I can't stand all these dumb comments about the poor bear. A lot worse things could and do happen to wildlife. These people are watching it from far away and those who are near it had no idea it was there. It's not like they were hoping to have a life or death close encounter with a grizzly. You shouldn't be on the internet if the real world scares you this much. Go to your safe spaces and pretend all the trees are singing cumbaya with the precious helpless GRIZZLY BEARS.
Actually everyone was so worried about that Bear that they didn’t realize it was an Alaskan 6.8 earthquake causing the camera to move all over the place.
They likely wouldn't be able to hear them anyway over the water and wind. Plus, it might actually get the bears attention whereas without that, there's a chance the bear wouldn't have noticed or care about them. Whatever they ddid worked. That's the important part, right? lol
I dont think you realize how far away they were. Theres a river, the winds blowing in the mountains sand they are on a bus. I bet they were 500-700 meters away
I know right!! Sounded like there was multiple people talking amongst themselves and all them people over by the rangers had 1. Seen the bear! 2. Where on high alert looking everywhere for the bear! If all them people wanted to they all could do f yelled and jumped and waved there hands together and someone would of seen them and said holy shot something bad must be happing get get guns and let’s roll some is in serious danger!! I was pissed off this whole video! I hope someone told them they could of done more! You should have to take a class just to be out there idk.. I just think this was all handled poorly...
Misguided Angel I felt like in the video I could here the commotion coming from the rangers but I might just be tripping idk.. if they started jumping and screaming one of them people would of noticed..
WOW...instead of yelling and warning the people there was a bear close to them...someone says no... hoping to record someone being mauled by a bear. Outrageous.
Exactly my thoughts! He said: "We're about to watch a bear attack!" As if that would make their bear viewing experience better 🤦♀️. Also, you ideally want to keep everyone safe, including the bear 🤦♀️.
you're very cynical. Yes it's true, a lot of people like entertainment or a jump scare, but humans do jump into action to save other humans and display great acts of heroism when necessity arises. Pretty sure we all wish reckless drivers get into car accidents, but most would try to help if they get into a terrible accident.
Two things realy piss me off about this situation. First the people down by the river trying to get as close as they could to the grizzly. That is in direct defiance of park rules. Second is when the couple hiking down the trail had no clue a grizzly was heading towards them. Not a single person filming this from your vantage point shouted out a warning to them . The grizzly nor the hikers were doing anything wrong and this could have turned out bad for both parties if this had been a mature grizzly or a sow with cubs. The hikers could have lost there lives and in turn so would the grizzly. All for a youtube moment. Lets hope someone is not that hartless if you are in a life threatening situation one day.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the individuals filming are quite a distance away from the bear and hikers in question and are zooming in to record the footage. Right off the bat you hear one man say "those people are crazy to get that close", which tells you the individuals recording aren't as close at they appear. Not to mention all the concern they do express for the hikers should indicate that if they could have warned them, they would have. You armchair quarterbacks are really bright.
Flawed Perfection Yea, especially the ones that actually live there all the time. The tourists are just testing their luck in a group during a tour, whereas the lone hiker in Eagle River, a native and avid hiker, should have known better. He was mauled to death.
Guns/rifles are not allowed in the park. Don't like it, don't go, or go in on a tour bus during the season. At the end of the season citizens can drive well into the park, at your own risk of course. It's usually Alaska residents that know how to handle themselves around bears. I did and took great pictures of bears, moose and ptarmigan, not to mention the beautiful fall colors.
Exactly. People shouldn’t even bother wasting their time posting crappy filmed videos. Learn how to film (and comment properly) and then decide if it’s worth posting. I was waiting for one of them to stroll down to the bear and try petting it.
dude just be greatful you get to see stuff like this at all. it's not natgeo. it's a random person shooting a live event that's really far away without a tripod
I loved the white gull messing with the bear. It seemed to be trying to keep the bear away from the people. It was almost like it was telling the bear, "this is my territory over here, people are welcome here, but you are not."
@its yeshua not jesus so get over it I know, right? Maybe someone was supposed to wave the spray cartridge around, "Yoo hoo! Mr. Grizz, don't come round here or you'll get it in the eyes!"
I wouldn't be surprised if that seagull was dive -bombing the bear, cuz, those 2 legged creatures feed him, intentionally or not, by leaving scraps behind. He's just protecting his found source. Lol
Man filming says, oh no those people are right next to the grizzly bear now, this isn't going to end well! Woman besides him, laughs!!!!! What the actual.... How could you laugh in a moment like that? Why would you not call put to them to warn them? No pets just giggle instead.
Holy cow, I didn't realize until the end of that I was holding my breath! LOL! You caught some pretty intense footage for sure! Don't worry about the shaking, you're certainly a lot steadier than I would have been. Thank you for sharing!!
So many idiots in the world who think bears just roam around the woods looking for people to kill. Timothy Treadwell lived with grizzlies for ten years. He was mentally unbalanced and tormented them on a daily basis. Came right up next to them sometimes and even touched him. Yes, one finally killed him, but it took 10 YEARS of absolute torment and ridiculousness. Bears are harmless. People are the problem.
good going hikers. That was text book for what you should do. Gather together and make to look to the bear like a big beast waving arms and making noise. Beautiful.
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Grizzly country? BS it’s earth, our home too. Just don’t run or walk away like a scared idiot and they will not attack. Your a scared pussy. That was a young curious sub-adult, easier to scare away than a toy poodle. There are more fatal dog and moose attacks in Alaska than bear attacks.
The video is unique in what it portrays, and so it is worth posting in spite of the shaky camera. It is an eye opener on many levels, as addressed in other comments.
The sad fact of the matter is that the national parks have become 'bear museums' where nosey humans go to gawk at bears and stress out the bears as clearly shown here.
Oh no the poor bear was looked at by humans. How will he ever cope? God help him. Hopefully he has a good bearapist he can talk to about this traumatic event in his life.
I was solo hiking in Denali a few weeks ago. I don’t think a lot of people realize a grizzly can clear 30 mph like it’s nothing. The same people that don’t know that would probably run, which is the worst thing you can do.
@@evorider3689 absolutely…and I also made noise. I talked and clapped my hands. Was in a different part of Alaska not too long ago that has 1600 brown bears. Videos of the bears in my channel. I saw a male hauling a$$, but wasn’t able to capture it. It happened too fast.
When I explain to tourists that bears can run as fast as a horse....(Not long distances, but easily at short spurts- all they need.). Oh, the looks on their faces!!
If that bird hadn't swooped down and startled the bear he probably wouldnt have walked away from that last group. He wasnt feeling quite so badass after the bird.
Sabrina Dugan I know this is an old comment, but yeah, the hump on it’s back is the easiest way to identify a grizzly bear. The reason why you can’t identify it by it’s fur color is because black bears can have lots of different fur colors, including the brown color that is associated with grizzlies.
Juvenile bears can be dangerous because once they separate from the mother sow, they have to find and catch their own food. It's easier for them to seek out human sources of food like campsites, trash and idiot tourists who feed them, then become dependent and expect to be fed every time they see an unsuspecting human going by.
Read "Taken by bear in Yellowstone" if you want to understand the danger of interacting with any bear. Even the early Native American Indians were rightly fearful of Grizzlies. They were extremely strong and hard to kill, occasionally hunting humans. And that was before all the tons of garbage feeding and tents full of yummy smelling toothpaste and shampoo started flooding in...
He was only trying to get away. Even when he went on the trail he retreated. And when he went back to the people he was going back to the river away from other people.
West Virginia and texas have the exact same accent . My family is from West Virginia . I was born there ,but after a year I grew up in Ohio. All my relatives are in Gods country . That's what some people call it lol.
I must say... whatever you're filming this on has GREAT resolution and motion capture. Which is unfortunate, because I've been drinnking wine and I am actually a bit sick right now. Great video though!
Plot twist- The bear is putting on a show for the camera while his bear friend sneaks up behind them. Seriously, this video was great, from the dive bombing seagull to the unsuspecting hikers, to the stalkerish behavior of the bear, the conversation going on and the sounds of nature. I haven't seen a video I enjoyed this much in a while. Thank you for not butchering the video with music. I felt like I was right there with you guys.
This is a great teaching video! THE BEST! Run it again under today's date so more people may see it also. This should make everyone think who plans on hiking and remaining alert at all times!
Authorities in urban and cities are failing to advise people that bears have been spotted in their neigjborhoods. And these are bears with trackers on. Wildlife resources know exactly the whereabouts of bears. Be prepared people. Resources are all for the bear, and not concerned about human life. If a part of the ocean is shut down because of shark activity, why are there no signs erected to warn people of bear activity?
HAVE to add this from Robert Jensen, whose post I just read: "When I go to Alaska, I don't want to be around the same idiots I have to stand in line with at Disneyland". I just posted me comment a few minutes ago, but he sums up my emotions much better than my prose. I KNEW I felt sick when seeing this - and not from the shaky camera.... it was from the voices in the video - those who were "waiting to be entertained".
Lisa Heisler Sorry, but I think you both are really overreacting. This is just a roadside overlook/picnic area, one of many you can find in Alaska. Grab a backpack, quad map, and an orienteering compass, then take a hiking trail (or game trail and take off across country if you lived in a forest or the bush for a while), go for about an hour or more in the right direction and I guarantee you will be a few miles from the nearest road, dwelling, or crowd of people. You will hear no talking, yelling, cars, buses, or trucks. Keep going and you can spent many days without ever seeing another person. I'm amazed at people who want solitude, yet they look to find it in the, convenience, safety, and crowds of a blacktop highway. If you want a real wilderness experience, then there is some work and a learning curve involved.
Lisa Heisler Says You and Robert Jensen, two people who don’t even live in Alaska, but see themselves as superior to everyone else. Calling people idiots when you’ve absolutely zero clue as to what you’re talking about nor do you have an ounce of respect for other people. You’re just one of those “I love animals so much” people that seems to forget your fellow human beings are animals too and if you’re really going for that “at one with nature” vibe it’s all about having respect for all living things period. Not just the ones you think are cute.
Tyler Stender thanks. As soon as I saw it was a long video I came looking for a comment like yours. It's all too familiar: the title gives you expectations and then you get bogged down in extraneousness. ,so thanks
Lmao I love how people go on their vacations from the city and think they can treat a bear like they do a bum does when he asks for a cigarette or a dollar. "Just walk fast and dont make eye contact with him, he will go away".
As a result of dumb tourists Alaskan national parks now display this notice. "In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Montana Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while in the field. We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle the bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear poop. Black bear poop is smaller and contains a lot of berry seeds and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear poop has little bells in it and smells like pepper spray."
I just watched it in slow motion and I swear these people had no clue that that there was A BEAR there!! they heard the Ranger from across the stream and they were focused on him, and he was saying put your hands up they all did... and he probably told him to turn around if you watch it in slow motion they all turn around and that's when the fear sets in!!!WOW WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THEIR SIDES..
So... This is filmed at Savage river rest stop in Denali National Park Alaska..... A popular stroll for the visitors... This is a rare encounter... Interesting thing here...when the people first put their hands up...they think they are under arrest... They still haven't seen the bear.... They are just reacting to the Rangers commands.... I have seen this interaction from another angle. Also the Ranger involved was narrating the footage as it was being shown. The bear btw must be at least 3 yrs old otherwise it would have still been with it's mom. I work at the park.
Steven Brosius when I was watching, I noticed at least one lady noticed the bear before they put their hands up, also the bear was tiny, o think it really was a cup lol, no but just big dog size
@@JulianLopez-wv5el hi ... I was told what happened by the law enforcement officer.... Sure everything is open to interpretation... Just sharing what he told and he was there... Yes it was a juvenile bear but it is still a potentially dangerous situation... This bear may still have weighed in about 300 lbs and would be capable of causing serious injury .... Grissly bears are not inherently dangerous or aggressive unless the right set of circumstances arises... A wise person will do everything they can to ensure those circumstances do not arise. Hence the actions taken by the Ranger.
Steven Brosius um yea bull shit that's why they started running before they put their hands up. Lmao under arrest yea nice one. If that ranger told you that you seen the video yourself so obviously it wasn't true. Besides people don't stick there hands all the way up inn the a air when there under arrest especially when no ones pointing a gun at them
@@jakesontiano yes the people saw the bear. Yes they started to run. The LEO ( Law Enforcement Officer) was on the other side of the river off camera. The video footage l saw was filmed from behind the LEO so I could see the officer, the tourists and the bear. The officer involved was showing the footage filmed by a different tourist from a different angle to all the staff at the season opening of Denali National Park. He was also describing the event step by step. He apparently shouted to the tourists when they started to run. He told them to stop immediately and put their hands in the air. The point of this is to negate the bears natural 'chase' instinct. Also to make yourself appear bigger than you are. This is standard protocol when in a bear encounter. After the event people themselves told the LEO that they initially thought they where in some kind of trouble and had done something wrong and that he was arresting them. Obviously that thought did not stay with them long. May l also share that when people are in tourist mode they are let's say a little switched off.... relaxing on vacation. Not thinking properly. Also many of the people who come to Denali..... this is there first experience of the wilderness and wildlife. So there is a detachment and a non understanding of what is happening. I am just sharing the information as relayed to a room full of people at Denali National Park by the LEO who was involved in the incident. So please try to be less judgemental. Thanks.
@Douche Baguette yes that is the correct way to act when a brown/grissly bear approaches you. If you run .....the bear will chase you and probably maul you / kill you. The act of standing your ground , rasing your arms and shouting will 90% of the time deter the bear. As you can see in this video.
The lady piping up with the bird story needs to learn how to read the room. Ain’t no one interested in that while watching a grizzly bear toy with some tourists 🤣🤣😆
Go to Denali & see this everyday. Rangers will yell instruction but they don’t approach the bears. The bus tours are cool. But hiking & being safe is cooler. As long as you understand that you’re the visitor & not suppose to interrupt bear behavior.
Reminded me of The Gods Must Be Crazy 2. Little kid holds piece of wood over his head to make himself taller and avoid animal attack. I wonder if that was the ranger's idea, or maybe had thoughts of shooting them of they hurt the bear. Heh.
I never understood how you spent a few thousand to visit Alaska yet you couldnt buy bear spray for $24.99. Every single "hiker" in this video should have been carrying it.
Why in the hell do people stroll leisurely through grizzly bear territory, completely unarmed and unalert? Look how easy it is for the bear to disappear completely into the brush, even though extremely close, and imagine the speed and power of that animal if it decided to be aggressive. It's like people don't realize they are walking through a REAL world, in flimsy skin sacks, with monsters that can easily overtake and overpower them.
Seagulls are smart birds and this seagull was helping to distract the bear from the people..The bird was in control of the situation. As for those hikers, they all need to understand they need protection from Bears just in case.. Stupid hikers.. Smart Bear for taking the exit..
It's possible, that people had fed this bear, somewhere in the past. He's actually looking for food. When a bear attacks, they break into a dead run, with no hestitation.
All these comments about bringing guns. I understand that people want to protect themselves, but I guess my perspective is from the bear who is just trying to move around in his habitat and there are people in every direction. You can't blame the bear for coming across these people. That is why I watch most things from afar. Yes it would be nice to visit remote places but I also want to respect the inhabitants.
The comments aren't saying shoot the bear at firsy sight. Of course you try to shout at it, make yourself as large as you can, bear spray if you have it and your gun can actual fire nonlethal projectiles. But I sure would have a real firearm for back up
Having a gun doesn't mean you have to shoot at it, you can always fire 5-10 feet away from it, it also creates the bang which would scare the eff out of it. Having a gun is always better than not having one.
People are so stupied. They should get a ticket of about $5,000. and Im sure people would stop playing with there life and bears life. Some people can be big jerks.
Joey Point He’s not stalking anybody. He is a hungry older bear cub, he is looking for human food, not humans to eat. He should still be with his mother. He will be lucky if he survives.
Good job sticking hands up & deterring the young curious bear.... Anybody know what kind of bird was flying over the bear, as a warning. Was that a hawk or something else?
That might be true, but honestly, at that moment it will probably be the hardest thing to do in your life!!! Those beasts are so scary,🤤😨😨😨😲 they view everything as a maybe new item to eat and keep alive. They struggle for survival, with most of their territory being invaded by us selfish humans. Oh well,. But I am glad the group was not hurt and that they pulled together as One, that probably saved them their lives. 🙄😫
I can't stand all these dumb comments about the poor bear. A lot worse things could and do happen to wildlife. These people are watching it from far away and those who are near it had no idea it was there. It's not like they were hoping to have a life or death close encounter with a grizzly. You shouldn't be on the internet if the real world scares you this much. Go to your safe spaces and pretend all the trees are singing cumbaya with the precious helpless GRIZZLY BEARS.
Wait, who's feeling sorry for the bear? The bear is fine, just a bit stressed and probably a tad confused.
The dick head tourists are in the BEAR COUNTRY asshole. They should respect that. instead they act like they are in a park in Los Angeles.
I was hoping the bear was going to eat the stupid tourists...
@@JeffSpehar-ov1cn It's human country as well, weirdo.
kw Yes they are man eating animals.
Actually everyone was so worried about that Bear that they didn’t realize it was an Alaskan 6.8 earthquake causing the camera to move all over the place.
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"Oh wow those people over there don't realize there is a bear. Let's not alert them at all!!"
They likely wouldn't be able to hear them anyway over the water and wind. Plus, it might actually get the bears attention whereas without that, there's a chance the bear wouldn't have noticed or care about them. Whatever they ddid worked. That's the important part, right? lol
I dont think you realize how far away they were. Theres a river, the winds blowing in the mountains sand they are on a bus. I bet they were 500-700 meters away
I know right!! Sounded like there was multiple people talking amongst themselves and all them people over by the rangers had 1. Seen the bear!
2. Where on high alert looking everywhere for the bear!
If all them people wanted to they all could do f yelled and jumped and waved there hands together and someone would of seen them and said holy shot something bad must be happing get get guns and let’s roll some is in serious danger!! I was pissed off this whole video! I hope someone told them they could of done more! You should have to take a class just to be out there idk.. I just think this was all handled poorly...
Misguided Angel I felt like in the video I could here the commotion coming from the rangers but I might just be tripping idk.. if they started jumping and screaming one of them people would of noticed..
Misguided Angel hindsight is 20/20 and all that I know but still..
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good one
Lol no kidding!!
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LOL!!
Invest in a windscreen
WOW...instead of yelling and warning the people there was a bear close to them...someone says no... hoping to record someone being mauled by a bear.
Outrageous.
Stay in the city with your yelling ass
Exactly my thoughts! He said: "We're about to watch a bear attack!" As if that would make their bear viewing experience better 🤦♀️. Also, you ideally want to keep everyone safe, including the bear 🤦♀️.
I was hoping to see a fatal bear attack as well.
you're very cynical. Yes it's true, a lot of people like entertainment or a jump scare, but humans do jump into action to save other humans and display great acts of heroism when necessity arises. Pretty sure we all wish reckless drivers get into car accidents, but most would try to help if they get into a terrible accident.
I was thinking that too. Wtf
Every tour bus has that one know it all
No way could I ever go on a tour, or safari with all the stupid people.
Hoping at Denali on the shuttle bus I don’t have to listen to a bunch of morons but I’m sure that’s asking too much lol
Every comment section has...
Lol
The bear clearly felt trapped, there were people on every side of him.
Yeah he was trying to get away
Yup, it was pretty much surrounded. And the people did the correct thing to resolve the situation amicably.
Two things realy piss me off about this situation. First the people down by the river trying to get as close as they could to the grizzly. That is in direct defiance of park rules. Second is when the couple hiking down the trail had no clue a grizzly was heading towards them. Not a single person filming this from your vantage point shouted out a warning to them . The grizzly nor the hikers were doing anything wrong and this could have turned out bad for both parties if this had been a mature grizzly or a sow with cubs. The hikers could have lost there lives and in turn so would the grizzly. All for a youtube moment. Lets hope someone is not that hartless if you are in a life threatening situation one day.
Well said!!!!
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the individuals filming are quite a distance away from the bear and hikers in question and are zooming in to record the footage. Right off the bat you hear one man say "those people are crazy to get that close", which tells you the individuals recording aren't as close at they appear. Not to mention all the concern they do express for the hikers should indicate that if they could have warned them, they would have.
You armchair quarterbacks are really bright.
@@lamontjohnson5810exactly
I am actually shocked at how many people are out hiking in Alaska and probably without bear spray, a gun or any form of protection.
Flawed Perfection Yea, especially the ones that actually live there all the time. The tourists are just testing their luck in a group during a tour, whereas the lone hiker in Eagle River, a native and avid hiker, should have known better. He was mauled to death.
Guns/rifles are not allowed in the park. Don't like it, don't go, or go in on a tour bus during the season. At the end of the season citizens can drive well into the park, at your own risk of course. It's usually Alaska residents that know how to handle themselves around bears. I did and took great pictures of bears, moose and ptarmigan, not to mention the beautiful fall colors.
They have Death wishes
yeah they're total fuckheads walking in bear country without a weapon
Wear extra large Depends, you will be filling them up.
The dude that kept talking sounded like a cartoon character 😂
Really love that camera work... I was getting motion sickness watching this video.
Me too! I had to stop watching.
Exactly. People shouldn’t even bother wasting their time posting crappy filmed videos. Learn how to film (and comment properly) and then decide if it’s worth posting. I was waiting for one of them to stroll down to the bear and try petting it.
Hey, just be glad they shared this cool video with you!
dude just be greatful you get to see stuff like this at all. it's not natgeo. it's a random person shooting a live event that's really far away without a tripod
@@evorider3689 Exactly.
I loved the white gull messing with the bear. It seemed to be trying to keep the bear away from the people. It was almost like it was telling the bear, "this is my territory over here, people are welcome here, but you are not."
I think 💯 he was making a small effort to protect the people who sometimes feed him
🐦 “stay away from my garbage bin!”
Only in your hippie mind.
Bear has more right to be there than people
That was someone's prayer answered. Glory to God
Remember boys and girls always bring a slower friend in a situation like this
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soooo the grizzly is charging the tourists and the guide is talking about birds? Amazing
Mimi Shella the guide is probably trying to keep the group calm so that they don’t startle a fucking bear lol
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@its yeshua not jesus so get over it The bear was ripping them apart! What video did you watch ya raging lunatic??!!
She is the tour guide, she is doing her job, it is in the itinerary.
Bear acts like a bear....... TOURISTS..!!
We got the Beverly Hillbillies narrating like it's a golf tournament. 😁
Lol....right
I especially like the one behind the camera who is hoarse and talks in incomplete sentences that fade out.
@@rapskallion XD
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You wouldn't catch me walking around there without bear spray or a firearm
INSANE PEOPLE
REALLY INSANE WITHOUT A GUN YOU ARE JUST FOOD TO THEM
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@its yeshua not jesus so get over it I know, right? Maybe someone was supposed to wave the spray cartridge around, "Yoo hoo! Mr. Grizz, don't come round here or you'll get it in the eyes!"
I wouldn't be surprised if that seagull was dive -bombing the bear, cuz, those 2 legged creatures feed him, intentionally or not, by leaving scraps behind. He's just protecting his found source. Lol
When a bird dive bomb like that it’s because it either has eggs or babies in a nest. They don’t protect their food source from a bear.
Picnic table sitting right beside the woods where grizzlies live. Am I missing something
You obviously don't get out
Absolutely!
Man filming says, oh no those people are right next to the grizzly bear now, this isn't going to end well! Woman besides him, laughs!!!!! What the actual.... How could you laugh in a moment like that? Why would you not call put to them to warn them? No pets just giggle instead.
The Saint's Pigeon - I was sort of excited to watch red jacket run. In a weird way I wanted them to get attacked. Isn’t that cruel and morbid of me?
@@baddie1shoe anti social personality disorder is real
The “bird education” lady is hilarious. Let’s just ignore the bear attack & talk about bird nesting habits 🙄
Holy cow, I didn't realize until the end of that I was holding my breath! LOL! You caught some pretty intense footage for sure! Don't worry about the shaking, you're certainly a lot steadier than I would have been. Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks!
So many idiots in the world who think bears just roam around the woods looking for people to kill. Timothy Treadwell lived with grizzlies for ten years. He was mentally unbalanced and tormented them on a daily basis. Came right up next to them sometimes and even touched him. Yes, one finally killed him, but it took 10 YEARS of absolute torment and ridiculousness. Bears are harmless. People are the problem.
good going hikers. That was text book for what you should do. Gather together and make to look to the bear like a big beast waving arms and making noise. Beautiful.
I don't sit on a surf board with my feet in the water and I don't hike in Grizzly country. A walking pork chop.
Nah, it's very rare for a grizzly to attack.
Sounds like a pretty boring life. Live a little, snowflake
@@jennifermarie3158 smoked him!
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Grizzly country? BS it’s earth, our home too. Just don’t run or walk away like a scared idiot and they will not attack. Your a scared pussy. That was a young curious sub-adult, easier to scare away than a toy poodle. There are more fatal dog and moose attacks in Alaska than bear attacks.
The video is unique in what it portrays, and so it is worth posting in spite of the shaky camera. It is an eye opener on many levels, as addressed in other comments.
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Yeah that people need to get outside a lot more.
The sad fact of the matter is that the national parks have become 'bear museums' where nosey humans go to gawk at bears and stress out the bears as clearly shown here.
Deschutes Maple hell yes SO TRUE!!!
Oh no the poor bear was looked at by humans. How will he ever cope? God help him. Hopefully he has a good bearapist he can talk to about this traumatic event in his life.
Shut the fuck up. You are so clueless it's laughable
'bearapist' haha!!!
The camera is so clear and crisp. You never see video like this on UA-cam.
So clearly crisp and clear and shaking and erratic and nauseating.
You guys are crazy because you're the type of people would have a Grizzly shot when it's really just trying to avoid everybody
Yeah I felt bad for the bear...and no one else.
Agreed... stupid comments from stupid people😒
I was solo hiking in Denali a few weeks ago. I don’t think a lot of people realize a grizzly can clear 30 mph like it’s nothing. The same people that don’t know that would probably run, which is the worst thing you can do.
Were you carrying bear spray?
@@evorider3689 absolutely…and I also made noise. I talked and clapped my hands. Was in a different part of Alaska not too long ago that has 1600 brown bears. Videos of the bears in my channel. I saw a male hauling a$$, but wasn’t able to capture it. It happened too fast.
@@Alaska_Gal Awesome, and good for you, having the good sense to carry bear spray!
@@evorider3689 thank you. 🐻✌🏼🐻
When I explain to tourists that bears can run as fast as a horse....(Not long distances, but easily at short spurts- all they need.). Oh, the looks on their faces!!
If that bird hadn't swooped down and startled the bear he probably wouldnt have walked away from that last group. He wasnt feeling quite so badass after the bird.
The one dude is obsessed seeing a red jacket man lol
His lover
Maybe it's a hint for a Christmas present ;)
Lol
yeah, he thinks its a bull
It’s a young bear, still a cub. Never showed any real signs of aggression.
Clay Robert I agree, curiosity mostly, but that can turn dangerous quickly.
More like curiosity, which can be equally as dangerous.
Great guys thanks to your expert opinion lol. I suppose you all working grizzly management?
@Sabrina Dugan yes and the ears .
Sabrina Dugan I know this is an old comment, but yeah, the hump on it’s back is the easiest way to identify a grizzly bear. The reason why you can’t identify it by it’s fur color is because black bears can have lots of different fur colors, including the brown color that is associated with grizzlies.
Grizzly: Get off my lawn...
Judging by the conversation going on I'm doubting anyone is armed
they can smell for like 5 miles, right?
0 to 35 mph in seconds?
don't dawdle, folks.
Raven 222 black bears can smell a carcass from 75 miles away...I think.
Sorry, it's 20 miles, I checked.
MsFair
It’s still madness
If they can smell that far. Cant imagine how they suffer if they smell a fart poor bear
carlos they probably like to guess what you ate
Juvenile bears can be dangerous because once they separate from the mother sow, they have to find and catch their own food. It's easier for them to seek out human sources of food like campsites, trash and idiot tourists who feed them, then become dependent and expect to be fed every time they see an unsuspecting human going by.
i was about to complain about the camera shake when I read your own comment, you're alright! Thank you for the video!
Read "Taken by bear in Yellowstone" if you want to understand the danger of interacting with any bear. Even the early Native American Indians were rightly fearful of Grizzlies. They were extremely strong and hard to kill, occasionally hunting humans. And that was before all the tons of garbage feeding and tents full of yummy smelling toothpaste and shampoo started flooding in...
He was only trying to get away. Even when he went on the trail he retreated. And when he went back to the people he was going back to the river away from other people.
Gotta love a family with Texas accents giving advice a half mile away. LOL
West Virginia and texas have the exact same accent . My family is from West Virginia . I was born there ,but after a year I grew up in Ohio. All my relatives are in Gods country . That's what some people call it lol.
@@roymanning8893 that song West Virginia was all a lie
I love the picnic tables located where the bears can see and smell you but you can't see them!
The bear probably smelled anime on them
I must say... whatever you're filming this on has GREAT resolution and motion capture. Which is unfortunate, because I've been drinnking wine and I am actually a bit sick right now. Great video though!
this is like a nature documentary about humans in the alaskian outskirts narrated by humans
This group's commentary is hilariously epic!! 😂
Plot twist- The bear is putting on a show for the camera while his bear friend sneaks up behind them.
Seriously, this video was great, from the dive bombing seagull to the unsuspecting hikers, to the stalkerish behavior of the bear, the conversation going on and the sounds of nature. I haven't seen a video I enjoyed this much in a while. Thank you for not butchering the video with music. I felt like I was right there with you guys.
This is a great teaching video! THE BEST! Run it again under today's date so more people may see it also. This should make everyone think who plans on hiking and remaining alert at all times!
Authorities in urban and cities are failing to advise people that bears have been spotted in their neigjborhoods. And these are bears with trackers on. Wildlife resources know exactly the whereabouts of bears. Be prepared people. Resources are all for the bear, and not concerned about human life. If a part of the ocean is shut down because of shark activity, why are there no signs erected to warn people of bear activity?
It teaches how NOT to make a video. Violent shaking made this unwatchable.
Terrific video, apart from some rapid panning and shakes. Bit of drama, lovely scenery and happy all, including the bear, emerged unscathed.
“Is that a black bear?”
“Does it fucking look black, Karen?!”
Too many people just enough Bears
*in the midst of almost grizzly attack* "YOu SeE, tHe mUgHaL"
HAVE to add this from Robert Jensen, whose post I just read: "When I go to Alaska, I don't want to be around the same idiots I have to stand in line with at Disneyland". I just posted me comment a few minutes ago, but he sums up my emotions much better than my prose. I KNEW I felt sick when seeing this - and not from the shaky camera.... it was from the voices in the video - those who were "waiting to be entertained".
Lisa Heisler
Sorry, but I think you both are really overreacting. This is just a roadside overlook/picnic area, one of many you can find in Alaska.
Grab a backpack, quad map, and an orienteering compass, then take a hiking trail (or game trail and take off across country if you lived in a forest or the bush for a while), go for about an hour or more in the right direction and I guarantee you will be a few miles from the nearest road, dwelling, or crowd of people. You will hear no talking, yelling, cars, buses, or trucks. Keep going and you can spent many days without ever seeing another person.
I'm amazed at people who want solitude, yet they look to find it in the, convenience, safety, and crowds of a blacktop highway. If you want a real wilderness experience, then there is some work and a learning curve involved.
@@frankkolton1780 hell yeah kill it and grill it.God loves you deeply Shalom
Lisa Heisler Says You and Robert Jensen, two people who don’t even live in Alaska, but see themselves as superior to everyone else.
Calling people idiots when you’ve absolutely zero clue as to what you’re talking about nor do you have an ounce of respect for other people. You’re just one of those “I love animals so much” people that seems to forget your fellow human beings are animals too and if you’re really going for that “at one with nature” vibe it’s all about having respect for all living things period. Not just the ones you think are cute.
every single time the bear does something the guy filming is like OH HE'S LOOKING. OH HE'S GOING. OH HE'S MOVING.
7:50 ur welcome
Tyler Stender why would you want to skip a video involving a bear in the wild ...slow down and watch nature at its finest
Squatting Squirrel I did. Then i decided to write 7:50 so everyone that came to watch for the Title of the video could enjoy... #urwelcome
Tyler Stender thanks. As soon as I saw it was a long video I came looking for a comment like yours. It's all too familiar: the title gives you expectations and then you get bogged down in extraneousness. ,so thanks
Nick Name no problem
His Indian name is Dropping Turd.
Lmao I love how people go on their vacations from the city and think they can treat a bear like they do a bum does when he asks for a cigarette or a dollar. "Just walk fast and dont make eye contact with him, he will go away".
Troy Baker 😂😂😂
What a beautiful cub..
As a result of dumb tourists Alaskan national parks now display this notice.
"In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Montana Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while in the field. We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle the bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear poop. Black bear poop is smaller and contains a lot of berry seeds and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear poop has little bells in it and smells like pepper spray."
crazy ..i got goosebumps
.hiking climbing, skiing, since I was a kid & this got me
bear acts like bear......
even when the game warden is in eyesight, doesn't mean they can protect you.!
THANK YOU!! 😊🦋🙏
I just watched it in slow motion and I swear these people had no clue that that there was A BEAR there!! they heard the Ranger from across the stream and they were focused on him, and he was saying put your hands up they all did... and he probably told him to turn around if you watch it in slow motion they all turn around and that's when the fear sets in!!!WOW WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THEIR SIDES..
So... This is filmed at Savage river rest stop in Denali National Park Alaska..... A popular stroll for the visitors... This is a rare encounter...
Interesting thing here...when the people first put their hands up...they think they are under arrest... They still haven't seen the bear.... They are just reacting to the Rangers commands.... I have seen this interaction from another angle. Also the Ranger involved was narrating the footage as it was being shown.
The bear btw must be at least 3 yrs old otherwise it would have still been with it's mom.
I work at the park.
Steven Brosius when I was watching, I noticed at least one lady noticed the bear before they put their hands up, also the bear was tiny, o think it really was a cup lol, no but just big dog size
@@JulianLopez-wv5el hi ... I was told what happened by the law enforcement officer.... Sure everything is open to interpretation... Just sharing what he told and he was there...
Yes it was a juvenile bear but it is still a potentially dangerous situation... This bear may still have weighed in about 300 lbs and would be capable of causing serious injury .... Grissly bears are not inherently dangerous or aggressive unless the right set of circumstances arises... A wise person will do everything they can to ensure those circumstances do not arise.
Hence the actions taken by the Ranger.
Steven Brosius um yea bull shit that's why they started running before they put their hands up. Lmao under arrest yea nice one. If that ranger told you that you seen the video yourself so obviously it wasn't true. Besides people don't stick there hands all the way up inn the a air when there under arrest especially when no ones pointing a gun at them
@@jakesontiano yes the people saw the bear. Yes they started to run.
The LEO ( Law Enforcement Officer) was on the other side of the river off camera.
The video footage l saw was filmed from behind the LEO so I could see the officer, the tourists and the bear.
The officer involved was showing the footage filmed by a different tourist from a different angle to all the staff at the season opening of Denali National Park.
He was also describing the event step by step.
He apparently shouted to the tourists when they started to run. He told them to stop immediately and put their hands in the air.
The point of this is to negate the bears natural 'chase' instinct.
Also to make yourself appear bigger than you are. This is standard protocol when in a bear encounter.
After the event people themselves told the LEO that they initially thought they where in some kind of trouble and had done something wrong and that he was arresting them. Obviously that thought did not stay with them long. May l also share that when people are in tourist mode they are let's say a little switched off.... relaxing on vacation. Not thinking properly.
Also many of the people who come to Denali..... this is there first experience of the wilderness and wildlife. So there is a detachment and a non understanding of what is happening. I am just sharing the information as relayed to a room full of people at Denali National Park by the LEO who was involved in the incident.
So please try to be less judgemental. Thanks.
@Douche Baguette yes that is the correct way to act when a brown/grissly bear approaches you. If you run .....the bear will chase you and probably maul you / kill you. The act of standing your ground , rasing your arms and shouting will 90% of the time deter the bear. As you can see in this video.
They handled that grizzly encounter like champs! They acted like it was nothing.
Thanks for sharing.
The lady piping up with the bird story needs to learn how to read the room. Ain’t no one interested in that while watching a grizzly bear toy with some tourists 🤣🤣😆
Can you cut down on your drinking when filming?
🤣
Go to Denali & see this everyday. Rangers will yell instruction but they don’t approach the bears. The bus tours are cool. But hiking & being safe is cooler. As long as you understand that you’re the visitor & not suppose to interrupt bear behavior.
Can't agree more
I’m going this weekend. Sunny forecast. Tourists and busses gone. Open to drive 30 miles in now.
Love that everyone behind a camera becomes an expert.
We were just n Alaska. Can you please tell me exactly where this video was shot.?
Hand up don’t shoot! Those tourists almost got shot by that bear, good thing they had their hands up and didn’t resist the bear.
Reminded me of The Gods Must Be Crazy 2. Little kid holds piece of wood over his head to make himself taller and avoid animal attack. I wonder if that was the ranger's idea, or maybe had thoughts of shooting them of they hurt the bear. Heh.
I never understood how you spent a few thousand to visit Alaska yet you couldnt buy bear spray for $24.99.
Every single "hiker" in this video should have been carrying it.
Why in the hell do people stroll leisurely through grizzly bear territory, completely unarmed and unalert? Look how easy it is for the bear to disappear completely into the brush, even though extremely close, and imagine the speed and power of that animal if it decided to be aggressive. It's like people don't realize they are walking through a REAL world, in flimsy skin sacks, with monsters that can easily overtake and overpower them.
Smart action to ward off that curious bear! He saw a massive java the hut-looking beast, no wonder why he scampered off!
Can you hold the camera rite so we can see?? 👀
Somebody save the red jacket!!! My god they’re alone😂
Seagulls are smart birds and this seagull was helping to distract the bear from the people..The bird was in control of the situation. As for those hikers, they all need to understand they need protection from Bears just in case.. Stupid hikers.. Smart Bear for taking the exit..
It's possible, that people had fed this bear, somewhere in the past.
He's actually looking for food.
When a bear attacks, they break into a dead run, with no hestitation.
Pff,it was BEARly an attack.
lol best comment of this video
Tourists trolling for bears
Bear: Oh shit im surrounded
Good video Hudson.
That bear was stalking those people, he was young and hungry
there are too many people in this place!
fitofito1001 it’s as if it’s a public park.... 🤔🤔🤔
You're an idiot
Who's filming this?, Stvie Wonder?
" People shouldn’t even bother wasting their time posting crappy videos. " ALL THAT SHAKING , I GOT SICK AND HAD TO TURN IT OFF. WHAT A DUD
All these comments about bringing guns. I understand that people want to protect themselves, but I guess my perspective is from the bear who is just trying to move around in his habitat and there are people in every direction. You can't blame the bear for coming across these people. That is why I watch most things from afar. Yes it would be nice to visit remote places but I also want to respect the inhabitants.
Msgtmustang Guns are smart in wilderness and concrete locations
The comments aren't saying shoot the bear at firsy sight. Of course you try to shout at it, make yourself as large as you can, bear spray if you have it and your gun can actual fire nonlethal projectiles. But I sure would have a real firearm for back up
Having a gun doesn't mean you have to shoot at it, you can always fire 5-10 feet away from it, it also creates the bang which would scare the eff out of it. Having a gun is always better than not having one.
@@douglasreents6578 Non lethal projectiles on a brown bear. Sadly not the funniest comment here, but thats pretty decent.
People are so stupied. They should get a ticket of about $5,000. and Im sure people would stop playing with there life and bears life. Some people can be big jerks.
Tina Craft Relatable
If you are going to troll, at least try to be creative.
Hard to take you seriously when you misspell stupid
Almost as big a jerk as the person that wants to charge people $5000 for walkin in a public park
Why are people stupid? God gave humans dominion over all the earth. We can enjoy and respect creation...learn to live together.
People: oh look a bear fishing
Bear: a flock of people yummy 😋
They bearly scaped.
I much prefer it in Australia where the only things that will kill you are too small to see easily, much less scary.
Darwin Awards
Jeanette Waverly yeah let’s go for a little stroll on a game trail!!
“Oh that was quite exciting” I wonder what it would actually take truly scare her...
I have seen black bears run straight up a mountain while getting shot with a 30-06 several times. They are extremely fast and very strong.
Scary how the bear was still stalking them from the bushes 9:48
thats what bears do
Joey Point: Why do people act surprised when they go into bear country, and get stalked by a bear ?
Joey Point He’s not stalking anybody. He is a hungry older bear cub, he is looking for human food, not humans to eat. He should still be with his mother. He will be lucky if he survives.
Joey Point he's was a very hungry bear.lol
I can't see it
Good job sticking hands up & deterring the young curious bear.... Anybody know what kind of bird was flying over the bear, as a warning. Was that a hawk or something else?
The lady with the N.Y. accent metions the species towards the end of the video. Mew Gull I think she said 9:38
Some kind of seagull
It was a schmegal you didn't here the idiot lady trying to steal the bears thunder
get.a magnifier
This video was packed with action!!
I could bearly see the bear but it was awesome footage. Beary nice video thanks.😉👍🐻🧸
Alaskan Grizzly bear *nearly* attacks hikers
I love all the bear experts, film critiques, and gun enthusiasts in the comments lol 😂
I mean most of them are right. What do you expect? Comments about stock market on this video. Smug ahole
Not just this video...they're EVERY WHERE on youtube. People proving their own stupidity.
I love all the people that get out of their cars to look at the wild animal like nothings going to happen lol
Those two guys did the right thing in walking toward the bear. You need to make the bear think you're not afraid and not prey.
That might be true, but honestly, at that moment it will probably be the hardest thing to do in your life!!! Those beasts are so scary,🤤😨😨😨😲 they view everything as a maybe new item to eat and keep alive. They struggle for survival, with most of their territory being invaded by us selfish humans. Oh well,. But I am glad the group was not hurt and that they pulled together as One, that probably saved them their lives. 🙄😫