If a Bear Charges You...Do You Get on Your Knees & Curl Up In A Tight Ball?

Answer 1

No problem, the Bear falls over the bricks I am shitting !

Answer 2

Bears charge at high speed on all four legs though many charges are bluffs -- they'll often stop or veer to the side at the last minute. You may have time to climb a tree, but you'll have to get higher than 4 meters. Remember that Black bears can climb too. If physical contact appears unavoidable, you have three options:

1. Use your pepper spray if you have any (it should be kept on you, not in your pack), or shoot to kill if you have a gun. The right moment to squeeze the trigger depends on your nerve, experience with a firearm, and how fast the bear is approaching. The decision can be made only by the person facing the bear, and must be made quickly. An accurate shot fired at close range has a greater chance of killing a bear than one fired from farther away. The first shot is the most important. Aim for the shoulder if the bear is broadside, or the back of the neck between the shoulders if the bear is facing you. Avoid head shots - they often fail to kill a bear. Do not stop shooting to check the results. Keep firing until the bear is completely still -- a wounded bear is very dangerous.

2. Playing Dead. Playing dead may prevent serious injury if you are attacked by a grizzly bear. Do not play dead during a black bear attack or if a grizzly bear is treating you as prey. Playing dead will help protect your vital areas, and the bear may leave if you appear harmless. There are two recommended positions:

Lie on your side, curled into a ball, legs drawn tightly to your chest, hands clasped behind your neck.

Lie flat on the ground, face down, fingers intertwined behind your neck.

Stay in these positions even if moved. Do not resist or struggle -- it may intensify the attack. Look around cautiously, and be sure the bear is gone before moving.

3. Fight Back. If a black bear attacks you or a grizzly bear shows signs that it considers you lunch, and you do not have a firearm, do not play dead. Act aggressively. Defend yourself with whatever means are available. You want to appear dominant and frighten the bear. Jump up and down, shout, and wave your arms. It may help to raise or wave your jacket or pack to make yourself look bigger.

You may be able to poke out both of the bear's eyes with your thumbs. A blind bear can't attack you.

Answer 3

Hi,,,,, only in the last resort do you do that,,,,,, like if the bear is on top of you and you have no where to go....
There was a female marine about 3 yrs ago,,that was attacked by a bear in Alaska,,,,she ran, looped around trees and fought the bear,,,she was in the hospital,,,, scratched and cut up,,,, but alive,,,, the main reason a bear will attack is in defense of its cubs or for you as food....

good luck

Answer 4

You can buy pepper spray that shoots 30 feet for situations like this.

I prefer to run, though. I got chased up a cliff by a young bear up a cliff while on vacation in the Smokey Mountains.

Answer 5

NO

just the opposite, and dont run either, you will never out run a bear.
Stand still and raise your hands above your head, if you can take of your shirt or use a stick use that to appear even larger.

Answer 6

Whatever you do, do not flipping run. That's like begging the bear to chase you. Trust me on this one. Try to climb a tree and find anything (rocks, sticks, etc.) to protect yourself with.

Answer 7

I shoot his dumb@ss and make a bearskin rug.or throw him a couple human sacrifices who may or may not be curled in tight balls

Answer 8

No you run.Curling up in a ball would be like ringing the dinner bell.It would not help....LOL.I have went over some of your other questions my friend and I don't know how you come up with them...ROTFL

Answer 9

Stand still and wave your arms to look as big as possible. The bear can be tricked into thinking you're bigger and will attack it.

Answer 10

No, I fight the charges in the Ursus Supreme Court. Yogi's my lawyer dude.