The other day I was doing some Grizzly bear research. If you want to know why I was doing Grizzly bear research it’s because it was part of my predator research. My predator research began because I wanted to know which animal was smarter, a dog or a cat. (My dog was eating my cat’s puke and my cat was licking its asshole, I figured it had to be close.) So naturally, after reading about cats’ intellect and bad ass hunting abilities I had to take it upon myself to find out who the most ferocious of the felines were. This of course turned into a quest to find out who the fiercest predator on earth was. I was basically able to narrow it down to the Tiger and the Grizzly after a few hours of my life that I’ll never get back. So yeah, Google. You guys get the point.
So, I’m researching how attacks from these animals play out on humans and *spoiler alert* ya die at the end. But there is actually some really interesting (hilarious?) advice on how to potentially “survive” a Grizzly bear attack. It’s mostly common knowledge but how many of you have really dissected this bullshit?
First thing you’re supposed to do, my fellow bear snacks, (this is all assuming you don’t have a gun, by the way) is not run. K, I get that bears can outrun the shit out of you. It’s physically impossible to outrun a bear. But, hey, don’t tell me to not run when there’s a ten foot Grizzly trying to eat me. Know why? Cause if I stand still he’s gonna see the shit dripping down my leg and there’s no way he’s not killing me after that.
Alright, step two. If you’ve managed to not run and you’re standing in front of Mr. Grizzly with your shit filled socks, now you must not make eye contact. Yeah, that’s right. Just pretend the snarling Satan creation that could practice his ping pong serve with your head isn’t there. Yup, just stare at a squirrel or something. Although that probably wouldn’t help because the squirrel would be laughing at you for not paying attention to the giant Grizzly bear in front of you. Seriously though, I get that this gives you the best chance to live but is anyone that doesn’t live in a cave that he stole from a pack of wolves really following this advice if actually placed in the situation?
Alright so now, you’re standing in front of a massive snarling Grizzly bear enjoying the weather and looking around at the flowers. Experts say now, if you can, make yourself look bigger than the bear. The ten foot tall thousand pound bear. Make yourself look bigger than him. Go ahead, do it. Oh, you’re not a sorcerer? Okay, well I guess we’ll just go with the option of not doing that.
Let’s say he decides to charge you. This is where you’re supposed to remain calm, stand your ground, and do not scream. Yeah, so if you weren’t calm before, A.K.A. you’re a human being, now is the most essential time to get real calm. That’s right, while the thousand pound bear is charging you. Come on man, calm down. What are you? Some kind of pussy? Also advised: Speak in a very low, friendly voice to notify the bear that you are a human.
“Hey, bear. No need for that aggression around here, man. I’m a human, everything’s cool. You can go back to flossing your teeth with deer spines.”
Bear: “Ah shit, sorry, man. You’re the third one this week. I accidentally ate the other two because they freaked when I charged them.”
Alright time for the most hilariously stupid piece of advice. This is where things really turn into a cartoon. So, if you’ve calmly stood in front of the massive behemoth of fur and muscle trying to eat you, remained super calm, ignored him, politely notified him that you’re human, and he’s STILL charging you, this is what you do.
You lay down on your stomach and cover your neck. You just lay there. Ya let him climb on top of you, hump you a few times, bite off a hand or two. Maybe tear a few ribs out. Poke a hole through your melon. But remember, you MUST REMAIN CALM. Absolutely no screaming and no noise making. If he bites one of your legs off, you MUST make zero noise. Seriously, don’t be an idiot and yell out in pain when one of your ears is swallowed. Do you want to live or not? So you lost a testicle or two? Big deal, sack u— wait, bad idiom.
To illustrate my point with this last step, imagine laying face down in the dirt with a gigantic Grizzly bear standing over you sniffing you. You’re literally just waiting to see if he’s going to tear you to shreds, slowly eat you, toy with you, etc. This massive apex predator that is about as close as you can get to a flawless killing machine is SNIFFING YOU. There is no conscious thought in this scenario, there is only uncontrolled defecation.
Lastly, if the bear has had his fun with you, and you’re still breathing, now you can get up and go hike for help. You know, with one of your legs gone, your intestines spilling out, throat slashed, etc. Go hike back to camp and get help, buddy. We’re rootin’ for ya.
Alright, so I’ve ranted long enough. If any of you are curious as to what experts recommend for a Tiger encounter, they pretty much just say to hope that he eats you fast.
Finally, some logical advice.
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I laughed so hard in places! Great advice! Ha ha ha
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Haha glad to hear it! Thanks for reading!!
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I actually read ‘The Tiger’ by john valiant, great read, i highly recommend.
By the time you see a tiger actively hunting you, it’ll probably be too late to do anything.
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Thanks for the recommendation I’ll have to check it out it sounds super interesting! I definitely read the tiger’s ferociousness is unmatched… total beasts.
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Hilarious! 😂😂
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Ha thank you!
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While I did laugh… a lot because you’re hilarious…. I live in Grizzly country (aka Alaska). That actually IS how you survive. The people who get mauled are 1) the people who shoot at the bear 2) joggers and people who run. Survivors basically play dead but cover their neck. True Story. Now if it’s a black bear: fight back. And yes, I have had several close grizzly bear encounters. Scary. As. Shit.
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I definitely knew you’d have some input here! For what it’s worth, I fully understand that this is the way to survive, I just couldn’t resist putting a humorous spin on it as it sounds insane at face value lol! You definitely have to be a full blown badass to react correctly in a bear encounter. As far as your personal grizzly encounters… I’d love to hear about them. Thanks for reading as always!
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I know, it absolutely sounds just as ridiculous as you wrote it – LOL
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Haha 😂
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I scared the cat by laughing so hard and then had to send the link to my friends, so hopefully they’ll start their day off with some amusing images of hiking for help on one leg with a crap filled sock. Lol Absolutely priceless post!
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That’s awesome 😂 pretty great to hear you share my stuff with your friends, I really appreciate that! Hope they enjoy and thanks for reading! 👍🏼
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Personally I read almost every post of yours to my best friend. It’s difficult because I’m always laughing so hard!!!
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That’s awesome to hear 😂 I very much appreciate it 🙏🏼
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yikes, okay laughing now….)
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Haha good! 😄
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Read this post two hours ago and I’m still laughing! Please, WRITE A BOOK!!!
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Haha glad to hear it!! Maybe a book one day, but as for right now, I’ve written 5 comedy scripts 👍🏼
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Good on ya! 😉
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I bet Cartman’s outrun a bear
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Hahaha! You’re absolutely right, too bad I don’t work that Job anymore so I can’t ever ask him…
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Where do you get this great sense of humour from?
I mean, everyone who read this was laughing for hours!!
Well, in the end I was hoping to never encounter a grizzly bear.
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Haha thanks so much I’m really glad you enjoy my posts. I hope you never encounter a grizzly as well lol!
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Haha….You are welcome, though🌸🌸
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Reblogged this on Its good to be crazy Sometimes and commented:
Ever wanted to know what to do incase of a bear attack? Here we finally have some decent answers.
Although I have read that if you take a pee the scent scares them off, so that might be worth thinking about
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Thanks for reblogging glad you liked it!
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I really did
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We always mark our territory on our property. It works really well. The bears will come nearby but not cross our pee-border. True Story.
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Really? I thought it was an old wives tale
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Nope. Works for me, and a couple other families I know. Twice I found where one had slept too close to the house. I peed in that spot. The bear wouldn’t sleep there again. And the major bear trail that goes to the river is about 500’ from my property. It’s practically a bear highway LOL.
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wow that is really amazing. The most I get are foxes
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Awwww! I love foxes. Around here it’s coyote, the odd wolf, black bear and grizzlies. At least, I’ve never seen a fox and haven’t heard the neighbors talking about them….
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we get families of them, they are lovely but can be very loud
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😍 ohmygoodness that sounds super cute
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My aunt, has a family that live in her garden, she films them from when the female is pregnant to when the pups go away
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Ha! That’s awesome!!
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It really is 🙂
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This is epic. I avoid bears at all cost. I don’t even walk down their path at the zoo, and those are some enclosed fucking bears.
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Hahaha I totally feel you on that man! If a bear wants to kill you it’s doing it. Thanks for reading as always!
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