Grizzly Bear Kills Former Teacher While Jogging Near YSNT
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Thank you to Zsolt Monostori for emailing and encouraging me to put together this episode.
Welcome back to Scary Bear Attacks! Today’s episode takes us to a location 8 miles west of the town of West Yellowstone, to a trail called Buttermilk Trail. The geography here is high elevation with nearby Bald Peak breaking the ten thousand foot high mark and the valleys are consistently above six thousand five hundred feet. Common plants in this area are pine, fir, and spruce trees which cover the land like a giant green army that sways in every breeze. Along the creeks and lakes, you will find willow bushes that hide mule deer and whitetail deer, elk, moose, and even a few mountain goats on the high peaks. The common predators here include wolves, cougars, black bears, and a rapidly growing and spreading population of grizzly bears.
If this area sounds familiar, it is probably because this will be the third grizzly bear attack we will cover within a thirty-minute car drive from each other. The attack on Todd Orr and Carl Mock happened very near this location, and begs the question, why are all these attacks happening just over the park boundary?
Amy Adamson was forty-eight years old and was a former English teacher. She had left her profession to backpack across the nation and use her experiences to write a book she planned on titling “Walking Out: One Teacher's Reflections on Walking out of the Classroom to Walk America”.
Amy was very active and in amazing shape. She was an avid hiker and ran marathons from time to time. Her hometown was Derby, Kansas, which is quite a contrast to where she was spending her summer. She was working at Yellowstone National Park as a seasonal employee and had fallen in love with the area the moment she laid eyes on it.
The Buttermilk Trail was one of her favorite places to go for a jog early in the morning, and she routinely came here to get away. The trail is a favorite for hikers, horseback riders, and people driving off-road vehicles, so she knew she would have people around her as she jogged.
She wore her favorite running shoes and wasn’t in the regular practice of carrying bear spray on her when she hit the trail. She didn’t pack a firearm with her either.
Just before eight AM, on July twenty second, of twenty twenty-three, Amy arrived at the parking lot near the trailhead. Nearby there was an RV park and private campground packed with plenty of visitors and around twenty cabins almost always rented to full capacity.
Amy hiked to the trailhead and started a slow-paced jog. She quickly climbed only a few hundred yards when something tragic she hadn’t anticipated happened.
Maybe fifteen minutes behind Amy, was another hiker who had just begun to climb the same trail. We will protect this hiker's name out of respect for their privacy. As the hiker traveled only a few hundred yards up the trail, he came across Amies body lying just off the trail. She was clearly dead and there was evidence of a brief struggle around her. The hiker could also see fresh grizzly tracks from a large and a small bear. The hiker immediately left the area to get help.
Investigators quickly made their way to the location reported by the hiker. They saw the tracks of a sow bear and her smaller cub but a search for a food cache, daybed, or the presence of the bears yielded nothing. Wardens from the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks cooperated with the investigators of the US Fish & Wildlife Services to investigate the attack. Along with the bear track evidence at the site, the investigators stated that Amy had apparently died from wounds inflicted by a bear attack. The coroner later announced she had died from loss of blood, which usually takes at least several minutes unless a major blood vessel is severed which can cause a person to bleed to death in a matter of seconds to minutes.
The investigators also noticed that Amy was hiking or jogging alone. They deemed the attack a defensive attack given the bears consumed no part of Amy’s body and did not cache her corpse for consumption later. The bears also immediately departed the area and offered no defense of her corpse.
Officials announced an emergency closure of the Buttermilk Trail system to remain closed until August twenty-fifth this summer. All human entry is prohibited and enforced by rangers.
Wildlife agents placed culvert traps out in the area and hoped to catch the sow and her cub. Time is of the essence in catching the bear involved because as the days pass the odds of catching a different bear than the offending one increase. The DNA evidence on the bear's claws will only be viable for a few days, after which being certain they have trapped the attacking sow will be impossible due to the degradation of the DNA.
A very sad story. Survived a bear attack alone in Canadas northern wilderness. Terrifying does not convey how horrifying the experience was.
Good for you for surviving.
Don't understand why people don't carry bearspray
@@paulasheerin9781
Always carry two. And waste a few cans so you know how to use it, it’s range, and understand wind direction effects. Always have one on your person. Remember bears are watching and evaluating you long before you even realize they are near.
@billyrock8305 exactly. I've been telling people this for years. I carry mine in a shoulder holster. In grizzly country it does come off my shoulder until I get into the sleeping bag.
@@wyomingadventures
Exactly. You get it. 👍
I went to middle school and high school with Amie. When I knew her, she was smart and wonderful, as was her family. I haven't seen her in 20+ years and it saddens me to know this is what happened. My prayers go to her friends and family.
"Was" smart .... she was pretty DUMB as she died ... !
Oh wow. That's so sad.
Apparently not smart enough. It was definitely Not smart going running with headphones in a bear country without any protection. We’re talking bout grizzlies here not Siamese kittens
@@ФАКДЕМОКРАТShe won't do it again😂
@@Markwaltonn5860 I don’t know if people are truly that stupid or they think theyre untouchable. If that was an honest mistake, then it sucks that it was a fatal mistake.
I’ve lived among black bears, mountain lions and bobcats for two years and came face to face with a bear a numerous times and a lion once and I did everything I was supposed to do to avoid getting eaten and running was not one of them.
I live 10 miles as a crow flies from the AZ black bear attack.I am in charge of monitoring the gun clubs security cameras. A few weeks before the attack I saw a large bear at the front gate of the club, first time seeing a bear .I see lots of lions but not bears. Then the attack happened. Well I'm always very aware when I open the front gate at the club and purchased a new 2 inch 44 mag and bear spray I keep on me in my side by side, call me paranoid but I feel a little safer now.
You should attach those items to your body by habit. Practice pulling them in fast time. Could save a life or two.
I don't blame you. There are a lot of predators and dangerous animals in AZ. The Javelinas alone will Javelina you for dinner if given a change :)
@patluxor2482😄
Seriously though... that's good.
@@carenclemmons5002 Both on my hip. I'm been competition revo shooter for years.
1. Hiking through a bear’s home isn’t wise. 2. Hiking alone makes it worse. 3. Having no repellent or a firearm of sufficient caliber implies you think bears are your fuzzy friends. 4. Bears are not your fuzzy friends.
You mean furry, not fuzzy. 😢
She was running, she shouldn't pay with her life because she didn't want to run with a gun. Stupid observations.
@@icamero1 If you want to live and not be tore up and eaten while alive. Stay away from bear and lion country. Places like ,Yellow Stone National Park. They do not care about laws of man. They see you. This means you are food. They will eat your entire body and poop you out. Stay out of bear country .Hopefully some day there will be a law to kill all bears, coyotes and wild mountain lions. Now the National Parks will be safe. Until that day. Stay out of National Parks. If you want to live.
Do you understand how many millions of people live, hike, work and play in Grizzly country without carrying a gun or bear spray? You have a much better chance of being killed in a drive by shooting than being attacked by a bear.
@@schrisdellopoulos9244 I think he meant nitpicking.
It is beyond me how people can go hiking or jogging alone in grizzly bear country and not bring a very powerful gun. She knew the risks but likely had the 'oh it's so rare, bears don't care about people' mentality. And because of that mentality she suffered a horrifying death.
It's possible she may have been one of those people that are afraid of certain types of inanimate objects. Mainly the kind that go bang.
How about people avoid the Bear populated areas and then the poor bears dont have to be shot because of human idiots??? Bears and other animals have the least amount of space on this planet. The least we can do is just get out of their way and leave them in peace.
@@Him_He_Methe poor grizzly bears are spreading out into your poor backyard if you live in Montana, Wyoming or Idaho, and soon enough into Utah and Colorado as it’s going. Then you can enjoy as they eat your poor dog and poor children.
@@EranRicos I take it you live in the city where it's "safe", unless it's in the riot season.
@@gayprepperz6862riots have seasons? 😅
We were in yellowstone about 20 years ago. We came to a spot where cars were lined up along side the road on both sides, and people hiking up a hill. My husband asked someone what was up the hill. He was told a grizzly and her 2 cubs. We left.
And we wonder why humans are attacked by bears??? OMGosh, you cannot fix stupid! They do the same when around bison!
Unfortunately not everyone is as sensible as yourselves, then sometimes they, and the bear pay with their lives.
Smart move.
There are examples of bears charging right through clouds of bear spray...even if you had the proper sidearm, you would have to be quick, well trained and pretty steady to deal with a bear charge. Tragic story.
Yes. I think firearms give a lot of people a false sense of security. If you shoot and injure a grizzly, that bear is going to be a lot more pissed off.
Yes, they are sooooo fast.
@@davidsalo8397 100%. It's better just to avoid the areas where aggressive bears are known to be or at least be aware of your surroundings than to run around thinking that because you have a firearm, there's a good chance everything will turn out. I'd argue there's a better chance that it won't.
Sad but when Apex predators are around you have to be prepared!! In this country you have to expect the unexpected and always prepare for for something that may not happen. 🙏🙏🙏 for her family
-#cheers-- !-
This why I'm researching hard before I hit the PCT 1 day. I don't wanna go in not knowing stuff. So I've come to yt to study animal behavior.
@bluefungi
you should upload on your channel
i have a yt channel
@sunnystormy4973 Maybe 1 day. I didn't know anyone would find me interesting thank you. 😁
@@bluefungi That's good there's certainly enough animals on YT!
This is the woman whose mother said god is so good for her daughter dying in a natural way. I would prefer to go out quickly rather then being eaten alive
This is my thoughts on the situation. She was running in a area known to have grizzlies. Her moving fast through the area and the bears probably moving through the area very little time to react. Even if she was carrying spray she wouldn't have had time to use it. People underestimate how fast bears are. She chose a bad place to run. All my years of being in grizzly country I've never been charged but have seen many of them. Always go slow and be aware of your surroundings. I either carry a can of spray or a side arm in a shoulder holster at all times. Either one practice with them before going to grizzly country. Practice at a moving target. Because bears are extremely fast. Never carry either one where you can't get to it immediately because you won't have time to dig for the spray or side arm. I've had some close calls but defuse the situation without using either one. Never a good idea to try getting closer for a picture of any wildlife. And if it happens, read what the animal is telling you. Body language. Is the chomping it's jaw? Are its ears back. Use common sense..
I notice many yell loudly as they run through bear country to warn them so the bears with cubs aren't startled to react.
@joywebster2678 I have a hard time believing that. Running and yelling at the same time would be very hard to do. Especially at that elevation. It's hard enough just breathing when you are running. People can get winded, and yelling at the same time does make sense. I used to be a runner for 36 years. Walking and saying hey bear would is what most people do in bear country. Plus, there was another hiker close by who found her body. He made no mention she was yelling. It's what it is. She made a mistake running in grizzly country. The sow with cubs felt threatened. The Montana fish and game let the bear go it didn't try consuming her. Only self-defense.
@wyomingadventures never said she yelled. The video said she was silent and carried no spray nor protection. My comment was the calling out was what prepare hikers and runners do in addition to spray in hand.
Having lived in bear territory for over 10 years, there is never a time you should not be prepared! I lived in a residential area on the edge of the Sierra Nevada wilderness. We had things pop up ALL of the time. From mountain lions and bear to raccoons and rabid skunks! You really just have to be aware of what and where you are at all times. ( Or live somewhere else!)
@kimburke3189, there was a big ole bear nicknamed Frank the Tank who broked into cabins all around the Tahoe area a few years back. The bears along the Sierras can get HUGE!
I live in a small town along I-10 in southern Arizona, so we get a lot of traffic through town. We have wildlife here that can be dangerous. (I nearly stepped on a rattlesnake in my backyard just this morning.) Bears and mountain lions are spotted very close and even IN town quite regularly. They use the washes as highways, so I absolutely do NOT hike/walk in or around those. I pretty much avoid walking off the main streets, to decrease my risk of stumbling over a critter I'd prefer doesn't see me as either a threat or potential food source. We haven't had any reports of them in such high traffic areas, but even when I walk in them, I pay attention to my surroundings. It's just not worth the risk of NOT doing so, and I'm not even out in the wilderness! I definitely don't want to end up on an episode of Scary Bear Attacks or Scary Animal Attacks.
If the bears had gotten any food scraps or garbage at the RV park, they might have decided to stick around.
In Alaska, they prefer to leave us alone and vice versa, but black bears can be unpredictable and act predatory - even stalking, and browns will defend what they consider their territory and then abruptly leave after nailing a victim. I always find it odd when they don’t take advantage of a ready meal, but they are smart and often sense a trap. Great site. I started watching you last fall to fall asleep in the hospital when I was doing chemotherapy. I am in remission now but still love to listen to stories to fall asleep! Your voice is perfect for storytelling.
@@scarybearattacks My friend Jeannie goes skiing at Tahoe every winter, and has a sister with a vacation house at Tahoe where she and her spouse stay more and more often as they start to get close to retirement. The bears there are often huge, but they are getting so used to humans they have frequent problems with bear break-ins (to people's cabins and even cars). They are looking mostly for food, but one neighbor of theirs swore a bear even got into a case of his beer when they were not there. Although how he was sure it was one or more bears (are bears now savvy enough to open pop-top beer cans?) and not some brazen kids, makes it only hearsay.
@@lisashrestha5023 That is odd. They just smoke yer ass and split? Doesn't seem very thoughtful but I guess it was never about that anyway, huh. Nature is a bitch, basically, but that's not to say she's cruel, either. You probably know these things. Words don't do them justice.
I just don’t feel with the bear population growing so much that going in the woods isnt safe for anybody, even if u specialize in hunting them.It don’t matter how used to them they are.You have to be more than 300 yards away from a bear in order to even prepare to defend yourself. I’ve watched enough of these to know that anything less than that they’ll be on you by the time you take your second breath. They usually see you long before you see them kind of like a shark.
My son lives in Idaho, he grew up in Pennsylvania. I’m constantly warning him about going up north in the mountains, where there are bears as these people he works for like to go camping and hiking, something he has never done. He watches these videos as well. I’m hoping he’s careful about going up there.
Firearms are very effective at stopping bear attacks if the person is even remotely skilled in their use.
Check out how many hunters are killed in these incidents. When hunting other big game a kill can bring them into direct confrontation with a Grizzly.@@jasonshults368
Wrong place, wrong time. The bear spray wouldn't have helped, but Amy doesn't seem like the type to have considered bear spray. Sows with cubs are going to be instantly confrontational.
Why don't you think that bear spray wouldn't have helped? That's a big call considering there were no witnesses.
@@edward9643If you have watched more than a few of SBA’s episodes, you would know that Atticus has documented several attacks where grizzlies ignored bear spray.
Experience teaches capsicum spay will discourage a curious bear but will NOT deter an attacking bear and will enrage a bluff-charging bear.
add in the likelihood of her jogging instead of walking, so taking the bears by surprise and potentially moving fast towards the cubs, Mama Bear would be feeling very threatened
@@henryrodgers1752 i appreciate the feedback 🤔
@@edward9643 Bear spray works on curious and mildly aggressive bears, which a mother grizzly protecting her cubs is neither. How many accounts of bears charging through bear spray clouds and attacking like it wasn't there do you have to read before you understand that?
"60% of the time it works every time."
Wow you are a head of the game thanks. I just saw the headline for this article. I haven’t even had time to read it.
I think the main problem is RUNNING. If you're running towards the bear you're being threatening, if you're running away you're stimulating their prey-chasing instinct. But mostly, you're not paying good attention to the sounds and movements around you.
If she hadn't been jogging, the chances of her noticing the bears, especially the cubs, would be much higher, perhaps giving her time, (and space), to back off and let the mama get her cubs away without feeling she needs to thrash the person. It's also a good way to happen across a kill that's being guarded.
Turning your back and running is also a (proven), good way to trigger a cougar's (any cat's really), chase instinct.
Don't forget the ones who run with ear plugs listening to music. Worse than runners are the mountain bikers flying down game trails looking to beat their previous time. they run into bear and he defends himself the media calls it a "bear attack".
1. Don’t go alone.
2. Don’t go without a proper firearm. At least a 10mm or 44 mag.
Is a 12ga shotgun with slugs enough to stop a bear 🐻???
@@Patriot-od6xk yes, especially Brenneki slugs.
3. Don't jog or run on the trail.
9:20: a good example of how smart grizzly bears are. It must have noticed you following it and then disappeared from you on purpose when it grew suspicious of what you were doing
If you step into the woods without being armed with at least a 10mm pistol, you allow yourself to become part of the food chain. Man is no match for Apex Predators without his invention.. the pistol and long rifle.
Ppl , for some reason, underestimate the intelligence of all kinds of animals. Decades ago when Jane Goodall studied the chimps ppl were amazed that they had emotions, intelligence etc.and whale pods following the boats that had captured one of their young. One could even argue that Animals are more efficient and their emotions are more pure than any human . One might even say that we could learn something from them. But at the end of the day, NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR ENEMY
@bradbradford8576, it didn't even look our way, but I am sure that it was aware of us. We paralled it on the road for close to 30 minutes while keeping a safe distance. I guess it at 200 yards and measured it on Google Earth while making this video at 100 yards! I thought we were much farther away than we were. My son posed in the foreground of one of the videos I took with the grizzly in the background. Scared the daylights out of me when I measured the real distance.
@kellykane7586, you are exactly right! They are very human and if you doubt that, you must not own a dog.
@@kellykane7586
Right. They don't call them *Apex Predators* for nothing.
Even if your armed a grizzly is much faster than you'd think, often an armed person never gets a shot off, even if the bears hit, it will come as if nothing happened, unless you hit a critical spot.
There's a post on here almost blaming her because she wasn't armed with a high powered gun. Better than nothing, but I agree with you, people have no clue how fast these things move when they attack for the most part. There is an easy to find video of a bear being relocated and as it it's released facing away from a camera, it gets out and charges the camera with speed and ferocity that most of us could not dream of. Not to mention, the bear is covered in dense fat. Even if you did manage to hit it, unless it's in a vital spot, like the head, I still don't like your odds.
Exactly! A grizzly can run as fast as a horse, and over uneven terrain, expecting a startled person to get off a kill shot is unrealistic. That is why bear spray has proven to be a more reliable deterrent. Good for you and good for the bears continued survival.
@@ps5801Jesus. I saw a video of a huge grizzly going to town on a shed. It was frankly kind of unnerving and I don't shock easily. Some things operate at a much deeper Natural or primal level. Watching that pissed off bear dismantling that shed was one of them. 😳
I live in Interior alaska (40 years) and hunt sheep, moose and caribou, fish for salmon and graying often, and am an avid trail runner and cyclist. I spend a LOT of time in the bush. Needless to say I live in and play in bear country, as all of Alaska is bear country- both grizzly and black. I carry bear spray and a weapon, but have only had a few encounters in all my time here, because I'm extremely bear aware. I look for sign, keep my nose on alert (one time I smelled the bear cash from a distance and promptly left the area), and am always, and I mean always, on alert. There will always be people that let their guard down, or are just ignorant of how dangerous these animals can be, and be mauled or killed because of it. And, of course, I can do everything right, but still get nailed- wrong place wrong time. But I'm glad they're out there doing their thing. They have a role in the system and I'm okay with that. BTW- I know a lot of people here will blame the "environmentalists" for these deaths~ like it's all such and suches fault (labels like liberals and D's and blah blah) which makes it an us vs them and divides the country even more than the orange man has. Well, I'm a middle of the road Dem, have multiple weapons and know how to use them (as many of my "liberal" friends do as well, and think the environment is pretty damn important. Without both hunters, birders, fisherman and environmentalists, our backcountry places would be exploited quickly by developers and multinational mining corporations, so let's stop blaming and making enemies of our fellow countrymen and work together for a balance of protections for our last wild places and exploiting the very land we harvest our food from. And
Unrelated question: Cyclists? Do you mean "Mountain Bike"? why don't mountain bikers have horns or bells on their bikes to alert hikers and wildlife they are coming? where I live they don't even slow down for hikers. If they knock you down they keep going.
Yet you have to make a comment about 'orange man' which is equally divisive. Maybe take your own advice buddy.
Running through the woods is just a really bad idea.
Exactly. Anyone who runs through bear country is asking to run right into trouble...I feel no sympathy for morons.
Oh, I don’t know 😏. Bears like occasional fast food, too.
@@henryrodgers1752 Food on the run , for bears on a tight schedule prior to hibernation. P.S. I will never go into bear country. With out bear spray. Two well trained ( KANGAL TRAINED ATTACK DOGS ), also I would have a 30 odd 6 rifle . With armor piercing bullets. Plus two 45 Glocks . One on my right hip on a holster . Also the other on the side of my right leg. Minutes count . When you have been thrown to the ground by a 600 pound Grizzly bear. With teeth , three inches long. Plus claws four inches long. The ( KANGAL TRAINED ATTACK DOGS HAVE BARK AND BITE ). They will bark before the bear gets close to you. Now ( AIM FOR THE BRAINS OR HEAD ) with a perfect shot the first time. With a scope and a ( RED LAZAR LIGHT ). For a perfect shot or aim. If with out these tools. Stay out of National Parks .
People should be running on a track,not in the woods
Totally agree. Here you come running up fast, not making any noise and possibly having headphones on. You're a target for sure!
Shes from my town. Very very sorry for her family 🙏💜. I do hope they don't decide to euthanize the bear though because in my opinion it was startled and just did what bears do.
@Flipflop975, I love your username! Sometimes it is hard for me to compile episodes right after the victim has died for fear of increasing the families trauma. I do my best to address these attacks with respect and care. I hope her family and friends are ok.
I totally agree with you! Praying for her and her family but please don't take another one under these circumstances. Love and understand for all.
In most cases like this, authorities will monitor the area for any other incidents or signs of these bears, and if nothing transpires, they won’t euthanize them.
if they euthanize the mother the cubs go too
Update :They failed to capture the bear, They also concluded the bear was exhibiting natural behavior protecting its cubs.
When I hear they don't have no fire arm or bear spray. Omg . My condolences go out to her. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
They don't have "any." Not they don't have "no." This is third grade level grammar. C'mon now Phyllis!
I says what I want stupid. Stop trying correct me for what I says. And when people trying to correct me. I call them stupid. Cause people can say what they're want to says on comment. I been out school since 1970. So comment how I want to. STUPID.
I dont think she would have had a chance even if she was prepared.
Hard to say. In bear country, constant alertness and readiness to act immediately are essential. Any sort of recreation done there needs to factor these in.
One thing is certain, you won't win a fight to the death unarmed.
I agree, bears can be so fast by the time she even noticed what was happening it was probably already too late.
Been going to the area to fish for over 30 years, and have had a number of encounters. Last was on the Slough Creek trail. I looked back at my buddy who was about 100 yards behind and when I looked back there was a medium size grizzly in the trail less than 20 feet from me. I said "hello, Mr. Bear, how's your day going?" as I pulled the spray. We looked at each other for about 3 seconds and he turned off down the hill. Not even enough time to get scared.
Worse was on the Shoshone River when we walked 40 yards through a willow thicket to fish. Bad smell and Lloyd swore it wasn't him. An hour later, as we returned, visibility about 10 feet, I looked down and there was the print of a grizzly cub on top of the print of my wading boot. Time to go, quietly. That thicket was 40 x 100 yards and we learned we had been in there with a sow and 2 cubs.
Until you see a grizzly running, its really hard to believe just how fast they are. Son and I were on the headwaters of Pebble Creek and had just started fishing. Suddenly, a moose cow and calf crashed through the willows and across the crrek about 30 feet from me. Ten yards behind was a grizzly in hot pursuit. I don't think it even saw me standing in the creek.
And they can disappear and appear like a ghost. At the confluence of Soda Butte Creek and the Lamar River, with fishermen all around most of the day, a grizzly suddenly stood up from its nap. It was less than 75 feet from the road and people had been traversing the brush all day and nobody even suspected it was there.
Nice encounters. I agree you never know bears are all around while we hike. I’m so glad for the protection of god while hiking in god’s beautiful creation.
I’ve never seen a bear jogging, nor have I seen one that hated their teacher enough to kill them… wow.
yeah the title is horribly bad grammar and so is the commentary
@mizzury54 ahhhh an English professor. Nerd
We are so fortunate to have english professors amongst us
I am a former long distance runner with a couple of black bear encounters. The problem with running, especially if you are fast, is that you run ahead of your scent and often surprise wildlife. I ran in Vermont for many years and saw more wildlife than most hunters. One time I came within two feet of a sow nursing two cubs. She was asleep and never knew I was there until I nearly stepped on her. She was so startled that she bolted away. The two cubs surveyed me with milk on their chins before leaving the scene. I ran in the opposite direction. On another occasion I was running on a farm road thru a corn field and spotted a sow with three cubs about a hundred yards ahead of me. I reversed direction only to come face to face with the sow who had made a big circle to avoid me. She made a bluff charge but did not attack. I do think running or mountain biking in grizzly country carries a good deal of risk because of the possibility of surprise and a surprised bear can run faster than a race horse.
Yes, a few years ago there was a forest ranger in our area (just west of Glacier Park) that was mountain biking on trails, came around a curve and literally ran into a sow grizzly. She killed him.
Wow!
@@valeriemckay7064 must have been texting on his phone😆
@@user-vv2pf1sy4m LOL, mountain biking in the woods around here is a big thing, pretty intense trails. Lots of bear attacks these recent years in Montana.
@@valeriemckay7064 so someone should put up a sign on the trail DONT TEXT AND RIDE so they don't run SMACK INTO A BEAR LOL
It seems she was too comfortable with her surroundings 😢
Just a little
Most of these bear victims are. Or else they had a desire to be breakfast, lunch, or dinner to a bear.
@@schrisdellopoulos9244 it's so scary to think about what crosses a person's mind in those last moments 😭😭😭
@@daffodilrose1950 it must be horrifying to walk out to your car or to take the trash out and see a mother and her cubs. She will immediately attack though you're not a threat. Last summer, for some unknown reason, we had a black bear walking through our town. Everyone was on high alert because this isn't something we have to normally deal with. Luckily, he was just passing through. I don't think I could take being so afraid every single day like I was back then.
Comfort is a relative term and none of it truly makes you safe. I worked in a very unsafe neighborhood at one point in my life, and even though I got used it mentally, tried to keep an eye on my surroundings, none of that really makes you all that much safer if you're surroundings are inherently dangerous. There are just some things that are not a good idea, even if the chance is remote- and I would say jogging in an area known for grizzlies qualifies for that.
This was so sad.Going through wooded areas, I guess she thought since other people were around she felt safe. Thinking she would be jogging, I guess she didn't think of needing bear spray or a weapon. I don't think either probally would have saved her. RIP. Prayers to her family and friends. Thanks for sharing this. I just saw it on my phone, but didn't have a chance to read it yet. Thanks for telling this story so soon.
Respectfully, I don’t believe Amie “thought” anything at all about cause and effect in bear country. Her behavior indicates that she was simply unconcerned.
@@henryrodgers1752 she was from kansas where the biggest threat there are monstrous tornados!
@MrMcParty 😎👍😃
I say to “each his/her own”. Yelling “bear”, making yourself look bigger, carrying bear spray or even a weapon will never ever find me in any national parks/remote locations. I enjoy watching them here on your channel. Thank you very much! 😂😜
AMEN LOL I FEEL THE SAME!
Thanks for the detailed information. Very sad. The morning she was killed, I arrived in Harriman State Park a few miles to the west. I walked around the park that day without bear spray, thinking the risk was quite low. Nobody else I saw had bear spray either. That night I walked back into the woods to camp on National Forest land nearby. I've spent my life camping in the backcountry, but it was a bizarre night with odd bird sounds, coyotes, and what sounded like elk bugling, although July is too early for bugling. I did have bear spray, but I was unnerved and got out of there at daybreak and headed for Yellowstone NP. It felt creepy that night and even more so now.
Good choice, no bears there.
There absolutely are grizzly bears in Harriman State Park. Don’t kid yourself. One was caught on a cabin door cam just a few weeks ago on the morning of July 9 in Pinehaven just a few hundred yards south of the Harriman Park boundary. Two others were seen in the same area earlier in the year (May). Another grizzly was seen feeding on a carcass inside the park just northeast of Osborne Bridge and south of Mesa Falls highway last fall. Two sows with cubs were seen multiple times moving between Riverside Campground and Last Chance last spring. I fish in Harriman SP and ask about grizzly activity at the visitor’s center quite often. They definitely frequent the park. Also, there have been encounters and attacks in multiple other places throughout Island Park in recent years including Moose Creek on Big Springs Road, the MacRae Bridge area on Kilgore Road, Henry’s Lake State Park, etc.. They can be anywhere in the area and people need to be aware and take precautions.
@@MrBluegrouse Thanx for good info.😃
It’s kind of like going to Florida, and swimming in a swamp. Then, everyone wondering why you were eaten by a gator.
Or flying on a plane and wondering why you were in a crash. Or getting in that highly dangerous auto of yours when you don't really have to and wondering why you became one of the 30-40 thousand road killls that happen every year.
The reintroduction of Grizzly Bears to the "Wilderness areas" will show why not many people lived in those areas long ago. When going to the mailbox or taking a short hike can quickly end your life shows why they were hunted nearly to extinction. Present day has populated these regions because the bears were gone mostly when many of these people moved in. I hiked in the Beartooth mountains in late summer and came across a 14"++ bear print in the hardened mud...the hair on the back of my neck went right up!
Grizzlies were not reintroduced! Successful conservation efforts of this nearly extinct population have allowed them to expand to into adjacent territory where they once thrived, but they are still considered threatened due to it’s limited range and overall population numbers.
Sadly, the victim did everything wrong in grizzly country and paid the ultimate price for it.
All wildlife was hunted to extinction here in MT by the 20th century except one small band of dear in the SW area, nothing left. It was the money from the sale of hunting tags that paid to have them transplanted back here. The populations have recovered now and perhaps we should be hunting grizzly again? They are no longer endangered.
@@valeriemckay7064 FACT: If they don’t currently exist in areas they once occupied or have unsustainable populations, they are still endangered or extinct.
The number of people hunting has steadily declined over the last 50 years, whereas the number of people interested in wildlife viewing and conservation has exploded!
This has resulted in enormous economic opportunity in the tourist and guiding trade offering good paying jobs and revenue for the surrounding communities in perpetuity.
Consequently, British Columbia has banned all grizzly hunting as the vast majority of the population has evolved on an intellectual level.
@@pl1532 Ok, hunters know more about managing wildlife (protecting it) than people like you ever will. Just like ranchers are the best stewards of range land. Don't go where you really know nothing about it and never try to convince me that the government knows best. Here in and around Glacier Park and Yellowstone they are considered recovered where other areas they are not, a location by location management must be used.
I just read about this in the news over the weekend was wondering who would have the first video on it! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Jogging was probably the issue in my opinion. When you are jogging your senses are diminished and you are unlikely to hear / spot the bear before it hears / spots you. Jogging alone simply makes it worse. Bear spray or a gun would likely not have helped as she probably did not realize she was being attacked until it was happening. Just my 2 cents. Sad she lost her life.
moving solo almost silently and quickly through the wilderness leads surprising animals with your presence. Jogging solo in the wilderness is the same as creating a situation in which you may be attacked. I think this is what happened to Amie. I wonder if she was wearing bells or was yelling or speaking aloud to inform animals of her presence. If I am solo in the woods, This is what I do. IN Amie's case, it might have made a difference. Startling a momma grizzly and her cubs is a worse case scenario. Thanks for including the theory that young bear families are intentionally locating proximal to humans as a defense mechanism. Rather a scary thought.
44 mag at all times.
Sadly this video reminds me of the unfortunate young man in Alaska who went off trail in a jogging event (one of your earlier episodes). Runners and running events need to stay out of bear country, period. It's just too risky.
The problem with Alaska is that bears can be anywhere, even within Anchorage’s city limits. Currently camping/overlanding in AK right now. 44 mag doesn’t leave my side, even in popular campgrounds with people around.
I agree. It is terrible to think of someone enjoying the peaceful outdoors and surprising a bear
Especially since grizzlies are making a comeback in numbers Their population is only going to grow.
Ok, so no running events in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Montana, Wyoming Colorado, B.C., Alberta, Alaska, Yukon and the North West Territories? You have a better chance of being hit by lightning than being attacked by a bear. So, nobody goes outside if there is a cloud, it is just too risky!
I was sent to Brownsville Texas to work in 1989. I used to run about 6 miles every day but one of the natives of the area took me aside and warned me about the rattlesnakes rattlesnakes. I stopped jogging, while I was there.
Even with bear spray and a pistol she might have died. The pistol can get the job done, but you must really know how to use it.
If you read her obituary and other comments by her mother, you will get the impression that Amie wasn’t the sort of person to own a firearm.
@@henryrodgers1752 Would have happened sooner or later, jogging in bear territory
Fact is even though she was close to an RV park, grizzly is all over that area. If she came around a corner running, and the bear didn't hear her or scent her first, the bear had no warning and reacted instinctively. When bears, as you mentioned, are near homes, RV parks, or in NPS near the road they are measuring and judging risk within their control with a retreat in mind. I bicycled the Great Divide Mtn Bike Route from Canada south to Colorado, grizzly is all through the area from the border near Kootenay, Glacier NP, and Whitefish, MT south to Pinedale, WY. The areas of Yellowstone, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Bridger Tetons black bear and grizzly are present. In Ovando, MT 2021, a woman was killed right in town where she and two others were camped next to the Post Office. While we traveled, all corners and deep areas of forest myself and two companions whistled, talked, used a bear bell, AND we each had bear spray on the handlebar. Cooking in camp was dried food bags away from tents, all trash, food, toiletries were hung at least 150 feet away, or in food lockers at campsites. Respect and caution for the wilderness.
The real question is "why do these people leave themselves targets?" The bear are being bears ... mother bears. Many of You people murder babies in the womb. . .and they are without defense.... so what's your problem?. So keep the sob story saner than you are because sympathy should include "why do these people leave themselves open for guaranteed death jogging?" Remember: Save the whales and kill the babies.
Very smart carrying spray on the handle bars. I tell people all the time if the spray isn't immediately where you can grab it, it's useless. When I'm hiking I carry it in a shoulder holster. And I know how to use it. Buy a extra can and practice using it before you need to. Bears are very fast.
I agree absolutely...a small price to pay for being able to continue enjoying the out of doors
I used to drive truck from Anchorage to Seattle hauling produce. It was a team job. This happened when we were driving south and north of Toad River a ways. The trees and brush were mowed back from the road maybe 300' on each side. The road had curves and went up and down with small rises. We came up on a bicyclist a ways ahead of us going the same direction of us. He was a ways in front of us when we saw a black bear charging out of the trees up a slope and just behind him. She was going after him. A couple hundred yards behind her two cubs came following along. We hit the horn and the bear seemed undeterred. She was determinedd to snag the Spandex King who was totally oblivious to the danger he was in. He just peddled along at a steady pace never once raising his gaze from the pavement. She was gaining on him but so were we. We hit the horn again this time longer. Finally she looked away from the Spandex king and glanced in our direction. She gave him another look and slowly changed her course and ran back up into the trees followed by her two cubs. When she was out of view we let up on the horn and passed the bicyclist. He still had not looked up and didn't even as we passed. He did however raise his left hand from the handlebar long enough to give us a one finger salute as we passed. His gratitude kept us laughing for a days. I will never forget it. We stopped at Toad River and told them to tell him what had happened when he got there. The guy really needed to be just a little more aware of his surroundings. And if you go into bear country so do you.
@1coketogo554, I believe it and wonder just how many of those bicyclists are followed and don't even know it. I am sure it happens to mountain bikers much often they know too, especially by mountain lions and wolves. It is hilarious he thought you were honking at him. Totally zoned in on the pedalling.
@@scarybearattacks Yep. It's a wonder we don't hear about them getting snagged way more often than we do. In Canada and Alaska there are lots of pull outs along the road. The carnivores hide out in the brush near those waiting to get any food dropped after the people leave. Sometimes they grab a dog the people let run off into the brush. FeeFee got lost and never came back- righto. They really don't realize they aren't at the little park down the street. Videos like yours are bound to help teach those people they need to be careful. Thank you.
We own a cabin in Island Park ID. Less than 20 miles from where this tragedy occurred. I'm sorry this happened to Amy and pray for her family. The Griz are all around this area. I use to just use bear spray when in the wilderness. Not anymore. Todd Orr's story changed my mind completely. When he said "I sprayed the hell out of that Sow and it didn't even phase her" that changed my mind for good. I carry a S&W 500 Magnum now every time I'm in the woods. It doesn't guarantee me anything but at least a chance of survival if attacked. If you're in the Yellowstone area be Bear Aware.
I'm like you...if I lived out west, I'd be carrying big medicine also...I'm not playing with an apex predator if they are in attack mode...
Wow, great equalizer. Even the Muzzle blast would be scary. Nice choice for survival.😃
Yes, Glacier Park and the surrounding areas and then some here in Montana are much the same. The only 2 Parks where the grizzly is supposedly "recovered", no longer endangered though still on the list.
I’ve said so many times, why do people venture into Bear country without a Firearm capable of defending them? It just doesn’t make any sense😔
Running in the wilderness is always a bad idea because you make yourself look like the prey the bears are looking for, but this woman was at the wrong place at the wrong time for sure and mommy bear did her job.
Just love how they send a rider ahead to check for a bear. If you are not armed how do you protect others, and how are the group of riders going to defend themselves. Grizzlies do not discriminate. The only good meat is dead meat for them. They are an eating machine. Good luck, pilgrims, Mike
The sending the rider ahead thing seems to be more for the peoples peace of mind than protection. What happens if the rider does spot a bear? Do the other riders scatter? Is it dispatched? What if the bear goes unnoticed by the lead rider? I don't know. I suppose it's no more dangerous on horseback than jogging.
@@petrotmyrcz308 I think the idea is that the rider will scare the alert bear away, whether he sees the animal or not, thus minimizing the chance of a surprise defensive attack by the bear. It could potentially help some, but I agree it's likely more a false sense of security.
I live nearby. This area has probably the most bears in Montana. Attacks around there every year. 3 things you NEVER do in bear county are 1. Don’t go alone 2. Don’t foe around dusk or dawn. 3. Don’t go without bear spray!
Thanks for good advice
Wrong place, wrong time. The sow did nothing wrong. People are responsible fir their own safety. Powerful pistol on hip and bear spray. I would absolutely expect bears to be around an RV park.
I would guess she was downwind of the bear not giving the bear its first natural warning of scent. Possibly the bear also did not hear her till she was very close.
@MrJsd650, that sounds like the most realistic scenario. I hadn't thought of her running up on the sow and cubs and being downwind. That really makes sense.
Oh man I heard of the attack the same day and I even drop you a message.
I didn’t know anything except it was west Yellowstone.
She was totally to relaxed and let her guard down if it was even ever there.
Wrong place wrong time. Sad to say.
Thank you for the episode .
Sorry it was two days later
A woman walking her dog in CO a year or 2 ago accidently came to close to a Mama and her cubs. It's bad luck, but I'd carry spray if I was to hike again. I don't think I can outwit or best a bear, so it's defense all the way. I don't know what the folks that live up there are going to do, I wish them luck.
This happened recently too 😢😢😢
Absolutely amazing storytelling, thank you so much!
Rest in peace, Amy - and probably, bear too.
Bears will charge right through spray! Not even slowing them down!
When i was younger i spent hours in the woods...not a worry in the world about snakes bears insects nothing. Now not so much. Bears are so aggressive now...habituated by human food and contact. I am afraid of bears now.
We have turned away from establishing a respectful relationship with them. They do not fear us because it isn't Kosher to hunt, or even haze them away from population centers very much.
Patti, it was the introduction of ARCTIC WOLVES into the Yellowstone that's causing this. They destroy everything in their path. They belong in the ARCTIC! Not in the easy life of the lower 48. They've massively overpopulated & are decimating the prey species just because they can. Add, they're spreading like wildfire causing destruction outside of the park now too. The coyotes were doing a fine job but emotional, ignorant FOOLS used politics to destroy what was a balanced ecosystem. What's next, releasing rabid dogs into kids nurseries??
@scarybearattacks ★ Agreed. I would think that in the past, when those human creatures were coming across the land, the occasional thunder of firearms being associated with them, did probably jolt their world.
i.e....more frequently than today.
But thats our fault about the bears being that way not theirs!
I think we all become more aware of our mortality as we get older. Hiking and camping across the west and southwest, we never thought of bears and snakes either. Now we are acutely aware when we bike through the woods. Although I admit we don’t carry spray. Grew up on the east coast. Had no problem swimming out past the breakers. Never even thought of sharks. Read Jaws before it was a movie. As a teenager it was that movie that even made me consider the existence of predators in the water. Now I read about booming seal populations, and along with that booming shark populations, on the east coast and I get nervous knee deep. Rip currents? People die every year on our beaches in them. As kids we played in the “undertow”. Now we are aware of where life guards are and the signs of the rips. We jumped into water from heights off of bridges and dams. A couple of years ago I froze on a rock 20 feet above the Colorado river because I couldn’t see into the muddy river to spot my jump after a dozen others had jumped before me. All I could think about was hitting rock. I know this has nothing to do with the video and I’m sorry. But your “when I was younger” comment got me thinking.
I’ve been around wildlife and all I can say is bears like all animals are not predictable. You can’t be too careful.
In the last year i have been taking morning walks and hikes on trails around the country as my business takes me to many States in the US. I was hiking in Prescott AZ a few weeks before the fatal black bear predatory attack. Before then I niavely never occured to me I could be a bears breakfast. I have hiked in areas that i couldnt see 20 feet down the trails for the foliage. In CA some trails, in Laguna hills had Mountain Lion and coyote warnings, but i was niave. I was never in Brown bear country, so I thought, therefore wasnt concerned, but now I know that black bears can be just as or possibly more dangerous. That AZ attack and your channel have enlightened me about bear and other top predator awareness. I have added a bear bell to my walking staff, never use earphones so i am aware of my surroundings and carry bear spray even on trails in nature areas inside cities. Almost always see dèer, bears eat deer. Where allowed, I carry a 38 with hardened bullets, though I know I need a larger caliber, better than nothing until i can get better, 44 or larger. I carry an airhorn if it is suspected bears might be around and give a short blast every half mile or so to let them know im there when i think the bell is not enough. Of course if their preditory, I am announcing a possible meal, but better to not surprize one, as most attacks are defensive. The bear spray and firearm are second and last resort otherwise. You would think I would have known better since I live in New Bern NC, sister city to Bern, Switzerland. Bern is Bear in Swiss. A black bear is the city mascott. The largest concentration of black bear in the world is in my and the 2 adjacent counties in Eastern NC. The largest black bear on record, over 800 lbs, was harvested in my Craven county. I have a whole new respect for my surroundings now and would rather be safe than sorry, or dead. Playing "dead" with a brown bear "may" work with a brown bear, but if a black bear attacks you, chances are it's too eat you so you must fight for your life. This poor lady, like many that enter the bears home, need to understand these are wild, very dangerous creatures,
It's not teddy, disney or winny the poo. They are the top of the food chain and we are food. As you end each of your vids with the great advice, be careful out there, especially in bear country. As it turns out, much of the country IS bear country, better aware and safe than mauled or dead. Thank you helping me and so many others become bear aware.
I just got back from my trip in Glacier National Park. I saw a bear with my husband on a hike. The bear was so close to me, when he lifted his head from the grass, I could see his eyes and everything. We immediately turned back around, when the bear started cleaning himself again. It had just finished raining, and the bear was licking himself after it.
When I got off that hike, my heart was still racing. The whole time, we wanted to see a bear. After seeing that grizzly, let me tell you, you don't want to see one. They are HUGE, and strong, and immediately intimidating. You can tell they are smart and very alive. I remember thinking to myself "What the hell was my little Bear Spray going to do to THAT?? He still would have gotten me."
Me and my husband are so grateful to be alive. I still have nightmares where I see his face. His head was so big, he was TERRIFYING.
Don't go seeking out bears. You don't want to meet one.
I lived in Montana and met a guy who had the job of going up and clearing access roads after winter. We were talking about a trip we took to Glacier where we learned about areas that only allowed ‘hard campers’…..not tents. He would take his family because it would last over a month. And it was generally safe and they knew how to behave and what to watch for. They had fitted 2 inch thick boards for all of the windows at night. There were nails pounded in so about 2 -3 inches stuck out. They had experienced bears pounding on these and rocking the trailer. Please calm down. He did this job for years and only experienced this a few times. The point is it only takes once
I had to do some survey work just west of Glacier near the CA border, arrived early with a little snow on the road and fresh sow and cub tracks, they had just walked up the road recently and I had fried chicken in the truck so shut it up tight and kept my eyes open, unnerving.
Never ceases to amaze me how naive some of these people are. Too many are like the deceased Grizzly Man who think bears are warm fuzzy loveable creatures. Thy fail to grasp that humans are not a species that is integrated into nature without needing to take serious defensive precautions.
Another unprepared person :( So incredibly sad
I was staying about 2 miles away from the attack in one of the KOA campgrounds. All of the campers got a text that "an active bear" was in the area. I was completely taken in a bad way from the news once I found out a female hiker was attacked, since I am a solo female hiker! Thanks for sharing.
Seems like the park's boundaries are a hotbed for bear 🐻 activity 🤔
Thank you for this channel. I have learned so much from these and Scary Animal Attacks. We give animals far less credit for what they can comprehend and their survival instincts. I am constantly referring people to this channel and retelling the stories covered. The bear that stalked you and your family is a powerful warning and the bear that was imitating moose calls are incredible reminders to stay clear.
I find myself telling stories from this channel as well. Knowledge is Power
Sounds like she literally made every single mistake one can make!
People please get back to using Common Sense 😢.
When severe danger is possible, it is only prudent to be prepared for the worst. A person familiar with the area should be more cautious, not less.
I've got a few questions, What did this woman formerly teach this bear? Also, Did this bear just take up jogging or had it been jogging for some time before this incident?🤔
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I’m so saddened by this tragedy. I am a novice when it comes to hiking in grizzly country, have only been to Glacier National Park twice but both times I ran into grizzly bears. Once just one bear less than ten feet behind me, the second time a mom and two cubs. I hiked in groups, made loud noises and absolutely had bear spray. I just hope reading about instances like this will help educate people how to be safe and prepared when you’re in their country. My heart breaks for her family.
Bear spray so important.
@@barbararaizen2997 Yes!!!
You do such an awesome job narrating these stories! Thank you!
Amy was simply enjoying nature and apparently saw zero chance of danger. Hiking alone, unarmed so defenseless, not even bear spray as a deterrent. I would have thought working as a seasonal employee at Yellowstone she would have at least read the warnings/precautions regarding bears for campers. Amy was planning on writing what would have been an informative book about America, just enjoying a hike and maybe doing research for her book. I assume sows see humans as a threat to them and their cubs, but more importantly are realizing that humans are also a threat to boars. (Bears are probably much smarter than we realize.) A calculated risk, even though the sow doesn't know to call it-calculated risk.
I think people who choose to go in bear country should never do so alone, and should always be armed.
Another thought/ question. We know bears are coming into areas where humans are found in large numbers regularly. I wonder how long it will be before bears are routinely in neighborhoods/subdivisions/complexes. (I know the unrealistic group will say we've gone into their territory and basically get what we deserve.) You know from the hunt your sons were on, after 3 weeks of hunting that it must be the bears reducng the elk population so noticeably.
I would appreciate your opinion about what you think. Will bears continue coming into places heavily inhabited by humans? Perhaps even inside their yards and homes? I'm thinking we might want to react to what I think is going to be a dangerous problem relatively soon. Are there regular bear hunts in areas surrounding Yellowstone National Park? There should be.
(Since sow didn't eat or cache Amys' body it's a good thing she wasnt found, in my opinion. She can raise her babies.)
@louisegoins7630, thank you very much! I am glad to hear you enjoy them!
@@scarybearattacks I do enjoy them. (I'm a retired widow.) My friends tell me that I'm obsessed, as I drop whatever I am doing when you drop a video to watch.
Thanks to you I see bears completely different now. Also one friend & her husband were camping in Alaska in an rv - I sent her some of your videos. She said after watching she didn't just step out of rv but looked around first. So you may have saved 2 lives.
I like how he talks about the topography, location and flora and fauna. Yes, she should have known better than to be running, no less alone, in bear areas. I believe Yellowstone has no intention of culling bears because there are not enough attacks to warrant it, people are warned and unless it eats someone and is predatory towards humans, they’re not killing them. As one employee said, “I didn’t get into the business to kill bears.” They don’t like doing it and there’s no longer a kill any bear that attacks a human attitude unless the bear clearly gobbled and cached the person. The bison there attack people far far more than bears because people are idiots, don’t listen and think bison are some big slow oafs when they can run 30 miles an hour. Two women were recently injured. The elk attack cars with their antlers. Snakes. There are multiple threats.
We have black bears, some bigger than many brown bears. (In Yellowstone it was only a 150 lb grizzly that attacked three people in separate tents killing and dragging away the last person.) Last year there were over 60 bear home invasions and then cars get bear-vandalized. One town here has so many in their yards that they said they’re not scared of the bears anymore. There is constant talk about hunting them which many people don’t want. I’d prefer euthanizing them rather than more shooting in our woods. We don’t have huge swaths of woods and bigger areas tend to be parks. Too many other animals and birds (eagles, hawks) have been shot by hunters who can’t shoot well or did it on purpose. No one has been killed but two people were bitten this past year but no details were given such as if they were juvenile bears or what the people were doing that may have caused the bear to do that. More at risk are people’s dogs who threaten them. Dogs are a big reason people are attacked. Bears might attack inside your house if they don’t know their way out fast. They get agitated and panicky.
It’s ironic, that dogs kill 30-50 people each year and millions bitten. The average for a bear fatality is one a year. Of course, injuries can be quite bad, but a pit bull can do a lot of damage. You are far more likely to be killed by a human. It’s interesting how we fear bears and sharks…it must be their size and teeth. It’s statistically irrational.
@@Grendelmonster8u this does get complicated. Doesn't it?
Hi Louise. It seems that here in SE Wisconsin, we have a slight black bear problem, and it is in a pretty populated area, just south of Milwaukee. However, people don’t want to believe it despite photos, bear scat and paw prints. I am not sure why. We had a fairly large bear beside our chicken coop about three weeks ago according to the prints and scat it left behind, and when other neighbors also reported piles of scat, with photos, they were ridiculed and told it was from raccoons. I do not understand this as I would think people would want to know so they could be more cautious with small children, pets, and livestock. Many small pets have gone missing this past month. I’m sorry, I suppose this is kind of off topic but maybe someone could explain to me why so many people are in denial of this problem.
Very sad, but Amy was very Progressive and did not approve of firearms. It is comforting to know she died doing what she loved... feeding bears.
A mother cow with a calf can turn onto you if you venture too close. One of our quiet cows chased my daughter up a wall in the hay barn, because she got too close to the calf. Mothers do protect their young, sorry for the loss of the lady jogging. lf you go into their habitat you must expect to have encounters. Arm yourself and take no risks, at least you have a good chance to survive an attack.
and billy goats are just jerks all the time!
@@scarybearattacks so are roosters.i raise chickens and roosters just have a perpetual attitude!😆
We are talking about predators with 10's of 1000's of years of evolution to their survival.
I will NEVER venture into bear country. I don't think the sow and her cub should be put down as it was a defensive attack not predatory.
Still watching your channel, there are channels that make up fake stories and names but make no effort to tell the public their stories are complete fiction. Thanks for keeping it real, real is scary enough
Almost more disturbing than the actual attack is the prospect of a jogging grizzly.
Ok so she didn’t believe in firearms. She is in Yellowstone jogging trails where grizzlies are prevalent and didn’t at least carry bear spray… What was she thinking??
So many victims think that a bear attack will not happen to them and therefore they take no precautions.
Now even in populated areas these bear attacks are happening because some think they are cute and really not harming anything by getting into bird feeders! What they DO NOT realize is they are helping to habituate these bears. Even in national parks I’ve seen people feeding them, therefore those bears don’t know what’s acceptable behavior!!! We forget they are wild and sometimes very aggressive animals! And very unpredictable, I don’t know the answer except standards have to employed, weather it’s huge fines when interacting and feeding these bears AND hazing or whatever it is to let bears know WE ARE NOT on the menu and are dangerous to them! Too many bears are being killed but even MORE IMPORTANT innocent people are killed or mauled more frequently. Also people need to be smarter about venturing into known bear areas and at least try to be more prepared to defend your own life and your families, as everyone should do no matter the situation your in, even walking out of your home at 3 in the morning going to work by being aware of your surroundings! God bless stay alert and be safe out there! Thanks Atticus for your awesome channel ! 😍
You just wait until the over population of bears in New Jersey have a bad berry or acorn year. All those black bears that have already overrun towns there will not hesitate to do their best to survive.
@@scarybearattacks exactly my point
Never go into the woods without a powerful firearm, like a 10mm or 45acp handgun.
Not only bear spray, but the bear siren would be great too. That way other people will hear it and it does work to scare the bear away.
Best way to stop a bear from charging is to take away its credit card.
My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones to bears and sharks. It’s a sad tragedy.
And evil people.
Don't forget Long Horned Sheep!
Fatal bear attacks are very rare, the average is about three per year in all of North America. Which means you are literally about 10,000 times more likely to be killed by a human than a bear.
Why? They took the risk and lost.
Christine hates people that died from snake bites. Where's the compassion karen?
The reason so many attacks is because the bears have no fear of humans. Plus the number of bears is increasing beyond the carrying capacity. They need to be hunted to help keep the numbers in check.
Gripping story! All hikers and runners should consider carrying bear spray or a weapon. It is hard to guess if she had the opportunity to use something to protect herself. Sometimes especially with runners, the bear appears out of nowhere to attack leaving no time for defense. Thanks for including your family’s outside treks in this story!
Working with animals and owning a wolf hybrid, I have observed different animals taking advantage of other animals with what seems to us humans as uncanny powers of observation. My "dog", in a 5 ft fenced yard was repeatedly teased by cats. One night there was a kitten walking on the top of the fence. I saw my dog quietly sitting there. I thought the kitten would keep walking and jump down near the street. At the same instant that the kitten jumped down into our yard near my dog, I realized my dog was using an age old hunting technique. Pretending she was a statue! She had that poor kitten in less than 2 seconds. Unless you have seen it with your own eyes it is something not believable. NOTHING I could have done could have changed mother nature. I did, however, retrieve the kitty and bury it in the desert.
I see many calling or blowing whistles as they jog to avoid startling bears who aren't looking for food or too attack but do so out of being startled by a hu an appearing running at them.
Honestly I don’t think bear spray will deter a sow defending her cubs. This poor lady probably thought it would be a typical jog. The sow was being a sow in the wild. Bear and human cross paths and bear instinctively does what it’s supposed to do.
I personally don’t think humans should be in areas with apex predators. The predator will always win, just like the people who attempt to take selfies with bison. When the bison reacts how a bison does then the bison pays the price. Humans are moving in on their habitat and with the uptick in people wanting to explore the wilderness there’s going to be conflicts
i feel she was a bit crazy running alone she probably ran to close to the bears an the bears instinct kicked in an maybe she ran but the bear was too fast an dispatched her i would have been carrying my bowie knife an bear spray on my thigh and been eyes on ready for the unexpected but hey thats how i roll sad that she thought like most ppl its not gonna happen to me mentality which im the opposite i think you have to be rdy for the darkside of nature
As always, this is an amazing story!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this one!!!!
If I am ever walking or riding my Side-By-Side Yamaha Rhino in Bear country, I will have a .44 magnum loaded with Underwood Heavy Penetration, Fluted Copper bullets in a chest holster and a .45/70 Marlin rifle loaded with the same Underwood Fluted Copper, Heavy Penetration rounds in my hand if I’m in the woods and slung on my shoulder if I’m in the open.
To me, Bear Spray only tells the Bear it will be eating spicy food, so I won’t be carrying Bear Spray!
Thank you so much for all the work you do to bring us these stories!!!! I listen to them every night before going to sleep!!!! Please continue your great works in bringing these stories to us!!!!
Condolences to all involved in deaths by bear attacks. When I first hit the road in the 70's , venturing into Montana, Idaho , Wyoming, British Columbia I knew of the risk of bear attack, had witnessed the result of such attack , but still ventured on unarmed, no pepper spray , only armed with 6" blade buck knife and the knowledge to hang your food high and away from camp. My brother and I had several encounters with bears , but escaped unharmed. Today , with an increase in grizzly and black bear population and the knowledge of past experience of life and death situations with bear, people must come to terms and realize these wild animals are not petting zoo animals, they must never hike alone, always carry bear spray, carry a live weapon and learn how to react to bear sightings. They must do the basic cautions and do not disrespect the potential dangers of bears. Otherwise, bears will kill and be killed , we will all be losers . No one is a bear whisperer.
There are many RUclips channels with videos about bear attacks. Some of them provide inaccurate information. I was born and raised in Montana near Yellowstone. Thanks for telling it like it is.
It concerns me that bears are routinely killed when humans encroach on their territory and are mauled or killed
This bear was not killed. The search was called off as it was determined the act was natural behavior in defense of cubs and there was a diminishing chance of getting the right bear.
I was scouting for deer in the NF near Los Angeles before the season, and ran into a pile of poop that was so huge, could only have been bear. Pieces were the diameter of soda cans. I never thought they were there, but rangers told me they see them. I bought a larger caliber rifle.
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Thank you!
The fact she was jogging suggests perhaps she came up on the sow quietly and sudden like and startled her into attacking out of surprise to protect her cubs. Perhaps if she had made her presence better known and far enough in advance, the sow may have moved away from the noise the jogger was making.
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Me too! Did you bring protection?
@@scarybearattacks 357 Smith and Wesson on my hip. 30 06 with 5 in the hole, ballistic tip by the door. 45 Beretta in the truck door..we good
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Stay safe! Are you camping in Yellowstone?
Before demonizing this poor woman for not carrying an AR-15 with armor piercing rounds on her morning jog some things need to be put into perspective. She was not killed in Yellowstone but 30 or so miles outside but for an idea of the hazzards I will use the Park stats. First, there have surprisingly been only eight fatalities by Grizzlies in the Park which is the size of Rhode Island in the 142 year history of the Park. While one is too many it is worth comparing it large cities like NY which currently have human 400 homicides each year and millions of folks go to work each day without carrying guns. And without being ridiculed, the park website also says ' Since 1979, more than 118 million people visited Yellowstone National Park. During this period, 44 people were injured by bears in the park, according to park numbers. You’re just as likely to be zapped by lightening or drown in a boiling-hot thermal pool."
The worst thing of all is that many city slickers do not understand many things about wild life. For it is a shame that she got put in this situation. If you do not understand of what is out there, than don't do it. For I have trapped, hunted and fished my whole life and if you do not know this than don't put you life in harm's way.
I dunno. All I know is that I never enter Bear country without my S&W M&P-12 on me out there at all times.
I’m not taking any chances being mauled to death. That’s a horrible way to go.
Always carry spray. I carry spray for dogs in town when running, biking or hiking and spray for black bears or dogs when hiking in remote Northern Minnesota. Never needed it for a bear, but I have had 3 dogs come at me and had to deploy it on one that got within 4 feet of me and was still aggressively moving in for a bite. I have only hiked in Grizzly country once in recent years, but carried spray. I was surprised that others on the trail were not. I escorted a group of 3 young ladies and one guy down the mountain at dusk, nobody had a flashlight or spray or even jackets and it was getting cold because it was Mid October at 9.000' to 7,000'.
@leewitte4700, that is a great idea! The other day my Aussie Shepard bit the parcel delivery guy. I didn't hear him pull up to my spot in the woods and only knew he was there when I heard him yelling. I wondered why he didn't just spray my dog and teach him a lesson.
That bear was watching her for weeks....
A whole new dimension of creepy!
Probably true.
Why do u think?
No. She ran too close to a sow and cubs and paid the price. Wrong place at the wrong time. Where did you come up with this idea?
I don't believe she was there for weeks.
She was non-aware...especially on Buttercup trail...mistakenly might of thought she could outrun it.
I am a life long Ice and Rock climber and for many years only gave Bears a passing thought 🤔☠️🐾🐻
Nashville Tennessee had a run-in with a lone bear roaming around in July. The bear was spotted several different times
Bears are much smarter than we give them credit for and after almost 100 years of greatly reduced hunting of bears, many of them have lost their fear of humans and have developed a "taste" for human blood, we must be ALWAYS aware of our surroundings and NEVER travel in nature's world alone. Do NOT travel alone and do NOT travel in the wild without proper defense, be focused and be safe.
I was camping around W. Yellowstone for a few days just prior to this attack. My wife and I were riding our bikes within two miles of the Buttermilk trail. We then traveled to Cooke City and camped one night. I got up early and walked to a nearby stream that was about 50 ft from my van. When I got back to my van a ranger approached me and said there was a sow and two cubs in the trees where I had just come from.
The introduction of Arctic WOLVES into the Yellowstone was one of the biggest mistakes ever made. The coyotes were doing a fine job of picking off the lame, sick & old prey animals. Arctic wolves are natural born killers who DO go in killing sprees just for fun & they have massively overpopulated & are spreading like wildfire destroying the moose, elk & bison & cattle everywhere they go & putting tremendous pressure on the bears by destroying THEIR natural food scources. Of course the bears are going to expand their territorys & get more AGGRESSIVE.. We can thank the Sierra Club & their ignorance for all these human casualties. When politics & emotions overrides FACTS chaos follows. Innocent people die.
I agree 100%.