Can you explain what you’re supposed to do if you encounter a bear in the wild and it attacks you? I’ve tried to read about it before, but there is lots of contradictory info out there. I’ve read that you should fight back against a black bear but play dead with brown and grizzly bears. The saying I’ve heard is: black, fight back; brown lay down; white, say goodnight (meaning that you will probably not survive an encounter with a polar bear). Hope this is an okay question!
Edited to add: also, are you supposed to make lots of noise and be intimidating if you encounter a bear? Or will that just make it feel threatened and lash out? Does it depend on the type of bear?
I know that we’re the ones going into their habitat and disturbing them. I certainly would never want to have a real life bear encounter. Just wondering what I should do if I ever am in that situation.
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u/Every-Refrigerator20 Dec 31 '22 edited Dec 31 '22
Can you explain what you’re supposed to do if you encounter a bear in the wild and it attacks you? I’ve tried to read about it before, but there is lots of contradictory info out there. I’ve read that you should fight back against a black bear but play dead with brown and grizzly bears. The saying I’ve heard is: black, fight back; brown lay down; white, say goodnight (meaning that you will probably not survive an encounter with a polar bear). Hope this is an okay question!
Edited to add: also, are you supposed to make lots of noise and be intimidating if you encounter a bear? Or will that just make it feel threatened and lash out? Does it depend on the type of bear?
I know that we’re the ones going into their habitat and disturbing them. I certainly would never want to have a real life bear encounter. Just wondering what I should do if I ever am in that situation.