Rare grizzly bear attack in Alberta kills couple during backcountry hike

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  • @colingee6687
    @colingee6687 Рік тому +70

    When you go into the backcountry, you also become part of the food chain.

  • @stevetobias9097
    @stevetobias9097 Рік тому +144

    I’ve hiked the Canadian Rockies for decades... my 3 ground rules: 1) don’t hike with dogs who’ll make any bear aggressive 2) hike with a group of 4, even if it’s not mandatory 3) carry 2 cans of bear spray. Incredibly sad for this couple, dog and grizzly

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Рік тому +18

      I agree. I want to add one more: 4) a can of air blow horn or an electronic siren. Use it before the charging bear comes within distance close enough for bear spray.

    • @karenaiello9817
      @karenaiello9817 Рік тому +24

      What about a gun?

    • @BlacqueJacqueShellacque_
      @BlacqueJacqueShellacque_ Рік тому +6

      @@karenaiello9817 Guns are not allowed in Banff National Park unless it's in your car while you are traveling.

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Рік тому +12

      @@karenaiello9817
      I don't think any national park in North America or the entire world allows anyone to enter with gun other than the park wardens.

    • @junecoulthard8942
      @junecoulthard8942 Рік тому +3

      A Couple and their Dog were killed by two Bears. 🐻 not going to mess with a Bear, no way,...stay far away unless you have done your research and know how Bears are and how they live. I wouldn't stand a chance...Heck No! 🐻🌳🙄 very sad news for this couple and their dog 😢😊 RiP ❤

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 Рік тому +26

    The best way to avoid bears while hiking is to stay home and watch a movie.

    • @noemibarrios4056
      @noemibarrios4056 8 місяців тому

      indeed

    • @NightTrekker-d1s
      @NightTrekker-d1s 2 місяці тому

      Life is not meant to be a loser in a box watching a T.V.

    • @dementedgummy2114
      @dementedgummy2114 2 місяці тому

      ​@@NightTrekker-d1s
      Enjoying a day is a case to case basis. Imagine your friends, one day just seeing half your body ripped off with your wife, yeah doesn't sound like a winner. Hope they didn't have children.

  • @wally7856
    @wally7856 Рік тому +73

    Don't bring your dog in the bush, he'll aggravate the bear then come running back to you bringing the angry bear to your feet. Dog's + bears = dead dog owners.

    • @wrbowcalifyrobertson5087
      @wrbowcalifyrobertson5087 Рік тому +7

      yes very true.

    • @samirthapa6145
      @samirthapa6145 Рік тому +3

      Atleast the dog will warn you about the presence of bear , way before we would figure it out. So we will protect ourselves. The dog dies usually protecting the owners. Atleast have two dogs ... when going to back-country.

    • @wally7856
      @wally7856 Рік тому +18

      @@samirthapa6145 Your dog is a massive liability in the bush and does you no good. This couple would probably be alive had they left the dog at home.

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Рік тому +8

      It's unlawful to let pet dog off leash inside Banff National Park; this is not the first time this happened there!!

    • @stevetobias9097
      @stevetobias9097 Рік тому +4

      @@wally785699% true! I’ve met 40+ bears in the wild after decades of hiking. My only scary encounter was when a brown bear stood up on the trail in front of me and my German shepherd in southern BC

  • @livefreeordiehard8898
    @livefreeordiehard8898 Рік тому +4

    How about allowing carrying a firearm in the wilderness? Leaving folks defenseless out there is not humane.

  • @georginamcallum1324
    @georginamcallum1324 Рік тому +23

    And a poor dog that dint ask to hike.

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому +3

      You can almost guarantee that the dog was down with the hike. Border Collie, so it was probably the dog’s idea. 😏

  • @hardcoreherbivore4730
    @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому +62

    It’s sad to say, but dogs and bears don’t mix well. The dog can trigger the attack, then run to you for help. 😔

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 Рік тому +7

      Yup ! That's when you pump 2-3 slugs into the bear !! Dogs are great for hunting !

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому +3

      @@MrLew1965 It’s a National Park, that’d be against our laws.

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 Рік тому

      You don't have to hike through a national park to enjoy a Hike ! There are permissions and rules for different parks you visit and ways to hike with a shotgun is my point ! Go around the Goddam the Park with your Shot gun on you ...These are Grizzlies were talking about here ! @@hardcoreherbivore4730

    • @iamzuckerburger
      @iamzuckerburger Рік тому

      So we eat the dog?

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому +3

      @@iamzuckerburger Don’t bring house pets into bear country.

  • @allanpatterson7653
    @allanpatterson7653 Рік тому +48

    Piece of advice to anyone hiking in Bear country. Leave Scrappy the mutt behind the little dog likely enraged the bear as it knows no fear they go to grab the dog to save it and they are all dead. A bear can smell like garbage as a warning.

    • @mayhemmacy1566
      @mayhemmacy1566 Рік тому +3

      yea bears friggin stink. you'll know theres one near by before you see it.

    • @SteffanoDucati
      @SteffanoDucati Рік тому

      How do you know it was a little dog ? Not that it would matter

    • @allanpatterson7653
      @allanpatterson7653 Рік тому +7

      @@SteffanoDucati they are all smaller than the Bear. Dogs generally like to howl and bark at a Bear not knowing fear,the owner wants to save the dog when that dog could get them a minute or two head start away from the bear.

    • @SteffanoDucati
      @SteffanoDucati Рік тому +1

      @@allanpatterson7653 Im well aware .. I live in British Columbia ... have 2 dobermans .... if they detect they dont run off .. they stay and guard ... had to load them into the truck more than once

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому

      @@SteffanoDucati Apparently, it was a Border Collie.

  • @rottenanimal619
    @rottenanimal619 Рік тому +7

    Women at that time of the month give off a smell that angers bears. Not many will talk about this but, it's true.

    • @jb-xc4oh
      @jb-xc4oh Рік тому +3

      Male horses (Stallions) don't like it either.

    • @rottenanimal619
      @rottenanimal619 Рік тому +4

      @@jb-xc4oh You got it.

  • @swerne01
    @swerne01 Рік тому +6

    Why is it that rescuers get to carry weapons but hikers in the same area are not allowed to?

  • @daveydudely9954
    @daveydudely9954 Рік тому +8

    loving all the armchair bear enthusiasts here with their barn door advice

  • @bradleyboschee1505
    @bradleyboschee1505 Рік тому +40

    Can you imagine if we outdoor enthusiasts were allowed to carry a pistol while in the backcountry, something like this may have been prevented. Prayers to the families affected.

    • @rhettrappel9168
      @rhettrappel9168 Рік тому +15

      Some jackass will reply to you with an uneducated negative comment and prove exactly why. Start by thanking the liberal government

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 Рік тому +7

      Wait a minute ? Who says you cannot carry an unrestricted weapon for predator defense ? Definitely not A handgun but a shotgun can be carried !! Learn Canadian Gun Laws !! A nice 14" pump action tactical SG would have saved these people's lives and that dog BUT lets just go for a walk in Grizzly country during their harvest period with binoculars and have fun !! GET a PAL and get yourself a nice shotgun and learn a hobby that may save your life !!

    • @MattHaller-l4w
      @MattHaller-l4w Рік тому +3

      Pistol??? Better be a shot thru the eye. The best is a .22 pistol.....you shoot your friend in the knee and suddenly you are the fastest runner. Bear snacks on friend.

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому

      If outdoor enthusiasts prefer to be armed when hiking, they can legally do so on over 85% of Canada’s total land area. Go there instead. 🙄

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      @@MattHaller-l4w Polar Bear Country Wisdom 101: you don't need to be faster than the bear.

  • @ghostfrieza2904
    @ghostfrieza2904 Рік тому +31

    People still going in grizzly bear territory without a firearm just because "an attack is rare". Thats just ridiculous

    • @sockymcblackface7698
      @sockymcblackface7698 Рік тому +9

      Yeah you can't carry a gun in the national park.

    • @HBTV938
      @HBTV938 Рік тому +11

      Does bear respect the national park rules, and regulations? try to explain this to Karens who vote Libs, and NDP

    • @anthonys3631
      @anthonys3631 Рік тому +1

      or carry bear mace spray.

    • @damududell3150-fv7wk
      @damududell3150-fv7wk Рік тому +3

      It has always being like that , you can't carry a gun in a national park ,its not something the NDP or whatever invented

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +1

      ​@@HBTV938Lol go look at bear attacks in Alaska and see how many of them had a firearm...hint...its usually hunters...hint...most are mauled and or killed.

  • @dc-wp8oc
    @dc-wp8oc Рік тому +2

    No mention of any firearms? But hey, we have an emergency transponder!
    Why go into grizzly bear country without a serious way of defending yourself?

  • @LaviniaVirta-Williams
    @LaviniaVirta-Williams Рік тому +7

    I was a competitive swimmer and have always felt comfortable in the water. Doesn’t matter how good of a swimmer I am or rather, was. Doesn’t mean I am any more prepared when I enter the water. If a shark is there, I can’t butterfly my way out of danger. I don’t understand the idea of people being experienced outdoor people. Doesn’t matter how experienced you are, you are in their territory. I feel for this couple and their families. I’m sorry this happened.

  • @lorismall5465
    @lorismall5465 Рік тому +40

    I said as soon as I heard about it, I know autumn is a beautiful time of year, I also know that in autumn, is when bears must put on as many pounds as they can to sustain them through a Canadian winter.
    I know the winters quite well, because I've lived here for over 60 years. 🇨🇦

    • @JoeMama-j7s
      @JoeMama-j7s Рік тому +2

      Yet you don’t know what you’re talking about 😂

    • @lamborghiniperlini1710
      @lamborghiniperlini1710 Рік тому

      @@JoeMama-j7sok bot

    • @JoeMama-j7s
      @JoeMama-j7s Рік тому

      @@lamborghiniperlini1710 Keep melting snowflake soi boi 😂 ❄️🌈💊

  • @gaetanlizotte1957
    @gaetanlizotte1957 Рік тому +27

    BEAR ARE DANGEROUS AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR, PERIOD

    • @theodoreturner5567
      @theodoreturner5567 Рік тому +1

      Not in the Canadian Rockies. Bear attacks only happen in the shoulder season or if surprised by trail bikes. Bears rarely see people and avoid them. I have run into many bears. If they have food, you are not an interest to them. These backpackers made a mistake in taking a dog in late September.

    • @GVH1305
      @GVH1305 Рік тому

      Remember “A fed bear is a dead bear.” Also, fines for feeding wildlife should be increased by thousands add on to that a long term or life ban in all Parks Canada locations.

    • @thefishingmusicians
      @thefishingmusicians Рік тому

      exactly@@GVH1305

  • @beewell1600
    @beewell1600 4 місяці тому +2

    but how both of them? couldnt at least one of them run away to report this?

  • @-danR
    @-danR Рік тому +7

    "...with only 14 per cent of grizzly bear attacks worldwide leading to fatalities."
    "only 14 percent"
    Well OK then...

    • @SafferCA
      @SafferCA Рік тому

      Math isn't your strong point. Most, I repeat, most bear encounters are NOT attacks. So that 14 percent drops precipitously to next to nothing.

  • @zacharysmith6662
    @zacharysmith6662 Рік тому +3

    Don't hike the Rockies without a really big GUN

  • @life-q6q
    @life-q6q Рік тому +4

    there is a story surfacing that native hunters shot and killed a 700lbs elk on the trail in the park and left the gut pile close to where the trail users transit. Increased bear activity was reported during the previous days leading up to the attack in that area. Seems like a no brainer. Gut piles and kills are the most dangerous situation when bears are defending it. Hunting in parks should be banned.

  • @capt.sparrow34
    @capt.sparrow34 11 місяців тому +3

    Going into bear country without a gun. Dumb.

  • @os2958
    @os2958 8 місяців тому +2

    City girl here...im not hiking or camping where there are bears

  • @TheOverproof151
    @TheOverproof151 Рік тому +12

    This is what happens when you don't have a shotgun with you on a hike in bear country.

  • @livefreeordiehard8898
    @livefreeordiehard8898 Рік тому +2

    Personally I don’t have a problem legalizing concealed carry countrywide. Because guess what? Criminals are already concealed carrying on a daily basis with their 32 round magazines and full auto switch.

  • @whitewater1250
    @whitewater1250 Рік тому +8

    Defund the cbc

  • @castlerock58
    @castlerock58 Рік тому +16

    If you go hiking in bear country in the fall, you should always go with someone you can outrun.

    • @IBMikmaq
      @IBMikmaq Рік тому

      Or at least trip them

    • @IBMikmaq
      @IBMikmaq Рік тому +1

      This comment killed me hahah

    • @ottergirl6973
      @ottergirl6973 Рік тому

      🤣🤣😂😉😂🤣

  • @ChristoPavic-ql5it
    @ChristoPavic-ql5it Рік тому +27

    They need to close the park when they’re getting ready to hibernate. Same with elk and other hoofed animals that are in the rut in the fall.

    • @MiCh-vj9vl
      @MiCh-vj9vl Рік тому +1

      You actually just said that lmfao. People like us like out here close the parks lmfao stay in the city

    • @lancevangen6485
      @lancevangen6485 Рік тому

      Hide in your house then.

    • @FeldwebelWolfenstool
      @FeldwebelWolfenstool Рік тому

      Good idea.

    • @bradleyboschee1505
      @bradleyboschee1505 Рік тому

      You would need to close the entire backcountry keep everyone in their house 😂

    • @ChristoPavic-ql5it
      @ChristoPavic-ql5it Рік тому +1

      @@MiCh-vj9vl , fyi lots of parks close their camp grounds, main gates and busy trails where there is more bear activity for brief periods of time in the rut and well the bears are feeding heavily. Just like they close park trails to let the flora and fauna revitalize. It’s not something new. They do it all the time. Yellowstone park in The USA does the same thing. Lmao

  • @Howdydoody-pw2ss
    @Howdydoody-pw2ss 10 місяців тому +2

    I can’t imagine going deep into grizzly country at that time of the season and expecting to get sleep in a tent knowing that you could be eaten alive out of a sound sleep! That’s just crazy!!! What a horrifying thought.

  • @mikeloughnane5436
    @mikeloughnane5436 Рік тому +9

    You know what works in bear country a 45/70 gov.

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 Рік тому

      Or a 3" Berrneke Bear Slug Round !!

  • @cutterslade1707
    @cutterslade1707 Рік тому +2

    This is why i don’t backpack without my 12 gauge and bear spray in the mountains. Non restricted firearms should be allowed in all wilderness for protection but our gun laws are a joke.

  • @kellismith4329
    @kellismith4329 Рік тому +20

    If you don’t want to get attacked by a bear, don’t go in their turf

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 Рік тому

      Or carry a gun if you are in the US.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +1

      ​@@CaliSteve169You can carry a firearm in 95% of Canada legally....not sure what your point is.

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 Рік тому +1

      @@cephalotus1013 how did you get that 95%? You can't carry in national parks in Canada.

    • @farmatronica
      @farmatronica Рік тому

      That would be difficult, considering all of Canada, minus a few islands, is bear country.

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 Рік тому

      You don't have to hike directly through the Park to keep your loaded shotgun legal to carry and still have a good hike Pal !! @@CaliSteve169

  • @jaywilson4520
    @jaywilson4520 Рік тому +2

    How about bring a gun? That's about your only chance of survival if a bear decides to make you their target.

    • @johnsmith7345
      @johnsmith7345 Рік тому +1

      America's answer to everything bring a gun

  • @wadeburge7144
    @wadeburge7144 Рік тому +7

    Everyone is leaving out a Gun , could have saved 2 lives , the bear dies either way. Carry a gun or stay out of Bear country especially if your just hiking around for nothing !

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      Sigh, anytime I hear this comment I just know it is someone with irrational fears who are more likely to shoot a fellow hiker or themselves. 4.5 million visitors to Banff a year and 1 bear attack. Do you carry a firearm in your car at all times because the odds are way greater of being murdered than getting attacked by a bear. Do you wait for lightning to stop before going from your car back into your house, because you're 4 times more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a bear in Banff. There are plenty of studies that prove bear spray is the most effective. It makes me laugh that people think that just because you have a gun, you're safe....there are videos on youtube with proffesionals that test bear attack reaction times with guns and spray....I've been in the military for 15 years and I wouldn't walk infront of 50% off them with loaded firearms let alone feel confident they could actually accurately shoot a charging bear. I'm in the bush all the time....I hunt frequently. If I'm not hunting I don't carry a firearm....I don't feel any different without it.

  • @skionen1781
    @skionen1781 Рік тому +1

    That’s horrible. If I ever go Hiking I would pack a Glock 20. 10 mm

  • @flailmail7069
    @flailmail7069 Рік тому +10

    Dumb laws, guns should be allowed as a last resort self defense while in the wilderness, regardless of if its a national park. Most of the time 1 shot in the air is all you need; but if not a landed 2nd shot will deter it some more, and if that fails then you continue shooting until it runs or dies. Compared to a bear banger (where you only get the effect of the first shot, and have nothing afterwards), and bear spray (you have to be within spitting distance to deter the attack, and thats if it even works, some bears can be determined), you can use a gun non lethally to deter predators.
    Its 2023, we have the tech, and this is how its suppose to be used, yet we dont use it. "Laws that dont meet reality will be broken".

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 Рік тому

      Who says you cannot go Hiking in Grizzly country with a shotgun ?? Predator defense is indeed allowed in Canada !! Certain Parks have certain rules !

    • @thefishingmusicians
      @thefishingmusicians Рік тому

      all national and Provincial parks you cannot,Canada. And some freak will go shooting up wildlife in the parks or worse , people. Its bad enough outside the parks, we dont need guns.@@MrLew1965

  • @lindaj71
    @lindaj71 Рік тому +25

    So awful for the hikers and their dog but killing bears for being bears in their own territory is awful too.

    • @dezman2003
      @dezman2003 Рік тому +8

      They're dangerous enough as it is. Once they know we're delicious, they need to be put down.

    • @benliv3009
      @benliv3009 Рік тому +5

      @@dezman2003exactly, they will hunt humans from the point they’ve killed one for a meal

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      This was more than a simple BooBoo. It sounds like it was unbearably grisly. They became the teddy bear's picnic. Rest in Pieces.

  • @GOES211
    @GOES211 Рік тому +3

    Poor Dog :(

  • @mariajordan3650
    @mariajordan3650 Рік тому +4

    Nobody who is experienced with the Canadian wilderness goes hiking at this time of a year and into a bear territory, and camping is even worse choice, and takes his dog with him. Dogs either will behave as a prey or hero, both reactions will agitate a bear and bring him on the dog's people.

    • @p.turtle2085
      @p.turtle2085 Рік тому +1

      Many people go hiking in the "Canadian wilderness" this time of year both to camp and hunt.
      The bear was the problem in this situation not people. Spare us the BEAR GOOD PEOPLE BAD nonsense.

  • @Ryder382
    @Ryder382 Рік тому +1

    Happens more then rare still missing people

  • @DogsLife12
    @DogsLife12 Рік тому +3

    Hopefully that bear is dead. There's no reference as to whether this was a defensive or predatory attack. But, unfortunately people's lives are more valuable than bears'.

  • @tylertran93nsx
    @tylertran93nsx Рік тому +9

    Even better don’t go camping in Bear territory….

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +3

      So pretty much no camping anywhere in Canada?

  • @lukelee3
    @lukelee3 Рік тому +1

    Humans caused fires and food shortage, what do you do expect bears to do?

  • @rottenanimal619
    @rottenanimal619 Рік тому +18

    People should always carry firearms in wilderness areas. My girlfriend and I vacation, almost every year, about 150 miles north of lake Superior. We rent cabins, go boating fishing and enjoy nature. Both of us always carry.

    • @krabzmorningstar6240
      @krabzmorningstar6240 Рік тому +2

      Bear spray is more effective than firearms, although it is good to have alternatives

    • @rottenanimal619
      @rottenanimal619 Рік тому +5

      @@krabzmorningstar6240 My girlfriend and I are very experienced with firearms.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +3

      Lol no....if that's how you feel you either have a irrational fear of bears or live in a bubble. Banff has 4.5 million visitors each year, how many people get attacked by a bear each year? You're going to make all your safety decisions based off a 2 in 4.5 million odds? Odds of getting struck by lighting are less than 1 million....You're waaaaay more likely to get murdered in Canada than attacked by a bear.....do you carry a shotgun in your car at all times? It's irrational. Coming from a guy who's job is getting dropped off by helicopter in remote areas of northern Manitoba, walking 15-20K per day alone.....Heck, we used to have "trained" people carry shotguns and half the time they didn't bother loading them or they'd accidentally point them at people. We even had a "trained" person who took a bear guard course (yes, a real thing) and when he saw a polar bear he literally threw the gun and ran away...I've come across many bears, caribou, moose, wolverines, wolves....very few negative interactions. I'll take my chances with some bear spray.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      ​@rottenanimal619 That's what someone said to me once who was about to shoot through their tent at a 'bear' with another tent of people behind it....

    • @rottenanimal619
      @rottenanimal619 Рік тому

      @@Cobbster420 Never been there.

  • @moose6144
    @moose6144 Рік тому +17

    If you get stocked by a grizzly, the chances are you’re going to be dead. Now you can have all the bear spray you want probably ain’t going to save your life because I would imagine these two people had bear spray. The best defence go out there with some type of firearm, there’s lots of places where you can go hiking that you are not in the national park that you can carry a firearm with you better play it safe than sorry

    • @anthonys3631
      @anthonys3631 Рік тому +1

      well one can't have a firearm in Canada unless its registered right?

    • @moose6144
      @moose6144 Рік тому +1

      @@anthonys3631 that is correct every hunter that is in Canada has a registered weapon. I don’t know if you live in Canada or not but if you do take a gun course and go buy yourself a gun that way then you piss off a liberal and you can defend yourself in your own home because it’s better to be judged by 12 than carried by six

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      ​@@anthonys3631Lol not true and what does that matter?

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      Studies have proven that bear spray is most effective. You can literally find peer reviewed journals with a quick google search. Stop spreading misinformation.

    • @anthonys3631
      @anthonys3631 Рік тому +1

      @@cephalotus1013 no firearms allowed in parks being Banff national park. Comprendo?

  • @ADobbin1
    @ADobbin1 Рік тому +1

    This is why we need guns. Never go into the wild unarmed.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      Lol scared much

    • @ADobbin1
      @ADobbin1 Рік тому

      @@cephalotus1013Of a grizzly bear? Yes. They will rip your face off just for looking at them.

  • @lance4337
    @lance4337 Рік тому +2

    It should be legal to carry rifles or shotguns in parks for defense.

    • @austinpayne8406
      @austinpayne8406 Рік тому

      Why? Very rare hikers and campers get attacked. being knowledgeable about bears and cougars and what to do is more effective than caring a rifle.

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      We will assume you mean "defence"

  • @الأمةالمغربيةالشريفة

    Canadians, as usual, apologize on behalf of the bear....

    • @Claudia-up6hr
      @Claudia-up6hr Рік тому

      Of, course. We're very nice people, eh? 😎

  • @tombillard5264
    @tombillard5264 Рік тому +2

    another reason we need to be able to carry a gun

  • @iron___
    @iron___ Рік тому +11

    People saying it's best to use a gun probably don't understand that you'd need to make several very accurate, perfect shots under extreme stress and adrenaline to stop a bear. Very unlikely the average person could pull that off, you'd be more likely to enrage it further. Bear spray isn't perfect, but you don't need to hit the bear with it, you just need to aim in its general direction, as the spray forms a cloud which irritates the bear's senses (eyes, nose). And, as the video says, it's best to hike in larger groups (4+) in bear country. Their eyesight is bad, so if your group bunches together, the bear will think it's a massive beast, and probably bail.
    RIP to this couple and dog. And shame a bear had to be put down as well.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +3

      100% The people saying this also say "they are very proffecient with firearms". Which clearly they aren't if they think they can get off an accurate shot within a few seconds. Bear spray is proven to be more effective.

    • @potholeproud4598
      @potholeproud4598 Рік тому +5

      Bear spray will be efficient if the wind direction is correct and doesn’t end up in your face.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +1

      ​​@@potholeproud4598It doesn't matter what the wind is when a charging bear is 5m in from you. It makes a barrier between you and the bear....betters odds than 1 or 2 bullets. Are you going to get effected from the spray? Yes. Go watch videos of bears being sprayed or read some peer reviewed articles. It's like saying pepper spray is useless for a cop if they also get some effects from the spray....it happens...

    • @potholeproud4598
      @potholeproud4598 Рік тому +2

      @@cephalotus1013 keep telling yourself that

    • @johnbookjans5884
      @johnbookjans5884 Рік тому

      A park Warden once told me "bear spray on a grizzly will just give it a spicy meal"@@potholeproud4598

  • @ElenaKomleva
    @ElenaKomleva Рік тому +3

    Did the bear eat the couple then?

    • @IBMikmaq
      @IBMikmaq Рік тому +2

      Oh it was definitely holding them down with his huge paws while they were still alive and tearing at them and ripping out chunks of flesh like they were a salmon

    • @Slain2012
      @Slain2012 Рік тому

      the bear didn't eat them, just murdered them

  • @KLG777
    @KLG777 Рік тому +14

    You take your chances, sad for the people, sad for the bear. I have heard that most attacks occur in the middle of nowhere, by adult male bears. He was a dominant bear, just like every other animal, there are dominants, and submissives.

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Рік тому +3

      Most bears are passive and shy, they are very cautious of humans, normally they don't just immediately attack humans at first.

  • @ryanesau8147
    @ryanesau8147 Рік тому +1

    Rule one about grizzly country, carry a magnum rifle

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      Or hike with a slower friend, and a throwable weight dog on a breakaway leash.

  • @mauricenault4837
    @mauricenault4837 Рік тому +7

    I don't believe it's rare at all, they happen all the time

    • @dsab381
      @dsab381 Рік тому +3

      They said it only happens a couple times a year in North America. That's pretty rare.

    • @mauricenault4837
      @mauricenault4837 Рік тому

      @@dsab381 wrong again

    • @dsab381
      @dsab381 Рік тому +2

      @@mauricenault4837 I just looked up the numbers. Only eight deaths in North America from 2020 to 2022. That's a fraction of the number killed by lightening.

    • @mauricenault4837
      @mauricenault4837 Рік тому

      @@dsab381 only 8 deaths in 2 years? One life is to much, think if it was one of your own 😪

    • @dsab381
      @dsab381 Рік тому +2

      @@mauricenault4837 We're talking about how rare it is, not whether it happens at all. You just shifted goal posts.

  • @denniscliff2071
    @denniscliff2071 Рік тому +1

    "Deadly Bear encounters are rare". To this poor couple and their precious dog, the chances of dying were 100%. Avoiding Bear attacks is just as easy as avoiding Great White Shark attacks. You just need to stay out of their environments.

  • @SMajid2138
    @SMajid2138 Рік тому +2

    Poor dog. This is what happens when you don't respect their territory. Not enough places are left for the poor animals anyway because of terrible humans.

  • @sevensixtwo5704
    @sevensixtwo5704 Рік тому +1

    Yet in all state and national parks you're not allowed to carry a gun. We need common sense gun deregulation in this country.

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      We already have it, and it keeps you clodhoppers in the bits you belong, and we don't even have state parks.

  • @wendellmadfinger2358
    @wendellmadfinger2358 Рік тому +3

    Screw that damn bear spray keep a f****** gun with

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 Рік тому +1

      Yes, well we all know how much fun it is to go hiking with a 12g shotgun. The real solution is to stay away from brown bear territory in the fall and spring.

    • @martyreking5487
      @martyreking5487 Рік тому

      Wrong you are, bear have an extremely sensitive sense of smell, bear spray is proven to be 95% effective in a bear attack if used properly, shooting a bear, if you're lucky enough to it, by the time the bear realizes that he has been shot and dying, you're already shredded to pieces...have a nice day on next hike with a gun.

  • @hazelritchie7785
    @hazelritchie7785 Рік тому

    Stay away from national parks when bears are about to hibernate

  • @steverobinson1353
    @steverobinson1353 Рік тому

    And?

  • @clowtears1898
    @clowtears1898 Рік тому +1

    Dog? Should've brought a cat

  • @masonnabeta9439
    @masonnabeta9439 Рік тому +1

    Omg that’s were I hiked during the summer in Calgary

  • @lex-2006
    @lex-2006 Рік тому +2

    cbc made fools of themselves again, and left the comment section open lol . Go Canada

  • @Tayerful
    @Tayerful Рік тому +2

    Stay on Crown Land and carry a 45-70 and know how to use it.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +1

      You're more likely to get car jacked and murder...do you always carry when you're driving too?

  • @zxrcanada
    @zxrcanada Рік тому +13

    poor bear got killed on his own lawn

  • @MrBuddy-r8w
    @MrBuddy-r8w Рік тому +3

    I'm saddened for the people killed and their families, but when a person goes into the habitat of wild animals, this is the risk they take.

  • @elianapatsouras308
    @elianapatsouras308 Рік тому

    The cbc is not aware of international politics.

  • @randallgoeswhere
    @randallgoeswhere Рік тому +1

    Probably shouldnt hang out in areas with bears. Unless you have guns. Oh wait its Canada.

  • @emmyo6678
    @emmyo6678 Рік тому +1

    Leave the dogs at home if you want to hike in grizzly country. Actually do not go there! Dogs bark. They draw attention of wildlife and the dog brings the bear back to the humans. I do not believe they were experienced. Leave the dogs at home. Sorry they died. Pay attention people.

  • @mariajordan3650
    @mariajordan3650 Рік тому +1

    Poor bear, as always, a victim of people who don't respect the bears rules! And who, for god"s sake is chosing to be at night in such a place where bears are at their homes! and in time when they intensively wonder around in search of food!

    • @p.turtle2085
      @p.turtle2085 Рік тому

      Disagree on that point. These campers were minding their own business. The killer bear was not behaving normally. It was not healthy. A healthy bear would not make a predatory attack against two humans and see them as a food source. It was an old female grizzly with no cubs.

  • @Skystone123
    @Skystone123 Рік тому +5

    Pistols and shot guns hardly ever work when a bear is charging, giving you the element of surprise. They can be on top of you in a second. Carry knives! Have them in different spots on your body. While he's hugging you and biting your head, stab him in the back of his head, eyes or in the heart. Never carry one weapon. Two is one and one is none.

    • @NightTrekker-d1s
      @NightTrekker-d1s 2 місяці тому

      Lol, you have no idea what you are talking about. Armchair bear attack and gun expert. What a joke. Shush.

  • @joec4014
    @joec4014 Рік тому +9

    I would never go in that park without a high powdered firearm strictly for the purpose of protecting myself and the people with me against a wildlife attack.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +2

      4.5 million visitors a year. 1 attack. You must live in a bubble your whole life if you need a gun with odds like that.

    • @jb-xc4oh
      @jb-xc4oh Рік тому

      You are spouting self righteous nonsense, go ask the two dead people if the rarity of bear attacks mattered to them.@@cephalotus1013

    • @joec4014
      @joec4014 Рік тому +2

      Tell that to the families who are grieving the loss of thier loved ones.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      ​@@jb-xc4ohOk so never drive your car again if that's how you feel - way higher odds of dying in a car crash. You can't live your whole life risk free....if that's how you feel never leave your house...

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      ​​@@joec4014They have likely accepted it. If they were told a bear attack is less than 1 in 4.5 million I doubt they'd have done anything differently....

  • @alexisgordon2759
    @alexisgordon2759 Рік тому +1

    Get off their turf!

  • @anthonys6100
    @anthonys6100 Рік тому +4

    Bear spray is okay but if we were allowed to carry firearms that would be even better. Pistols have a 97% rate of success rate of deterring a charging bear.

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 Рік тому +1

      Yep, a good ol Glock 20 does the trick.

    • @SafferCA
      @SafferCA Рік тому

      Reference that statistic.

    • @atlas3556
      @atlas3556 9 місяців тому

      That's definitely BS. Charging grizzlies have shrugged off multiple hits from shotguns and rifles- one 300 pound mother bear was shot twelve times with high-calibar weapons before she dropped, barely thirty feet away from the rangers she'd charged at- and a pistol isn't going to even faze them. Either don't carry, or carry something like a shotgun with buckshot, which has a proven track-record of taking grizzlies down.

    • @anthonys6100
      @anthonys6100 9 місяців тому

      @@atlas3556 Additionally you can also look up the defensive use of pistols to take down other predators such as mountain lions even large animals such a charging moose. The ballistics of being shot even with a 9mm can have devastating effects to an animal.

  • @Claudia-up6hr
    @Claudia-up6hr Рік тому +6

    They were experienced, expert hikers? Yet they did just about everything wrong & died horrifically. Ironic the Bear Conflict Biologist is named Honeyman 🐝.

    • @ryanesau8147
      @ryanesau8147 Рік тому +1

      Carry a large calibre rifle

    • @p.turtle2085
      @p.turtle2085 Рік тому

      "Everything wrong?" I'd love to see that list.

    • @austinpayne8406
      @austinpayne8406 Рік тому

      So you where there and no all the details what happened?

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      @@p.turtle2085 They had a dog they didn't use as bait, for one. That is an outrageous stupidity in bear country in autumn.

  • @Seektruth-59
    @Seektruth-59 Рік тому +5

    Bear spray, Bear bangers and a Shotgun with slugs and Magnum gun, legal or illegal - best to be judged by 12 than carried by six.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      Yeah most people are pretty handy with firearms after sunset (when the attack happened).

    • @Seektruth-59
      @Seektruth-59 Рік тому

      @@cephalotus1013 you miss the point and if they had a worthy weapon, I bet lives would not be lost even if not handy with them at night.

  • @simonriddick
    @simonriddick Рік тому +1

    Tf are you doing in an Apex predators backyard at this time? Hmmmm?

  • @sherrillnolastname221
    @sherrillnolastname221 Рік тому +1

    Leave the Grizzlies alone, do not go to their territory.

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 Рік тому

      Or go armed.

    • @sherrillnolastname221
      @sherrillnolastname221 Рік тому

      Humans took already over 90% of the Grizzly and other animals land, now they want to hike in the remaining area pretending to be brave. @@CaliSteve169

  • @ssss-kg7wz
    @ssss-kg7wz Рік тому +5

    Good thing to know that you are not allowed to hunt with handguns.

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 Рік тому +1

      In the people's republic of Canada, you can't.

    • @johnbookjans5884
      @johnbookjans5884 Рік тому

      @@CaliSteve169 thankfully or we would have America. Which none of us rational people want.

  • @Slam-
    @Slam- Рік тому +1

    If only they had a gun

  • @jerroldbates355
    @jerroldbates355 Рік тому +1

    Did they try to pet it, or take a selfie with it?😊

  • @loulou007eddie2
    @loulou007eddie2 Рік тому +2

    If they haf a weapon..... you know rifle for protection they might be alive today....

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      That's a big might....or carry it your whole life hiking and still get killed anyways? Look at bear attacks in Alaska...most are hunters with firearms... Its been proven that bear spray is the most effective....you can easily find the peer reviewed journals with a quick google search.

    • @loulou007eddie2
      @loulou007eddie2 Рік тому +1

      @@cephalotus1013 have both incase the spray fails but as you know common sense has been losted in the west.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      ​@loulou007eddie2 Lol ok why don't I wear a helmet when I drive my car...just as a back up...

    • @loulou007eddie2
      @loulou007eddie2 Рік тому

      @@cephalotus1013 the way you drive I guess you should wear a helmet when you are driving your electric scooter 😄

  • @lindaanne5757
    @lindaanne5757 Рік тому +3

    This is a tragedy that was completely preventable. We all know this area is one of the main areas of the grizzlies. It’s their home yet people, experienced or not feel they can venture there. It was reported the couple did everything correctly except: 1-They took their dog. 2-Bears are searching for food before hibernation. It’s terrible the people were mauled but they should have been responsible. So we lost another grizzly. No winners here.

    • @vkrgfan
      @vkrgfan Рік тому

      That couple had decades of experience, they camped out there all the time.

    • @Skystone123
      @Skystone123 Рік тому +2

      Food, yes. They can also smell fruity shampoos, soap, toothpaste, cologne, after shave, sun-block, from far away. Don't use those kinds of products.

    • @lindaanne5757
      @lindaanne5757 Рік тому

      @@vkrgfan They were lucky the other times but their luck ran out. Anyone venturing in this area is asking for trouble. Leave the bears to enjoy their home, we have already claimed so much.

    • @lindaanne5757
      @lindaanne5757 Рік тому

      @@Skystone123 So true. Eyesight is not great but their sense of smell is incredibly.

  • @The__Outlaw
    @The__Outlaw Рік тому

    Flamethrower . Bears hate getting lit on fire.

  • @whywhysoserious7177
    @whywhysoserious7177 Рік тому +2

    Always bring a glock

    • @whywhysoserious7177
      @whywhysoserious7177 Рік тому +1

      @@shondee7864 yeah well still get one,hello I'm in canada.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому +1

      Yeah right, there would be more firearm deaths than bear attacks in the park....Tourists renting handguns for there 1 week trip to the park....shooting at bears through their tents at other campers....what could go wrong...

  • @mariajordan3650
    @mariajordan3650 Рік тому

    Don't be naive! there is no time for any service people to intervene when a grizzly is annoyed and charging! it takes him seconds to finish his task!

  • @llewylnmoss
    @llewylnmoss Рік тому +1

    Going out there without a shotgun is dumb as hell

  • @toppaypositionacademy4658
    @toppaypositionacademy4658 Рік тому +1

    Why nothing about the dogs wellbeing?

    • @p.turtle2085
      @p.turtle2085 Рік тому

      Their dog is with Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Scooby Doo, Toto and The Littlest Hobo in doggie heaven.

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      I think it was found to be delicious.

    • @toppaypositionacademy4658
      @toppaypositionacademy4658 Рік тому

      @@p.turtle2085 that's a best guess. I just want to know what happened. I grew up there and worked alone side 2 grizzlies in my life. One trained on a movie set, the other for 6 weeks coming out daily where we worked.

    • @toppaypositionacademy4658
      @toppaypositionacademy4658 Рік тому

      @@vangroover1903 😂

  • @eldiablo2044
    @eldiablo2044 6 місяців тому

    Lots of these hikers rely heavily on those Garmins for emergencies. Theyre a good emergency device but it will not actually help u in these situations. It will only help them find your corpse.
    Its not a replacement for bear spray or a firearm

  • @MattHaller-l4w
    @MattHaller-l4w Рік тому

    "The response team , arrived too late". Please.....this bear attack took moments, not hours ......there was no response going to save them. It would have been lightening quick with a lot of noise.

    • @thefishingmusicians
      @thefishingmusicians Рік тому

      they were using an alert satellite unit. I have one, a "spot" it's a one-way transmission.they are deep in the back country, grasp that there no roads, this is wild country. theres no starbucks.

  • @amejaremy
    @amejaremy Рік тому +1

    Too bad they would become criminals if they had gun along. Hopefully Trudeau makes hiking illegal.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 Рік тому

      Was illegal to carry any firearm in a NP long before JT. You give gun owners a bad name with dumb comments like this.

    • @amejaremy
      @amejaremy Рік тому

      @@cephalotus1013 it seems to me only special people get to carry guns in NP. Why is special training not offered to backcountry adventurers. i can carry a handgun if i am working on a helicopter in bear country, and when i am bow hunting.. why do i even bother commenting on someone that is so judgemental and ill informed. Tell us all what is your solution?

  • @seviregis7441
    @seviregis7441 Рік тому

    Throw your food to the bear, that will stop an attack faster than anything. While he’s eating, slowly back away. Just hope you’ve got a lot of food at that moment.

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 Рік тому

      That is why a smaller, throwable weight dog or even multiple dogs can be really useful, like in alligator country. Another trick is to always hike with a slower friend, like in Polar Bear country.

  • @MrWildwilly48
    @MrWildwilly48 Рік тому

    If i was to hike in bear country i will have a high caliber gun on me somewhere.

  • @556m4
    @556m4 Рік тому +1

    Bring a 500 nitro express rifle with you. That thing will bring down a rhino.

  • @TheDAT573
    @TheDAT573 Рік тому

    Rare or not, the bear killed those people.

  • @two-nine7730
    @two-nine7730 Рік тому

    Should have brought my mother in law.OUCH.

  • @orthopedix6202
    @orthopedix6202 Рік тому

    Bears are not your cuddly friend..there more base than you and your meat.

  • @northernsamba7388
    @northernsamba7388 11 місяців тому

    “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” It was “natural selection,” in dangerous circumstances, only those human individuals most adapted to their environment survive-and bears.
    They thought they had adapted to this dangerous environment.

  • @ramonahystad6468
    @ramonahystad6468 Рік тому +1

    What about what humans took from wildlife?

  • @SCVM__
    @SCVM__ Рік тому

    It's a Good Thing they didn't have a Gun.
    ... The Bear Could have Been Hurt.