Camera crew come perilously close to a Grizzly | Great Bear Stakeout - BBC

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  • @avonleamontague2469
    @avonleamontague2469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1769

    Can you imagine how much self-control it takes to override your fight-or-flight instinct and remain chill AF?

  • @ericcox8062
    @ericcox8062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Thank god that bear had full command of the english language!

    • @maketheworldhappy4371
      @maketheworldhappy4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @vonnieofly
      @vonnieofly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂🤣🤣

    • @jazzfan7491
      @jazzfan7491 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is vocal tone that they say the bears pick up on. Thus, calm talk in English is more for the speakers. Sorry to be so literal minded. I get your joke

    • @slamm1t
      @slamm1t 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @globalbandfinder
    @globalbandfinder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2294

    Now show us an example of what happens if you stand up and scream at him. For education

    • @rotflmfaoemoji9950
      @rotflmfaoemoji9950 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      IKR

    • @crystaln.5438
      @crystaln.5438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      lol

    • @toproudtooadmitmitsake1842
      @toproudtooadmitmitsake1842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      th-cam.com/video/jVhdepNboE8/w-d-xo.html There you go.

    • @TyWerks
      @TyWerks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol

    • @MissysDomain
      @MissysDomain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Your comment made me laugh. I've always wondered why no one uses fire crackers when being threatened by a bear, if they don't have a gun that is. I'm sure in some cases it would save your life, the noise would probably drive them off.

  • @MrYellingdingo
    @MrYellingdingo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    that bear be like: 'who the hell is Van??'

    • @Ynnojs1128
      @Ynnojs1128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @feemon1931
      @feemon1931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HAHAHAHA

    • @JetBlackThreat
      @JetBlackThreat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      that's what threw him off, probably confused his ass

    • @AceThaDon
      @AceThaDon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrYellingdingo 😂😂😂

    • @gneghe85
      @gneghe85 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrYellingdingo 😂😂😂😂

  • @wickednotes1
    @wickednotes1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1542

    Bear would've used that pepper spray to season their carcasses.

    • @HOODCHRYMER
      @HOODCHRYMER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Bear spray can stop any bear. Bear spray is one of the most dangerous sprays. That’s why it’s called BEAR SPRAY

    • @deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813
      @deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@HOODCHRYMER fun fact, since bears dont know how pepper spray works, regulations were enforced keep bear spray as a dialed down version of the kind that we use use on people. They also smell better and breath bigger breaths than humans si it doesn't need to be that strong. Its just in a can similar in size to a riot can because the need of multiple usage and human errors (missed blasts)

    • @George-nx5lo
      @George-nx5lo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@HOODCHRYMER HAHA wow you now nothing, Bear spray is WAY weaker than high quality spray. And SEVERAL people have died or almost died after spraying a bear with it. It is no guarantee, at least nothing like a well placed rifle shot.

    • @rodneykemp2770
      @rodneykemp2770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @leonfrancis3418
      @leonfrancis3418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@George-nx5lo You gun nuts are hilarious. There are several reported cases of bears taking multiple high caliber shots to the head mid charge, and still making contact, and falling AFTER the attack. So congrats, you shot, the bear, but it still got to maul you. Their skulls are thick, as are their hides.
      Right here on TH-cam, you can find a video of a grizzly bear taking a point blank shotgun blast to the face, falling to the ground, then getting up to repeat the charge.
      Multiple reports done by wildlife agencies have also compared the efficacy of firearms against bears versus spray, and I've yet to see a report done by any reputable agency that says firearms are more effective..
      Bear spray is less powerful than human pepper spray, you are correct. However that is because a bear's nose is a hundred times more powerful than ours, and they take massive breaths.
      "Bear spray is a very effective deterrent when used properly. In a 2008 review of bear attacks in Alaska from 1985-2006, Smith et al. found that bear spray stopped a bear's "undesirable behavior" in 92% of cases. Further, 98% of persons using bear spray in close-range encounters escaped uninjured."

  • @chriseversole3529
    @chriseversole3529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3750

    Nothing makes you feel safer than a ponytailed man protecting you with a can of habanero
    Edit- thanks everyone for the most likes I’ll probably ever get lol glad I could brighten up your day even if only a little

    • @mommabear5059
      @mommabear5059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Chris Eversole bawhahahaha 😂🤣😂🤣

    • @danroggie8265
      @danroggie8265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol

    • @kankansoja9375
      @kankansoja9375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Nah bruh need a 44 or sum

    • @christophershanklin112
      @christophershanklin112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂

    • @R20966
      @R20966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Im sure saying "Good boy" makes the bear feel at ease.

  • @manbearpig5907
    @manbearpig5907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2216

    You can't outrun the bear but that doesn't matter if you can outrun the guy next to you.

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Maybe the bear likes a challenge? Maybe the bear thinks the faster human is the healthier leaner meat and the slower one is sick with tainted meat?

    • @manbearpig5907
      @manbearpig5907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      @@truman5838
      That's what the pepper spray is for,
      It flavors the meat of the slower guy

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm going to Victoria B.C. the end of the month. I'll be sure get me a can of bear spray and have a short fat guy by my side everywhere I go. Lol

    • @manbearpig5907
      @manbearpig5907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@truman5838
      Good man
      Planning ahead is important!

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@manbearpig5907 Yup. So when are we going hiking? Lol

  • @diegonunez5600
    @diegonunez5600 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1178

    Bears usually look friendly, just by how their face is shaped, but this guy looks scary

    • @lordoffrog2354
      @lordoffrog2354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      Diego Nunez 😂bear looked like he just got out from a 30 year stretch for a crime he didn’t commit lmaoo

    • @tobyjones205
      @tobyjones205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I blame the people filming in almost inhabitable tundra/wilderness.
      They wanted to rumble with a jail bear

    • @wrd416
      @wrd416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lord Of frog ur everywhere

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yeah he's no Winnie the pooh

    • @danyeo
      @danyeo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He's probably been fighting with other male bears.

  • @Noorlatgamer
    @Noorlatgamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    "This is how people get in trouble, with the wrong body language... standing amd waving their arms... like this!"
    Van spots him waving his arms and does a quick u-turn...

    • @teesagirl
      @teesagirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sam Latifi I was thinking the same thing

    • @danb7601
      @danb7601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lolololo

    • @Sleazball_
      @Sleazball_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sam Latifi FIRST THING I THOUGHT

    • @lkr12
      @lkr12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @AiriPsy
      @AiriPsy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HAHAHAHA

  • @wallywest9257
    @wallywest9257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    Me: "I'm gonna come over to your left, for the sake of the windage on this"
    (Starts sprinting off)

  • @demelof1913
    @demelof1913 6 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Lol, all these commenters saying what THEY would do and how it would be so much better than what these guys did, but these guys got out alive, and have some awesome footage that all of us are watching from the safety of our own homes, so how about giving these men kudos and credit and thanks.

    • @maxdamage4259
      @maxdamage4259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      they almost got that bear killed...they arent hero's! If the bear had attacked a human , it would have been put down by the authorities. Getting way too close to this bear could cost the humans and the bear their lives...why take the risk just for some 'photos'

    • @demelof1913
      @demelof1913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@maxdamage4259 That always pisses me off ...

    • @nonogimme
      @nonogimme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@maxdamage4259 if you against it so much, why dont you just stop watching video/'photo' to support them?

    • @terrencedillon4345
      @terrencedillon4345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Demelo F right on

    • @iforgot87872
      @iforgot87872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah like these BBC people have no experience with wildlife haha

  • @bruva207
    @bruva207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    "I don't wanna see that, you don't wanna see that"...
    I wanna see that

    • @FuckoffDickhead
      @FuckoffDickhead 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      João Ribeiro how do u not get more credit for that? Thats funny af

    • @BiG-JuPO1O1
      @BiG-JuPO1O1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

  • @ASG7H
    @ASG7H 5 ปีที่แล้ว +585

    I’m going to go ahead and get behind you. You know because of the (wind) 😉. Lol

    • @hisservants8003
      @hisservants8003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Hide behind someone. Good strategy.

    • @mmundle941
      @mmundle941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BAHAHAHAH i didnt even think of that

    • @joshuashepherd2058
      @joshuashepherd2058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      He said he was going to get on the other side of him because if he had to spray the wind would of got the guy on his left . Not get behind him lol

    • @JasonMyers1212
      @JasonMyers1212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@joshuashepherd2058 200 iq

    • @souloftheage
      @souloftheage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "The wind" aka...I just shat my pants!.

  • @corcon6976
    @corcon6976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +916

    "Van, we're not challenging you."
    _translated into bear:_
    "Blah. Blah blah blah blahhha blah."

    • @crusaderofthelowlands3750
      @crusaderofthelowlands3750 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      People and animals alike can distinguish differences in tone.
      So it's not necessarily about what you say, but more about how you say it.

    • @benjafranklin5996
      @benjafranklin5996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Franz Huber You are the idiot. This bear is Van (5 years old). Please dont be idiot. Thank

    • @gentlechaos5911
      @gentlechaos5911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@thee_ag they asked

    • @criznueve
      @criznueve 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Name tag

    • @DreamBeatsBakery
      @DreamBeatsBakery 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@thee_ag
      He was tagged in an Instagram photo

  • @charliebrown3072
    @charliebrown3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I didn’t know Bill Maher had so much wildlife knowledge

    • @pancakesandtea
      @pancakesandtea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Loool

    • @ataxcollector695
      @ataxcollector695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Sean Connery did narration for nature documentaries

    • @salsalvio821
      @salsalvio821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ataxcollector695 I’m pretty sure that’s actor/comedian Billy Connelly

    • @brandondaniels9471
      @brandondaniels9471 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      _New rule..._

  • @Johndoe33157
    @Johndoe33157 6 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    Hell.....I was playing the dead in my bed while watching this video

    • @rotflmfaoemoji9950
      @rotflmfaoemoji9950 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IKR

    • @wickednotes1
      @wickednotes1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol! I hadn't realised it but I was staying as still as possible

    • @Lis422
      @Lis422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      20th time watching, still feel like this 🔼

    • @laurakelso8381
      @laurakelso8381 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hilarious! Definitely scary enough to make anybody play dead , even in their own bed! That was hard to watch! Lucky guys BIG time!

    • @demetriusmiddleton1246
      @demetriusmiddleton1246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣

  • @TS-mq1fj
    @TS-mq1fj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    This guy knows what he's talking about. He read the bear's body language, head down, swaying direct approach then started to circle.

    • @jeffeverett830
      @jeffeverett830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This guy knows nothing about bears, he just got lucky and he is a bragger you can tell that!!

    • @jetflyer62901
      @jetflyer62901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jeff Everett and how can you tell that?

    • @jeffeverett830
      @jeffeverett830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@jetflyer62901 Because of the crew behind the camera guy, the bear veered off to the right when he seen multiple people which in the bears mind is not approachable. If it would have been (just) the two guys then he would have at least got a lot closer and that's usually when humans (panic and either run or spray) and shit hits the fan! Bears are instinctual killers and two people don't really bother a bear as far as them being scared or spooked, but a group of people somehow is overwhelming for there mind to conceive. I have lived at the base of a mountain for years and i (Never) all through the years while my kids were growing up let just two play outside alone. I would make sure all the kids went out or my wife and i went out if it was just two kids because we had lots of bears come into our yard. These guys were safe unless they done something dumb like spray or run, the bear might have even came right up to them sniffed them and walked away (but most humans panic at that point!). We have had bears amped up because someone let the dam dog out and nothing amps a bear up more than a dog, we have had bears chasing our dog right by us within a couple feed, just go right by us and try and eat our dog.

    • @liveuntetheredmusepodcast4832
      @liveuntetheredmusepodcast4832 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This guy is a dumb ass, just lucky one time... next time it's his neck! Ripped to shreds!

    • @salmon1mt
      @salmon1mt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffeverett830 so what do you do if a bear approaches you?

  • @supermaniac9
    @supermaniac9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    Convince me that there wasn't somebody behind you, off camera, with a loaded rifle in case of emergency lol

    • @Ajesen
      @Ajesen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ofc it was lol

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      No need. Bear spray is far more effective by data. Gunshots hardly ever kill a bear instantly. It usually takes five shots to bring them down on the spot. While the bear is bleeding out, it can easily kill its attacker. The bear spray gives him such sensory trauma, and breathing difficulties, he wants no more of it.

    • @kaio37k
      @kaio37k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Nagy50Magyar That's not inclusive of all the facts. Guns are extremely effective, but 90% of the time it's because the gun shot alone scares the bear, so you don't even need to shoot it.

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@kaio37k You are saying what you want to say, not facts. Fish & Wildlife Service has compiled data on this, so you need to stop wasting my time with your fantasies.

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@kaio37k You are making things up, while contradicting peer-reviewed studies. That qualifies in the top five percent for arrogance, ignorance, and stubbornness. Waste my time once again with your mindless prattle, and you will be talking to yourself.

  • @jman2k0
    @jman2k0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    "I'm gonna come over to your left... for the sake of windage" aka I'ma hide behind you so it gets you first lol

    • @Robqu1et
      @Robqu1et 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I believe he was planning incase he had to use the Bear Spray. The wind was blowing towards the cameraman, so he was trying to avoid spraying him.

    • @briansimpkins985
      @briansimpkins985 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol thats f**ked up haha

  • @mickeydee9069
    @mickeydee9069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    I was kinda expecting the bear to throw gang signs and yell square up cuh

    • @johig4378
      @johig4378 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The bear stopped mid track and did a 180 when the smell of diarrhea hit him.

    • @HeroHoundoom
      @HeroHoundoom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's a pretty unique username you have there.

    • @maxazzopardi7446
      @maxazzopardi7446 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bear: approaches crew
      Man with pony tail: "CHARGE!!!"

  • @SSHitMan
    @SSHitMan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    They actually did steal the seal to troll the bear.

    • @Lis422
      @Lis422 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      no, watch the complete documentary, the story goes on....

    • @jimboslice3646
      @jimboslice3646 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂

    • @josephmonaco4503
      @josephmonaco4503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Idiots.

  • @ciao-cj5in
    @ciao-cj5in 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    "this is potentially dangerous" - wtf did you expect standing in the middle of alaska for the whole day?

  • @worldslayer100
    @worldslayer100 10 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Oh my gosh my heart was pounding watching this.

    • @timhunt4954
      @timhunt4954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ur a pussy....smh

  • @goldenboy06
    @goldenboy06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the way he kind of ambles over to then in an indirect way...

  • @mottyk8491
    @mottyk8491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love the way they talk to the bear as if the bear understands

  • @affiliatewireless8435
    @affiliatewireless8435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I like how he says for windage purposes and gets behind the camera man.

    • @bartenderzzz
      @bartenderzzz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lmao. Thank you!

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He had to make up some bullshit excuse.

    • @cameronm2877
      @cameronm2877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Affiliate Wireless No it makes sense, he wanted him to come around that side because the wind would blow the smell of human towards the bear.

    • @Saiyuri101
      @Saiyuri101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He's also the one with the bear spray, so he actually does need to care about wind.

    • @cachi-7878
      @cachi-7878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Here’s the truth- the cameraman was shitting his pants so the other guy needed to move upwind from him. 😜

  • @geraldberliner5260
    @geraldberliner5260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Poem by Van...
    Did you steal
    My seal?

    • @upwithcorn3986
      @upwithcorn3986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm two years late, but this is one of my favorite comments in TH-cam history lol, thanks!

  • @juandiegodelapiedra894
    @juandiegodelapiedra894 6 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Both cameraman and showman where incredibly lucky to have such a talented guy wisely telling them what to do at those circumstances. Such a majestic creature! A huge boar grizzly, must have been at least a 500-kilogram beast! Definitely a jaw droppin, thrilling experience, but somehow inspiring. Let’s keep wild places WILD, so the king of Alaska keeps balancing the ecosystem.

    • @leq6992
      @leq6992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @JustHereToComment.​ There's always gotta be one idiot in the comments, and here you are... These guys are only alive and un-maimed because they did the exact opposite of what your youtube-expert opinion suggests they should have done. It is pretty much universally accepted that when in a confrontation with a brown bear, you stand your ground, remain calm, and speak in a soft voice so that the bear can hear you, but doesn't perceive you as aggressive/threatening. It's no coincidence that once these guys further submitted to the bear that he became satisfied that they weren't challenging his kill.
      You are thinking of the rules of engagement when dealing with a large cat (in Alaska, obviously that's the mountain lion). Kneeling or turning your back in the presence of a large feline is akin to activating their kill switch.

    • @WhiteLiteBarbie
      @WhiteLiteBarbie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      JustHereToComment. .... they did just kneel for a brown bear. And it was the correct thing to do. You saw it on video. Haha wtf

    • @nomathic7672
      @nomathic7672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @JustHereToComment. That's one of the most stupid things I've read this week.

    • @johnnyb572
      @johnnyb572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @JustHereToComment. You are an idiot.

    • @richardernsberger5692
      @richardernsberger5692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @JustHereToComment. this is the only video I seen of an approaching grizzly in which the humans kneel or get low and talk softly. In all the others the people remain standing and talk to the bear pretty firmly or loudly: A lot of hunters seems to hell, "hey! Hey, Git out of here!," etc. And it has worked.

  • @mattmorris9283
    @mattmorris9283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It amazes me that Timothy Treadwell managed to live with these bears for as long as he did.

    • @brandon6281
      @brandon6281 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still got eaten though lmao

    • @Sharon-4989
      @Sharon-4989 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Because when there is adequate food bears aren't the killing machines people think they are. The bears Timothy lived among were habinated to his presence so they didn't see him as a threat so didn't attack him. They didn't have the magically connection or friendship that Timothy thought they had with him but they tolerated him and were indifferent to him up until the point when he stayed into winter and the berry crop failed just before hibernation when they trying to put on fat reserves. At that point their indifference towards him changed to he was food and he was eaten

  • @Elmalorum
    @Elmalorum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    The bear actually understands 30 languages and retires in Florida

  • @ffp08
    @ffp08 6 ปีที่แล้ว +604

    How many men with high powered rifles pointing at Vann off camera?

    • @FullPureblood
      @FullPureblood 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John Smith 👌

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @John Smith Bullshit

    • @miarawks
      @miarawks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@miarawks Yeah you suck that finger

    • @yxnglucci4801
      @yxnglucci4801 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@miarawks Suck that finger

  • @falco830
    @falco830 7 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    The Bear thought twice after noticing the size their balls hanging out

    • @gregory46236
      @gregory46236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      falco830 LMFAO

    • @jamesdunn9714
      @jamesdunn9714 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah this statement comes up all the time. Overused.

    • @CEAAJI
      @CEAAJI 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      James Dunn So true, it surprises me, why those pubescent ball comments continues to get so many upvotes.

    • @marcellobuonaiuto4484
      @marcellobuonaiuto4484 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @themodularmodular
      @themodularmodular 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      big raw dangling meatballs would look good for them, no?

  • @patrickgermond2750
    @patrickgermond2750 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bear: Yeah, I'm gonna walk, not run, over there and maybe I'll eat ya. I'll decide when I get there.

  • @dan.p.8060
    @dan.p.8060 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    7 years old and still one of the better videos on the internet

  • @teamkantue
    @teamkantue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Didn't know saying "Good boy" will appease a hungry Grizzly. Next time I'm surfing I'll say "good fishy" to the up-close shark.

  • @andrewjames7493
    @andrewjames7493 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    If the pepper spray doesn't work on the bear, it will probably slow your buddy down just enough.

    • @Ytremz
      @Ytremz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was cold lmao

  • @thetrumpdayz
    @thetrumpdayz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That was horrifying

    • @kevinpayton2664
      @kevinpayton2664 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That bear got too close. Those men are very fortunate to live after that.

  • @jonandrewfeltner513
    @jonandrewfeltner513 6 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Doubt he understands English

    • @woahtakeiteasyman8376
      @woahtakeiteasyman8376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      But they understand calm body and vocal language

    • @JMRabil675
      @JMRabil675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      they understand the tone and body language

    • @outbackeddie
      @outbackeddie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Grizzlies are fluent in French, Spanish, English, and Russian. That's a well-known fact.

    • @rotflmfaoemoji9950
      @rotflmfaoemoji9950 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO

    • @tombuchanan7302
      @tombuchanan7302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He probably only understands Inuit

  • @_nick_d
    @_nick_d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Smart man to line up with the wind 💨 for spray. If the wind is in your face, say good night

  • @bunny.thebest9103
    @bunny.thebest9103 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the communication tactics by the camera crew.They have a understanding they should kept him as their pet

  • @SkepticAntusias
    @SkepticAntusias 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Bear : Who the boss here ???
    Crew : You sir, Mr. bear....
    Bear : *THAT'S RIGHT !!!*

  • @Cr-gf3gn
    @Cr-gf3gn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    hold my beer... come here Skippy

  • @worldtraveler721
    @worldtraveler721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are beautiful animals that aren't looking for trouble. Lets take care of them and learn how to respect their space, while simultaneously, knowing that they are after all wild animals that can be very unpredictable. Beautiful footage! Thank you!

  • @tritzispoosa
    @tritzispoosa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My heart is pounding. It’s too bad he lost his seal. Wow.

  • @Sunny-se2nu
    @Sunny-se2nu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This just shows how important communication in life really is... Especially non verbal communication

  • @schnubbel76
    @schnubbel76 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Amazing wonderful creatures, but they are terrifying at the same time. I want them be on this planet doing their thing, but dont come to my neighbourhood. I sure as hell won't come to yours.

  • @Melissiabeats
    @Melissiabeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Vans not interested in being a good boy 😂

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, Van is not working at being a good boy, but he is.He displayed a sense of justice; once his sense of smell proved that the suspects did not have his cached seal, he did not rip them up just because he was upset. Bears adhere to their own, rather rational rules better than we do to ours.

    • @toptextbottomtext3062
      @toptextbottomtext3062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Van may or may not have murdered multiple bears in his lifetime to keep his dominance as the king of Katmai national park.

  • @curlynw3
    @curlynw3 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome creature, but held my breath for the whole duration of the video! Hats off to you all!

  • @livingintheforest3963
    @livingintheforest3963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very intelligent intuitive guy!!! Need him around when I live in the forest next year!!!

  • @yeah112358
    @yeah112358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reminds me of a large black bear we saw at Glacier NP. We were hiking and came to a Tsection. I looked left and saw a large bear with a long snout about 20-25 ft away. WAY TOO CLOSE!! I saw its large black eyes. Everything got quite and I felt like things were going in slow motion. Because we were hidden a bit by bushes and trees we just slowly backed off. The bear didn't react to us and we were fine. But I was really scared. I've seen bears run and there's no escaping them if they decide to chase you. This footage was very scary. Kudos to the crew for keeping calm.

  • @jameshunt1221
    @jameshunt1221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    It seems like the bear was maybe smelling if you had the seal.

    • @Lis422
      @Lis422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, that explains it, good observation. 👏

    • @laurakelso8381
      @laurakelso8381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very possibly true

  • @teesagirl
    @teesagirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “Your a good boy Van, you go play now”...good boy

  • @jonathanwu9079
    @jonathanwu9079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bear: *Casually wallking*
    People: "your the boss"

  • @tntkitty3595
    @tntkitty3595 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great move. You could tell he was listening to your voice. Huge beautiful bear.

  • @vickylee1724
    @vickylee1724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that guy was so amazing being so calm and talking to van

  • @dimensionsofearth
    @dimensionsofearth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing! Crazy how we're often told the wrong thing this guy obviously knows his stuff!

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awww, I felt bad that the bear lost his seal. He was really looking forward to that meal and didn’t understand what happened to it.

    • @JetBlackThreat
      @JetBlackThreat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think any more critical thinking and these guys could've been lunch

  • @yashveersingh6123
    @yashveersingh6123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Good boy van...u just scraped my scalp off van 😜😂

    • @josephmonaco4503
      @josephmonaco4503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, Thank you for the free haircut Van....lmao

  • @JordanInaan
    @JordanInaan ปีที่แล้ว

    Giving this bear my seal of approval, he's a good bear!

  • @sethother8012
    @sethother8012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is one of those videos where I regret being single, because there was one of those critical moments in this film where abruptly grabbing someone's arm and going "Raaawr" totally went to waste.

  • @badbob4546
    @badbob4546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, Van completely heard and understood english-what will they think of next? Amazing! LOL.

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Van completely understood the situation in any language. The smell of his lost seal was not on them, so he had no reason to do anything to them.

  • @yoy58913
    @yoy58913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Relying in a guy the carries a tiny bear spray sounds like they're really at the mercy of the Bears

  • @Crystl22
    @Crystl22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Good name...he's as big as a van.

  • @phoenixrisingme
    @phoenixrisingme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Other than a lion, that's the most beautiful animal I've ever seen.

  • @vickylee1724
    @vickylee1724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what a beautiful creature

  • @denisesf5
    @denisesf5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ponytailed dude's dog at home going..."Hey! WTF? I thought I was GOOD BOY?"

  • @johnkoepke4807
    @johnkoepke4807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That little can of bear spray had me cracking up.😂

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's because you re utterly uninformed. Why don't I send you a little can of weapons grade plutonium, and see how it cracks you up, literally?

    • @Ytremz
      @Ytremz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nagy50Magyar But... it's bear spray... not freaking plutonium

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ytremz What the hell do you mean by that? Are you in a twisted zero sum world in which there is no continuum between bear spray and plutonium?

    • @GLOKD
      @GLOKD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nagy50Magyar Do you regret that comment yet? Are you really this animated about bear spray?

  • @piotrwocerz5443
    @piotrwocerz5443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn, good for them the bear knows english...

  • @samiamisme
    @samiamisme 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How is backing away showing submission, but kneeling down isn't? This footage is incredible. They are very brave and I'm grateful to see the behind the scenes, hearing how the photographers work in such conditions. I find every moment fascinating. BBC always has such beautiful cinemaphotography.

  • @alkaholic4848
    @alkaholic4848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:31 the guy managed to keep his cool and did the right thing but also knew that doing the right thing was not a 100% guaruntee it was going to leave them alone and was still bricking himself a bit. He had the safety off and was ready to go!

  • @johnnyquest6115
    @johnnyquest6115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've been hiking all my life and every time I come across a bear, or any other predator, I throw money at them and that will calm them down. Cash, loads of cash, it never fails.

  • @rhondamartin1251
    @rhondamartin1251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was incredible good to have someone with you that knows what their doing.

  • @-WhizzBang-
    @-WhizzBang- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    First sign when a man is shitting his pants in fear..He starts talking to the animal.....

  • @kathleentyson6727
    @kathleentyson6727 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good lord I’m getting goose bumps just watching this I can’t imagine how they felt.

  • @mahadibrahim8836
    @mahadibrahim8836 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it how they speak to him as if he understands what their saying

  • @IamKhanArtist
    @IamKhanArtist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He was digging a hole for the camera crew

  • @Nemesis_T_Type
    @Nemesis_T_Type 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I didn't know TH-cam is full of bear experts.

    • @Lis422
      @Lis422 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nemesis T-Type
      I agree, if you mean the comment section.

  • @connorsmith5658
    @connorsmith5658 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    van is such a good boy

  • @Kazyman
    @Kazyman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Both the noise from the load filling my drawers and the poo packing enough to raise me up as if I were standing would result in that beast devouring me, I just know it.

  • @bdorosz
    @bdorosz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The guide did an excellent job. Saved the crew that day

  • @Luke_Carberry
    @Luke_Carberry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dude coming thru with the Bill Maher energy

    • @ddiamond090
      @ddiamond090 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luke Carberry lol

  • @Al-Bat-Ross
    @Al-Bat-Ross 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:17 “I’m gunna come over to your left for the sake of the windage”... translation...I’m gunna hide behind you real quick chief I’m boutta shit myself.

  • @davitram1
    @davitram1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Van wanted all the smoke

  • @AlphaPoe
    @AlphaPoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was so nervous watching this. So glad they knew how to handle it and all 3 weren’t hurt.

  • @markanderson3870
    @markanderson3870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Standing up and screaming is a great move...if its a black bear. But yeah these guys aced it.

  • @TheThirdGerman
    @TheThirdGerman 11 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I would have shit my pants. Just by looking at the claws of that thing...

    • @lovespringfreshness
      @lovespringfreshness 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh.. 5 years ago, eh? Wonder if it's still active.
      I sound like I'm talking about and ancient tombstone lmao

  • @MIKHAILGEAR
    @MIKHAILGEAR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This how people get in trouble, standing like this, t posing a bear 😂

  • @kp8310
    @kp8310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Meanwhile, in the backround, ten Security Guys are pointing their Harpoons at the Grizzly.

    • @Nagy50Magyar
      @Nagy50Magyar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The fate any bear hunter deserves is to be slaughtered and have his hide hung on someone's wall as a trophy.

  • @be_regular8670
    @be_regular8670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:16 ponytail prepares to use unwitting cameraman as human shield 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ohnoitsamus4355
    @ohnoitsamus4355 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg! Is that Billy Connelly? Love him

  • @markchristofferson5872
    @markchristofferson5872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One day he'll accidentally pack a can of underarm deodorant.

  • @MrMexikin
    @MrMexikin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "I'm gonna come over to your left to ff-for the sake of the windage on this." puts the camera guy between him and the bear in case anything pops off lmaoooo

  • @hadezmurder9818
    @hadezmurder9818 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It depends on the bear too if a bear is coming at you aggressively you're not gonna get down and try to talk to it like so.

    • @soramirez5473
      @soramirez5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      would you fight? they say fighting a grizzly is the wrong thing to do.. submitting is what they recommend.. black bears they say you gotta fight cuz they will eat you alive.. but brown bears will move on once the threat is neutralized.. so they say.. would you run? they can out race horse.. i guess you can trip and out run your friend..

    • @Uknowjusticemill
      @Uknowjusticemill 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@soramirez5473 Brown bears will stop once the threat is not longer present, black bears or grizzly bears will not stop and will eat you alive

    • @soramirez5473
      @soramirez5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Uknowjusticemill grizzly bears are brown bears.. they are a specific type of brown bears.. brown bears found inland in the usa and are called grizzly.. they dont get as big as coastal brown bears due to diet.. but they are all brown bears.. again.. grizzlies are brown bears...
      "The correct scientific name for the species is “brown bear,” but only coastal bears in Alaska and Canada are referred to as such, while inland bears and those found in the lower 48 states are called grizzly bears."
      according to
      defenders.org/grizzly-bear/basic-facts
      not sure what I said that your responding to, but i'd figure I'd correct your incorrect statement..

    • @novac1990
      @novac1990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@soramirez5473 You want to make yourself big and loud until he runs if he closes in then play dead. They will also false charge usually means they are looking at you head up when charging. This most of the times means they are seeing if you are prey and if you will run. If there head is down then, they are coming in on you.
      There are countless videos on TH-cam of shouting and wide movement scaring bears off. This lay low and talk sweet tactic might work on a full belly bear in the open but I would be skeptical to resort to this on a brown bear u surprise in the woods which is most instances.

    • @soramirez5473
      @soramirez5473 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@novac1990 so translation.. best way to survive a grizzly attack is to not be near a grizzly.. got it.. and will do..

  • @sunray8136
    @sunray8136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looked like an older bear...like hes been around a long time...well fed too

  • @dee6338
    @dee6338 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy played this situation very well .

  • @Herbster41
    @Herbster41 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Pucker factor: HIGH

  • @briansanchez6699
    @briansanchez6699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's a good thing they didn't have upsidedown sombreros. That would have been ugly . phew 😅

  • @larrydinklepie9147
    @larrydinklepie9147 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Should of just drawn an anti bear circle

  • @twisted1800
    @twisted1800 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would have shit on my pants, those animals will fierce fully tear you apart.

  • @ruchashinde9735
    @ruchashinde9735 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yup man is on his knees that's is what I like the most ... respect nature