The reason bear spray can sometimes be more effective than a gun is that grizzlies are so big and muscular that if you hit them in a spot other than their head or heart, you can sometimes just make them angrier and not stop their charge. This is why you shouldn't shoot at them with a small caliber gun like a .22. I'd probably take at least a .357 Magnum (and bear spray) if I were going hiking in the Montana backcountry. This comes from direct stories from family and friends, since I and my entire family are from Montana.
It's also really unlikely that your aim and reflexes will be even close to good enough in the time it takes for a bear to charge, and it's harder to use once the bear is actually on you. A gun of any type is a much less effective option in general if the goal is deterring or ending an attack, even if you're a skilled hunter and used to handling firearms, which most people aren't. Every dude with a gun is deeply convinced that he's the exception to the rule, and that he knows better than the people who study this shit and actively work with and around bears. You aren't, and you don't. You're still free to choose the less effective option for yourself, and fortunately you'll almost certainly never be in a situation anything like this, but it's still a special kind of foolish to choose pride over what's actually been proven to work best.
Also, people that you know are generally not good sources of reliable safety info. Your grandpa can probably tell you a whole lot of wrong stuff about surviving in the woods. Him still being alive generally means that he was lucky, not that he consistently did the safest or smartest thing. At least a few of his neighbors or friends who did exactly the same stuff probably weren't as lucky, but the person who isn't lucky doesn't get to come back and tell anybody how badly that advice turned out. It's classic survivorship bias at work. A lot of the time, a gun is enough. Most of the time, statistically more often than the gun, bear spray is also enough. Some of the time, nothing would have worked. That's just life.
Thanks for sharing your story with us, Todd. That was one fierce momma bear that was taking no prisoners. She had probably sent every boar that would threaten her cubs into the next mountain range. We are thankful you are made of the right stuff and survived.
After hearing a multitude of savage bear attack stories by Grizzly bears with cubs, you should glean one extremely important warning - when they first leave with their cubs after first seeing you - DO NOT BE FOOLED - they are only moving their cubs to safety and are definitely intending to come back and attack you alone! Take your leave quickly, quietly and preferably unseen the first time you see them before they return to get you!
I remember the original video and my first thought was "how is this guy even recording this!?" Amazing test of grit and determination to survive that he showed up for big time.
imagine pulling up to a trailhead for a hike and you see a crumpled piece of paper covered in blood and a scrawled "BEAR" .... ain't no way i'd be leaving the safety of my car!
Heck yeah I’d be back in my car so fast! I’m not sure if I remember correctly, but I believe he called his wife/ girlfriend and asked her to meet him at the hospital with a clean shirt, but not telling her he was mauled. He didn’t want her to worry. That just blew my mind. So concerned for others despite being that bears chew toy twice! Definitely says something about his character.
I live here in Western Montana. I was a forest land surveyor for almost 20 years. Seen tons of bears and some lions. I was up Fish Creek near the top of the drainage in spring. There was a woodsman cutting trees. At least that's what I thought. It was a griz tipping trees to find insects. It lit off after me, I was able to jump down a scree shoot and almost surf the rocks down. I got away. Changed my job, only truck camp and hunt relatively low and safe places.
Longtime fishing guide in SW MT here.. Orr had been warned repeatedly before this incident to not hunt alone there. Fact is that folks in the know were well aware of this sow before he tempted fate.
I used to live in MT. Went hiking once by myself Down. Six miles into the trail with my dog I couldn't shake the feeling of fear and danger. I turned around and went home.
@@raaaaaaarr i live in berlin(germany) was camping with a tent like 5 miles out of town near a small pond, after my dog left earth... 1st night instant visit from a pack that was curious... was not very amused...never go camping in the woods without dog protection......
There's another guy Jeremy his name is who survived a brutal double or triple mauling by a bear. It's incredible that he survived and hiked out himself to save himself. Look up Jeremy Evans i think, bear attack and you will find it.
When I was young and dumb I solo hiked all over the Beartooth Mt range. Stayed out for days and had zero fear, no bear spray or weapon. Videos like your make me more nervous than I've ever been in the wild.
@@evanallison8790 you don’t look for them, they look for you. Wanna look like prey, act like you have never ordered that kind of the drink at the bar before. Have you and your friends suddenly separate. You’re welcome.
But at least a cougar would not eat you alive. I guess it will go straight for the neck bite. If I had to choose, I would rather be attacked by a cougar than by a bear. 😢
When we were going zip lining in Whistler the guides gave us safety briefings and one thing they said was. If you spot a mountain lion that lion has already been stalking you for 30 min. 30 min might been an exasperation but they will stalk you. So scary. My fav cat but don’t wanna see it face to face
I live in a Country where there are no bears, and listening to this story, I couldn't believe he was attacked not just once, but twice. He is a true Warrior of hiking and I'm glad he survived his horrific ordeal.❤
What country do you live in? I’m moving there😂 The thought of an encounter with a bear terrifies me, at the same time I’m planning to start camping and living more in nature.
How the heck did this man drive to the hospital? Can’t lift your arms to unbuckle a seat belt or move a gear shift but he could control a steering wheel? Fricken incredible
When people die walking in the snow, they usually die a few step from the house of their destination. I firmly believe there is a strong psychological mecanism at play. Just instant before safety you loose all strengths. I promised myself if I ever have to fight my way through snow, I will convince myself that I am not safe before I am inside, have lit the fire and had a drink.
“He felt the warm breath of the bear on his neck”--I had to take a break from this story at this spot-this is terrifying and Todd was always thinking of others, brave and admirable man!
Recently visited and tent camped in Katmai National during the salmon run this year. Saw an incredible sight of 40 brown bears at one point catching salmon at the river mouth. The short mile trail is partly elevated on a platform/enclosed with some exposed parts and the campground is enclosed by an electric fence. Since there is an abundance of food, the bears don’t bother each other or the people who visit, but let me tell you, it’s incredibly unnerving at times when there are stories like this running through your mind in the background. Gives me the chills. However, I would go back and do it all again though. I can’t imagine what Todd went through. He is a badass and so thankful he survived! Love the vids Kyle!
A lot of hospitals do NOT have the space to keep a stabilized patient. We are, in the USA anyways, in a healthcare shortage. The small places don't get enough funding, and a lot of the bigger hospitals are cutting costs to make profits. It's absolutely bonkers
It’s absolutely insane. He needed to be watched. He could’ve had internal injuries that he could’ve bled out from or brain swelling from being thrown around.
If someone is alert coherent and not in a state where death is certain the hospital can o force them to stay. He wanted to be home for Christmas and he was.
I think that being afraid of grizzlies and mountain lions is absolutely reasonable. definite excitement at a new video! thanks for telling this amazing story, kyle. very much liking the new format with the illustrations! looks fantastic.
I was charged by a massive Grizzly Bear that was aggressively fighting another bear in the middle of the 6 million acre Denali National Park, it saw me and my friend, and immediately approached us, when it got 100 feet from us, it started running full speed right towards us. This bear looked like a horse, I swear I think it weighed 1000 lbs. My friend and I just stood there in shock, it came full speed and stopped within a foot or two from us, then circled us. It then went up the bank on the other side of the river and went into some shrubbery after circling us. one of the absolute most terrifying experiences of my life. I did not know what post-traumatic stress was till the month later and I started having panic attacks walking down the city street fearing a bear was hiding waiting for me. My body would literally start shaking even though I knew in my head that it wasn't true. Thank goodness those panic attacks passed eventually
I’ve been close to grizzlies twice. Both in Glacier NP, once was at the Grinnel Glacier overlook off the high line trail. Turned around when I was at the top and a massive grizzly was about 10 feet behind us, walking towards us. Thankfully it didn’t care about us and walked on by cause we had no where to go. Second time was backpacking at Glacier NP and mom and two cubs about 20 yards in front, mom started to walk towards us then went off in the trees. Both times I’ve never experienced such fear in my life! Had bear spray but you just never know how it’s going to play out. I’ve heard this story before, I’m so glad he made it out!! He is resilient!!
That's so wild. I definitely love spotting bears when I'm in my vehicle, NEVER want to be that close to one in the wild lol Sounds like you did the right thing by staying calm, but I bet it was difficult!
@@jesstolley7193it was absolutely terrifying experience, at the same time amazing to see one so close. It was very hard to not want to bolt and run. But, I can do without that experience ever again. 😂
DAMN!! THAT is one of the most amazing stories evert. Not to mention the fact that this guy is back to work in a matter of months. He clearly is secure in his knowledge of animal behavior in order to be doing the same job. Seriously, this is guy with courage, not a doubt in my mind!
My husband got bluff charged by a mama black bear. He was trying to shoo her along but we didn’t realize she had cubs in a tree. As soon as we did we just backed up and let her handle her babies. As a mom, I mostly just felt bad for her, she was trying so hard to get them to focus and leave the campground, but they just kept running up trees😂
What a presence of mind and courage to never give up and to even think of anyone else during this event is a true statement of Todd's character!!! You are so right when you say Todd is a BA! Todd, if you're reading this : I'm so glad that you recovered and still able to do what you love to do. It's a miracle !!!
I live in bear country and usually just carry bear spray and have a dog or two around. Just black bears around here and they're pretty chill so I don't feel the need to take further precautions. If we had grizzly's around I probably wouldn't want to go outside without a freaking rocket launcher! Bear spray seems to be the better option from all the research I've done. You also don't want to injure a bear and prevent it from hunting. It makes them more likely to attack people when they start to starve. Bears are usually pretty harmless but they also have their own unique lil bear personalities. Some of them are friendly and curious, some are shy, some are jerks, some are just plain violent psycho's. Just like people! I've seen a whole lot of bears living where I do. Every encounter has been just eye contact and a non verbal "We cool? Yeah we cool." followed by them walking off into the woods. I actually enjoy seeing black bears now. Got used to it so the fear factor kind of disappeared! On a final note, there are cases of Chihuahua's scaring off black bears. Off leash dogs can actually bring Grizzly's to you though. If they're ranging ahead and piss one off and come back, that pissed off bear might follow them.
I am supper happy he did not kill this bear because those cubs would be without a mom and that would be tragic in and of itself. Glad he's safe and recovered. Super brave man.
Hi Kyle! What a horrific story. I hike solo a lot myself and have a fear of bears too. We don't have grizzlies here in western NC, but we do have black bears, although they are supposed to be less aggressive. I always carry bear spray but I still have a fear of running into one. After watching this, I did what you suggested and looked up the video Orr made right after his attack, and was amazed by his attitude. Blood all over his face and shirt, but the guy was talking about what happened to him in a matter of fact, even humorous way. He didn't seem that upset or in shock or anything! I was very impressed. He was lucky to survive that! Btw, I do like the graphic novel type illustrations. So much better than the cheesy stock footage and photos most other channels use.
I am 100% on board with you when it comes to bears in the wild. I’m not afraid of darn near anything save bears. The idea of coming within any distance of a grizzly makes me squirm.
While I do fear weirdos on trail, I agree with Kyle about the animals. I grew up in SoCal where I had a couple of close calls with mountain lions. I moved to the east coast where I hiked in the Whites and came across a bear who stalked me until I moved away from the water. Still, I can count the animal contacts on one hand. I have to use my toes to count the human weirdos I've encountered.
I hear you there. When I was younger, I never really cared about ticks (young and naïve, I guess). These days, anytime I'm in the woods or a grown out field, you'd better believe I'm checking for ticks.
I had a female Lone Star tick on me a few months ago. The only grass I'd been near was my own front yard. Luckily it was just on my shirt and hadn't bitten me but it still makes my skin crawl to think about it!
The truth is that there is no chronic Lyme disease. There is a part of collective psychosis in the whole thing. It is bad but i won't ruin your life like some testimonies tend to depict.
omg!! i totally agree about the fear of encountering a bear or mountain lion. i am usually nervous on the trail but i love hiking so much! i am in awe beyond words with Mr. Orr - what a dude! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😮😮😮😱😱😳
Almost at 500K subs Kyle. I have been with you since the beginniing before the AT hike and trail tales interviewing Phillip Carcia. You had 50K subs right away. So much progress since then and you will be hitting that big half million milestone any day now. I am very proud of you. I am sure you will continue to do what it takes to hit a million. Eat your heart out Dan Becker!
I'm afraid of ANY predator. I feel like that's common sense. I know they're not just monsterous killing machines. They're living breathing animals. But they are predators. I had a friend get a little upset with me and try to argue when I told him I am afraid of sharks and he was going off about how sharks aren't monsters. I had to stop him and explain that when I say I am afraid of sharks I mean that I wouldn't want to be around sharks because I know they can swim better than I can. Just like I'm not going to try to outrun a lion or a bear I really would rather not put myself in a situation where I'd have to outswim a shark.
Thanks for sharing Todd’s story. Obviously this man has a deep love and appreciation for the great outdoors as evidenced by his determination to get back to the wild places he enjoys…living in Northern Minnesota I’ve encountered many black bears over my lifetime but last year while hiking in Glacier NP and seeing my first grizzlies put me on high alert…I actually carried my spray in my hand not the holster…I couldn’t relax and felt waves of anxiety as I hiked in low visibility areas…then I came upon a warning sign that trails were closed up ahead due to high grizzly activity…um no thanks😳I turned around immediately and headed back to my vehicle…this was late September when bears are eating everything they can before winter…every noise had me on edge…the beauty of Glacier is incredible but my fears got the best of me and I couldn’t fully enjoy hiking the trails out there. I routinely carry 2 cans of bear spray, an air horn and a decent sized blade all easily accessible but in reality you have only a few seconds to react and deploy a deterrent…highly recommend practicing with/accessing your choice of deterrent…a friend recently asked why I carry 2 cans of bear spray…well if I have to deploy a can during an encounter I sure as hell want another can available for hiking out!!!
As a German, spotting other animals than birds, rabbits or squirrels in the woods is concerning to me. Even wolfs and boars are quite rare around here.
i am so thankful that Todd survived. What a miracle. Thank you Kyle for your videos and your kindness with which you tell these stories. You always snow great respect to the affected parties. God bless you.
"Geeee I don't know if the trail of bloody footprints will be enough I better write a note..................B...... E......A........ wait I think that's supposed to be attached to something......I'm too messed up to walk.... I better drive!!!!!!" 🤣🤣🤣
I went to the actual video, it is quite horrific. That said, Todd did an exceptional job just surviving! Deadly bear attacks are the exception unless you are clueless enough to ignore all warnings. His presence of mind to play dead and pull that off is indeed Bad Ass! His knives are awesome and hopefully he will gain some more customers. Thanks Kyle and your goal is well within reach, I joined at ~ 150K. Kudos on that!
I know a guy that got attacked by a huge male grizzly. He fended it off with a buck knife he pulled out of his pocket while the bear was trying to eat his leg. After the attack he rode his mountain bike over 6km with a broken leg and his guts hanging on by a little thin membrane. He has some wicked scars. Seth Rogan did a podcast about it.
Mothers who believe their babies are threatened are capable of incredible feats. With so much adrenaline in such a huge body, I doubt anything could have stopped her, spray or gun. So glad Todd is ok!
I kept thinking how did he ever keep his wits about him, a truly fierce survival mode apparently! Wishing you all the best in your future travels Todd & what ever happened to that bear anyway? Excellent reporting Kyle as usual 😊
😮What...an...ABSOLUTE FREAKING LEGEND!!!! To stop before driving to the hospital to save himself and care enough about the.other guy to warn them.🥹 That is an absolute beautiful soul. Hope you're doing great Todd!!!!❤ Great video Kyle!!!
I was wondering about that, why didn't he call for help? It sounds like he was not that far into the wild, but I don't know how things are there. It may explain why he didn't, that there was no signal.
Same! Went to see that movie with friends, and after dinner, we were all so in our heads about it that we sat in silence for like the first fifteen minutes. Hugh Glass was a beast! His true story is even crazier than the movie
@@jen30551 it’s crazy to think he survived that brutal bear attack just to go on and get killed by the arikira I couldn’t imagine how tough being a mountain man had to been
Around 30 years ago I was camping/hunting with family and friends in the Blue Mountains near winaha. My friend’s 14 year old brother came rushing into camp after a walk, terrified and white as a sheet! He had just come upon a bear cub, turned and saw the mom!! I don’t know how close she was but thankfully he ran so fast it didn’t become a problem.
No shit man I hate it when these guys plug sponsors and beg for likes and subscribers long before they do any story telling, who is gonna subscribe to that?
@@waynbo93Yeah, I like when content creators make smart placement of their sponsors during the video. Could make something like "The bear was too fast for him to run away. But if had ABC electrolytes in his system, maybe he could have got a chance" 😂
His first mistake was that he didn't leave when he had the chance to, if I had seen a mama bear with cubes and they ran off I would have turned my tail and gone back to the car.
I seen the original video a few years ago. Didn’t realize it was hard to find now. Pretty sure I actually watched it on TH-cam. Crazy how censored everything has gotten.
I'm pretty sure you can still find it unedited on TH-cam pretty easily. They would just demonetize the video I'm sure is why Kyle avoided it. It's really not that graphic. I love the opening, "lifes a bitch in bear country" or something like that lol!
I remember when this hit Facebook. This is absolutely insane! Anytime I see a Black Bear up here in Maine.. That's all I think about. He's lucky. Also a beast 💪
I'm a hunter that grew up in bear country and am always armed while in bear country, but yes bear spray is most affective and always my first line of defense. Anyone that sits there and judges his actions as being wrong, have no experience in bear country.
@@SteveVanderveen-e9k lol, the fact that you think my hunting rifle has anything to do with it, tells me that educating you would take to long, so I'm not going to explain the advantages of bear spray. Shooting a charging bear with a scoped rifle is like bringing a .22 duck hunting... My big game rifles can drop moose from 400 yards, surely double that with a better marksman behind the scope, but I carry a 12ga shotgun for bear protection which always comes second to bear spray. I'm not surprised by your comment though, many people think the same as you.
@@tylerc1932 i think you have more experience than i do. I haven't owned weapons for 15 yrs. least with bear spray, you won[t go to jail for killing a grizzly bear, or worse wounding it!! , and having it attack others. i was on the bad end of pepper spray once from a couple cops. big misunderstanding, but it did not slow me down. they took me down with brute force, good for them. not sure how we disagree about the rifles? I was likely a wee bit drunk mind you. cheers.
@@SteveVanderveen-e9k I can tell you live in the city. His comment is probably most accurate comment here. Stay in your city with your comments, yo know nothing about this subject.
“Continue”. Stupid. Everyone who lives in grizzly country knows that if you see a bear with cubs and they run off you call it a day, turn around , go back! The other way! Retreat retreat fall back.
I’ve heard him tell this before Kyle and that’s scary stuff. Any one else would have lost their minds but him being able to keep calm I believe saved his life
I'm going on a hike into bear-areas on Friday; thanks, this was exactly what I needed 😂 This happens every time I'm planning to go out, the algorithm just decides to show me a bunch of videos of bear attacks 😂
@@luckyotter623 me too 😂 But I have my dogs with me and my older, male dog scared something away one night on our last hike, probably a lynx according to a local, and he also warned me that there was something in an area we were hiking through so I feel pretty safe with him 😊 He doesn't react to moose, so it must have been something else he warned me about, it was probably a bear since they live in that area and he was so clearly concerned. We're hiking the same trail again soon though, so... wish me luck, I guess? 😅
@@LeeZetLMG as if I'd ever listen 😂 Most these stories are about grizzly bears and since I live in Sweden and our bears are shy and mostly harmless I try to remind myself of that; cue TH-cam, showing me a video about a guy in Finland getting mauled 🙄 Otherwise Scandinavia is pretty much the opposite of Australia; everything there tries to kill you, every wild animal here tries to avoid you 😜
@@Louiseonajourney hehe, you're hilarious XDDDD But I get you! It's a one in a thousand event and you always asume that it won't happen to you, even if it makes you just a tiny bit more cautious of your surroundings :) Maybe that's what it should be... just a little reminder that it CAN happen instead of it WILL happen.... and, as long as we aren't in Australia we seem to be very much safe here ;)
Just a lighter note, but kind of true, in Montana near glacier Park. I saw a sign in a store that read how do you tell what kind of bear it is from his scat? It read “a black bear’s scat is usually full of berries and other things like that And the grizzly’s scat usually has bells in it and smells like pepper spray”.
Me too for outdoor scary animals. I live not far from the Shenandoah and have come across black bears, at least in my experience I make some noise and they run off. I visited Yosemite once and was so excited about hiking but the whole time I kept scanning the woods looking for mountain lions. Not that they would make themselves obvious to me or the stick I was carrying would be an effective weapon. Has anyone had real experience with mountain lions?
40mph. Grizzly are known to run up to 40mph. They’re called brown lighting, cause when they’re coming at you full speed that’s basically what they look like.
Having been pepper sprayed in training, i can vouch that in some circumstances it can take time to affect the target. Of course, bears are different than people, but depending on exposure level/location, it can take what seems like a long time to start working. In rare cases it won't work at all. For me, it takes a bit longer before it makes it hard to function, but i hate being exposed because my asthma always reacts to it and i end up with a tight chest for like a week afterward. Part of why we get exposed is so we understand how it works and its limitations, as well as how much time it takes to debilitate us in case _we_ get exposed. Again, yes, bears are different, but it immediately made sense to me that it didn't work immediately if she was so angry she was stalking after him and determined to get him, especially when it turned out she wasn't bluffing.
@sharroon7574 lol I'm sure you could shove your face in ice cream to maybe help a little, but the best cure is time and air. Especially if it's a water activated formula. I'm telling you, you can spend like a half hour rinsing it off, feel better from it, and then go home, hop in the shower, and the misery picks right back up. The last time I got sprayed my ear was on fire when I took a shower at the end of the day, and that was after having showered a couple hours after it happened.
Not me running to Google to see his video on Facebook. It's graphic, but I worked in surgery a lot , so it doesn't bother me. The worst part is of his arm.
What an incredible story! I'm glad Todd made it through this attack. What a scary, rare chance the bear charged and took a while to be affected by the spray.
10mm the best millimeter. Although I would rather have my bear spray and an AR pistol chambered in .450 Bushmaster. Anytime you can carry a decent rifle round in a super small platform, it is going to be better than a pistol round. But, if you are gonna carry a typical pistol, 10mm with Underwood bear rounds are not a bad choice. I've owned a 1911 chambered in 10mm and I was extremely impressed.
I'm glad Todd survived and recovered from that painful and terrifying ordeal
The reason bear spray can sometimes be more effective than a gun is that grizzlies are so big and muscular that if you hit them in a spot other than their head or heart, you can sometimes just make them angrier and not stop their charge. This is why you shouldn't shoot at them with a small caliber gun like a .22. I'd probably take at least a .357 Magnum (and bear spray) if I were going hiking in the Montana backcountry. This comes from direct stories from family and friends, since I and my entire family are from Montana.
It's also really unlikely that your aim and reflexes will be even close to good enough in the time it takes for a bear to charge, and it's harder to use once the bear is actually on you. A gun of any type is a much less effective option in general if the goal is deterring or ending an attack, even if you're a skilled hunter and used to handling firearms, which most people aren't.
Every dude with a gun is deeply convinced that he's the exception to the rule, and that he knows better than the people who study this shit and actively work with and around bears. You aren't, and you don't.
You're still free to choose the less effective option for yourself, and fortunately you'll almost certainly never be in a situation anything like this, but it's still a special kind of foolish to choose pride over what's actually been proven to work best.
How about flares? The kind people carry to signal help in case of emergency?
Also, people that you know are generally not good sources of reliable safety info. Your grandpa can probably tell you a whole lot of wrong stuff about surviving in the woods.
Him still being alive generally means that he was lucky, not that he consistently did the safest or smartest thing. At least a few of his neighbors or friends who did exactly the same stuff probably weren't as lucky, but the person who isn't lucky doesn't get to come back and tell anybody how badly that advice turned out.
It's classic survivorship bias at work. A lot of the time, a gun is enough. Most of the time, statistically more often than the gun, bear spray is also enough. Some of the time, nothing would have worked. That's just life.
"I don't know if the trail of bloody foot prints will be enough of a warning I better write a note"......... THAT is Montana!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jasminecollins897 not everything I've heard came from family, but I'll trust first hand accounts over rumors any day.
Thanks for sharing your story with us, Todd. That was one fierce momma bear that was taking no prisoners. She had probably sent every boar that would threaten her cubs into the next mountain range. We are thankful you are made of the right stuff and survived.
Thank you! I appreciate that.
After hearing a multitude of savage bear attack stories by Grizzly bears with cubs, you should glean one extremely important warning - when they first leave with their cubs after first seeing you - DO NOT BE FOOLED - they are only moving their cubs to safety and are definitely intending to come back and attack you alone! Take your leave quickly, quietly and preferably unseen the first time you see them before they return to get you!
Böse Mama Bär
(ich könnte niemals wandern oder zelten, wo Bären sind!).
@@Klapauzius-369Böse? Nee. Mutterinstinkt folgend? Jupp.
I remember the original video and my first thought was "how is this guy even recording this!?" Amazing test of grit and determination to survive that he showed up for big time.
imagine pulling up to a trailhead for a hike and you see a crumpled piece of paper covered in blood and a scrawled "BEAR" .... ain't no way i'd be leaving the safety of my car!
*turns around immediately 🤣🤣
I was thinking the exact same thing
😂🤣😆👍
The bloody smears he left were probably warning enough!!
Heck yeah I’d be back in my car so fast!
I’m not sure if I remember correctly, but I believe he called his wife/ girlfriend and asked her to meet him at the hospital with a clean shirt, but not telling her he was mauled. He didn’t want her to worry.
That just blew my mind. So concerned for others despite being that bears chew toy twice! Definitely says something about his character.
Your car isnt safe unless you drive off and then you have the danger of driving itself 😂
I'm from Montana and I remember watching the video he made as well as multiple interviews.
Guy is a legend
I live here in Western Montana. I was a forest land surveyor for almost 20 years. Seen tons of bears and some lions. I was up Fish Creek near the top of the drainage in spring. There was a woodsman cutting trees. At least that's what I thought. It was a griz tipping trees to find insects. It lit off after me, I was able to jump down a scree shoot and almost surf the rocks down. I got away. Changed my job, only truck camp and hunt relatively low and safe places.
Wolves came to my campsite and i agree
Ill only ever sleep in the car and wont even hike anymore
Longtime fishing guide in SW MT here.. Orr had been warned repeatedly before this incident to not hunt alone there. Fact is that folks in the know were well aware of this sow before he tempted fate.
Damn Dude😅😂🐻
I used to live in MT. Went hiking once by myself Down. Six miles into the trail with my dog I couldn't shake the feeling of fear and danger. I turned around and went home.
@@raaaaaaarr i live in berlin(germany) was camping with a tent like 5 miles out of town near a small pond, after my dog left earth... 1st night instant visit from a pack that was curious... was not very amused...never go camping in the woods without dog protection......
The take away I get from the incident is simple: NEVER GIVE UP! His courage is above and beyond.
There's another guy Jeremy his name is who survived a brutal double or triple mauling by a bear. It's incredible that he survived and hiked out himself to save himself. Look up Jeremy Evans i think, bear attack and you will find it.
Todd has huge nuts and a cold steel mind to keep himself calm in that situation. What a legend!
When I was young and dumb I solo hiked all over the Beartooth Mt range. Stayed out for days and had zero fear, no bear spray or weapon. Videos like your make me more nervous than I've ever been in the wild.
Anyone who says they aren't afraid of bears and cougars is either lying or not very bright!
I haven't showered in years, they might try to bury me.
Bears make noise most the time, the green flash eye stalkers will rip you away without a sound.
Currently looking for a cougar actually
@@evanallison8790 you don’t look for them, they look for you. Wanna look like prey, act like you have never ordered that kind of the drink at the bar before. Have you and your friends suddenly separate. You’re welcome.
But at least a cougar would not eat you alive. I guess it will go straight for the neck bite. If I had to choose, I would rather be attacked by a cougar than by a bear. 😢
When we were going zip lining in Whistler the guides gave us safety briefings and one thing they said was. If you spot a mountain lion that lion has already been stalking you for 30 min. 30 min might been an exasperation but they will stalk you. So scary. My fav cat but don’t wanna see it face to face
ive seen mountain lions a lot ..all they have ever done is look at me for a few moments and then walk away.
Grizzly bears and mountain lions, I'm right there with you.
I remember when we were "so close to 100,000" subscribers! I'm so happy for you!
The Revenant.
"When we were" I think you meant "when YOU were"
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Right? Pretty nervy trying to take credit for his accomplishments!!
@@bunnybgood411why can't I find this movie??
@@MarySmith-w8e The Revenant? It stars Leonardo DiCaprio. Just google to see where it might be streaming.
I live in a Country where there are no bears, and listening to this story, I couldn't believe he was attacked not just once, but twice. He is a true Warrior of hiking and I'm glad he survived his horrific ordeal.❤
What country do you live in? I’m moving there😂 The thought of an encounter with a bear terrifies me, at the same time I’m planning to start camping and living more in nature.
I don’t need to be a bear expert to know that a mother with her cubs does not bluff charge that much.
How the heck did this man drive to the hospital? Can’t lift your arms to unbuckle a seat belt or move a gear shift but he could control a steering wheel? Fricken incredible
Adrenaline
When people die walking in the snow, they usually die a few step from the house of their destination. I firmly believe there is a strong psychological mecanism at play. Just instant before safety you loose all strengths. I promised myself if I ever have to fight my way through snow, I will convince myself that I am not safe before I am inside, have lit the fire and had a drink.
Power steering.
“He felt the warm breath of the bear on his neck”--I had to take a break from this story at this spot-this is terrifying and Todd was always thinking of others, brave and admirable man!
Recently visited and tent camped in Katmai National during the salmon run this year. Saw an incredible sight of 40 brown bears at one point catching salmon at the river mouth. The short mile trail is partly elevated on a platform/enclosed with some exposed parts and the campground is enclosed by an electric fence. Since there is an abundance of food, the bears don’t bother each other or the people who visit, but let me tell you, it’s incredibly unnerving at times when there are stories like this running through your mind in the background. Gives me the chills. However, I would go back and do it all again though.
I can’t imagine what Todd went through. He is a badass and so thankful he survived!
Love the vids Kyle!
I can't believe the hospital let him go home. That's crazy. Especially since he had to come back the next day.
A lot of hospitals do NOT have the space to keep a stabilized patient. We are, in the USA anyways, in a healthcare shortage. The small places don't get enough funding, and a lot of the bigger hospitals are cutting costs to make profits. It's absolutely bonkers
They probably required his INSURANCE CARD.😮
It’s absolutely insane. He needed to be watched. He could’ve had internal injuries that he could’ve bled out from or brain swelling from being thrown around.
The American health care system is a nightmare.
If someone is alert coherent and not in a state where death is certain the hospital can o force them to stay. He wanted to be home for Christmas and he was.
“Montana hunter survives double grizzly bear attack” here on TH-cam, it’s a 50 second video from 6 years ago or so. Lots of blood,viewer beware
I think that being afraid of grizzlies and mountain lions is absolutely reasonable.
definite excitement at a new video! thanks for telling this amazing story, kyle. very much liking the new format with the illustrations! looks fantastic.
I was charged by a massive Grizzly Bear that was aggressively fighting another bear in the middle of the 6 million acre Denali National Park, it saw me and my friend, and immediately approached us, when it got 100 feet from us, it started running full speed right towards us. This bear looked like a horse, I swear I think it weighed 1000 lbs. My friend and I just stood there in shock, it came full speed and stopped within a foot or two from us, then circled us. It then went up the bank on the other side of the river and went into some shrubbery after circling us. one of the absolute most terrifying experiences of my life. I did not know what post-traumatic stress was till the month later and I started having panic attacks walking down the city street fearing a bear was hiding waiting for me. My body would literally start shaking even though I knew in my head that it wasn't true. Thank goodness those panic attacks passed eventually
I’m so sorry
He’s an absolute certified LEGEND! 😧
Bear spray is a deterrent not a weapon.
I’d have had a heart attack. Kyle, I’m afraid of those animals too. Don’t forget to add snakes.
Todd, is more than a Bad Ass!! Hes a survivor and a WARRIOR!!! God Bless, Todd!!
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I’ve been close to grizzlies twice. Both in Glacier NP, once was at the Grinnel Glacier overlook off the high line trail. Turned around when I was at the top and a massive grizzly was about 10 feet behind us, walking towards us. Thankfully it didn’t care about us and walked on by cause we had no where to go. Second time was backpacking at Glacier NP and mom and two cubs about 20 yards in front, mom started to walk towards us then went off in the trees. Both times I’ve never experienced such fear in my life! Had bear spray but you just never know how it’s going to play out. I’ve heard this story before, I’m so glad he made it out!! He is resilient!!
That's so wild. I definitely love spotting bears when I'm in my vehicle, NEVER want to be that close to one in the wild lol Sounds like you did the right thing by staying calm, but I bet it was difficult!
@@jesstolley7193it was absolutely terrifying experience, at the same time amazing to see one so close. It was very hard to not want to bolt and run. But, I can do without that experience ever again. 😂
DAMN!! THAT is one of the most amazing stories evert. Not to mention the fact that this guy is back to work in a matter of months. He clearly is secure in his knowledge of animal behavior in order to be doing the same job. Seriously, this is guy with courage, not a doubt in my mind!
Sounds unbearable.
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I could barely stand to watch this video.
@@jackiehoward7300 or bearly? Lol
My husband got bluff charged by a mama black bear. He was trying to shoo her along but we didn’t realize she had cubs in a tree. As soon as we did we just backed up and let her handle her babies. As a mom, I mostly just felt bad for her, she was trying so hard to get them to focus and leave the campground, but they just kept running up trees😂
What a presence of mind and courage to never give up and to even think of anyone else during this event is a true statement of Todd's character!!! You are so right when you say Todd is a BA! Todd, if you're reading this : I'm so glad that you recovered and still able to do what you love to do. It's a miracle !!!
I live in bear country and usually just carry bear spray and have a dog or two around. Just black bears around here and they're pretty chill so I don't feel the need to take further precautions.
If we had grizzly's around I probably wouldn't want to go outside without a freaking rocket launcher!
Bear spray seems to be the better option from all the research I've done. You also don't want to injure a bear and prevent it from hunting. It makes them more likely to attack people when they start to starve.
Bears are usually pretty harmless but they also have their own unique lil bear personalities. Some of them are friendly and curious, some are shy, some are jerks, some are just plain violent psycho's. Just like people!
I've seen a whole lot of bears living where I do. Every encounter has been just eye contact and a non verbal "We cool? Yeah we cool." followed by them walking off into the woods. I actually enjoy seeing black bears now. Got used to it so the fear factor kind of disappeared!
On a final note, there are cases of Chihuahua's scaring off black bears. Off leash dogs can actually bring Grizzly's to you though. If they're ranging ahead and piss one off and come back, that pissed off bear might follow them.
@@edwardzignot2681 You are correct about dogs. You have to be careful when you are out with them. Grizzlies are no joke.
Danke, sehr interessant
Yeah if a bear's trying to kill me I'm not going to be worrying about what-ifs.
You bring both.
Not supposed to make eye contact with them…
I am supper happy he did not kill this bear because those cubs would be without a mom and that would be tragic in and of itself. Glad he's safe and recovered. Super brave man.
IT TAKE A WOMAN TO SPARE THE MAMA BEAR BECAUSE THE CUBS I FELT EXACTLY THE SAME
Hi Kyle! What a horrific story. I hike solo a lot myself and have a fear of bears too. We don't have grizzlies here in western NC, but we do have black bears, although they are supposed to be less aggressive. I always carry bear spray but I still have a fear of running into one. After watching this, I did what you suggested and looked up the video Orr made right after his attack, and was amazed by his attitude. Blood all over his face and shirt, but the guy was talking about what happened to him in a matter of fact, even humorous way. He didn't seem that upset or in shock or anything! I was very impressed. He was lucky to survive that!
Btw, I do like the graphic novel type illustrations. So much better than the cheesy stock footage and photos most other channels use.
My concern with bear spray is that I might end up incapacitating myself by accidentally walking into the fumes while I'm fearing for my life.
Or not having time to be sure I'm upwind!
Todd actually did just that.
This.
At least you won’t be able to see the bear coming.
I am 100% on board with you when it comes to bears in the wild. I’m not afraid of darn near anything save bears. The idea of coming within any distance of a grizzly makes me squirm.
I saw a Grizzly while I was on a trail in Canada. I ended the hike at that point!!!😂
Good move!
While I do fear weirdos on trail, I agree with Kyle about the animals. I grew up in SoCal where I had a couple of close calls with mountain lions. I moved to the east coast where I hiked in the Whites and came across a bear who stalked me until I moved away from the water. Still, I can count the animal contacts on one hand. I have to use my toes to count the human weirdos I've encountered.
For me... Ticks! I don't care about bear, lions, and 2 legged predators. But ticks scare the sh** out of me! Lyme disease is terrifying!
Exactly
I hear you there. When I was younger, I never really cared about ticks (young and naïve, I guess). These days, anytime I'm in the woods or a grown out field, you'd better believe I'm checking for ticks.
I had a female Lone Star tick on me a few months ago. The only grass I'd been near was my own front yard. Luckily it was just on my shirt and hadn't bitten me but it still makes my skin crawl to think about it!
The truth is that there is no chronic Lyme disease. There is a part of collective psychosis in the whole thing. It is bad but i won't ruin your life like some testimonies tend to depict.
At least with Lyme disease you're alive.
Todd - so glad you survived, and thank you for caring for the wild places.
Todd is a dick, don't be like Todd.
omg!! i totally agree about the fear of encountering a bear or mountain lion. i am usually nervous on the trail but i love hiking so much! i am in awe beyond words with Mr. Orr - what a dude! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😮😮😮😱😱😳
Almost at 500K subs Kyle. I have been with you since the beginniing before the AT hike and trail tales interviewing Phillip Carcia. You had 50K subs right away. So much progress since then and you will be hitting that big half million milestone any day now. I am very proud of you. I am sure you will continue to do what it takes to hit a million. Eat your heart out Dan Becker!
Damn! "He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer f*cking will!" What an asbolute badass.
I'm afraid of ANY predator. I feel like that's common sense. I know they're not just monsterous killing machines. They're living breathing animals. But they are predators.
I had a friend get a little upset with me and try to argue when I told him I am afraid of sharks and he was going off about how sharks aren't monsters. I had to stop him and explain that when I say I am afraid of sharks I mean that I wouldn't want to be around sharks because I know they can swim better than I can. Just like I'm not going to try to outrun a lion or a bear I really would rather not put myself in a situation where I'd have to outswim a shark.
He is one hell of a man to handle that entire situation as he did. He has my deepest respect and I wish him all the best!
Im also more scared of bears then anything else, hearing about bears killing people in the village around me as a kid didn't really help (thanks mom)
It kept you from being an idiot and wondering off...
Thanks for sharing Todd’s story.
Obviously this man has a deep love and appreciation for the great outdoors as evidenced by his determination to get back to the wild places he enjoys…living in Northern Minnesota I’ve encountered many black bears over my lifetime but last year while hiking in Glacier NP and seeing my first grizzlies put me on high alert…I actually carried my spray in my hand not the holster…I couldn’t relax and felt waves of anxiety as I hiked in low visibility areas…then I came upon a warning sign that trails were closed up ahead due to high grizzly activity…um no thanks😳I turned around immediately and headed back to my vehicle…this was late September when bears are eating everything they can before winter…every noise had me on edge…the beauty of Glacier is incredible but my fears got the best of me and I couldn’t fully enjoy hiking the trails out there. I routinely carry 2 cans of bear spray, an air horn and a decent sized blade all easily accessible but in reality you have only a few seconds to react and deploy a deterrent…highly recommend practicing with/accessing your choice of deterrent…a friend recently asked why I carry 2 cans of bear spray…well if I have to deploy a can during an encounter I sure as hell want another can available for hiking out!!!
As a German, spotting other animals than birds, rabbits or squirrels in the woods is concerning to me. Even wolfs and boars are quite rare around here.
i am so thankful that Todd survived. What a miracle. Thank you Kyle for your videos and your kindness with which you tell these stories. You always snow great respect to the affected parties. God bless you.
I'm gonna 100% take the warning from a dude covered in blood from being mauled about a dangerous bear.
"Geeee I don't know if the trail of bloody footprints will be enough I better write a note..................B...... E......A........ wait I think that's supposed to be attached to something......I'm too messed up to walk.... I better drive!!!!!!"
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I went to the actual video, it is quite horrific. That said, Todd did an exceptional job just surviving! Deadly bear attacks are the exception unless you are clueless enough to ignore all warnings. His presence of mind to play dead and pull that off is indeed Bad Ass! His knives are awesome and hopefully he will gain some more customers. Thanks Kyle and your goal is well within reach, I joined at ~ 150K. Kudos on that!
I was sure you where gonna say, "I am how ever scared of running out of LMNT and depleting my electrolytes"
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Such a missed opportunity. Smh
Very well done! Really enjoyed your storytelling
I know a guy that got attacked by a huge male grizzly. He fended it off with a buck knife he pulled out of his pocket while the bear was trying to eat his leg. After the attack he rode his mountain bike over 6km with a broken leg and his guts hanging on by a little thin membrane. He has some wicked scars. Seth Rogan did a podcast about it.
Curious the bumpy ride didn't do him in.
He goes back 6 weeks later to face his fears. Wow! The epitome of a Man, a True Legend.
Mothers who believe their babies are threatened are capable of incredible feats. With so much adrenaline in such a huge body, I doubt anything could have stopped her, spray or gun. So glad Todd is ok!
Todd, wow, you're who we all wish we'll be, if found in that situation. You are definitely prepared more than most. ❤😊
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I kept thinking how did he ever keep his wits about him, a truly fierce survival mode apparently! Wishing you all the best in your future travels Todd & what ever happened to that bear anyway? Excellent reporting Kyle as usual 😊
I did look up Todd's video. He actually looked better than I expected. But being that calm after such a traumatic event shows he is a very strong man.
😮What...an...ABSOLUTE FREAKING LEGEND!!!! To stop before driving to the hospital to save himself and care enough about the.other guy to warn them.🥹 That is an absolute beautiful soul. Hope you're doing great Todd!!!!❤ Great video Kyle!!!
20:10, yeah she wandered off, to fetch the little ones because it was now dinner time.
Certified badass ! Hell yeah … that is what Todd is!
Carry radio beacon, cell phone (probably no signal). Something to call for help would be nice.
I was wondering about that, why didn't he call for help? It sounds like he was not that far into the wild, but I don't know how things are there. It may explain why he didn't, that there was no signal.
Excellent accounting of Todd’s ordeal - thank you!
Gave me flashbacks to the movie "The Revenant"
Same! Went to see that movie with friends, and after dinner, we were all so in our heads about it that we sat in silence for like the first fifteen minutes. Hugh Glass was a beast! His true story is even crazier than the movie
@@jen30551 it’s crazy to think he survived that brutal bear attack just to go on and get killed by the arikira I couldn’t imagine how tough being a mountain man had to been
That Hollywood swill was pure €*£*#!
I admire respect this Brave 💪 Honorable ❤️🔥 Gentleman for going back into the wilderness 🌲🌲 🐻 🌲 🙏❤️
Getting close…cannot wait to see 500K subscribers. You deserve it, so congrats in advance!🎉🎉🎉❤
Around 30 years ago I was camping/hunting with family and friends in the Blue Mountains near winaha. My friend’s 14 year old brother came rushing into camp after a walk, terrified and white as a sheet! He had just come upon a bear cub, turned and saw the mom!! I don’t know how close she was but thankfully he ran so fast it didn’t become a problem.
Video starts at 6:20
No shit man I hate it when these guys plug sponsors and beg for likes and subscribers long before they do any story telling, who is gonna subscribe to that?
@@waynbo93Yeah, I like when content creators make smart placement of their sponsors during the video.
Could make something like "The bear was too fast for him to run away. But if had ABC electrolytes in his system, maybe he could have got a chance" 😂
Todd is a brave man. I hope he will fully recover in time to come, but he's already done brilliantly
His first mistake was that he didn't leave when he had the chance to, if I had seen a mama bear with cubes and they ran off I would have turned my tail and gone back to the car.
HE IS WHAT YOU CALL A MAN ITS VERY FEW OF THEM I HONOR AND SALUT HIM FOR HIS COURAGE REAL WARRIOR RESPECT
I seen the original video a few years ago. Didn’t realize it was hard to find now. Pretty sure I actually watched it on TH-cam. Crazy how censored everything has gotten.
I'm pretty sure you can still find it unedited on TH-cam pretty easily. They would just demonetize the video I'm sure is why Kyle avoided it. It's really not that graphic. I love the opening, "lifes a bitch in bear country" or something like that lol!
It's amazing how TH-cam thinks everyone is a wuss.
Kyle been watching you for years finally I subscribed you got me. Thanks for getting over that fear and talking about this great story.
how the heck can anyone survive something like this. holy jeez.
I remember when this hit Facebook. This is absolutely insane! Anytime I see a Black Bear up here in Maine.. That's all I think about. He's lucky. Also a beast 💪
I'm a hunter that grew up in bear country and am always armed while in bear country, but yes bear spray is most affective and always my first line of defense. Anyone that sits there and judges his actions as being wrong, have no experience in bear country.
i call bs. bear spray is useless. wtf do you hunt with? guacamole?
@@SteveVanderveen-e9k lol, the fact that you think my hunting rifle has anything to do with it, tells me that educating you would take to long, so I'm not going to explain the advantages of bear spray. Shooting a charging bear with a scoped rifle is like bringing a .22 duck hunting... My big game rifles can drop moose from 400 yards, surely double that with a better marksman behind the scope, but I carry a 12ga shotgun for bear protection which always comes second to bear spray. I'm not surprised by your comment though, many people think the same as you.
@@tylerc1932 i think you have more experience than i do. I haven't owned weapons for 15 yrs. least with bear spray, you won[t go to jail for killing a grizzly bear, or worse wounding it!! , and having it attack others. i was on the bad end of pepper spray once from a couple cops. big misunderstanding, but it did not slow me down. they took me down with brute force, good for them. not sure how we disagree about the rifles? I was likely a wee bit drunk mind you. cheers.
@@SteveVanderveen-e9k I would rather go to jail than be dead my friend.
@@SteveVanderveen-e9k I can tell you live in the city. His comment is probably most accurate comment here. Stay in your city with your comments, yo know nothing about this subject.
Thank God Mr. Orr survived 🙏❤️ Thanks for the great video 👍🏼
“Continue”. Stupid. Everyone who lives in grizzly country knows that if you see a bear with cubs and they run off you call it a day, turn around , go back! The other way! Retreat retreat fall back.
She was so aggressive because of her cubs. I would think. Another hero to look up to, Thanks Todd for inspiring all of us to overcome!
The illustrations that depict the story instead of the usual generic stock photos is a nice change.
Glad you liked it! The illustrations are something new we're trying, gonna see how the audience likes it.
Ai is pretty versatile, I’m glad to see it, honestly
@@KyleHatesHiking I like the graphic-novel feel of it! Nice.
@@KyleHatesHikingI like the illustrations. Your storytelling is vivid enough on its own, but they are more interesting than the photos.
@@KyleHatesHikingis it the same person that draws up DC's stories? 👊
Thank you Todd and thank you, Kyle. ❤❤❤ i am so happy and excited about this story.
I’ve heard him tell this before Kyle and that’s scary stuff. Any one else would have lost their minds but him being able to keep calm I believe saved his life
I absolutely LOVE THE ILLUSTRATIONS! Please keep doing this-it sets you apart in such a great way!
Mountain lions and bears scare me too. Especially the mountain lions.
Story was great but the AI images cheapened the video.
Can't really fault the guy for anything other than being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Glad to hear that he's mostly recovered.
I'm going on a hike into bear-areas on Friday; thanks, this was exactly what I needed 😂
This happens every time I'm planning to go out, the algorithm just decides to show me a bunch of videos of bear attacks 😂
Same thing happens to me! I hike solo usually too!
@@luckyotter623 me too 😂
But I have my dogs with me and my older, male dog scared something away one night on our last hike, probably a lynx according to a local, and he also warned me that there was something in an area we were hiking through so I feel pretty safe with him 😊
He doesn't react to moose, so it must have been something else he warned me about, it was probably a bear since they live in that area and he was so clearly concerned.
We're hiking the same trail again soon though, so... wish me luck, I guess? 😅
the algorithm likes you that much that it decides to warn you and maybe prevent the hike ;) :)
@@LeeZetLMG as if I'd ever listen 😂
Most these stories are about grizzly bears and since I live in Sweden and our bears are shy and mostly harmless I try to remind myself of that; cue TH-cam, showing me a video about a guy in Finland getting mauled 🙄
Otherwise Scandinavia is pretty much the opposite of Australia; everything there tries to kill you, every wild animal here tries to avoid you 😜
@@Louiseonajourney hehe, you're hilarious XDDDD But I get you! It's a one in a thousand event and you always asume that it won't happen to you, even if it makes you just a tiny bit more cautious of your surroundings :) Maybe that's what it should be... just a little reminder that it CAN happen instead of it WILL happen.... and, as long as we aren't in Australia we seem to be very much safe here ;)
Just a lighter note, but kind of true, in Montana near glacier Park. I saw a sign in a store that read how do you tell what kind of bear it is from his scat? It read “a black bear’s scat is usually full of berries and other things like that And the grizzly’s scat usually has bells in it and smells like pepper spray”.
Me too for outdoor scary animals. I live not far from the Shenandoah and have come across black bears, at least in my experience I make some noise and they run off. I visited Yosemite once and was so excited about hiking but the whole time I kept scanning the woods looking for mountain lions. Not that they would make themselves obvious to me or the stick I was carrying would be an effective weapon. Has anyone had real experience with mountain lions?
You are so damn good at telling these stories. Look forward to your videos and your podcasts!
40mph. Grizzly are known to run up to 40mph. They’re called brown lighting, cause when they’re coming at you full speed that’s basically what they look like.
As a person who cannot sleep in a hospital i 100% understand why he went home that night just to go back the next day
Having been pepper sprayed in training, i can vouch that in some circumstances it can take time to affect the target. Of course, bears are different than people, but depending on exposure level/location, it can take what seems like a long time to start working. In rare cases it won't work at all. For me, it takes a bit longer before it makes it hard to function, but i hate being exposed because my asthma always reacts to it and i end up with a tight chest for like a week afterward. Part of why we get exposed is so we understand how it works and its limitations, as well as how much time it takes to debilitate us in case _we_ get exposed.
Again, yes, bears are different, but it immediately made sense to me that it didn't work immediately if she was so angry she was stalking after him and determined to get him, especially when it turned out she wasn't bluffing.
I can't imagine the misery. At least with spicy food, you can cool the fire with some high fat ice cream.
@sharroon7574 lol I'm sure you could shove your face in ice cream to maybe help a little, but the best cure is time and air. Especially if it's a water activated formula. I'm telling you, you can spend like a half hour rinsing it off, feel better from it, and then go home, hop in the shower, and the misery picks right back up. The last time I got sprayed my ear was on fire when I took a shower at the end of the day, and that was after having showered a couple hours after it happened.
Brave man indeed.
An amazing story well told - thanks
Not me running to Google to see his video on Facebook. It's graphic, but I worked in surgery a lot , so it doesn't bother me. The worst part is of his arm.
What an incredible story! I'm glad Todd made it through this attack. What a scary, rare chance the bear charged and took a while to be affected by the spray.
10mm the best millimeter. Although I would rather have my bear spray and an AR pistol chambered in .450 Bushmaster. Anytime you can carry a decent rifle round in a super small platform, it is going to be better than a pistol round. But, if you are gonna carry a typical pistol, 10mm with Underwood bear rounds are not a bad choice. I've owned a 1911 chambered in 10mm and I was extremely impressed.
Wow, I'm happy he made it. I'm also happy he overcame his fears. 🖤
If you see a mountain lion, you’re lucky… it’s when you don’t see them.