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Old 05-23-2012, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Scottsman View Post
That's brutal! Not just getting attacked by a bear, but getting dragged out of the outhouse. Plus side for the poor guy, at least he didn't have anything to deposit in his pants.

On a side note - when I was doing bear training in Yukon they taught us that if you were attacked by an aggressive black bear and found yourself on the ground the best position to survive the attack was on your stomach with your fingers interlocked, covering the back of your neck. The reason being the blackie can't open their jaw wide enough to fit an adult skull in their mouth. Your hands would "protect" your neck and having your elbows out to the side would make it harder for the bear to roll you over. While you'll still be mauled, you may survive. They followed that tidbit up with "If the bear starts feeding, fight!"
This is good for a defensive encounter, but this case seamed like an aggressive (predatory) encounter. The only thing to do in a predatory encounter is to fight, and fight dirty. Stay on your back, go for nose, eyes, and ears...

A defensive encounter is a bear protecting cubs, food, and what not. A predatory encounter means the bear is hungry, and you look yummy.

The reason face down, cover neck, spread legs works with a defensive encounter is the bear sees the threat is gone, and leaves. Doing this in a predatory encounter, the bear sees the prey is dead, and starts eating.

usually...
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