{"id":373,"date":"2015-03-26T01:23:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T08:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/?p=373"},"modified":"2015-03-16T22:22:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T05:22:34","slug":"nine-tips-for-surviving-in-bear-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/featured\/nine-tips-for-surviving-in-bear-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Tips for Surviving in Bear Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bear.jpg\" alt=\"Bear\" width=\"550\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bear.jpg 550w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/bear-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that black bears are coming out of hibernation early this year in the northwestern states and as far east as Yellowstone National Park. \u00a0This is probably due to the relatively mild winter and what is shaping up as an early spring. \u00a0There even seems to be enough food available in some places that the bears haven&#8217;t yet started going after human food.<\/p>\n<p>If you live or recreate in bear country, here are some key tips for your safety.<\/p>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t Attract Bears<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t leave trash sitting around.<\/strong> \u00a0If you are at home, that means taking the trash to the road for pick-up in the morning before the garbage truck arrives rather than in the evening when bears may find it. \u00a0If you are at camp, remember that your garbage is just as attractive as your food. Stow it safely out of the\u00a0bear&#8217;s\u00a0reach or dispose of it far away.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t leave pet food outdoors.<\/strong> \u00a0Besides being a great find for skunks and raccoons, cat and dog food is a flavor treat for bears. \u00a0Don&#8217;t feed your animals more than they will eat or appropriately stow\u00a0the excess when they are finished.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Let Them Know You Are Coming<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wear bear bells.<\/strong> \u00a0Bears would normally prefer to stay away from you, but might get confrontational if you come upon them unexpectedly. \u00a0Bear bells make continuous noise as you wander through the back country, notifying bears of your presence long before they can see you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yell.<\/strong> \u00a0If you see a bear some distance away and it hasn&#8217;t noticed you yet, just yell. \u00a0This will typically scare them into running away. \u00a0Just be sure you aren&#8217;t downhill from them as that is typically the direction they go first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dealing with a Bear<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t travel alone.<\/strong> \u00a0Traveling alone may not attract bears, but if you do come upon an aggressive bear at least two people to one bear stacks the odds slightly in your favor. \u00a0If one in your party is getting mauled, the others may be able to distract the bear enough to convince it that it&#8217;s not a battle worth fighting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know where the babies are.<\/strong> \u00a0Often a bear will get aggressive if you seem a threat to her kids. \u00a0Know where they are and get yourself away from them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Play dead.<\/strong> \u00a0Normally a bear will try to get away from you, but if one attacks it&#8217;s probably a grizzly. \u00a0You can&#8217;t outrun them and you can&#8217;t beat them in hand to paw combat, so unless you have a gun in position to use it, play dead. \u00a0 A big knife in hand may seem comforting, but you&#8217;d have to be really skilled or really lucky to stop a grizzly with it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lay on your belly and cover your head and neck with your hands.<\/strong> \u00a0 Remember, the bear probably doesn&#8217;t want to eat you, it just wants to remove you as a threat. \u00a0It may maul you as it&#8217;s trying to make sure you aren&#8217;t a threat. \u00a0A dead person is not threat, so keep quiet, get beaten up and make the beast think you are dead so she will claim victory and leave.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wait until the bear is gone.<\/strong> \u00a0If you&#8217;re alive and the bear thinks you are dead, don&#8217;t do anything to change her mind. \u00a0Stay still and wait until she is long gone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0#bear #bearattack<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Have you ever encountered a bear in the wild or in your back yard? \u00a0What did you do?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let us know in the comments below because it must have worked!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Please Share<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports indicate that black bears are coming out of hibernation early this year in the northwestern states and as far east as Yellowstone National Park. \u00a0This is probably due to the relatively mild winter and what is shaping up as an early spring. \u00a0There even seems to be enough food available in some places that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-survival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":382,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions\/382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}