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I was today years old when i realized tick burrow into you🤢🤢

This was obviously in yellowstone Park with warning signs that are everywhere that do say do not approach wild animals and to stay away from wild animals stupid idiots such as these right here obviously can not read

I spray it on my food instead of hot sauce 👍

I spent 40 yrs working in the woods of the northwest and Alaska and the critters we feared the most were yellowjackets and hornets.

What if the bear has “Human spray” ?

The bear knew you were there before you even yelled "hey bear"

I live in British Columbia Canada, we have alot of big cats up here. I go fishing alot, and the only time I ever seen one was when it ran across the road in front of my truck going up a mountain road. It was gone and up a 15ft bank in about 3 seconds flat. Thing was way bigger than expected. I fear them much more than bears. I've probably encountered many more but just never noticed them. Gives me the creeps sometimes when I'm out in the middle of nowhere alone.

I would have never thought to not clean the wound and/or not put ice on. Great info.

what about snake bite kits ???

Carry a gun. Always carry a gun. You dont have to shoot the animal but... the sound hurts thier eirs hundreds of times more than ours. A mama with cubs the cubs may not even notice you or wanna' be your friend. Mama sees you as a threat and sound will not scare them. But a full grown bear in a rage spray will not work. Sound wont work either. Regardless of bear most people know SOS. The sound of one travels farther than an airhorn. Three shots spaced evenly. Wait and another three shots and so on.

I dropped my bear mase in my house and it sprayed and it took me going outside in fresh air for it to wear off of me and it felt like I was going to cough up my lungs and insides.

I have been hiking, backpacking, more, for some 40 years. I agree with every single thing you say. I've even seen a mom and cubs, to a side, she just sort of looked at me as the kids were happily playing, climbing a nearby tree. Almost every black bear I've seen either runs off, or once it sees/smells you, and sees you're not a threat, ignores you. I've seen one brown bear in the Sierras from a bit of a distance. It headed the other direction. I saw another raiding a campground where people left food out. I talked to a backcountry ranger from the southern Sierras who had seen several brown bears. She mostly treated them the same as black bears, but she did say on a moderately travelled trail deep in the forest one time she and another ranger had 3 brown bears follow them from about 100' away for a while. They were apparently wondering if the rangers would drop food, make a mistake and leave something yummy behind. Unnerving, if not threatening. Never seen a grizzly in the wild, though I did see tracks in the Gallatin National Forest in Montana. That was close enough for me. Never seen a polar bear, don't want to.

Oh damn! If I saw a bear like that! I’d skat my britches!!

'That's what, one attack every 10 years?' Umm. No. That would be 1.25 per year, and a fatal attack every 3.7 years. Math.

Great video and advice. New follower here. Crow✌️

Most bears are ok if you walk away from them but not all bears do. That 5% is ehat you need to remember. For sure.

My friend and I heard a crazy sound in woods. Sounded like a childs voice, then that chattery sound, feet pounding the ground. We got super creeped out & left the area. After listening to all the weird sounds the animals in Canada can make, we argree it was a black bear. They can make some insane sounds.

Can it be taken onto a plane I. Checked luggage?

AZ here too, but I go looking for rattlesnakes. Good info. After backing away from the rattlesnake, #1 is to get to a hospital as soon as possible. So, I'd be calling 911 or using my Garmin GPS to send an emergency signal.

Where I live I used to encounter them about 3 times a year and they almost always saw me before I saw them even though mentally I am always thinking I need to be watching where I put my feet. Put my feet within striking distance at least 3 times. Twice inside one of my buildings. Didn't rattle just tried to get away and both times the only reason I knew was there scales make a scraping sound almost like hissing maybe when they are moving across cement. 2 Western diamondback close to 36". The other semi adult one was in a rock outcropping and I went to get a container for catch and release and about the time I was thinking "odd I don't see it anywhere" it rattled behind me. That might give you an idea how well they blend in with their surroundings. I've since put 36" hardware cloth with half inch spacing around my compound. And I only see one or two a year usually juveniles. I do wonder about Tourniquet suspect their are tradeoffs. Use it and you may lose the appendage you apply it to but it may buy you time before you become incapacitated. The other thing I wonder about is in the old days they sold kits to lance yourself at the site of the wound but they discourage that nowadays. I suspect even an incision right between the fang marks isn't necessarily going to flush any venom out because it is injected into your tissue and your bleeding is going to be coming from veins and arteries?

Almost all comments are from Arizonians 😂😂

I'm a disabled woman and have a difficult time walking but i do live in Arizona. Thank you for this video, it just might save a life!

I’m carrying a gun

Just found your channel. Very informative stuff. Thank you

My first response would be to scream and allow everybody within 20 miles be able to hear me.. But I will now watch what you video taped, Cheers!

What should a rattlesnake do if I bite them?

Great information here! I live in southern AZ and along with western diamondbacks we have black tailed rattlesnakes and the dreaded Mojave rattlesnakes. We also get the occasional sidewinders. Black tail and Mojave are angry snakes and the venom of the Mojave is lethal if you don’t get medical aid sooner than later. God Bless the rattlesnakes that actually RATTLE. That’s all we can ask of them is a fair warning to respect them and leave them alone. Snake season is upon us so great job and timing with your video!

Glad your back!

From a Veteran, Who has not hiked as a civilian ultralight hiker, but has hiked with a pack for years, this is what your video sounds like to me: Leave behind your only sense of direction, your only sense of location {a woman died after getting lost going to bathroom}, your only tool/protection, bear alerts (because they annoy you), comfort items (because you don’t value them), comprehensive first aid (bc it’s not like you’re out in the middle of nowhere), don’t bring any emergency power supply, screw sitting down after hiking all day bc you don’t want to sit-but the umbrella- you think it’s good so carry it for 2k miles… Now, that said, I get the whole weight thing, but advising people not to bring a compass and a map or any other items that could keep them alive during the hike is a little irresponsible. Do the research and look up the deaths that have come from people being ill prepared on the Appalachian trail, and try not to advise people to get themselves in the same situation.

I have to disagree, when I saw 3 bears which I’m assuming was mom and 2 cubs in their second year with her because they were all about the same size. I was terrified. They didn’t see me I don’t think but nevertheless I knew it was miles back to the truck and my Apple Watch said my heart was beating 160bpm.

You mentioned the appellation trail, but where was this night time cougar encounter?

My mom and her husband were camp hosts at Glacier NP. She sent me some souvenirs, including bear bells that are worn while hiking. I was thinking they could be construed as a dinner bell. 😄

I agree on most things here but telling people to not bring a map and compass is dangerous. Granted people do have maps on their phones these days but what if you drop your phone…

So, I’m guessing its not feed it my snacks and scratch its back ??? 😂

You got that right about ticks. You can't even feel them when they crawl on you or when they bite you. Also, when hiking wouldn't it be good idea to carry a small air horn or whistle?And you are correct about snakes,never kill them,they are good.

You don't need bear bells. I see bear scat all the time full of bells. I wonder why people put their bells into the bear scat? Weird.

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I wonder how many people that took your advice got lost, maimed, or killed. To summarize this grossly negligent, pompous opinion piece vainly veneered as "veteran advice", the following things are "stupid things that don't make sense.": 1. Bringing means to process wood, even as light as a folding saw, is silly. 2. You don't need a compass. Having alternate means of navigation is just plain goofy. Forget P.A.C.E (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency) planning, that'll never happen to ME or YOU. 3. Knives are ridiculous. Forget the advice of renowned wilderness living and SURVIVAL expert Mors Kochanski revering the knife as the single most useful tool in the wilderness. 4. Being concerned about Bears just shows your inexperience. Taking safety measures is unnecessary. Really, you're just increasing your likelihood of being eaten. All those bear aware posters, flyers and infomercials the Forest service and S.A.R. puts out is propaganda made by BEARPHOBICS. 5. First aid kits, ESPECIALLY LIFE SAVING TRAUMA KITS, are excessive. Just take some ibuprofen sissy. 6. Books... Lol What you reading for? What you ever gon' learn from Mors Kochanski, Horace Kephart, or Henry David Thoreau? 7. TOPOGRAPHY MAPS! P.A.C.E. Navigation is for scaredy-cats. "Ladies you're not going to need P.A.C.E. navigation hehe." 8. Solar panels are not needed, don't concern yourself with being able to charge your phone and in-reach. P.A.C.E. is just funny to true veterans. 9. Camp chairs. Comfort is over rated, plus, when you get lost and have a broken bleeding wound from a bear attack, and are starting to feel cold because the sun is setting, and you have no means to process wood or start a fire, sitting down on a comfy chair is the least of your concerns. 10. Ferro rods. Just carry one means of starting a fire, redundancy and P.A.C.E. is for ABSOLUTE NOVICES. What you will recommend is an umbrella though… Yeah, ok...

The only time I've hadvto use my bear fogger was on 2 very scary belligerent men who were definitely out to do harm If you think the stuff works on Bears you should see the effect it has on skinny meth heads

Really appreciate the details on male vs female. Very good info. So glad I watched.

I forgot the AT is basically a highway. The only real wilderness is the last hundred miles. The AT is now populated with UA-camrs and wannabe adventurers

I got lost up on the high ground. It snowed and the trail marks disappeared on the bald mountain. We ended up climbing on all fours up the side to the top again and followed the crest back to civilization. The trail can be hard to follow in the winter.

Water purification

No books? I've never hiked without one. One paperback doesn't hurt those of us that prefer a real book. No battery or reception needed, and they feel better in the hand. All the other advice was great, i especially like the last two tips.

Thank you for alerting us dog parents !!! 😅

I get if you're going on a month-long hike you may not want to carry a firearm but I really cannot see the downside of the extra insurance especially if you're only going for a day hike

What about yellow jackets?

Great info, thank you! [I would probably forego the camera picture myself, ha ;)].

My husband and I went to Nags Head in November of 2023 for 3 weeks. Never had been to OBX before. We loved it. Had a great house right on the ocean with a wrap around porch and big windows everywhere. Everyone we know asked why the heck do you go to the beach in November and first week of December? Well you answered it perfectly..Weather is great, not too hot or cold and you have the entire place to yourself.. We go back again this year for a month. Leaving early November. Not to mention the homes are a great deal for rentals. Our house rents for 5600 a week in July and August. We got it for 800 a week. Maybe we will see you there this year! We are from northern MD. Just subscribed and hope you put out some new video from OBX or the mountains.