i did it once actually...i threw some large stones at grizzley and he started to chase me full speed,...i turned and took off,made itt to the main road 40 yards ahead of the furry fat ass.
i did it once actually...i threw some large stones at grizzley and he started to chase me full speed,...i turned and took off,made itt to the main road 40 yards ahead of the furry fat ass.
This fact is actually a myth it is not possible to outrun a bear downhill.
chas wrote:
you can outrun any bear downhill....due to the length of theit front and back legs.
What I learned from this thread is that youtube videos don't survive eight years.
That's not mean just honest
It depends on which direction you're going. If the bear is chasing you, it will catch you, unless it is very big and fat. But if you are chasing the bear, you might catch it eventually if you're trained well enough for ultra running.
Bad Wigins wrote:
It depends on which direction you're going. If the bear is chasing you, it will catch you, unless it is very big and fat. But if you are chasing the bear, you might catch it eventually if you're trained well enough for ultra running.
I suspect even so a person would lose track of it before the bears slowed enough to be caught.
RyanLD wrote:
Blacks can be intimidated if you 'look big' by holding up branches and getting fellow hikers to gather around with arms up and bags etc.
Ryan
They are also intimidated if you sew a white sheet into a hood and wear it over your head. Makes you look like a big man too.
can humans juke through/around trees faster though? a bear has to travel the length of its body to pivot around something where as a human can do it basically as soon as he reaches it. I feel like if you could find a massively thick tree, or a couple trees bunched super close together maybe you'd be able to keep moving yourself to the far side of the tree until the bear loses interest and leaves
yeah, you're right, who woulda figured that out .. bears are obviously going to be slower and clumsier than us in the woods than we are. They're probably not good at going around trees like we are, because, you know, of how much time we spend running around on foot in the forest.
Threads like this one explain a lot of the LRC commentary about athletics and athletes.
My wife and I do a lot of backpacking, and I carry a S&W 460 Magnum. I hope to never have to use it, but I feel better with 2860 ft/lb of force in the chambers. (Buffalo Bore, 360g)
We have yet to directly see a bear though.
oh please wrote:
My wife and I do a lot of backpacking, and I carry a S&W 460 Magnum. I hope to never have to use it, but I feel better with 2860 ft/lb of force in the chambers. (Buffalo Bore, 360g)
We have yet to directly see a bear though.
Wow, aren't you macho! I'm so impressed!
The research is pretty clear that carrying bear spray is generally a more effective stopped against conflicts than a handgun, or any firearm.
Of course, the reality is that such things are contextual, and there will be some individual cases where a firearm might be better.
The single best tool is simply awareness.