Wtf Ya Gonna Do

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though, depends on the type of bear: grizzly or black or brown:

www.mahalo.com/how-to-fend-off-a-bear-attack

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My pampered ass would not BE in the woods in the first place.
However, in that scenario(as unlikely as it is), I would play dead.

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Ok, this poll is to be taken as if you're being charged by a black bear. Guess I should have mentioned that.

It's said that if you drop your pack AS you're running (IF you're being CHARGED, not intimidated or if you just SAW the bear), then the bear will immediately go for anything dropped. Either way, there is a flaw in the plan of "playing dead". They could be hunting you. In that case, wtf is playing dead gonna do but make you actually dead? They're not gonna want to attack-attack anything dead, but they'll sure as hell eat you.

My first instinct when CHARGED is to run the f*ck away. I'm not sticking around to see if the bear wants to intimidate me or eat me. I'm booking it. And if I'm fast enough and can get to a tree, I'm climbing that b*tch. Bears are much faster than us, so the dropping of something that smells good (food) or getting to a tree fast enough is a sure bet. That means that immediately after you spot the bear, you = should be looking for the quickest route to the closest tree.

I'm not saying: oh hey, there's a bear. *RUNS*

That's retarded. I'm talking strictly as the title says, it's charging you, right here, right now. For those of you that play dead, hope it's just f*cking with you and not wanting to eat. I seriously hope I'm hiking/camping with you.

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Climbing a tree? Black bears can climb trees. Whatcha gonna do when the bear climbs right after you? Jump? Don't break a leg! But if it was charging me, I'd stand up to it first. Scream, yell, chuck rocks, mace it in the eyes, etc. If it got hold of me, I'd try gouging out an eye, biting its ear, whatever the hell it took.

And I have been a mere 20-30 feet away from a 1 1/2 year old black bear. He was sitting on his ass, with a trash can between his legs, eating! My heart was racing, but it was fucking awesome!