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Safety in
Grizzly and
Black Bear Country
What to Do
Situation
|
Black
Bear |
Grizzly
Bear |
|
At a distance |
Alert bear to your presence, back away or detour, scare away with noise |
Alert bear to your presence, back away or detour, scare away with noise |
|
Close
encounter
(50 ft.) |
Back
away slowly and quietly |
Back
away slowly and quietly, climb a tree |
|
Very
close encounter
(30 ft.) |
Stand
your ground |
Stand
your ground |
|
Bear
Charges |
Shoot,
Fight back |
Shoot,
Play dead |
|
Bear
treats you as prey |
Shoot,
Fight back |
Shoot,
Fight back |
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