A notorious site, that, for grizzly attack. I scrolled down through the comments to see if you mentioned the location. Was going to ask if you were near Swiftcurrent Pass, because the terrain and vegetation made me think of that location. From Swiftcurrent Peak, I spotted a grizzly that was following along behind a group of hikers who had recently left the trail intersection area at the pass. They were unaware of the bear's presence as they traveled down to the east. At that distance, which suited me just fine 😁, I could not tell even with binoculars, if the bear was a grizzly or a black. However, I radioed a backcountry patrol ranger stationed next to the Granite Chalet location, and he hiked fast enough to catch sight of the bear before it diverted from the trail farther down the mountain. All these years later, I can still hear him in my memory radioing back to say "It is a grizzly; and it's a big one!" I remained anxious for those hikers until the ranger said he found were the bear had left the trail. I worked on the special projects crew affecting historical preservation work on backcountry structures in Glacier during the 1999 season. My foreman, Jack, when packing materials and supplies into one of the projects (Scalplock Fire Lookout) had to abort his task on one occasion in order to attend to three tourists who had just been mauled by a sow grizzly on the trail ahead of him. Jack suspected that the tourists had crowded the bear too closely while getting their snapshots 🤣! The scars they obtained probably left a more lasting impression than the photos anyhow.
Since some people on here are saying the poster should have yelled and thrown rocks, that is literally the OPPOSITE of what the National Park Service says to do in this situation: "Continue to talk to the bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack. Never imitate bear sounds or make a high-pitched squeal" And if the grizzly bear did attack, YOU PLAY DEAD. "If you are attacked by a brown/grizzly bear, leave your pack on and PLAY DEAD. Lay flat on your stomach with your hands clasped behind your neck. Spread your legs to make it harder for the bear to turn you over. Remain still until the bear leaves the area. Fighting back usually increases the intensity of such attacks. However, if the attack persists, fight back vigorously. Use whatever you have at hand to hit the bear in the face." Listen to people who make their living studying these animals. Not idiot RUclips commentors.
“A sudden movement may trigger an attack”. When this guy walked up and grabbed his pack the bears took off running because their fight or flight response kicked in due to the somewhat sudden movement imo. That’s something I think I would have tried to refrain from haha
"If you are attacked by a bear ... play dead ... however if the attack persists, fight back" - this seems like conflicting advice. Where would you even draw that line in the moment? Play dead, but then just kidding also fight back?
They can run 35 mph. That's why you start discharging the bear spray when they're at 60 feet, even though it only sprays 30-40 feet. They'll be in the cloud in .2 seconds.
i camped there in august. no bears but some other campers were pretty flippant about washing food prep gear and dumping a lot of food filled grey water near by. i wish the rangers would discourage this somehow.
@@jamesmock2109 They look like yearlings, maybe just booted out by mom because bears don't travel in pairs unless related and I don't see a protective mom around/
For those of use who have yet to encounter a grizzly out on the trail, it's very helpful to see other people's encounters, and how they handle them. Thanks for posting it!
@@JimBobson-r4y The US National Park Service's advice: Talk to the grizzly bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack. Random RUclips Commentor: What do those dumb-dumbs who spent their entire lives studying these animals know! Do the opposite! Anyway, don't listen to this person.
How they handled them? Are you kidding? they didn't handle those bears at all, the bears decided it wasn't worth their time. You don't "handle" grizzlies, you get the F out of there.
And that folks, is an example of how fast a grizzly can move. I was a forestry researcher, travelled all over. I camped quite a bit in grizzly country but never had such a close encounter. I did almost step on a sleeping black bear in thick alder on Haida Gwaii though! That fella exploded out of there like a rocket, if I had been a target, I wouldn't be around to type this.
I seemed they took a long time to ready their bear spray. Those bears could have closed the distance faster than they could unholstered the bear spray.
When was 7 I was with family in mammoth lakes California. A black brown bear ran through the busy campground/lake and ran right past me. So close he could have had me for lunch.
Certified arm chair advice giver here: One thing I would have done differently and I’m conscious of when in the woods, is keep my pack on - especially with grizzlies who will usually attack to neutralize, rather than attack to consume. The pack can be the thing that gets torn to shreds vs your spine.
I wear my pack with intention to cover my neck in mountain lion territory as well. Rare an attack happens but when they do, probably not going to see it coming and they typically go right for the back of the neck. A pack riding high up the neck can be a life saver. As for bears, I think these guys did well just staying calm and speaking in low voices. Last thing you want to do is run or do anything else to get them excited and nervous.
They look so fluffy 🐻🐻 But from what i see he was not only curious but looking if this guys could be a nice meal probably. But damn, they are fast as a train.
I don’t know how anyone could get a good night’s sleep while camping in areas with grizzly bears. I’d be afraid every time I heard the slightest sound.
Normally, I agree with you. However this time of year and early spring, their level of satisfying their hunger is at another level. I recommend you "pepper" your optimism with a good dose of caution :-) @@chobby1830
Perhaps I missed something, but it seemed you took a long time to get your bear spray ready to shoot. Bears can close a distance like that faster than you can pull your spray canister from its holster.
Nice job. Nobody got hurt, you saved your pepper spray for a much more dangerous encounter should it have arisen, and the bears didn't get rewarded from a human interaction.
I was trying to decide whether to go to Montana in September and go to Glacier, or go in December or January and go skiing and snowmobiling. I think I'll go in Winter.
I was in back country in Sequoia, hiked deep in and set up my tent by a lake. There was no one around. At night while sleeping I was awakened by the sound of foot steps around my tent, heavy pounding foot steps with huffing and puffing. The creature circled my tent a couple times while I lay still in fear. Things went quiet and I fell back asleep. The next morning I carefully exited my tent and found small chipmunk foot prints all around my tent. It was terrifying.
❤ one year I was waiting at the trailhead right there at the Swift Current Lodge Restaurant half dozing off half reading waiting for my two sisters to come from their hike up the trail😮 I'm in it later a grizzly bear walks out of the woods and straight up the trail they were coming down from😂 I thought to myself oh boy and I know they were going to be coming face-to-face because it was almost the exact time we were supposed to meet up😮 I got out of the car stood there and I heard their voices I heard them calling out to the bear😂 and I thought oh crap😂 what if they turn the bear around back towards me😂 thankfully it went off to the side in a couple of minutes later with dirty panties😂 they arrived safely at the trailhead😂 to those of you that live in the Northwest keep an eye out for their Advocate author Doug peacock who spent many years as a fire lookout in Glacier❤ he's written a new book and he's bopping around Montana Idaho and Wyoming so check your local bookstores for when he may come to visit
Very cool seeing nature like this. I was in Missouri a few weeks ago camping solo and I took a dip in the river facing south. I get out and start drying off to go back to my tent. Turn around to the north and see a herd of 5 wild horses standing in the river i was just in.
That's the same campground where Julie Helgeson was killed during an attack in 1967. Read the book Night of the Grizzlies. You did a great job handling those bears!
Handling them? It’s just luck their life’s did not end. I am an avid backpacker but if I am in grizzly county I am bringing more than bear spray and even then it’s a crap shot.
Amazing…if nerve wracking encounter! Looks like a couple of subadult siblings…probably just got the boot from mom and trying to find their own territory. These kinds of experiences, and even just the possibility of them, are what make Montana uniquely wild. And yes, they are not risk-free experiences, and that is part of what we love about this place. Thanks for the great clip.
It's not really unique. Grizzlies used to live all across the west right to the Mississippi River and quite far south. It's just that we have killed most of them off, like most species. It's unique that we DIDN'T kill the ones in the north, but that's likely just because they couldn't profit off of the region enough to ruin it more.
wow!....your calm demeanor was amazing!....I had a black bear encounter in the Green Swamp in Florida in the middle of the night it was circling me in the saw palmettos surrounding my tent it was a moonless night and I could hear it growling I crawled out of the tent threw some dry saw palmettos on the fire to stoke it and banged on the fire ring as it circled me stood up on 2 legs a few times and clucked it's jaws, I started singing Led Zeppelin's Immigrant song and after awhile it went away when it left I hiked back to my truck to spend the night there..needless to say I always carry bear spray now.
Big animals! You could hear them thundering off when he grabbed his pack. Raw power! Way to stay calm and collected. I prolly would've needed to change my drawers! 😆
Those are two siblings, probably just leaving their mother in their second year, you're probably their first human beings they've seen and therefore are staying a safe distance from their education. The defense method is generally staying clear but talking to alert them of danger, I'm confident you had returned safely. Bear attacks are increasing because our world is changing, they are affected more!
I’m from the Midwest. When I went camping in Montana I first thought it was strange that so many people brought rifles or high powered pistols with them. Not anymore.
These guys luckily escaped as the one gentleman told him not to grab the backpack, but in doing so it scared away the bears. If he hadn’t grabbed the pack who knows what might have happened.
bear would have approached pack, smell food, take pack. He should have grabbed pack one minute earlier as soon as he saw bears, but as most he thought filming was more important. Duh move filming first.
@@martinginsburg7222 Exactly. I'm no Grizzly expert but I am quite confused by the comments stating he did a great job. They saw the bears well in advance yet instead, left their gear on the ground and filmed the encounter for 90 seconds. Then when the bears got DANGEROUSLY close, they crouched over and walked forward. Pretty sure that is the exact opposite of how to handle this situation, but what do I know? lol. They did stay nice and calm, but that's about the only thing I saw that was done correctly.
@@173jaSon371 It's not the opposite. It turns out you do not know how to act. You and Martin are thinking of black bear behavior, and how to properly defend against those. These are not black bears, in Glacier. It's all about watching behavior, not freaking out like in the movies. These guys did fine.
@@JimBobson-r4y You're literally giving the opposite of the National Park Service's advice for how to handle this situation: "Continue to talk to the bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack. Never imitate bear sounds or make a high-pitched squeal" Should people listen to the National Park Service, or a commentor with a default RUclips username?
I am giving advice on how I have handled the same situation, with a park ranger, whom threw rocks at the same situation and YELLED. I know you are not a wilderness person, you a a RUclips person.@@MrAtom55
@@JimBobson-r4y That is exactly what bear experts say NOT TO DO after encountering a GRIZZLY. Talk in a calm and steady voice while slowly moving away.
In my opinion they react kind of how a shark would... The first they bump to see what happens and then the second time is the big one where they make an aggressive move. a bite or a nibble
A couple and their dog were recently killed and eaten in jasper or Banff backcountry, it's honestly not surprising. The number of grizzlies is the highest its been in a hundred years. Wildlife management will likely step in and allow more hunting in a few years I'm sure
Couple of sub adults that are probably just establishing themselves after being pushed out by the sow. Lucky momma wasn’t there as she wouldn’t tolerate people that close to her cubs. Sub adults can be very unpredictable and hence problem bears. The fact the one bear approached and was trying to determine if there was a food source is not a good omen going forward.
Was stalked by a large bear in glacier on the trail to Elizabeth and Helen lake . The day the trail reopened due to aggressive griz encounters.. thing came down from way up on the scree slide down straight to is 1,000ft below it.
I’ve been tent camping outside glacier on the west side of the reservoir the last week. I could hear something walking around my tent on three different nights. Found a giant grizzly print in the mud about 200 yards away from my tent. Idk if I was supposed to that casual about it but I never had an encounter luckily
I know the odds are low that anyone would have a serious encounter with a grizzly, but this video is a perfect example of why I don't ever want to camp in grizzly country, let alone backpack! I don't think I would ever be able to relax and enjoy the beauty of where I'm at, unfortunately. Man, that was so scary to watch! But what a relief when the pack scared them away.
All things considered, we partake in much riskier activities on a daily basis. Driving a car or using an elevator. Just use common sense, like storing your food in a bear proof container, travel with a buddy or in a group, carry bear spray, and read up on what to do in an encounter.
I live 100 miles from glacier and have spent a lot of time in both glacier and yellowstone - it's VERY noticeable how many more grizz/brown are inside the parks. Makes you wonder how many are getting shot outside the park since i never see them in the national forest land. I know some must be there but it's much less.
Wow. That must have been a rush. I've only encountered black bear in the wild and their size made me recognize my position on the food chain. Must be terrifying to face off with a grizzly. Based on other videos, I'm truly shocked at their sprint acceleration and speed. They can cover that distance in the blink of an eye.
Was this the morning of September 12th by any chance? I think my friend James and I shared the camp with you and your dad the night before. We’re pretty sure these are the same two bears we ran into on the Highline about a half mile from camp at around 6:30 that morning. We were pretty spooked bumping into them on trail, glad to see you guys were able to handle the situation well and stay safe!
@@jhemnes1I agree it was a little to late should’ve put his pack on right away. I’m assuming if there is an attack you want your pack on and hopefully your able to stay stomach down with the bear attacking your pack
I wonder if the end of the sentence at the end of the video went like this: "we should... probably leave, go back to our car, then go home and sleep in our house."
Oh fu...Remarkable how stable the camera was...my camera would have been bobbing up and down rapidly at about 20 MPH to the south...BTW, I hike, but I don't hike in grizzly country.
The guys handled the situation very well without shouting or anything but looking how fast the bear sprinted I think I'd just leave my backpack where it was and not attempt to retrieve it 😂
I wouldn't have even let them get that close,I carry a gun all the time when I'm out there,I would have fired a warning shot, and if that didn't work I would have sprayed my bear spray towards them before they got that close
We were at the Granite Park backcountry campground just off the highline trail!
A notorious site, that, for grizzly attack. I scrolled down through the comments to see if you mentioned the location. Was going to ask if you were near Swiftcurrent Pass, because the terrain and vegetation made me think of that location. From Swiftcurrent Peak, I spotted a grizzly that was following along behind a group of hikers who had recently left the trail intersection area at the pass. They were unaware of the bear's presence as they traveled down to the east. At that distance, which suited me just fine 😁, I could not tell even with binoculars, if the bear was a grizzly or a black. However, I radioed a backcountry patrol ranger stationed next to the Granite Chalet location, and he hiked fast enough to catch sight of the bear before it diverted from the trail farther down the mountain. All these years later, I can still hear him in my memory radioing back to say "It is a grizzly; and it's a big one!" I remained anxious for those hikers until the ranger said he found were the bear had left the trail.
I worked on the special projects crew affecting historical preservation work on backcountry structures in Glacier during the 1999 season. My foreman, Jack, when packing materials and supplies into one of the projects (Scalplock Fire Lookout) had to abort his task on one occasion in order to attend to three tourists who had just been mauled by a sow grizzly on the trail ahead of him. Jack suspected that the tourists had crowded the bear too closely while getting their snapshots 🤣! The scars they obtained probably left a more lasting impression than the photos anyhow.
@user-dy5ue2tb6u I would postulate that the not-intimidated demeanor of the hikers played a bigger role in the young Grizzlies' departure.
Saw a grizzly there myself years ago.
Appeared to be young subadults, probably siblings. Luckily !
Guess what? There are bears up there, everywhere!
Since some people on here are saying the poster should have yelled and thrown rocks, that is literally the OPPOSITE of what the National Park Service says to do in this situation:
"Continue to talk to the bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack. Never imitate bear sounds or make a high-pitched squeal"
And if the grizzly bear did attack, YOU PLAY DEAD.
"If you are attacked by a brown/grizzly bear, leave your pack on and PLAY DEAD. Lay flat on your stomach with your hands clasped behind your neck. Spread your legs to make it harder for the bear to turn you over. Remain still until the bear leaves the area. Fighting back usually increases the intensity of such attacks. However, if the attack persists, fight back vigorously. Use whatever you have at hand to hit the bear in the face."
Listen to people who make their living studying these animals. Not idiot RUclips commentors.
Yes, black bears you can make noise and scare them off... but not grizzlies😬that could be detrimental, unless you get lucky!
“A sudden movement may trigger an attack”. When this guy walked up and grabbed his pack the bears took off running because their fight or flight response kicked in due to the somewhat sudden movement imo. That’s something I think I would have tried to refrain from haha
Well said.
They handled it perfectly.
"If you are attacked by a bear ... play dead ... however if the attack persists, fight back" - this seems like conflicting advice. Where would you even draw that line in the moment? Play dead, but then just kidding also fight back?
It's easy to see how fast a bear can close the distance on you before you even have a chance to spray or fire. Did you see that sprint?!
They can run 35 mph. That's why you start discharging the bear spray when they're at 60 feet, even though it only sprays 30-40 feet. They'll be in the cloud in .2 seconds.
Ya I saw 👀 that EXTRA gear they had sprinting off at the end. Imagine it coming the other way at you 😮
@@MomentswithDaviddon’t,
I just started prairie dogging just thinking I out that 🥴
No one is out running a bear. They are incredibly quick, especially considering the unevenness of the terrain
I did. They're idiots.
i camped there in august. no bears but some other campers were pretty flippant about washing food prep gear and dumping a lot of food filled grey water near by. i wish the rangers would discourage this somehow.
I live in NW Montana, not far from Glacier NP. Beautiful area. And those little fur balls can MOOOOOOOVE.
How old do you think they were
@@jamesmock2109 They look like yearlings, maybe just booted out by mom because bears don't travel in pairs unless related and I don't see a protective mom around/
@@josephshields2922 They Look Dangerous I Wouldn't Camp There I Don't Trust Them They Might Attack In The Middle Of The Night
For those of use who have yet to encounter a grizzly out on the trail, it's very helpful to see other people's encounters, and how they handle them. Thanks for posting it!
Yeah, but my encounter, I YELL and throw Rocks. works every time in 2 seconds flat, there is NO time to record them. this is ridiculous.
@@JimBobson-r4y The US National Park Service's advice: Talk to the grizzly bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack.
Random RUclips Commentor: What do those dumb-dumbs who spent their entire lives studying these animals know! Do the opposite!
Anyway, don't listen to this person.
They handled it terribly they should have scared them away immediately they got lucky that's all
for sure - the sudden action of reaching towards a backpack that bears determine it could contain a nuclear weapon worked like a charm!!
How they handled them? Are you kidding? they didn't handle those bears at all, the bears decided it wasn't worth their time. You don't "handle" grizzlies, you get the F out of there.
I live by glacier, it’s the bears that pop out of nowhere and charge you in 2 seconds to worry about, not ones like this
And that folks, is an example of how fast a grizzly can move. I was a forestry researcher, travelled all over. I camped quite a bit in grizzly country but never had such a close encounter. I did almost step on a sleeping black bear in thick alder on Haida Gwaii though! That fella exploded out of there like a rocket, if I had been a target, I wouldn't be around to type this.
LOL
I seemed they took a long time to ready their bear spray. Those bears could have closed the distance faster than they could unholstered the bear spray.
When was 7 I was with family in mammoth lakes California. A black brown bear ran through the busy campground/lake and ran right past me. So close he could have had me for lunch.
Certified arm chair advice giver here: One thing I would have done differently and I’m conscious of when in the woods, is keep my pack on - especially with grizzlies who will usually attack to neutralize, rather than attack to consume. The pack can be the thing that gets torn to shreds vs your spine.
I wear my pack with intention to cover my neck in mountain lion territory as well. Rare an attack happens but when they do, probably not going to see it coming and they typically go right for the back of the neck. A pack riding high up the neck can be a life saver. As for bears, I think these guys did well just staying calm and speaking in low voices. Last thing you want to do is run or do anything else to get them excited and nervous.
Silly advice. Really silly.
Amazing that something being that cute can, at the same time, be utterly terrifying.
They look so fluffy 🐻🐻 But from what i see he was not only curious but looking if this guys could be a nice meal probably. But damn, they are fast as a train.
Sincere question: wouldn't it be better to put on your backpack first rather than enjoying the moment with your camera? On the safety first principle.
This is the bear's channel. They submitted the video. The hikers didn't notice the two coming from the other direction.
They say it’s good to not hike alone because a bear’s more likely to attack one person than multiple…but it seems here the bears got the same memo
I don’t know how anyone could get a good night’s sleep while camping in areas with grizzly bears. I’d be afraid every time I heard the slightest sound.
It can be scary thinking about only that tent wall being between you and whatever is out there.
Electric fence, with 440 volts,,lol and a cannon for a gun
Attacks are extremely rare. Bears are curious sometimes but often indifferent and even afraid of humans.
Unfortunately not that rare. There have been 8 charged hunters/hikers in the past month up by Island Park/Lake Hebgen area. @@chobby1830
Normally, I agree with you. However this time of year and early spring, their level of satisfying their hunger is at another level. I recommend you "pepper" your optimism with a good dose of caution :-) @@chobby1830
Props on staying calm, I’m sure your heart was about to explode. Very cool experience
The bear just realized he didn't bring his people spray.
hahahahhaha
😂
This is one of my worst fears in the backcountry. Great job staying calm. 🤙🏼
Because your a flatlander 😂
@@johnhollander9022 really dude? they literally eat people. Mr MoUnTaIn LaNdErP.
@@Wild_Maryland ever been near one?
@@johnhollander9022Because “you’re” … not “your”. 😎
@@GamerplayerWTtell that to the bear.
I wonder how some fire crackers would affect the bears?
My mom and I were just chatting this morning about this exact thing. We just don't understand the pull to roam where a bear can eat you.
Perhaps I missed something, but it seemed you took a long time to get your bear spray ready to shoot. Bears can close a distance like that faster than you can pull your spray canister from its holster.
they could have very easily grab their packs and backed. but they chose to just wait there? idk not a great example of what to do.
Very calm and polite
Grizbait 😂😂
Lucky 🤞🤞
Nice job. Nobody got hurt, you saved your pepper spray for a much more dangerous encounter should it have arisen, and the bears didn't get rewarded from a human interaction.
I was trying to decide whether to go to Montana in September and go to Glacier, or go in December or January and go skiing and snowmobiling. I think I'll go in Winter.
"I think I'm pretty good to get a move' on sooner than later......LIKE RIGHT NOW!!!" Seriously great job staying calm and having at least spray ready.
I was in back country in Sequoia, hiked deep in and set up my tent by a lake. There was no one around. At night while sleeping I was awakened by the sound of foot steps around my tent, heavy pounding foot steps with huffing and puffing. The creature circled my tent a couple times while I lay still in fear. Things went quiet and I fell back asleep. The next morning I carefully exited my tent and found small chipmunk foot prints all around my tent. It was terrifying.
❤ one year I was waiting at the trailhead right there at the Swift Current Lodge Restaurant half dozing off half reading waiting for my two sisters to come from their hike up the trail😮 I'm in it later a grizzly bear walks out of the woods and straight up the trail they were coming down from😂 I thought to myself oh boy and I know they were going to be coming face-to-face because it was almost the exact time we were supposed to meet up😮 I got out of the car stood there and I heard their voices I heard them calling out to the bear😂 and I thought oh crap😂 what if they turn the bear around back towards me😂 thankfully it went off to the side in a couple of minutes later with dirty panties😂 they arrived safely at the trailhead😂 to those of you that live in the Northwest keep an eye out for their Advocate author Doug peacock who spent many years as a fire lookout in Glacier❤ he's written a new book and he's bopping around Montana Idaho and Wyoming so check your local bookstores for when he may come to visit
Thanks for sharing! Glad the bears were not antagonistic! Good to see the bear spray at the ready...
Very cool seeing nature like this. I was in Missouri a few weeks ago camping solo and I took a dip in the river facing south. I get out and start drying off to go back to my tent. Turn around to the north and see a herd of 5 wild horses standing in the river i was just in.
"Hey bears, we're good," good to eat....
That's the same campground where Julie Helgeson was killed during an attack in 1967. Read the book Night of the Grizzlies. You did a great job handling those bears!
Wasn't she near a chalet where other people in her party were sleeping?
Oh ya you "handled" them 🤣
The OP says they were at the Granite Park backcountry campground, which is near Granite Park chalet @@jodybogdanovich4333
lol@@frankfitz3421
Handling them? It’s just luck their life’s did not end. I am an avid backpacker but if I am in grizzly county I am bringing more than bear spray and even then it’s a crap shot.
They straight skedaddled
Amazing…if nerve wracking encounter! Looks like a couple of subadult siblings…probably just got the boot from mom and trying to find their own territory. These kinds of experiences, and even just the possibility of them, are what make Montana uniquely wild. And yes, they are not risk-free experiences, and that is part of what we love about this place. Thanks for the great clip.
Yeah you’re so right, that was explosive movement.
It's not really unique. Grizzlies used to live all across the west right to the Mississippi River and quite far south. It's just that we have killed most of them off, like most species. It's unique that we DIDN'T kill the ones in the north, but that's likely just because they couldn't profit off of the region enough to ruin it more.
Subadult siblings is exactly how I’d describe the filmers here
And that's the last time we saw Tim...
I think that “no hiking” sign is there for a reason
Just found your channel and subscribed. I love your videos. Thank you for sharing.
wow!....your calm demeanor was amazing!....I had a black bear encounter in the Green Swamp in Florida in the middle of the night it was circling me in the saw palmettos surrounding my tent it was a moonless night and I could hear it growling I crawled out of the tent threw some dry saw palmettos on the fire to stoke it and banged on the fire ring as it circled me stood up on 2 legs a few times and clucked it's jaws, I started singing Led Zeppelin's Immigrant song and after awhile it went away when it left I hiked back to my truck to spend the night there..needless to say I always carry bear spray now.
Bear spray useless to grizzly
He prolly couldn’t tolerate your singing.
you need to carry bear spray AND a 10mm.
@@carreraf7not always
Excellent strategy. It’s a well known fact that bears do NOT like Led Zeppelin.
Big animals! You could hear them thundering off when he grabbed his pack. Raw power! Way to stay calm and collected. I prolly would've needed to change my drawers! 😆
Those are two siblings, probably just leaving their mother in their second year, you're probably their first human beings they've seen and therefore are staying a safe distance from their education. The defense method is generally staying clear but talking to alert them of danger, I'm confident you had returned safely. Bear attacks are increasing because our world is changing, they are affected more!
Thought they looked young. Was hoping the mama bear wasn’t hanging out in the forest.
I’m from the Midwest. When I went camping in Montana I first thought it was strange that so many people brought rifles or high powered pistols with them. Not anymore.
yeah that Yellowstone show is overly-popular, and monkey see monkey do..
These guys luckily escaped as the one gentleman told him not to grab the backpack, but in doing so it scared away the bears. If he hadn’t grabbed the pack who knows what might have happened.
bear would have approached pack, smell food, take pack. He should have grabbed pack one minute earlier as soon as he saw bears, but as most he thought filming was more important. Duh move filming first.
@@martinginsburg7222 Exactly. I'm no Grizzly expert but I am quite confused by the comments stating he did a great job. They saw the bears well in advance yet instead, left their gear on the ground and filmed the encounter for 90 seconds. Then when the bears got DANGEROUSLY close, they crouched over and walked forward.
Pretty sure that is the exact opposite of how to handle this situation, but what do I know? lol. They did stay nice and calm, but that's about the only thing I saw that was done correctly.
@@173jaSon371 It's not the opposite. It turns out you do not know how to act. You and Martin are thinking of black bear behavior, and how to properly defend against those. These are not black bears, in Glacier. It's all about watching behavior, not freaking out like in the movies. These guys did fine.
Bears don't speak human. Hipsters speak human. Bears eat things...They're wild...They're bears.
Great way to handle that situation! Staying calm and cool (and then moving on)! Well done!
NO. What you do is YELL as loud and make noise, not whisper lullabies.
@@JimBobson-r4y You're literally giving the opposite of the National Park Service's advice for how to handle this situation:
"Continue to talk to the bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack. Never imitate bear sounds or make a high-pitched squeal"
Should people listen to the National Park Service, or a commentor with a default RUclips username?
I am giving advice on how I have handled the same situation, with a park ranger, whom threw rocks at the same situation and YELLED. I know you are not a wilderness person, you a a RUclips person.@@MrAtom55
@@JimBobson-r4y That is exactly what bear experts say NOT TO DO after encountering a GRIZZLY. Talk in a calm and steady voice while slowly moving away.
In my opinion they react kind of how a shark would... The first they bump to see what happens and then the second time is the big one where they make an aggressive move. a bite or a nibble
I was at the Granite Park campsite exactly 46 years ago. Hasn't changed a bit. Great encounter and experience.
Is there a fire pit there? I've been looking at places to stay in glacier for a road trip.
A couple and their dog were recently killed and eaten in jasper or Banff backcountry, it's honestly not surprising. The number of grizzlies is the highest its been in a hundred years. Wildlife management will likely step in and allow more hunting in a few years I'm sure
Couple of sub adults that are probably just establishing themselves after being pushed out by the sow. Lucky momma wasn’t there as she wouldn’t tolerate people that close to her cubs. Sub adults can be very unpredictable and hence problem bears. The fact the one bear approached and was trying to determine if there was a food source is not a good omen going forward.
Changing times! This year has been one of the most active in a long time on record for Man & Bear
Airhorns/ boat horns are effective in these situations.
1:36 look how fast they run away. Now imagine them charging AT YOU at that speed. You'd have almost no time to react.
uphill, downhill- theyll do that at all angles..
Was stalked by a large bear in glacier on the trail to Elizabeth and Helen lake . The day the trail reopened due to aggressive griz encounters.. thing came down from way up on the scree slide down straight to is 1,000ft below it.
Always carry firecrackers and a lighter in a Ziplock.
I promise you, they will leave...
bottle rockets would be glorious but may burn down the forest
Now I like this idea!
how about just take a gun like most people?
@@ChrisWeaver10 I own multiple firearms. I'm not looking to kill it. Just scare it off..🤔 I carry everywhere. The gun would be on me.
@@ChrisWeaver10lmao. Most people don't bring a gun into the woods, dumbfk.
I’ve been tent camping outside glacier on the west side of the reservoir the last week. I could hear something walking around my tent on three different nights. Found a giant grizzly print in the mud about 200 yards away from my tent. Idk if I was supposed to that casual about it but I never had an encounter luckily
I'd call that an encounter...that you're here to tell about :-)
I know the odds are low that anyone would have a serious encounter with a grizzly, but this video is a perfect example of why I don't ever want to camp in grizzly country, let alone backpack! I don't think I would ever be able to relax and enjoy the beauty of where I'm at, unfortunately. Man, that was so scary to watch! But what a relief when the pack scared them away.
All things considered, we partake in much riskier activities on a daily basis. Driving a car or using an elevator. Just use common sense, like storing your food in a bear proof container, travel with a buddy or in a group, carry bear spray, and read up on what to do in an encounter.
@shinhochulp nope, still not gonna happen lol. Nice try though.
I would only camp with a guide who was armed. Also, probably not in the fall when the bears are hyperphagic.
Oh they make these 12 gauge tools that inspire confidence around the beasts mother nature creates
If you have the right tools, you are never in fear for your life.
I live 100 miles from glacier and have spent a lot of time in both glacier and yellowstone - it's VERY noticeable how many more grizz/brown are inside the parks. Makes you wonder how many are getting shot outside the park since i never see them in the national forest land. I know some must be there but it's much less.
dang look how quick they are
Great advertisement for the Right to Bear Arms, hehe
Wow. That must have been a rush. I've only encountered black bear in the wild and their size made me recognize my position on the food chain. Must be terrifying to face off with a grizzly.
Based on other videos, I'm truly shocked at their sprint acceleration and speed. They can cover that distance in the blink of an eye.
I felt like a mouse with two cats honing in on me. Bears can easily outrun a quarter horse as proved at the end of the clip.
Bro, love Glacier - and that area of Glacier especially. But that's definitely closer than any run in's I've ever had with bears out there.
Was hiking there three days earlier, no encounters this time, but ran into an adult 4 years ago on Avalanche Crest. Great job handling the situation.
if ever I expect to see this, it is at a campsite thats heavily used. never sleep where you cook, never store food or cook where you sleep.
Was this the morning of September 12th by any chance? I think my friend James and I shared the camp with you and your dad the night before. We’re pretty sure these are the same two bears we ran into on the Highline about a half mile from camp at around 6:30 that morning. We were pretty spooked bumping into them on trail, glad to see you guys were able to handle the situation well and stay safe!
You didn't bump them tithead. Otherwise you would have been torn to shreads.
Why was it sooooo important to have to get the backpack right then... Going toward two grizzlies🙄🙄🙄
@@jhemnes1I agree it was a little to late should’ve put his pack on right away. I’m assuming if there is an attack you want your pack on and hopefully your able to stay stomach down with the bear attacking your pack
@@jhemnes1🤡
@@jhemnes1 yes, but it scared them away so it was a good move! Imagine trying to keep a calm clear head in that situation? I can't lol.
high risk tolerance
Best part about these videos is reading the comments. All these brave dudes sitting on the toilet telling the people in the video what they did wrong.
Those who have been eaten alive probably also said "they're just curious" right beforehand.
Two young siblings who were just curious. Fortunately.
In Montana, we would just sit in the car...
Now that was an awesome encounter man! Excellent job at capturing it brother 👍
"We should probably uhhhhhh....get the hell out of here"
LOL bro said should I take the safety off the 'hey bear' 😂
OMG that was too close for comfort!!! Thank God y’all walked out of there alive. Y’all were smart to not panic. Very smart!
I wonder if the end of the sentence at the end of the video went like this: "we should... probably leave, go back to our car, then go home and sleep in our house."
Problem is with the older bears who can't get enough food before hibernation. Those are the ones that dont Easley scare
That clanking sound must be your cajones cuz you’ve got brass ones😄 Well done handling that encounter. Looked like two juveniles just having fun.
Oh fu...Remarkable how stable the camera was...my camera would have been bobbing up and down rapidly at about 20 MPH to the south...BTW, I hike, but I don't hike in grizzly country.
Oh wow, this was before hibernation too . Your lucky..they could be very aggressive during this time of year.
A couple of curious two year olds, recently displaced from Mom's protective direction. I've been in that exact campsite.
When I see this videos I’m in awe of how fast the grizzly bear runs. If those bears suddenly charged those campers at that speed they’d be dead
Personally i would make a hell of alot more noise than that pretty sure they came in closer trying to hear what you were saying! lol
Well, that went rather well. Glad all were safe. Good job grabbing that pack. I wonder if the shiny aspect of you bed pad frightened them.
I'd be alot louder than a whisper.
I'd bet they have been there before.
When they run off at 1:50 and you turn the camera to the left…. I half expected to see what it was they’d really been scared by!
They look like older cubs
Crazy how fast they move
The guys handled the situation very well without shouting or anything but looking how fast the bear sprinted I think I'd just leave my backpack where it was and not attempt to retrieve it 😂
Just picking up the backpack scared the bear. Really timid creatures for all their size.
Timid until they got your head in their jaws
Last known words: "We should prolly, uhhhh...."
I wouldn't have even let them get that close,I carry a gun all the time when I'm out there,I would have fired a warning shot, and if that didn't work I would have sprayed my bear spray towards them before they got that close
The next video that was suggested to me was MISSING 411 . 😂😂.
My heart was probably beating faster than yours! Great job on handling the situation.
Hey bears..................were good.
(Bears thinking )..........good, hell, you smell delicious!
What age would guess they were?
Wow! Imagine if they had ran at y’all at the speed they ran away! Thank the Good Lord! Shoosh I was sweating just watching this!!!
Holy fuck, terrifying
I am a chicken...no hiking or camping in bear country for me
Chickens are tasty.
You’re not a chicken you’re smart.
I guess lifting a bag scares Bears away. I will try it and see if it works. Unless, someone finds a body with a bag on the side.
Juveniles this size and a bit older are just as dangerous as a mom with cubs
often using brutal sarcasm on the bear helps make it feel smaller and less bold
Whoa! Now that was a very close encounter! What trail were you on?
The bear's trail.
Granite Park Camp just off highline trail he said in another comment. Pinned on top now.