NPS elaborates: "Remain still until the bear leaves the area. Fighting back usually increases the intensity of such attacks. However, if the attack persists, fight back vigorously." Fighting back a grizzly bear is the last resort – "your Hail Mary pass" as Pratt called it – when al...
Should you not be able to completely avoid the attack, surviving the bear encounter become imperative. Depending on the type of bear encountered, however, the technique to survive the attack will change somewhat. Here are the most common bears we expect you to find, as well as how to surviv...
Fog the area in front of you with Bear Spray and DO NOT RUN. Communicate in acalm tone with the bear and try to remain calm yourself. If a Grizzly Bear does attack PLAY DEAD. Lay on your bellywith your hands behind your head, hopefully with a backpack on. Clasp your fingers together...
First, don’t panic. Easy to say, we know, but the bear might not be attacking. Most of the time, it will saunter off. “Even when it pounces forward, slaps the ground, or blows air, it actually means the bear is nervous and won’t attack,” Rogers says. “In 40 years of bei...
D) Bear attack E) Wasp or bee sting F) Fall G) Drowning H) Suicide 25. The best way not to get lost is: A) Carry a map and know how to read it. B) Carry a compass and know how to use it. C) Look behind you at regular intervals, so you’ll recognize the terrain on your...