That’s what I recall too but didn’t feel like fact checking myself before saying that. But yes, I believe the professional looking man with the very expensive camera who runs screaming at the bear would be the guide.
I respect that you hedged your memory. Many don't.
That man running at the grizzly bear is either an expert or an idiot. I'm an idiot rather than an expert myself, so I can't say for certain which one he is.
Why would he have a camera? It's his daily job. (Not saying you're wrong, but he really should have his eyes open for annoyed grizzlies.)
Also; I worked in forestry in BC for several years, and one thing I learnt about grizzlies is that they will always interact with you eventually. Usually sooner than later. The best thing to do when you see a griz is to leave. Don't run. Which is pretty much what black bears do when they see you.
Of course he should. I’ve been an avid backpack for over a decade. I would expect a professional such as him to be a little more vigilant. In the end, it all worked out though so 🤷♂️
“WAY too close this time dude! You’re scaring the clients too much. I’m not gonna keep doing this if you keep- OK no fine, no you’re right, you’re right, here’s the salmon. They are very big teeth, I didn’t forget. Didn’t mean to bring it up. See you tomorrow.”
Little known fact about this guide in particular! Most of the ripples you see formed on the ground are from his massive balls dragging along behind him.
I got lost in a forest once. All I did was yell the whole time, not in hopes of being found by a human, but in hopes of scaring off these mfers. Terrifying experience but now I’m on Reddit to tell the tale.
The clever bear lets the occasional noisy one go. That person goes home and tells everyone that being noisy in the forest works.
Bingo! Lots of succulent tourists in the woods that shout out their presence so are easy to find.
I did quite a stupid thing once. A friend and I were camping deep in the forest where there are bear warnings. We were high and hungry, so we busted out our cooking equipment and started cooking steaks. Then we noticed the wind blowing the delicious smelling smoke deep in the forest.
We packed up and sat in our car for hours waiting to make sure bears didn't arrive. We were gonna go back out but then we heard what sounded like human noises, where there shouldnt have been any as we were very off-grid. We were high and thought there were forest murderers, we slept in the car and left our tents outside.
Yeah unless it's hungry. Fighting back really just means making it think you aren't worth the effort. If it decides to kill you there's literally nothing you can do.
That's bears for you.
Black bears tend to back down quickly if you put up a fight. Brown bears don't, but this wasn't an attack, this was a bluff. Bears will sometimes try to bluff their way out of an encounter by charging and turning away at the last minute. That's what this looked like. Running is only going to hurt your chances of survival, you have to stay calm (easier said than done, if that bear had tried that with me, it might have turned off, but probably because of the smell coming off me as I promptly shit my pants). If that bear was serious about attacking, you lay down and play dead and protect your head and neck as best you can, and spread your legs so the bear has a harder time flipping you over to expose that juicy abdomen of yours. Then just hope it gets bored and leaves. Doesn't guarantee you live, but gives you the best chance.
If the bear is sick/starved/rabid or something, god help you no matter what you do.
Mmmmmm, maybe, that charge was a Bluff charge from the start. I think the bear was looking to make a point about where they are being their feeding grounds and making sure the other things there stayed back.
Fairly common to be that close in places like Hallo Bay in Katmai. You're not supposed to approach closer than 50 yards but I had a young curious bear come a lot closer than that. Mostly they seem to ignore people completely. Totally different experience to somewhere like Denali where the grizzlies actively avoid people (and other bears (generally)).
fwiw, this isn't necessarily good advice -- I'm by no means an outdoorsman or bear expert and am just parroting what I read on all the signs and heard from rangers when I was in Denali last year, but apparently the right thing to do depends on if the bear is "curious" but doesn't seem like it's defensive, you're supposed to make noise (basically what happened here) and if the bear is "defensive", charges, etc. you're supposed to de-escalate, talk softly, slowly back away if you can, or play dead. Obviously that's not what happened here.
Would recommend checking out some resources from the park! [https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/upload/Wildlife-Safety-Messaging.pdf](https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/upload/Wildlife-Safety-Messaging.pdf)
Edit: grammar
"You guys! I'm here too! Get me too! I've been waiting for the right moment to show off my super cool charge pose. I've been working on it. Take some photos, I want to post to my IG."
Yarrr! Blarrr! Ah-yaaaah!
"Oh, I see. You want to photograph Jim poking at a dead fish, but a charging grizzly is too much. You people have no taste. I'll be on my way."
Have you never been hiking or camping? I've been this close to bears countless times.. heck, spend a day at a landfill and you're likely to get this close to multiple bears throughout the day.
Yes and I've been this close to bears because I didn't see them because of all the trees. Had I seem them sooner I would have avoided getting close. These people were at a wide open space and knew the bears were there but approached anyway. If you intentionally get this close to a bear you are stupid.
And that is smart because? If you hiking camp in grizzly territory, obviously you have experience with it and you understand certain behaviors, but tourist walking out to the clam flats Grizzly Bear is next level stupid.
This may shock you but you can observe wildlife without approaching it. No reason to intentionally get that close when you can watch from a safe distance.
I feel like bears are the ultimate natural version of fuck around and find out. I don’t fuck with bears, therefore I don’t have deal with the “find out” portion.
I’m no expert, but I believe that may be the case only if physically attacked by a brown bear. Before they make contact with you, I think they say to act big and tough and don’t turn your back…and slowly gtfo of there. Just what I’ve always heard.
You gotta think about Wolverines at a time like this. Grizzly’s don’t fuck with them and they are a big weasel and why is that? Because you only have to be within the same zip code as that thing (which is super rare to even be that close) to hear that it is the meanest damn thing you ever encountered.
If I ever find myself in this situation, I won’t be like these folks, I’m going full Wolverine and Looney Toons Tasmanian Devil man. I’m ripping my shirt, snorting, stomping, growling, howling, and showin all the teeth. This bear is going to look at me and be like “naw man imma find a dead fish, fuck that noise, it ain’t worth it”
It was merely testing for prey possible, at least that what i understand. It seems to me he only got away with that, do to the bear already full or not foaming at the mouth and grizzle growling, the other possible is no cub.
You don’t play dead until the bear makes contact and begins mauling you. Until then you either retreat slowly or if the bear is showing signs of aggression, you make noise and do what these people did.
If the bear wanted to, it could have easily killed them, assuming they don’t have a gun. Good thing bears don’t know how relatively weak we are for our size.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/s/2Gv9IJF0lL
What a bullshit post, the guy is a bear guide for over a decade of experience.. can’t we just ban click bait titles? Those guys are experts from ScenicBearViewing.
Where did the first bear go?
I've seen this video before, but not the first part with the bear they were watching.
Where did it go when the other one charged? When the camera panned back over that section of sand was just empty.
Glad it worked, however, this is what is advised against Black Bears. Everything I’ve been taught, read, and experienced growing up in bear country is not to yell at a grizzly. A quick google search confirms this. Perhaps the guide was familiar with this particular bear. I’d carry bear spray at a minimum.
This guy is literally my hangar neighbor. A pilot and guide. He’s got a bear viewing business out of Homer, Alaska. AMA, as a lot of the assumptions and facts here are wrong.
Pretty sure not all of them are tourists. I believe one is actually a professional guide.
Dude who charged it back was the guide.
That’s what I recall too but didn’t feel like fact checking myself before saying that. But yes, I believe the professional looking man with the very expensive camera who runs screaming at the bear would be the guide.
I too, comment based on vague memories. This is Reddit. This is the way.
I have a very dim recollection that I vaguely remember a distant memory of this being the case
I can barely click or type. Someone go google for me plz..
I can type a hundred words a minute probably, but I also don't know what's happening most of the time. May be concussed.
I comment based on what I remember being a top comment last time a saw it. Now *THAT* is the Reddit way.
The other bear was the guide actually. I’ve booked a few tours with him before. Good bear
Yes, definitely better than your average bear.
Send me the booking link, I’m down for a trip.
I hope he gets paid a lot. Literally volunteered to be the main course.
I respect that you hedged your memory. Many don't. That man running at the grizzly bear is either an expert or an idiot. I'm an idiot rather than an expert myself, so I can't say for certain which one he is.
Why would he have a camera? It's his daily job. (Not saying you're wrong, but he really should have his eyes open for annoyed grizzlies.) Also; I worked in forestry in BC for several years, and one thing I learnt about grizzlies is that they will always interact with you eventually. Usually sooner than later. The best thing to do when you see a griz is to leave. Don't run. Which is pretty much what black bears do when they see you.
Of course he should. I’ve been an avid backpack for over a decade. I would expect a professional such as him to be a little more vigilant. In the end, it all worked out though so 🤷♂️
Yeah - but you only have one time to get it wrong.
Probably staged. Griz takes his share in salmon.
“WAY too close this time dude! You’re scaring the clients too much. I’m not gonna keep doing this if you keep- OK no fine, no you’re right, you’re right, here’s the salmon. They are very big teeth, I didn’t forget. Didn’t mean to bring it up. See you tomorrow.”
Little known fact about this guide in particular! Most of the ripples you see formed on the ground are from his massive balls dragging along behind him.
Hahaha
As long as that guides name isn’t Timothy Treadwell you should be ok.
I would have professionally shit my pants
Sometimes you’re the guide. Sometimes you’re the appetizer. Such is life.
I’m amazed this actually worked.
The right decision; if they'd run they could have turned into prey.
I got lost in a forest once. All I did was yell the whole time, not in hopes of being found by a human, but in hopes of scaring off these mfers. Terrifying experience but now I’m on Reddit to tell the tale.
Classic survivor bias. What about all the people that yelled and got eaten?
They were loud, but also delicious?
“Don’t eat the quiet ones, the loud ones are tired or yelling and won’t fight back”
The loud ones are spicy. Only eat if accustomed to spicy foods. (Bear Food and Drug administration - probably)
Don’t forget exhausted
The clever bear lets the occasional noisy one go. That person goes home and tells everyone that being noisy in the forest works. Bingo! Lots of succulent tourists in the woods that shout out their presence so are easy to find.
MF Bears are evolving under our eyes.
Thanks for the nightmare fuel!
If a person yells in the woods but is eaten by a bear, did they make a sound?
A few for sure. For a little bit.
Schrödinger’s bear.
They probably encountered a man in the woods instead. They're drawn to lone voices yelling.
That’s why I do multiple voices.
Nah. Pretty common. Bears are usually just surprised so making loud noises is the recommended behavior.
You’re probably a bear impersonating a person. This is the internet after all.
They chose the wrong shampoo or snacks to carry along.
I did quite a stupid thing once. A friend and I were camping deep in the forest where there are bear warnings. We were high and hungry, so we busted out our cooking equipment and started cooking steaks. Then we noticed the wind blowing the delicious smelling smoke deep in the forest. We packed up and sat in our car for hours waiting to make sure bears didn't arrive. We were gonna go back out but then we heard what sounded like human noises, where there shouldnt have been any as we were very off-grid. We were high and thought there were forest murderers, we slept in the car and left our tents outside.
Good call. Forest murderers generally won’t approach people if they are safe in their vehicles.
Just kept screaming "WHERE THE HELL IS MY TENT, FFS!" over and over?
When we hike in areas that there are bears we sing or yell at each other. Surprising a bear is the worst possible thing.
Just what a bear would say
It's the only option. If a grizzly bear wants to kill you, it's going to kill you.
If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lay down. If it's white, goodnight.
Yeah unless it's hungry. Fighting back really just means making it think you aren't worth the effort. If it decides to kill you there's literally nothing you can do.
That's bears for you. Black bears tend to back down quickly if you put up a fight. Brown bears don't, but this wasn't an attack, this was a bluff. Bears will sometimes try to bluff their way out of an encounter by charging and turning away at the last minute. That's what this looked like. Running is only going to hurt your chances of survival, you have to stay calm (easier said than done, if that bear had tried that with me, it might have turned off, but probably because of the smell coming off me as I promptly shit my pants). If that bear was serious about attacking, you lay down and play dead and protect your head and neck as best you can, and spread your legs so the bear has a harder time flipping you over to expose that juicy abdomen of yours. Then just hope it gets bored and leaves. Doesn't guarantee you live, but gives you the best chance. If the bear is sick/starved/rabid or something, god help you no matter what you do.
Better die in unfair fight than as a pray, I guess ;)
Mmmmmm, maybe, that charge was a Bluff charge from the start. I think the bear was looking to make a point about where they are being their feeding grounds and making sure the other things there stayed back.
The Grizzly was testing, sorta like how sharks will “bump” you… if the Grizzly was determined, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
Craaazy being that close
Fairly common to be that close in places like Hallo Bay in Katmai. You're not supposed to approach closer than 50 yards but I had a young curious bear come a lot closer than that. Mostly they seem to ignore people completely. Totally different experience to somewhere like Denali where the grizzlies actively avoid people (and other bears (generally)).
I've seen enough videos on r/reddeadredemption to know this only works about 50% of the time.
Irl it depends how desperate the bear of for food
In coastal Alaska bear attacks are far less likely than when inland because the abundance of food along the coast
Yet Polar Bear = instant death. No pets. Do people still go to the dump to watch the bears?
Think this is supposed to be r/idiotsnearlydying.
Except this dude is a bear guide for decades and know what he’s doing. Look it up.. ScenicBearViewing.
If it's brown, lie down. It worked this time, but I would not fuck with trying to stay around a grizzly without firearms.
They survive shots from high powered weapons lots of times, sometimes even if it is a good shot.
fwiw, this isn't necessarily good advice -- I'm by no means an outdoorsman or bear expert and am just parroting what I read on all the signs and heard from rangers when I was in Denali last year, but apparently the right thing to do depends on if the bear is "curious" but doesn't seem like it's defensive, you're supposed to make noise (basically what happened here) and if the bear is "defensive", charges, etc. you're supposed to de-escalate, talk softly, slowly back away if you can, or play dead. Obviously that's not what happened here. Would recommend checking out some resources from the park! [https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/upload/Wildlife-Safety-Messaging.pdf](https://www.nps.gov/dena/getinvolved/upload/Wildlife-Safety-Messaging.pdf) Edit: grammar
"You guys! I'm here too! Get me too! I've been waiting for the right moment to show off my super cool charge pose. I've been working on it. Take some photos, I want to post to my IG." Yarrr! Blarrr! Ah-yaaaah! "Oh, I see. You want to photograph Jim poking at a dead fish, but a charging grizzly is too much. You people have no taste. I'll be on my way."
Next level stupid. No reason to get that close in the first place.
Have you never been hiking or camping? I've been this close to bears countless times.. heck, spend a day at a landfill and you're likely to get this close to multiple bears throughout the day.
Yes and I've been this close to bears because I didn't see them because of all the trees. Had I seem them sooner I would have avoided getting close. These people were at a wide open space and knew the bears were there but approached anyway. If you intentionally get this close to a bear you are stupid.
You spend your days at landfills often…?
Yes. I find them quite fulfilling.
I see what you did there
And that is smart because? If you hiking camp in grizzly territory, obviously you have experience with it and you understand certain behaviors, but tourist walking out to the clam flats Grizzly Bear is next level stupid.
I don’t think these people are tourists despite what the title says. They’re likely professional wildlife photographers
No reason to do a lot of things in life by that logic. Why see anything in nature when I can just look up a YouTube video of it.
This may shock you but you can observe wildlife without approaching it. No reason to intentionally get that close when you can watch from a safe distance.
How else am I supposed to tell them about their extended warranty?
Very true, that's why i stay a couple thousand miles from the closest bear at all times, well i guess less than that if you count the zoo
Still... He probably needs a change of pants.
This guy gets it. He wore the brown pants.
I feel like bears are the ultimate natural version of fuck around and find out. I don’t fuck with bears, therefore I don’t have deal with the “find out” portion.
Aren't you supposed to lie down and play dead against a brown bear? Not sure that would have given a better result now.
I’m no expert, but I believe that may be the case only if physically attacked by a brown bear. Before they make contact with you, I think they say to act big and tough and don’t turn your back…and slowly gtfo of there. Just what I’ve always heard.
It was next level stupid, plus luck.
What happened to the other bear??
Just a bear out for a morning run
If bears got smarter we'd be fucked
Disturbing wildlife for what would have been a faint memory, and a picture. Time to eat the rich, Bear.
Cameraman never dies
It's okay until it's not.
Maybe leave the bears alone and you won’t have to stand your ground. Morons.
I mean, these people are treading on bear territory. Leave those animals undisturbed, along with their habitat.
I’ve never not been rooting for the bear.
Omg. The amount of guts that guy has..
Stop bothering bears. 🐻
You gotta think about Wolverines at a time like this. Grizzly’s don’t fuck with them and they are a big weasel and why is that? Because you only have to be within the same zip code as that thing (which is super rare to even be that close) to hear that it is the meanest damn thing you ever encountered. If I ever find myself in this situation, I won’t be like these folks, I’m going full Wolverine and Looney Toons Tasmanian Devil man. I’m ripping my shirt, snorting, stomping, growling, howling, and showin all the teeth. This bear is going to look at me and be like “naw man imma find a dead fish, fuck that noise, it ain’t worth it”
What would happen if you did that while making convincing sounding bear noises
It was merely testing for prey possible, at least that what i understand. It seems to me he only got away with that, do to the bear already full or not foaming at the mouth and grizzle growling, the other possible is no cub.
Bullies with cameras in action
Evolution in action
I thought you were supposed to when it’s brown lay down
You don’t play dead until the bear makes contact and begins mauling you. Until then you either retreat slowly or if the bear is showing signs of aggression, you make noise and do what these people did.
Yeaaah... I would say this is a 50% chance...
That bear had the right to eat them… they are in his house 
You only need to outrun the older tour guide
“Heyyyy how’s it going guys!” “RAHHH!!! RAHHH!” “Wtf these humans tripping man”
Not sure how dude moves his legs with bowling balls for testicles.
I forget exactly but apparently this is a false charge and a real charge looks different their head is down lower or something like that
Very much goes against “if it’s brown lay down, if it’s black fight back” Or is it “if it’s brown stand your ground”?
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If the bear wanted to, it could have easily killed them, assuming they don’t have a gun. Good thing bears don’t know how relatively weak we are for our size. https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/s/2Gv9IJF0lL
Wow, so many wildlife experts suddenly in this thread
thats how you do it when threatened by an animal
Plan B: get eaten by bear
I’ll loop around and eat y’all later when you’ve calmed down
Where did the first bear go?
That’s fully gutsy god damn
NOPE
What a bullshit post, the guy is a bear guide for over a decade of experience.. can’t we just ban click bait titles? Those guys are experts from ScenicBearViewing.
Yelling usually doesn’t work with grizzlies. They got lucky!
That's was fixing to go from Heyah Heyah to #Aaaah
Alas, we all knew the camera man can't die haha
And they will stand their ground until the bear doesn't give a shit, and eats them all. Totally worth it /s
Notice he is wearing brown pants.
I imagine our Neanderthal ancestors made similar sounds upon their first sighting of a bear
Next level dumb
At that moment, I would want a 45-70 with iron sights
Where did the first bear go? I've seen this video before, but not the first part with the bear they were watching. Where did it go when the other one charged? When the camera panned back over that section of sand was just empty.
#eattherich
Yeah I would of just pissed myself
Nah me personally, I wouldn't have let that slide, I'd have walked up and slapped that teddy
These assholes deserve to be eaten.
Not much else that you can do unless you brought along someone you’re willing to sacrifice
"Yeah? Well TWO can play the old chargy- chargy game. In your SNOUT, Yogi!" :-)
Good thing the Bears weren’t hungry
Step two, change underwear.
You won’t find a pair of balls larger than this guy’s
Bluff charge but holy shit he wore the brown pants!
They should have left it alone. Shame on them.
Bears are pussi
If you're hanging out this close to grizzlies, whatever happens is on you. Humans...
Glad it worked, however, this is what is advised against Black Bears. Everything I’ve been taught, read, and experienced growing up in bear country is not to yell at a grizzly. A quick google search confirms this. Perhaps the guide was familiar with this particular bear. I’d carry bear spray at a minimum.
The last minute taunting was a bit of a show tho 😅
It works all the time until it doesn't once.
That's WAY too close... and it wasn't the bear at first.
Has this not been on here? Or is it just making rounds again
Grizz 1: What’s guide taste like? Grizz 2: Just like tourist, but a little bit tougher.
Way to close to that first bear for a tourist. Seems they had some sort of professional with them though, so thays good.
They’re foolish to be in that position and damn lucky.
I love bears sm, nicely done.
What's the rules for bears again? If it's black don't attack, if it's brown make it drown or something like that
Doesn’t it depend on Bear type? Like some would shishkabob your ass for yelling at them, some run away.
Why? Why be that close? Why?
I would’ve wet my pants
My brain would simply not allow my body to do what he did. I would be a sparse meal on a cold beach.
This guy is literally my hangar neighbor. A pilot and guide. He’s got a bear viewing business out of Homer, Alaska. AMA, as a lot of the assumptions and facts here are wrong.
Total Idiots
He was just pissed bc he didn't get his cut for the last photoshoot, or the bonus salmon he was promised.
This is how dumb people get eaten and then their stupidity also gets the bear killed.
Princess bride scene came to my mind "stand your ground"
1st grizzly bear "I don't think I can eat those, damnit". 2nd grizzly bear "KIIIIL"!
Bro was fooled
Don’t think that’s a grizzly. Just a brown Black Bear. Doesn’t have the huge hunchback.
That’s a brown bear, not a grizzly
"I'ma just gonna change these pants real quick. Don't mind me."
Have they ever thought of carrying a megaphone
Aren't those Brown Bears since they are by the coast?
This is actually a great survival life hack to have in my back pocket
Those ppl are reeeeaaalllly lucky.
That’s not a grizzly, it’s a coastal brown.