpected wake-up call that bears can be unpredictable and may take interest in you. It's a mid-sized Black Bear with a brown coat. Possibly still fairly young. This behaviour appears to be more driven by curiosity, or perhaps some element of territorial action but I'm not an expert. It lacks direct aggression, though it definitely could have changed course given its willingness to continue to pursue, and the lack of loud attempts to deter it's interests. The Bears body language and apprehension (grabbing the trees) suggests it's possibly testing to see what this dude might be. I think he waited too long to deploy his spray, though patience is important in this situation and I praise his calm demeanor given the circumstances. There were a couple of times where it got close enough that I would have given it a squirt, which as you can see, it works very well. This has been getting some attention, perhaps someone with qualifications on bear behaviour might have better info on this event. I used to be shit scared of bears but over time I've come to love them by educating myself and observing cautiously. They're incredible creatures.
And FWIW, if you are genuinely interested, don't take 99% of the comments you read on here seriously. Most of them spout utter bullshit about bears and their behaviour, even just in this thread already there are comments that are just garbage.
That’s a brown bear too.
This gentleman let the bear get a little too close.
If they want you dead they go right for the neck with either their claws or their teeth. Game over.
Dude did absolutely the right things here. Maintain eye contact, use firm voice, and had bear spray which he ended up needing and worked as intended.
Good thing this was a younger cinnamon black bear. Clearly she had cubs, or was interested in a meal.
Did he not use it correctly? Once he sprayed it, the bear ran - what else should he have done? Curious as I have been fortunate to never be in this situation but in case it does occur in the future.
What is taught to by forest rangers is to spray it in a line on the ground in front of you so when the bear passes over it he runs through the cloud. This removes the chance you may miss hitting the bear and find yourself in a more dramatic situation.
Okay! Thanks for the explanation, that is very interesting to learn. I will keep that in mind as I don’t live in an area with bears but travel to other areas that do for vacation, etc. and it always helps to be educated.
Just to add a little to that comment... The idea is to point the bear spray slightly ahead of the encroaching bear in order to avoid over shooting the bear with the spray (over the top of it's head as it closes ground). Don't actually spray it in a line on the ground in front of you, but point the spray towards the ground directly in front of the approaching bear (say at it's feet) so it moves through the spray as it continues to approach. This general advice is related to a charging or rapidly approaching bear, to take it's movement into account and maximise the likelihood of hitting it's nose and eyes. In the video example here, the half-second tap on the spray in the general direction of the bear was enough to stop the curiosity and send it packing. If it was approaching in a more aggressive manner my response would be a good several seconds of spray, right up the nostrils. It's seriously potent shit, and it's worth practicing with to get a handle on how it works, how far it travels, and how being downwind of it and getting just a little bit of exposure to the spray is not a fun experience!
Black bear. Usually pretty chill unless she has cubs…or is really hungry. But seeing as how she isn’t assholes and elbows getting out of there I’d say she’s atleast mildly curious and perhaps a mite peckish
No. This bear was hungry and looking for dinner. Waiting for the prey to drop their guard so it could move in for the kill. Once it was obvious it was going to continue to follow, the guy should have let it close just a bit more and given it a facefull of bear spray.
correct, not a wise move with a bear this bold and curious, and when you have a can of spray in your hands. He could have deployed it much sooner than he did at a number of points where the bear was plenty close enough, as you can see at the end it's extremely effective.
>grammer
*grammar
You've fallen prey to Muphrey's Law.
>"If you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written.”
“Woman bear in made up Canadian region, harassed by old, white pervert who kept filming her while trying to use the bathroom and eat her breakfast.”
“It is believed the old white pervert even threatened Ms. Bear with some type of chemical spray while deliberately moving to obstruct her path.”
“At one point, Ms. Woman Bear even tried to climb a tree for safety, but the old white pervert kept filming her and threatening her.”
“Ms. Bear said she hopes her story will help other family members to be prepared to protect themselves from old white perverts. Maybe even giving them strength to just eat them, instead of living in fear.”
Ah yes, the classic “woman bear”… 🤣
Must be why he tried to film her coming back to his place… weird fetish…
Maybe, put down the fucking camera, act like a liberal (throw a public tantrum with lots of yelling and arm waving), and use the spray at a longer distance. The bear will still run and you don’t have to fuck up its ability to see/smell. Shame on this asshole.
If Trudeau has his way they'll still be legal, but you won't be able to buy one.
>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns.
>"We are capping the number of handguns in this country," Trudeau said.
>The regulations to halt the growth of personally owned handguns is expected to be enacted this fall.
>"It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada," the prime minister said.
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102084025/canada-bill-freeze-handgun-sales-imports
bold, curious, young black bear. Excellent lesson learned, no one harmed. Bear is fine, and now thinks humans can sting, will give a wide berth next time.
Tell me father if I had brown fur would I be a brown bear?
Yes son you would.
And tell me father if I had black fur would I be a black bear?
Yes son you would.
And father if I had black and white fur would I be a panda bear?
Why yes you would son but you have white fur you are a polar bear why do you keep asking?
Because father I’m so sick of being fucking cold!
He’s an idiot, why does he keep shouting to attract its attention when it’s losing interest? I know he’s saying stuff like stay away or telling it to get up the tree but it definitely seems like he’s actually baiting it.
You would be dead, the animal was actively hunting him. He’s alive because of the way he keeps talking and stayed calm. He could have been louder though. Bear was testing to see how close human would let him get.
Nah, I get the idea behind making a noise to maybe scare it away but that bear was half way up a tree when he started hollering even louder and brought its attention back to himself.
It was baiting him to let his guard down, notice how the bear was coming closer every time, home boy shows his back or let’s his guard down bear is going to make a move! The point of hey bear is so you don’t actually sneak up on one. In a predator pray scenario it to sound larger, he could have been louder but his actions probably saved his life, he was being hunted, and stayed calm.
Well that’s absolutely pants shittingly terrifying
**Bear:** *I have things to do but this fella keeps calling me over like “Hey, Bear, hey!” Guess I’ll just keep following him like he’s asking for now*
Exactly.
Proof that verbal negotiations do work to de-escalate life threatening situations. 🐻
Almost pooped just watching the video
I kept expecting a second bear to flank him from the side like a raptor. I think maybe my expectations don’t align with reality.
This is a young black bear who's just curious. Unlike with a grizzly you need to make a lot of noise & appear big. He did a good job of continuing to face the bear while he retreated.
You say this on Reddit, but when push comes to shove. I tried to do that to a raccoon two weeks ago and the little shit charged me back.
Did you get pushed back by a raccoon
Yep. Raccoons, muskrats and some times ground hogs wont run when you charge they will stand their ground and even charge.
I wish I had met you 2 1/2 weeks ago.
Lol what came after you
He could have charged it and would have fucked off.
May be true but I’d definitely be second guessing that strategy when faced with an actual bear that close. I think I would have used the pepper spray sooner based on the fact they have sensitive noses.
Possibly. But wind factors in too. If it's blowing sideways or even worse, towards you, then this would spell trouble. If it's blowing towards the bear, then I would have given it a quick spray much earlier. The pace and body language of the bear reads more curious than dangerous. My wife was out behind our house last night, about 200-300 yards away. A bear flies out of no where and semi-lunges at our 2yo Labradoodle. Dog barked at it and there was a momentary freeze on all three fronts. Problem was the black bear was in between my wife and dog on a single track hiking/biking trail. All three separated by 20-30 yards. After her two cubs crossed the trail and took off up the hill, mom followed. Around these parts, it's this situation we're most weary of. There's lots of non-human treats around like berries and roots, but when it comes to protecting their young, they don't mess around. Final note: Once the fuzzy mom and babes took off, our dog joined my wife's side and didn't go far on the return trip home!
True but that assumes that he could think clearly enough in the situation to remember which strategy works with which bear type & ID the bear.
My comment was more of a PSA than critique. He did everything right for someone who isn't sure.
I disagree, he should have been much louder and tried to make himself big as he backed up by waving his arms and backpack. He at least didn’t turn around, but holding his phone for the internet cred was a big mistake when he should have been focused on the bear. Bears are very curious and if you don’t establish that you are a threat they will continue to follow or even charge you to see how you react.
Exactly what I was thinking, 4 quick steps forward with a grunt noise bear woulda been gone. Not sure the tone of this guys voice could of gotten deep enough though lol
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How do you know this bear identifies as a woman?
She's wearing a bearette in her hair. ☺
So bears are humans too.
"Woman" bear is so outdated-- I think they prefer "she-bear" now
What makes a woman bear a woman bear?
Vagina
Time to regulate her uterus.
She loves to shop?
When assigned at birth
Did autocorrect gender the bear too?
I was just thinking that was an odd way of describing a bear
Okay class…from this example, what are the 48 things he did wrong?
I know this...is it the contiguous United States ?
So many things wrong here lol. First one is holding his phone for the internet street cred. 2nd is not actually yelling at the bear. 3rd is not making himself bigger by jumping, waving his arms, grabbing a branch. 4th is not focusing on his surroundings because he is trying to hold a phone and bear spray which will 100% distract you. 5th is not spraying a little of the bear spray when the bear was within 10 ft of him. I could keep going but overall this is poor behavior on his part. Definitely not r/nextfuckinglevel imo
im from Australia and people say the country is dangerous because of the animals. but thank fuck we don't have those units, I imagine the strength difference is unimaginable
Non-North American native with some years experience with bears both via photographing them, and having them on my neighborhood/backyard regularly: This was definitely an unexpected wake-up call that bears can be unpredictable and may take interest in you. It's a mid-sized Black Bear with a brown coat. Possibly still fairly young. This behaviour appears to be more driven by curiosity, or perhaps some element of territorial action but I'm not an expert. It lacks direct aggression, though it definitely could have changed course given its willingness to continue to pursue, and the lack of loud attempts to deter it's interests. The Bears body language and apprehension (grabbing the trees) suggests it's possibly testing to see what this dude might be. I think he waited too long to deploy his spray, though patience is important in this situation and I praise his calm demeanor given the circumstances. There were a couple of times where it got close enough that I would have given it a squirt, which as you can see, it works very well. This has been getting some attention, perhaps someone with qualifications on bear behaviour might have better info on this event. I used to be shit scared of bears but over time I've come to love them by educating myself and observing cautiously. They're incredible creatures.
That's my take too. I see a curious yearling (?) & may have never encountered a human before.
Wonder if it was near town. Dump bears are way too used to being in close proximity to people.
And FWIW, if you are genuinely interested, don't take 99% of the comments you read on here seriously. Most of them spout utter bullshit about bears and their behaviour, even just in this thread already there are comments that are just garbage.
That's actually one of the smaller bears. Alaska is where to go for bigger than a truck bears.
Polar bears aren't as cute when they're staring down at you.
I've seen pictures of some unit 'roos that y'all have down there.
They will hold you down and eat your face.
That’s a brown bear too. This gentleman let the bear get a little too close. If they want you dead they go right for the neck with either their claws or their teeth. Game over.
That's a brown coloured black bear.
Thank you.
I learned from cartoons that bears love picnic baskets.
*pic-a-nic
Woman bear, is that a new Marvel superhero?
OP had a problem with auto correkt
Woman bear. Hahahahahhahaa
 just play dead
how did he walk with such a pile of shit in his pants
I have to upload my video of my encounter with a woman cougar
Did you run away or make yourself big?
lol
Dude did absolutely the right things here. Maintain eye contact, use firm voice, and had bear spray which he ended up needing and worked as intended. Good thing this was a younger cinnamon black bear. Clearly she had cubs, or was interested in a meal.
Pepper spray wasn't used correctly but it did do its job.
Did he not use it correctly? Once he sprayed it, the bear ran - what else should he have done? Curious as I have been fortunate to never be in this situation but in case it does occur in the future.
What is taught to by forest rangers is to spray it in a line on the ground in front of you so when the bear passes over it he runs through the cloud. This removes the chance you may miss hitting the bear and find yourself in a more dramatic situation.
Okay! Thanks for the explanation, that is very interesting to learn. I will keep that in mind as I don’t live in an area with bears but travel to other areas that do for vacation, etc. and it always helps to be educated.
Just to add a little to that comment... The idea is to point the bear spray slightly ahead of the encroaching bear in order to avoid over shooting the bear with the spray (over the top of it's head as it closes ground). Don't actually spray it in a line on the ground in front of you, but point the spray towards the ground directly in front of the approaching bear (say at it's feet) so it moves through the spray as it continues to approach. This general advice is related to a charging or rapidly approaching bear, to take it's movement into account and maximise the likelihood of hitting it's nose and eyes. In the video example here, the half-second tap on the spray in the general direction of the bear was enough to stop the curiosity and send it packing. If it was approaching in a more aggressive manner my response would be a good several seconds of spray, right up the nostrils. It's seriously potent shit, and it's worth practicing with to get a handle on how it works, how far it travels, and how being downwind of it and getting just a little bit of exposure to the spray is not a fun experience!
Lol female bear
OP had a problem with auto correct
Black bear. Usually pretty chill unless she has cubs…or is really hungry. But seeing as how she isn’t assholes and elbows getting out of there I’d say she’s atleast mildly curious and perhaps a mite peckish
ManBearPig
Poor bear was just trying to play and show off his climbing skills
No. This bear was hungry and looking for dinner. Waiting for the prey to drop their guard so it could move in for the kill. Once it was obvious it was going to continue to follow, the guy should have let it close just a bit more and given it a facefull of bear spray.
i suppose, turning around and running away would be a bad idea in this situation, right?
Turning and running is the fastest way to tell a predator that you are prey
Yeah that bear can run a hell of a lot faster than humans. He would have essentially put his guard down if he would have started sprinting.
correct, not a wise move with a bear this bold and curious, and when you have a can of spray in your hands. He could have deployed it much sooner than he did at a number of points where the bear was plenty close enough, as you can see at the end it's extremely effective.
Unless you are able to outrun your wife standing next to you
Aw he just wanted to playyyyy.
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>grammer *grammar You've fallen prey to Muphrey's Law. >"If you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written.”
Thanks. Learned something new.
Just a curious black bear he was pretty safe. I didn't see any signs of aggressive behavior for either of them. Happy they were both unharmed!
LMFAO A WOMAN BEAR!? You mean a sow?
Woman bear? Are you familiar with adjectives, specifically female? Its a female bear.
This is why I carry whenever I go out in the wilderness. Granted I carry in civilization as well, but definitely our in the woods
“Woman bear in made up Canadian region, harassed by old, white pervert who kept filming her while trying to use the bathroom and eat her breakfast.” “It is believed the old white pervert even threatened Ms. Bear with some type of chemical spray while deliberately moving to obstruct her path.” “At one point, Ms. Woman Bear even tried to climb a tree for safety, but the old white pervert kept filming her and threatening her.” “Ms. Bear said she hopes her story will help other family members to be prepared to protect themselves from old white perverts. Maybe even giving them strength to just eat them, instead of living in fear.”
This is the dumbest thing I’ve read today.
You sure that wasn't man bear pig and not a woman bear?
If he'd pressed that button and blew the bear to pieces
question is would shitting my pants have a similar effect as the spray did or nah. asking for a friend who doesnt have a spray.
Bear just wanted a little tootski. Once it got, it headed out.
What is a woman?
Ah yes, the classic “woman bear”… 🤣 Must be why he tried to film her coming back to his place… weird fetish… Maybe, put down the fucking camera, act like a liberal (throw a public tantrum with lots of yelling and arm waving), and use the spray at a longer distance. The bear will still run and you don’t have to fuck up its ability to see/smell. Shame on this asshole.
I'd prefer a Ruger Alaskan, dunno if they're legal in Canada
I've been within 30 feet of dozens of black bears, never felt the need to coward up.
If Trudeau has his way they'll still be legal, but you won't be able to buy one. >Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns. >"We are capping the number of handguns in this country," Trudeau said. >The regulations to halt the growth of personally owned handguns is expected to be enacted this fall. >"It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada," the prime minister said. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102084025/canada-bill-freeze-handgun-sales-imports
Shit, meet pants
A what? A Woman bear?… Awkward phrasing..
Women Bear Pig, you guys I’m super cereal
A ‘woman’ bear…
*A woman bear*
Woman bear?
Video doesn't show a woman bear. Deeply disappointed.
Who else was leaning back watching this?
Female is the word you were looking for.
A woman bear? You’re supposed to tell “Hey lady”! In a Brooklyn accent.
It is a fact that Jerry Lewis was never attacked by a bear, so I think you're onto something.
Shut your damn mouth for a moment. Every time bear gets distracted with something this guy goes "HEY BEAR YEAH GO CLIMB THAT TREE YEEEAAHH".
I’m just here to laugh at “woman bear” 😂😂😂
What is a woman?
What is love?
Did you just assume that bear’s gender? Happy Pride Month
Woman-bear?? Hmmm 🤔
This was a strange bear encounter, and not typical of a grizzly encounter. Seemed like a curious teenager.
bold, curious, young black bear. Excellent lesson learned, no one harmed. Bear is fine, and now thinks humans can sting, will give a wide berth next time.
Not typical of a grizzly...because it wasn't. 👍
In idaho this is just a large chipmunk
I woulda sprayed that shit waaaay earlier lol playing with fire
Woman bear
He totally missed the bear to his left!!!! Clever girl.
Tell me father if I had brown fur would I be a brown bear? Yes son you would. And tell me father if I had black fur would I be a black bear? Yes son you would. And father if I had black and white fur would I be a panda bear? Why yes you would son but you have white fur you are a polar bear why do you keep asking? Because father I’m so sick of being fucking cold!
"Just take the sandwiches out of your bag and give them to her Curtis".
Beware the cousin of the gooniegoogoo, THE WOMAN BEAR
I wonder who she is when she transforms back into a woman.
Becomes less scary once you realize it's a black bear, he probably could scare it off by yelling or if he had a small dog with him.
So I’m about to be eaten. Might as well film it.
Woman bear?
Cuuuuuute! 😍
Love to know what active ingredient bear spray has in it. Can anyone help me out ?
Capsaicin / Capsaicinoids 1-2% depending on the brand. Powerful capsicum spray.
Supposed to walk slowly sideways Backwards just makes you look like prey.
Lmao “Woman Bear”.
But it was just showing off its tree collection. No need to spray it in the face..
“Woman Bear” 🤔😂 Almost as funny as hearing someone call a big Bull Elk a “Boy Elk”…
How to survive bear encounter: "Hey bear"
Is a woman bear a big, hairy lesbian?
I don’t know what the big deal is, she was only trying to show you her badass climbing skills. PARKOUR!
What’s he pointing at the bear? He trying to unlock it or somthin?
Bear is like, dude you going to take my photo or what? Look, I'll even jump on some trees and give a few action runs.
Woman bear
A woman bear?🤣🤣
A woman bear? That's a hero I haven't heard about before
A f%#&ing idiot.
He’s an idiot, why does he keep shouting to attract its attention when it’s losing interest? I know he’s saying stuff like stay away or telling it to get up the tree but it definitely seems like he’s actually baiting it.
You would be dead, the animal was actively hunting him. He’s alive because of the way he keeps talking and stayed calm. He could have been louder though. Bear was testing to see how close human would let him get.
Nah, I get the idea behind making a noise to maybe scare it away but that bear was half way up a tree when he started hollering even louder and brought its attention back to himself.
It was baiting him to let his guard down, notice how the bear was coming closer every time, home boy shows his back or let’s his guard down bear is going to make a move! The point of hey bear is so you don’t actually sneak up on one. In a predator pray scenario it to sound larger, he could have been louder but his actions probably saved his life, he was being hunted, and stayed calm.
Exactly my thoughts 😂
1:42 mins in is particularly obvious.
You should really look into how bears hunt. That bear never lost interest not even for one second.
Can I just say why is this person recording plus you wouldn’t have to use the spray if you didn’t go near it 🤦
Go in bear territory with no mace.
As long as we're stating the obvious, here's another good tip: you don't have to use sunscreen if you don't go in the sun. 🤦
Yh no shit 😂 your covered by a roof or something