Rare grizzly bear attack in Alberta kills couple during backcountry hike

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
  • A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on Friday night, Parks Canada says. A human-wildlife conflict specialist based in Alberta said deadly bear encounters are rare, with only 14 per cent of grizzly bear attacks worldwide leading to fatalities.
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Комментарии • 561

  • @stevetobias9097
    @stevetobias9097 11 месяцев назад +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------ 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +23

      What about a gun?

    • @BlacqueJacqueShellacque_
      @BlacqueJacqueShellacque_ 11 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +24

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

  • @colingee6687
    @colingee6687 11 месяцев назад +68

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

  • @georginamcallum1324
    @georginamcallum1324 11 месяцев назад +23

    And a poor dog that dint ask to hike.

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +7

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

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 11 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад

      So we eat the dog?

    • @hardcoreherbivore4730
      @hardcoreherbivore4730 11 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @wally7856
    @wally7856 11 месяцев назад +72

    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 11 месяцев назад +7

      yes very true.

    • @samirthapa6145
      @samirthapa6145 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +17

      @@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------ 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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

  • @bradleyboschee1505
    @bradleyboschee1505 11 месяцев назад +41

    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 11 месяцев назад +15

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

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 11 месяцев назад +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 !!

    • @user-rp8ri5lc9w
      @user-rp8ri5lc9w 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад

      @@user-rp8ri5lc9w Polar Bear Country Wisdom 101: you don't need to be faster than the bear.

  • @daveydudely9954
    @daveydudely9954 11 месяцев назад +8

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

  • @swerne01
    @swerne01 11 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @ghostfrieza2904
    @ghostfrieza2904 11 месяцев назад +30

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

    • @sockymcblackface7698
      @sockymcblackface7698 11 месяцев назад +9

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

    • @HBTV938
      @HBTV938 11 месяцев назад +11

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

    • @anthonys3631
      @anthonys3631 11 месяцев назад +1

      or carry bear mace spray.

    • @damududell3150-fv7wk
      @damududell3150-fv7wk 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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.

  • @allanpatterson7653
    @allanpatterson7653 11 месяцев назад +47

    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 11 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @SteffanoDucati
      @SteffanoDucati 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @allanpatterson7653
      @allanpatterson7653 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      @@SteffanoDucati Apparently, it was a Border Collie.

  • @livefreeordiehard8898
    @livefreeordiehard8898 11 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @danavirta3316
    @danavirta3316 10 месяцев назад +6

    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.

  • @rottenanimal619
    @rottenanimal619 11 месяцев назад +6

    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 11 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @rottenanimal619
      @rottenanimal619 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@jb-xc4oh You got it.

  • @-danR
    @-danR 11 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @SafferCA
      @SafferCA 11 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @lorismall5465
    @lorismall5465 11 месяцев назад +39

    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. 🇨🇦

    • @user-ex5fx5jj7z
      @user-ex5fx5jj7z 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @lamborghiniperlini1710
      @lamborghiniperlini1710 11 месяцев назад

      @@user-ex5fx5jj7zok bot

    • @user-ex5fx5jj7z
      @user-ex5fx5jj7z 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @user-ev5zg5zi1h
    @user-ev5zg5zi1h 11 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @TheOverproof151
    @TheOverproof151 11 месяцев назад +11

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

  • @zacharysmith6662
    @zacharysmith6662 11 месяцев назад +2

    Don't hike the Rockies without a really big GUN

  • @mikeloughnane5436
    @mikeloughnane5436 11 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 11 месяцев назад

      Or a 3" Berrneke Bear Slug Round !!

  • @GOES211
    @GOES211 11 месяцев назад +3

    Poor Dog :(

  • @livefreeordiehard8898
    @livefreeordiehard8898 11 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @gaetanlizotte1957
    @gaetanlizotte1957 11 месяцев назад +27

    BEAR ARE DANGEROUS AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR, PERIOD

    • @theodoreturner5567
      @theodoreturner5567 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад

      exactly@@GVH1305

  • @flailmail7069
    @flailmail7069 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад +25

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

    • @dezman2003
      @dezman2003 11 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @benliv3009
      @benliv3009 11 месяцев назад +5

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

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @kellismith4329
    @kellismith4329 11 месяцев назад +19

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

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 11 месяцев назад

      Or carry a gun if you are in the US.

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @farmatronica
      @farmatronica 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @MrLew1965
      @MrLew1965 11 месяцев назад

      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

  • @wadeburge7144
    @wadeburge7144 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @whitewater1250
    @whitewater1250 11 месяцев назад +8

    Defund the cbc

  • @castlerock58
    @castlerock58 11 месяцев назад +15

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

    • @IBMikmaq
      @IBMikmaq 11 месяцев назад

      Or at least trip them

    • @IBMikmaq
      @IBMikmaq 11 месяцев назад +1

      This comment killed me hahah

    • @ottergirl6973
      @ottergirl6973 11 месяцев назад

      🤣🤣😂😉😂🤣

  • @dc-wp8oc
    @dc-wp8oc 11 месяцев назад +1

    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?

  • @skionen1781
    @skionen1781 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @mariajordan3650
    @mariajordan3650 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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.

  • @cutterslade1707
    @cutterslade1707 11 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @jaywilson4520
    @jaywilson4520 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @johnsmith7345
      @johnsmith7345 11 месяцев назад +1

      America's answer to everything bring a gun

  • @ChristoPavic-ql5it
    @ChristoPavic-ql5it 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @lancevangen6485
      @lancevangen6485 11 месяцев назад

      Hide in your house then.

    • @FeldwebelWolfenstool
      @FeldwebelWolfenstool 11 месяцев назад

      Good idea.

    • @bradleyboschee1505
      @bradleyboschee1505 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @ChristoPavic-ql5it
      @ChristoPavic-ql5it 11 месяцев назад +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

  • @DogsLife12
    @DogsLife12 11 месяцев назад +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'.

  • @lance4337
    @lance4337 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @austinpayne8406
      @austinpayne8406 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад

      We will assume you mean "defence"

  • @Claudia-up6hr
    @Claudia-up6hr 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +1

      Carry a large calibre rifle

    • @p.turtle2085
      @p.turtle2085 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @austinpayne8406
      @austinpayne8406 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @moose6144
    @moose6144 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @moose6144
      @moose6144 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @capt.sparrow34
    @capt.sparrow34 9 месяцев назад +1

    Going into bear country without a gun. Dumb.

  • @ADobbin1
    @ADobbin1 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад

      Lol scared much

    • @ADobbin1
      @ADobbin1 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @beewell1600
    @beewell1600 Месяц назад

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

  • @sevensixtwo5704
    @sevensixtwo5704 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @rottenanimal619
    @rottenanimal619 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @rottenanimal619
      @rottenanimal619 11 месяцев назад +5

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      ​@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 11 месяцев назад

      @@Cobbster420 Never been there.

  • @Howdydoody-pw2ss
    @Howdydoody-pw2ss 8 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @SMajid2138
    @SMajid2138 11 месяцев назад +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.

  • @الأمةالمغربيةالشريفة
    @الأمةالمغربيةالشريفة 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @Claudia-up6hr
      @Claudia-up6hr 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @mauricenault4837
    @mauricenault4837 11 месяцев назад +7

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

    • @dsab381
      @dsab381 11 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @mauricenault4837
      @mauricenault4837 11 месяцев назад

      @@dsab381 wrong again

    • @dsab381
      @dsab381 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @dsab381
      @dsab381 11 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @tombillard5264
    @tombillard5264 11 месяцев назад +2

    another reason we need to be able to carry a gun

  • @iron___
    @iron___ 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +5

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@cephalotus1013 keep telling yourself that

    • @johnbookjans5884
      @johnbookjans5884 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @tylertran93nsx
    @tylertran93nsx 11 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад +3

      So pretty much no camping anywhere in Canada?

  • @lukelee3
    @lukelee3 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Skystone123
    @Skystone123 11 месяцев назад +4

    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 6 дней назад

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

  • @ElenaKomleva
    @ElenaKomleva 11 месяцев назад +3

    Did the bear eat the couple then?

    • @IBMikmaq
      @IBMikmaq 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      the bear didn't eat them, just murdered them

  • @ryanesau8147
    @ryanesau8147 11 месяцев назад +1

    Rule one about grizzly country, carry a magnum rifle

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @anthonys6100
    @anthonys6100 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yep, a good ol Glock 20 does the trick.

    • @SafferCA
      @SafferCA 11 месяцев назад

      Reference that statistic.

    • @atlas3556
      @atlas3556 6 месяцев назад

      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 6 месяцев назад

      @@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.

  • @joec4014
    @joec4014 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @joec4014
      @joec4014 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@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 11 месяцев назад

      ​​@@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....

  • @robertmiles1603
    @robertmiles1603 11 месяцев назад

    It's not really unusual. Bears eat meat. Humans are made of meat. You do the math. Don't act so shocked.

  • @os2958
    @os2958 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @randallgoeswhere
    @randallgoeswhere 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @wendellmadfinger2358
    @wendellmadfinger2358 11 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @eldiablo2044
    @eldiablo2044 3 месяца назад

    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

  • @clowtears1898
    @clowtears1898 11 месяцев назад +1

    Dog? Should've brought a cat

  • @MrBuddy-r8w
    @MrBuddy-r8w 11 месяцев назад +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.

  • @Tayerful
    @Tayerful 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @KLG777
    @KLG777 11 месяцев назад +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------ 11 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @zxrcanada
    @zxrcanada 11 месяцев назад +13

    poor bear got killed on his own lawn

  • @elianapatsouras308
    @elianapatsouras308 11 месяцев назад

    The cbc is not aware of international politics.

  • @emmyo6678
    @emmyo6678 11 месяцев назад +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.

    • @pqdung1
      @pqdung1 11 месяцев назад

      Exactly!

  • @sherrillnolastname221
    @sherrillnolastname221 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 11 месяцев назад

      Or go armed.

    • @sherrillnolastname221
      @sherrillnolastname221 11 месяцев назад

      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

  • @masonnabeta9439
    @masonnabeta9439 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @alexisgordon2759
    @alexisgordon2759 11 месяцев назад +1

    Get off their turf!

  • @hazelritchie7785
    @hazelritchie7785 11 месяцев назад

    Stay away from national parks when bears are about to hibernate

  • @ssss-kg7wz
    @ssss-kg7wz 11 месяцев назад +5

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

    • @CaliSteve169
      @CaliSteve169 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @johnbookjans5884
      @johnbookjans5884 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @denniscliff2071
    @denniscliff2071 11 месяцев назад

    "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.

  • @Seektruth-59
    @Seektruth-59 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @Seektruth-59
      @Seektruth-59 11 месяцев назад

      @@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.

  • @GlennGoryl
    @GlennGoryl 11 месяцев назад

    If they would have had a bear-appropriate gun, they would still be alive today. Bear spray kills humans.

  • @northernsamba7388
    @northernsamba7388 9 месяцев назад

    “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.

  • @TheDAT573
    @TheDAT573 11 месяцев назад

    Rare or not, the bear killed those people.

  • @lex-2006
    @lex-2006 11 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @kevinjoseph517
    @kevinjoseph517 11 месяцев назад

    ground rule--outrun your friend[s]. you will be safe.

  • @Slam-
    @Slam- 11 месяцев назад +1

    If only they had a gun

  • @John-r6l
    @John-r6l 11 месяцев назад +1

    Oso Pardo despues Parque Nacional Banff, toda las osas más ahora.

  • @lindaanne5757
    @lindaanne5757 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @Skystone123
      @Skystone123 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      @@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 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @steverobinson1353
    @steverobinson1353 11 месяцев назад

    And?

  • @King_of_Sofa
    @King_of_Sofa 11 месяцев назад +2

    don't go into unrestricted pvp zones unless you're ready and willing to engage in pvp

  • @Ryder382
    @Ryder382 10 месяцев назад

    Happens more then rare still missing people

  • @jerroldbates355
    @jerroldbates355 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @llewylnmoss
    @llewylnmoss 11 месяцев назад +1

    Going out there without a shotgun is dumb as hell

  • @556m4
    @556m4 11 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @user-rp8ri5lc9w
    @user-rp8ri5lc9w 11 месяцев назад

    "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 11 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @charlesporter1148
    @charlesporter1148 11 месяцев назад +2

    People are obsessed with dogs....theyre also obsessed with not training their dogs and letting them be barking disruptors everywhere....maybe the bear got annoyed with the gd dog and acted like a bear...

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 11 месяцев назад

      Agreed, but properly deployed a few bait dogs can be lifesavers, like in alligator country. These 2 sound like they might have been puppy simps. If they had thrown the dog out of the tent and run for it they might have made it.

  • @daviddeserano9192
    @daviddeserano9192 4 месяца назад

    There she was in the woods with a man AND a bear. Too bad the man was there, right?

  • @mariajordan3650
    @mariajordan3650 11 месяцев назад

    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!

  • @MrWildwilly48
    @MrWildwilly48 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @loulou007eddie2
    @loulou007eddie2 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад

      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 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @cephalotus1013
      @cephalotus1013 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @loulou007eddie2
      @loulou007eddie2 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @mariajordan3650
    @mariajordan3650 11 месяцев назад +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 11 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @PhillyPlumbDad
    @PhillyPlumbDad 7 месяцев назад

    If you go in bear country with out a solid firearm to defend from those beast, than you knew what you signed up for

  • @winkdinkerson7190
    @winkdinkerson7190 11 месяцев назад +1

    No one should be back packing in Canada’s national Parks at this time of year.

  • @toppaypositionacademy4658
    @toppaypositionacademy4658 11 месяцев назад +1

    Why nothing about the dogs wellbeing?

    • @p.turtle2085
      @p.turtle2085 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 11 месяцев назад

      I think it was found to be delicious.

    • @toppaypositionacademy4658
      @toppaypositionacademy4658 11 месяцев назад

      @@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 11 месяцев назад

      @@vangroover1903 😂