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Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
What's your 40 time?
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You can't outrun a bear.
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You can if you have a head start. Bears are faster, but can't go for long. If one comes at you from a decent distance, I'd run the opposite way and hope he got tired trying to catch you.

Now if he's right in front of you, then you are correct.
 
Make noise while walking. The bears will hear you coming and will avoid you by leaving the area. It would be bad to startle a bear and you will not get far by fighting it.

Carry two sticks and bang them together. Sing, shout every 20 feet or so. You will not see any animals by making noise but then you will not surprise a bear either.
 
In all seriousness, in mating season you won't be in nearly as much danger as after they have their cubs. Momma bears are far more deadly than ho bears.
 
Originally posted by: mizzou
I'm hiking in the backcountry of smokey mountains where there is reportedly 1 bear every 1 square mile.

Will be mating season, so I need to know how to fight black bears w/out a gun.

I currently just have a small tactical style buck-knife with a 3 inch x 2 inch blade, pretty sturdy and sharp for stabbing, but I would have to be real damn close.

I was thinking maybe just pick up a stick along the way and use it as a pike against a bear? Like stick it in it's mouth or something.

Apparently you can't play dead w/ aggressive black bears
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Idiot thread of the week.... get a .357 magnum or similar pistol. :roll:
 
Originally posted by: uberman
You could also dress like a female bear so the male bears won't be mean to you. Dress conservativly as a bear, don't wear suggestive bear outfits.
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It's a common noob mistake! 😛

 
Originally posted by: uberman
I used to live in Kodiak, AK. The government would give the Young Adult Conservation Corp .270 rifles for bears. You should make lots of noise in the woods to scare the bear rather than startle it. We never thought handguns were good for bears.

You could also dress like a female bear so the male bears won't be mean to you. Dress conservativly as a bear, don't wear suggestive bear outfits.

A guy was being chased by a grizzly at Mt. McKinley Park in Alaska. While running he threw down his pack with the food in it. The bear went after the pack. The guy ran away.
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..the noise is the best advice. experienced hikers will wear a small bell or some other noise maker. I put small bells on my dogs. I see lots of bear scat but not the bears.
 
Originally posted by: IGBT

..the noise is the best advice. experienced hikers will wear a small bell or some other noise maker. I put small bells on my dogs. I see lots of bear scat but not the bears.
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Does the scat have bells in it?
 
This is one of the stupidest posts I have read in a long time. The OP is trying to fight off a bear with a three inch blade tied to a stick and a hatchet. Get a large caliber handgun or a rifle. Jesus
 
Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Originally posted by: IGBT

..the noise is the best advice. experienced hikers will wear a small bell or some other noise maker. I put small bells on my dogs. I see lots of bear scat but not the bears.
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Does the scat have bells in it?
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..no. lots of hair. some of it blonde.

 
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
This is one of the stupidest posts I have read in a long time. The OP is trying to fight off a bear with a three inch blade tied to a stick and a hatchet. Get a large caliber handgun or a rifle. Jesus
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OH jeez,
I am doing what thousands of people do every year, hike in the Smokey Mountains, where there will likely be dozens more people per square mile vs. the population of bears.

So would a gun be safe in that situation? Do I even own a $500-$1000 gun?

No, I just own a nice hatchet and a pocket knife, and I need some survival tactics in case a bear decides to make me his lunch.

I.E., where are it's weak spots, should I jab or slash? Go for the nose or the eyes? Axe or Knife?


 
Originally posted by: mizzou
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
This is one of the stupidest posts I have read in a long time. The OP is trying to fight off a bear with a three inch blade tied to a stick and a hatchet. Get a large caliber handgun or a rifle. Jesus
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OH jeez,
I am doing what thousands of people do every year, hike in the Smokey Mountains, where there will likely be dozens more people per square mile vs. the population of bears.

So would a gun be safe in that situation? Do I even own a $500-$1000 gun?

No, I just own a nice hatchet and a pocket knife, and I need some survival tactics in case a bear decides to make me his lunch.

I.E., where are it's weak spots, should I jab or slash? Go for the nose or the eyes? Axe or Knife?
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Well, honestly, considering how large a bear is I would say the only reasonable "weak point" is anything on the face. But then again, you would probably get owned if you are close enough with a hatchet/knife. You also have to consider that you are shitting yourself from fear because a bear is attacking you.

Buy a bear bell 😵
 
Stop being such a nancy, my 60 year old dad hikes on the appalachian trail by himself a few times a year (not all, just parts of it).
 
Originally posted by: buck
Stop being such a nancy, my 60 year old dad hikes on the appalachian trail by himself a few times a year (not all, just parts of it).
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I hear it's really nice which is why I am going. I just was very surprised when I heard there are roughly 1-2 bears per 2 square miles of federal and state owned land.

I tend to always think of worst case scenarios all the time so I'm just mentally preparing myself should I be the one to get struck by lightning =)
 
I don't know what you guys are talking about. Any male that weighs at least 150 pounds can easily take a black bear, or any bear for that matter, in one on one combat. All you need to do is get wrist control then punch it in the nose and it's head will pop off and candies will come out. I'm surprised no one knew this.
 
Originally posted by: S h o o B i E x
I don't know what you guys are talking about. Any male that weighs at least 150 pounds can easily take a black bear, or any bear for that matter, in one on one combat. All you need to do is get wrist control then punch it in the nose and it's head will pop off and candies will come out. I'm surprised no one knew this.
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Wrist control is the key...but do bears have wrists per se?
 
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
Originally posted by: S h o o B i E x
I don't know what you guys are talking about. Any male that weighs at least 150 pounds can easily take a black bear, or any bear for that matter, in one on one combat. All you need to do is get wrist control then punch it in the nose and it's head will pop off and candies will come out. I'm surprised no one knew this.
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Wrist control is the key...but do bears have wrists per se?
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Yeah for sure their there. They are just wearing magic bracelets that add +10 meat to there bones. I can understand why you didn't know. I only bear experts, like myself, know such details.
 
Originally posted by: mizzou
OH jeez,
I am doing what thousands of people do every year, hike in the Smokey Mountains, where there will likely be dozens more people per square mile vs. the population of bears.

So would a gun be safe in that situation? Do I even own a $500-$1000 gun?

No, I just own a nice hatchet and a pocket knife, and I need some survival tactics in case a bear decides to make me his lunch.

I.E., where are it's weak spots, should I jab or slash? Go for the nose or the eyes? Axe or Knife?
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There isn't likely going to be more people per sqaure mile then bears. If that where the case, then there wouldn't be such a high bear density in the first place.

Contrary to popular opinion, bears are actually scared of people. If you make a fair amount of noise while hiking (IE, go in a small group and carry on conversations) they will leave you alone.

A gun would be perfectly safe in this situation provide you don't act like a moron and shoot at every moving bush. Heck, a shot straight up into the air will do wonders to scare away any creature.

As for attacking the bear, that is a mistake, especially with close ranged weapons. Considering some bears can survive several bullets before going down, you would be lucky to even slow him down. You best bet is to scare them away by being loud, not sneak around and look for their weak spots.
 
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