AMBUSHED By A Grizzly Bear
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Grizzly bear survivor interview with Bob Legasa. Montana elk hunting. Backpacking and camping. Hiking with bear spray. 
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If it’s black fight back, if it’s brown lay down, and if its white say good night. Great story Dan
While I knew these things I had never heard this rhyme before.
Easier said than done when it is literally eating you alive.
Yes but it’s amazing what you can do when it depends on self preservation
Yep! I’ve heard this before and repeated it to people I hire with.
I’m a backpacker and enjoy back country fishing in Colorado. I’ve never seen a bear or cougar so have become complacent on this. This is a good reminder and I appreciate it, Dan.
Knock on wood
John, theyre around. And you can bet theyre watching YOU.
I live in SW Colorado. I've seen grizzly here and last year I saw a grizzly older cub, maybe a yearling. So keep a lookout. I asked forestry about them awhile ago, they said if they acknowledged that grizzlies are here then they would have to manage them. 🤔😤
@@timwolf5742 my eyes don't lie and neither do I. I have been in the mountains all my life, and have been hunting as long as I can remember. There are griz in Colorado, I don't care if you believe me or not. But, for the safety of others, ppl need to know.
Wow! I grew up on Cheyenne mountain and saw a dozen lions growing up and multiple bears every year. Once ran into two cubs on a trail only to see the mama off in the distance. Boy was I scared
What a stud. Dude goes two rounds with a momma grizzly, bear sprays himself, hikes out of the backcountry and then on the way to the hospital, he’s like “ should we help that car that just flipped over?”
Right! Sounds like a seen outa ramdo
😂😂
he is son of Rambo
Wow, hats off to Bob for surviving a bear attack crazy
Some of the best stories end with” But I lived!”
That was absolutely riveting. Thank you so much for sharing your story, sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The best interviewers let their subject tell their story, great job, Dan.
Great interview, Dan. You set the stage and let him tell the story, giving him just enough lead to pull out additional details. I carry bear spray the last year or so, after 60+ years of hiking/fishing/backpacking, not so much for the black bears in the areas I visit but the cougars that are rampant here (Oregon). I've only been followed once, but that's enough for me. Thanks for hosting this interview.
Cougars always back down to aggression
Seriously, this is an award winning interview. Much better than the “intellectual” gun vs bear spray interview you posted earlier. Advice from one who has first hand experience, carries bear spray and handgun, see a bear get your spray out first, last resort is your handgun. Avoid creekbeds, tall vegetation, look big with bear spray in hand! All bears are incredibly fast. Had a grizzly cub run past in front of me in Glacier while backpacking before I had time to react. So fast. Thanks Dan for the educating video! Perfect, well done sir! Like clothing layers, defensive layers is also a viable option especially in troublesome bear areas. Another great point is that he was not outdoors alone.
Seriously, grab the spray before the gun 😅😅😅 yeh sure bro you do you....me im grabbing the gun
Hey Dan, since you're on bear safety, why don't you try to get an interview with a ranger at Yosemite or Sequoia national parks to cover the insanity of banning bear spray? In these two massive parks, backpackers are left completely defenseless!!! It's California insanity.
Sounds normal for California. Guess they’ll have to learn martial arts if they haven’t outlawed that yet.
Yeah. This is insane.
California has banned generators. The world of RV as already got a massive boycott going.
Exactly what I was thinking… that being said, backpacking areas are extremely limited and larger bears are not historically or comparatively lethal when compared to other places like Montana, Wyoming or Idaho…
But, as a Yosemite backpacker myself (go there every summer) I would appreciate the extra layer of safety!! 😅
Yosemite and the Sierra has black bears only. They are like giant raccoons or yogi bear just trying to get the picnic basket. Just don’t keep food in your tent. I live and backpack here. No need. When I see people with bear spray in this area I chuckle.
My first bear encounter was on a heavily trafficked trail during ‘turon’ season at Glacier National Park. A model for Eddie Bauer informed me that my granddaughter and I didn’t have to sing because there were so many people on the trail we wouldn’t be in danger of any wildlife encounters. I nodded politely and we moved on singing our songs. Not much further and a gentleman warned us he had seen a black bear but he had scared it off. We continued on, saw the beautiful,untainted lake, had snacks and began our journey back. We were singing away as we topped a rise and there, curiously looking at us standing on the trail was the black bear. The three of us bunched together and screamed and waved our hands. It probably thought we were aliens, but he decided to wander off. Needless to say, we sang louder and made the descent down in record time. People who know little seem to give the most advice. Don’t listen-be prepared.
The challenge is that few people are informing the Bears how to act😂!
Great perspective! I was charged up the Taylor Fork, just South of Big Sky, at dawn not too long ago.....Just like he says...High Sage DOES hide a full grown Griz. The speed was absolutely unbelievable.... There is no time to think. (Bozeman Magazine published the account after seeing it on a local hiking site). I now carry 2 cans of Bear-Spray. Too often, the bears are coming back after being sprayed.....AND there are thousands of Grizs out there now. Thousands. Since I hike remotely, I'll probably pick up a 10mm for chest carry. But, for me, spray will be my 1st choice..... Thanks for sharing~~~
Why do you say that now there are thousands of grizzlies out there?
@@maemo8ummm, really? because there’s around 60,000 out there. Hello? 🤫
Guest it's time to add a firearm to your inventory like you stated.
I hear Americans complain about your medical system all the time. Coming from a Canadian, your system sounds incredible! If this happened in Canada, you’d make it as far as the ER waiting room, and you’d be there till your arm rotted off!
Emergency care is very different from routine/common care, for sure
@@yogalandawellnessyolandati7654 yeah….. that doesn’t exist here either🤷🏻♂️
Damn dude seriously? I thought yall all had "free healthcare" I guess you get what you pay for lol
The complaints are merited, because it's comparing to what once was. And still is in some areas, and in some private hospitals (which likely don't take your insurance). And also, it depends on the area. I've had to take a loved one to an ER downtown and we spent there 8 hours and eventually just left and went to a private hospital the next day. During the 8 hours we saw people give up and leave. There was a man in a wheelchair with a prosthetic leg, with nobody to help him into the restroom, I even went to the reception area and they just said "we know" and still nobody helped him. I'll just never go there again. You can easily spend 4 to 8 hours in the waiting room, unless it's a heart issue or a gsw. Going at night is better, because during the day you have all the people who use the ER because they don't have insurance. However, I'll still take this over the soviet canadian "free healthcare". There's a reason canadian politicians travel to the US for healthcare.
@@heatheruntz5315free urgent care for a cold not anything serious
One lucky guy.
Owes buddy big time.
Be advised if you fly to your destination to hunt you cannot fly with bear spray on a commercial airline either in cabin or in checked luggage. Be sure that you know of a place you can buy bear spray before you go into the woods. Also you can’t fly back with bear spray either. So best solution is to donate it to a park ranger or area office prior to heading to the airport where rangers conservation agents etc can use it for public demonstrations (with viewing public well out of spray range and upwind) or for the rangers own training on how to aim.
Good advice.
Moral of the story? Never take a bow and arrow to a bear fight.
10mm goes EVERYWHERE with me in the backcountry
Another takeaway might be to realize that a handgun won't shoot you in the face when to take the safety off.
@@eddiekane1202
10mm is quite popular nowadays. I have a Glock 29 and a Kimber Eclipse 1911 in 10mm. However my defense weapon in the boonies is a Ruger Super Redhawk 7 1/2 barrel .454 Casull in a tanker holster restrained with a lanyard. I use Buffalo Bore ammo with hard cast lead bullets.
If I am unfortunate I hope it’ll do the trick.
@@ibnewton8951 great choices all around. Buffalo Bore and Underwood are the best in the business in my opinion. Sounds like you know what you’re doing. Be safe and happy hunting my friend!
If you know about Gene Moe's story he took a knife to a bear fight and won,750 pound male bear on Kodiac island,got to hear his actual account!
I was riding over Willapa Pass on a wooded dirt trail. WUFF! A big black bear ran across the trail 10' in front of me. Blackberry scat all down the trail. After that day, I installed a 'bear bell' on my handlebar, carried bear spray and/or, a 10mm from then on. Lesson learned.
Great story, as a former hunting guide I always carried a pistol in Colorado and New Mex & we only have black bears, the fact that he and his buddy were both blinded by there own spray, furthers my belief in firearm vs bear spray, just my opinion
Always carry milk in case of bear spray in the face. Only thing that works for capzasin from peppers! And get out of the sun! Works great for swollen leg’s from diabetes ( capzacin cream)!
This was a phenomenal episode!! Thank you Dan!! Also, Bob... 100% an amazing human being!! Cut up from battling a bear and he STILL asked about helping other people in danger (car that flipped over). Stories like this make me proud to be an American!!!
I got a new job in November delivering produce. To Gatlinburg, TN. So I'm alone at 5 am behind restaurants and up at pretty backwoods resorts. There is more bear scat than cars in the parking lots so I definitely carry every day. I really appreciate these videos and advice!
You are dealing with brother bears. Unpredictable and dangerous. Never get between a black bear and his "gibs me dats", or a father bear trying to abandon his cubs!
Best bear spray advertisement in history. Adventure Brands should have him as part of an add campaign.
Guy says his gun would be backup. He’s been attacked by a bear and his buddies saved him with bear spray. I get the “a gun is better” fantasy, but a responsible, skilled gun owner says he’d choose bear spray first. Very telling.
The guy that sprayed his own self in the eyes with bear spray gives lessons on how to use bear spray😂
Then goes to retrieve a deer kill from a bear who's claimed it 🤦 if your starving I could understand. But this bravado is leading to a Darwin Award
I was thinking the same thing. Spray yourself in the face = "I'm proficient in using bear spray"
Fortunately he wasn’t using a 10mm or 44 Mag 😅
😂 Give the guy a break. He was pretty shaken up! I'd like to see ANY of us perform *anything* perfectly after getting mauled by a BEAR! Plus his buddy had already blasted him before that! Now the kill.. idk about that...😅
Have you been attacked by a bear? Have you had to think that quick and function effectively while terrified? No? I didn't think so..
Dan, thank you for this video and the last one about bears. I live in Canada and hike in our National Parks where we could encounter bears. These are vital videos for those who hike in bear country. Thank you!
I was badly mauled by a brownie on Kodiak twenty years ago. I blame Hollywood and TV, but even many very experienced hunters and hikers do not understand how fast these attacks unfold. There is no roaring or display, then a bear slowly lumbering towards you like Hollywood portrays it. That never happens in actual attacks. When they decide to attack it is silent and incredibly fast. There is no way to know why a grizzly decides to attack rather than silently glide away or make a threat display. When a brown/grizzly does make a threat display, you are 99% safe because the bear has decided not to attack. It's just warning you, so back away and you'll be fine. Biologists say the species can run at 25-30 mph and since they are ambush predators they use that to rush you from close range when they do decide to attack. I have no advice to give anyone other than to keep in mind that they lay up in thick cover for most of the daylight hours. If you're in grizzly country stay out of the thick stuff even if spoils a planned stalk or adds miles to a hike.
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So impressed by Bob! Great interview with a very articulate guy.
Bear/Cougar safety is always on my mind when in the backcountry! Great video with some great content to help others stay safe!❤
Glad that you're producing content on this topic.
I boxed for years and I have seen people who can think and move very fast on their feet under duress. These two guys definitely had that, a lot of fast reaction and action in a very short time
Based on that statistic at about the 25 minute mark, I will now start carrying bear spray to the grocery store 😂 awesome story this was
You should talk to Justin Outdoors who was rushed by a grizzly IN the deep woods of Grizzly country Canada.
Stories like this validate my concerns about going in the woods alone.
I never would, go alone! Even with someone or a group is still dangerous 😢
I wouldn't hike alone because of nefarious dangerous humans also.
Fantastic interview and he answered one of my questions I haven’t asked about bear spray longevity. Think I’ll just practice with my expensive, but expired canister.
Bob is the best! If there is a more fun guy on the planet I haven't found him...
Incredible conversation and great knowledge being shared.
Thank you Dan and thank both you gentlemen for this video. GODBLESS you and both your families. 😊
I am wondering if a 20 minute road flare would work a lot better than bear spray. I can’t remember the video but a native man was taught by his grandfather that fire is the best deterrent for bear. I don’t want a deterrent that can take away my vision based on wind direction. In a fight with a bear the road flare could be pushed into the bears face, mouth , eyes etc. engineering a design that has a one finger ignition would be perfect.
In hindsight, I don't understand why he said that the firearm would be the backup. That would have been my primary
He panicked, had he used his gun instead of yelling and screaming he could’ve got out unscathed
There are plenty of cases where shooting the bear didn't help. In fact, two hunters with guns were killed. They had the guns batted right out of their hands as the shot and enraged bear went unto a life or death battle after being shot.
@@REPR100 You have no idea what you’re talking about. You act like it’s a 100% given if he would have shot it the attack wouldn’t have happened. Many many attacks have happened after a bear has been shot.
@@southfloridanick ok buddy, I’ll take my chances with a 44 and you can have a stern conversation with a bear while he’s chewing on you
@@REPR100 because that’s what I said…. You can’t stick to facts, can you?
This is the most knowledgeable video I've listened to about a bear attack. I've been close to black bears and grizzlies on numerous occasions. I've never been attacked, but been bluffed charged twice by grizzlies, and a black bear jumped on my tent when I was asleep. For the most part, bears don't attack - but their behavior is more unpredictable than pack animals due to their more solitary existence. Attacks are circumstance related. Read Stephen Herrero's: "Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance".
You can tell from the beginning if it’s a bluff charge if you have the presence of mind to look at the ear placement, flat on the head and you need to get on the ground on your stomach covering your vitals, if ears are up its a bluff which 98% of charges are. Animals warn you about what they’re doing you just have to know how to read their language. Bless this guys heart, thankful he’s ok! And thanks for letting him tell his story.
I recently heard this from a ranger as well.
LOL you have no idea what you are talking about.
@@maartenhart1160 Sure I do, ask any ranger they’ll tell you the same thing. Animals always warn you, you just have to be smart enough to read what they’re saying.
Air horn and bear spray together. Air horns fit in bear spray holsters
Thoroughly enjoyed the editing of the video and Bruce's and your words. 👏
Your composure is inspiring!
Fantastic interview. Excellent follow up to your previous bear spray vid.
Great interview! The best advice in the world -- keep your bear spray on your person at all times. Thanks very much Dan and Bob.
Wow, man you got very, very lucky!
Thankfully, the bear was just being territorial until it retreated.
Wow, what an encounter ! THANKS for sharing and giving us insight and knowledge as to possibly keeping us safe and informed. ...Alan in 🇨🇱
Excellent video. Wow, so glad you lived through this.
Great info. Keep it on you...heard the same thing about a tourniquet, though that situation was vastly different...
Looks more beaten up by the bear spray than the bear 👀
I heard about this guy in a bar in Livingston. Crazy to get to hear it from the man himself.
Dan, podcast idea: Cover that cougar attack in Cali he mentioned. 🐆
I am seeing many comments on what a great interviewer you are. I 100 percent agree. You let the person tell the story without interruption. You have a great talent. Great listening skills. You ask the questions that all of us want to know. It is nice to know you are a Wisconsinite. I am also, but I live where there are black bears.
So gnarly. Thanks for sharing the info !
people always think a firearm but the reality is the violence, chaos and the unbelievable speed of a grizzly is absolutely insane.......hear it over and over how friggen quick, intelligent they are that you simply just dont have any time.....they can jump from 0-30 mph so quickly if you even have a few seconds your lucky.......not to mention their speed is over terrain a human would have hard time even runing across
grizzly bears are no joke
Great interview DB
I read an interview with a park ranger, maybe it was in montana, he said if he had the choice he would ban trail runners and trail bikers in grizzly territory. They catch bears off gaurd and have been associated with a lot of bear encounters.
Yes ! TOO MANY BEARS WITH TOO MANY PEOPLE.
Great information. Thank you
Dan, great interview.
That man is very lucky to be alive and have a functional arm and hand.
There are wipes that are very effective at greatly lessening the effects of OC sprays. It's a good idea to carry some, if you're in a scenario where you'll be carrying and potentially using the spray. Depending on wind conditions, and proximity, you'll no doubt frag yourself, so be prepared for that. Always a good idea to carry it with the safety removed, and it's either in your hand, or right up front on your chest. You'll barely have a second to recognize the situation, find and draw it, and aim it, meanwhile, the bear is closing ground at 40mph. And in areas where it's prohibited, it might be a good idea to think about what risk is greater: Getting an unpleasant interaction with a Ranger on a trail, or getting severely injured or past-tensed, by a bear
10mm > bear spray
Oh great, love those statistics, bees, bears and people! Does not really surprise; just something I never thought of before. Thanx for that!
Brilliantly told. Chapeau!
Wow, a very lucky man and he is calm and cool. Be prepared always
I feel bad watching this right after Jeremy Evans's podcast. His story was so crazy , Bob's seem tame. Not taking away at all how serious Bob's attack actually was. Comparing the two shows the importance of keeping the bear spray ON YOU like Bob mentions. Jeremy had it in his pack.
great interview!
Dan great videos on both gun verses bear spray and bear attack interview. Great content keep it up.❤❤❤❤
50 years of hunting moose....we've had 9 moose and 7 deer taken by bear....yes grizzly bear attacks also... But, like Tuco in the movie says..."If you need to shoot SHOOT...don't talk"
July 2017, my daughter & her husband faced off a Grizzly attack in CDA. Her bear spray wouldnt engage, due to a gravel piece block?! As the Bear was busy with her husband first., she tried. As a Momma, i am thankful they BOTH came out of it along with the Grizzly...
This is why I carry a more extensive medkit than most other hikers do.
Great interview and man did he get lucky.
Horrifying Dan! 😮 thx for the information ❤
Great video and now I know where I’ve seen this guy before. I have seen his bear spray videos
Wow~ I'm stubborn and tough that way too LOL you're a scholar and a gentleman
How did you bear spray yourself? Most canisters I see have a removable safety tab that must be removed before it can be actuated.
I was up on a ranch in the Wind River Range in Wyoming last year. A national forest person was surveying and measuring trees in that area. He walked up on a sleeping grizzly and was severely mauled. He did have bear spray and a gun, they were both in his backpack.
I'm not sure where the numbers came from about being attacked by a grizz came from, but I think if you put the number in the perspective of hunters say in Montana vs, attacks you find a significant difference. Great interview and very good pointers on being prepared, thank you.
Great interview! I live between MKE and Chicago....Lake Villa, IL
24:39 I think the statistics are skewed because most people are not recreating where grizzly bears are
Anyone who doesn't take a firearm when going in the woods for anything is food. Never be like this guy always pull out your gun as soon as you see it.
I lived in Alaska for almost ten years and had many run ins with bears and they are very intimidating creatures but i always carried a 44 mag on my hip or a short 18 inch 12 guage in my hands even if bow hunting
Dude had a gun and bear spray but lifted his arms and yelled instead of grabbing his tools, costly mistake
Different in the moment when a grizzly bear pulls up in a instant
I don’t think u listened to him at all when he explained why he didn’t pull it out I would LOVE to see how you woulda handled tht in his situation
Good interview!
Have to see it up close in person to see how fast they are. I was in black berry and polk berry bushes way in the mtns and 2 feet infront of me was like a small eruption. Within a second or 3 that 300 lb black bear took its head out of bees nest cleared 30 to 40 yards down the hillside and same up the other side. Was absolutely amazing. Looked at me then trotted on up and over the other side of the hollow. They're insanely quick. True terror. Never went back empty-handed, not that it could have made a difference.
One must remember that the forest is the bear’s natural habitat, and they hunt for a living. If they decide to hunt you, you aren’t going to get much time, if any to prepare for an attack.
There needs to be a Grizzly season so they relearn there fear of Man.
Really? Maybe a lottery handful of tags. But how many times in the offseason has a whitetail walked right up to you, no "fear" of a human at all? And yet they have been hunted for how long?
@@user-pk5yq6qc5k that is certainly an interesting point.
I live in NH and work at an Ivy league college near the VT border. We have deer all over the place here, but up at the college where they are totally safe ALL the time they will stand 5 feet away from you with absolute no concern all year around.
Yet where I live 45 minutes away the distance of tolerance is much greater.
Hard telling not knowing in regard's to the Griz.
Thank you for the food for thought...
Another point to consider here - and that is, animals being habitiated to humans. In the case of the college campus, lots if humans, lots of deer - constantly - many of our bear problems here in montana, can also arise from habituation - bears being close to people - usually ok, until they are acting like what they are, predators
Just protecting cubs.
Hunted Island Park Idaho and near the Yellowstone border...always packed a big pistol while bow hunting..saw lots of sign but never saw a bear!
I had a run in with a bear and her two cubs! They ran up the drop off on the side of the road the two cubs ran in the road and I braked. I had my two cubs with me! Then up came mama and reared up on her haunches scaring the crap out of me. I was in a 1968 Toyota pickup. Very small truck. I knew if she wanted she could get to us but she didn’t. 🙏🏼 praise God. This was below Balch Park in the Sierras. We were joining my husband and friends. Boy did we have a story to tell 😅
He must have been in a down wind when he tried to spray the bear. And got it on himself.
From where he describes where his holster was, it sounds like he wasn’t prepared for a quick draw and fire. If you had time to raise your hands and yell, Bear! Bear! Then had you been prepared, you would have been able to quick draw and fire. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard of bear attacks when people are hunting and they’re simply not prepared. Most of them say the same thing, I never thought it would happen to me. I can’t stress this enough, if you’re gonna go hunting, then prepare yourself for that possibility.
8:23 he explains accidentally spraying his face with bear spray then at 20:51 he says he thinks his proficiency with bear spray is what stopped the attack.
His friend sprayed the Bear Spray ,the Momma Bear was on his rite side , his friend supposedly saved his life , Now wen at the end , HE did say he was OUT OF BEAR SPRAY , SO WHAT S THE TRUTH , WHICH WAS IT ???
Dam he's lucky,I've seen other bear attack victims and they are messed up!
Here in Montana where I live, Grizzly attacks are becoming very common every year here
I took bear classes in Alaska and during that time , we found out that not all bear spray or a horn works
I've had similar wound from a large dog. She wasn't being serious, it was a warning bite.
Really good video
This guy's partner saved his life
Thank you for your wonderful video on surviving a bear attack!☺️
well,when you enter their home, should not be a surprise this can happen
Great video. Im new to Idaho and camp in ID and Mt and this is a concern. I hike/camp with two dogs (choc lab and Rhodesian Ridgeback) which might help or hurt the situation. As retired LE, I thought pepper spray was bad. I know it sounds dumb but I wanted to see how bear spray compared to OC spray. I sprayed the bear spray in the rear yard and leaned forward to tentatively sniff. Nothing. I stepped forward and WOW. I didnt realize it hung in the air like a curtain. Good to know! I immediately couldnt get any air, it felt like someone was squeezing my lungs, my eyes were slammed shut and panic was setting in. Nasty stuff. I stripped off my clothes and ran to the shower. It took a good rinse to finally get clear. With that experience in mind, Im always mindful of the wind direction, and wargame "what if's" and plan ahead while hiking. If Im moving through brush/heavy forest Im making noise, calling to the dogs and have my spray handy but aware of the wind and may change direction accordingly. The 10mm is Plan B.
It is NOT recommended to hike with dogs in bear country, especially grizzly. They usually will aggravate the bear and then bring it right back to you. I recommend leaving your dogs at home.
Great interview! I hunt elk in bear country every year
well he is an hunter and there is some balance with nature which can hunt him too
great talk, great content. bears are unpredictable and have to be treated with respect. never been charged by a grizzly but had to use bear spray on a few black bears. you try to look ahead, keep your distance and most of all keep your cool.. would i stop biking and trail running cos of bears, no, do is carry bear spray now, yes. it literally saved my life, no joke, it works
His hunting partner is a real one !