The Outhouse Bear Attack On Gordon Shurvell
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Welcome back to Scary Bear Attacks! Today’s episode takes us to Dunbar Lake about 43 miles north of Sioux Lookout in Ontario Canada. This area was covered in vast ice sheets during the last ice age beginning about 21,000 years ago and ending about 10,000 years ago or so. The glaciers that covered the land then were as thick as 9800 feet with weight that crushed rock into soil as they slowly slid their way across the landscape. This ground rock, known as till, is one of the best soils for retaining water and is one of the primary causes of the ponds and lakes that are scattered across the area.
In the centuries following the most recent ice age, the glaciers slowly retreated leaving the till to act as the foundation for one of the world's largest arboreal forests. Broad and uninterrupted forests including Ash, Birch, Chestnut, Hickory, Oak, and Walnut Trees create a shady canopy that rises over the land. It is part of the Carolina Forest Area which stretches from the Carolinas in the United States into Southern Ontario.
White-tailed Deer and moose haunt the shadows while bobcats, coyotes, wolves, and Black Bears stalk their prey.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 19th, 2012, 65-year-old Gordon Shurvell was enjoying his annual fishing trip with his lifelong friend, 63-year-old Danny Alexander. Each year the men had made the trip to Dunbar Lake to fish and catch up on each other's lives. They had been friends for the last 55 years and had enjoyed many adventures together over the decades. Gordon and his wife Mary had been married for 46 years.
Gordon had grown up in Winnipeg and had recently suffered two strokes and suffered from diabetes. He enjoyed hunting and fishing but knew that his health might cause him to stop participating in the coming years. Each year, the two old friends would begin planning the next year's trip as soon as they arrived from the current year's trip.
In the early morning hours, Gordon had decided to start the day with a trip to the outhouse. The potty overlooked the lake and had a magnificent view, which was a peaceful sight to start the day. Gordon settled in to take care of his business and left the potty door open so he could enjoy the scenery.
As Gordon took care of his business in the potty he wadded toilet paper in one of his hands and prepared to finish up. As he glanced up he noticed a bear's head appear at the door of the potty. At first, Gordon thought that the bear would dash off if he just showed it he was a person.
Now Gordon had had his fair share of run-ins with bears. For the most part, the bears had dashed into the brush upon sight of a human, but occasionally they were more curious and lingered for a few moments. Gordon assumed that this bear was curious more than threatening.
As Gordon sat on the potty, the bear repeatedly tried to bite onto his feet, but he continually moved them out of its reach. As the bear continued trying to bite his shoes, Gordon kicked his feet toward the bear's nose, but his movements were limited by the fact that his pants were around his ankles. The bear wasn’t driven off by Gordon’s kicks though, and stretched its neck into the outhouse to bite onto his pants.
Gordon tussled with more vigor with the bear hoping that it was only curious. The bear used its grip on Gordon’s pants to pull itself closer to him while he struggled to defend himself. This is when the sinking feeling of just how dire Gordon’s situation hit him.
As fear gripped Gordon, the bear climbed into the outhouse with him. He grabbed the bear and pushed against it, but the bear locked its jaws onto Gordon’s right shoulder. Feeling the pain of the bear's teeth penetrating deep into his flesh, Gordon screamed out to Danny to get a gun. Then the bear gripped its jaws onto the back of Gordon’s neck at the base of his skull.
The bear clawed and bit Gordon across his back and ripped the flesh of his shoulder as it pulled him from the outhouse. It tugged and jerked him about 15 yards from the entrance to the outhouse and ripped a gash in his lower left abdomen. As the bear dragged him, Gordon tried grabbing passing trees and bushes but the bear was too strong and overwhelmed his grip. Now certain that the bear was going to kill him, Gordon laid flat and pushed his face into the muskeg to protect it from being chewed on by the bear. 
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In July of 1984, I was cornered by an adult brown bear while sitting in a doorless outhouse on Kodiak Island around 8:00AM - at the O'Malley cabin in the bear preserve on Karluk Lake. The bear stood on it's hind legs looking down at me from a distance of 6-7 feet. I had just finished reading a Sports Afield magazine article about a black bear that killed / fed on someone years earlier in the Rockies, heard a noise and slowly looked up. I first saw his claws hanging below his knees, then locked on his face. In response, he started woofing at me. I was weaponless and resorted to hitting him in the face with a roll of Charmin. Then, took off up a hill running toward our cabin - as fast as I could cover 35 yards while pulling my pants and underwear up from my ankles. I still remember repeatingly yelling "eff me" all the way. I burst through the door waking up my two fishing companions (Charlie & Frank) screaming "effing bear" and went for my rifle. I rapidly spun around while cycling the bolt on my Winchester model 70 as Charlie was yelling at me to close the door. Fortunately, the brownie didn't pursue me or I wouldn't have made it. From the kitchen window, we watched him cross over a knoll several hundred yards away heading north. I'm certain that the grass grew a lot greener between the outhouse and cabin over the coming weeks. I'm also convinced that the bear's account of what happened that morning was more humorous than mine. Ever since, the sight of an outhouse has a constipating effect on me.
U really threw toilet paper at a brown bear?? Yea I'm enjoying my yrs in my crappy apartment and my son's nvr leaving either lol jk but man what a story I've nvr been 1 to venture out like that. My lil brother got the adventurous genes I jus stay indoors. I used 2 fish all the time as a teen but those yrs are long gone prolly round the time of ur encounter. Outhouses and bears I'm good on both those things y'all have fun lol
@@relicdad88 I did. That roll was the only thing in reach. One correction, it was July of 1984 not 2004 and I was in my 20's at the time. I've got a photo of the outhouse with the mashed down grass where the bear was standing. I was scared to death. Not enough to keep me from going back and I ended up guiding folks up there, on and off, for the next 38 years.
@@relicdad88I've been charged by three bears at close range - the last charge took place in 2021. In all my years, I never had to fire a shot. About a decade back, my partner (Walt) and I guided some fly-fisherman on a river float trip. We floated past a dozen or so bears feeding on salmon before paddling out about 3/8 mile into a saltwater bay and beaching the raft on the portside shore - to accommodate a floatplane pickup. While Walt and I were occupied with deflating the raft, one of our clients opened a package of smoked salmon. It didn't take long for a brownie to pick up the scent and come our way. We were trapped between the water and a steep cliff. The bear held its head high with its tongue circling its nose at 35-40 feet distant. Walt scored two blasts of pepper spray into that boar's face. After each hit, it turned broadside to us and then stated slowly advancing again -forcing me to keep a ten-pound rifle shouldered for 20 minutes or so. Our pilot was close and I caught him on my VHF. He drove the bear off by strafing the beach with his Beaver. Ever since, I've been no fan of pepper spray. In fact, I've seen bears lapping discharged pepper spray off the ground.
LOL, That is a great retelling of the events! Has it given you anxiety about number 2?
Great account, glad you survived to tell your tale and even throw in a bit of humour. 😂
I’m sorry but hearing Atticus say ‘potty’ 100% made my night! 😂
LOL, I wasn't sure what to call it and still pass YT filters! LOL
I looked up the man, Gordon Shurvell he passed away in 2022 age 75
RIP Gordon Shurvell
how about the bear?
Screw the bear @@JohnnyDanger36963
@@JohnnyDanger36963the bear was killed at the scene, apparently with one shot by Danny’s friend. Attack must have been predatory to attack someone in an outhouse then turn on the partner as soon as it spotted him.
@@Jbennyho was there a funeral for the bear,or is this all about the guy in the outhouse??
*"Don't worry. Bear attacks are extremely rare."* And that is why there is no shortage of bear attack stories for you and other RUclipsrs.
Yeah, and don't forget the bear is more scared of you than you are of it.
At least he was in no danger of crapping his pants.....
Another great video Atticus....Thank you...I never go to the out house without my 10mm....lol
You bet buddy! Adventure bravely!
Poor, poor Gordon and, thank you Danny for saving Gordon's life.
A can of Bear Spray and, a firearm should always be at hand whenever you head to the Outhouse.
I'm sorry to hear of Gordon's passing. May he RIP.
This happen in CANADA. No civilian has handgun or assault rifle. I think canada allow double barrel shotgun only
@Glockaholic91
Incorrect. Canadians do own Handguns and Semi-automatic firearms, albeit under very stringent laws.
Generally Canadians may not carry or posses a Handgun in the wilderness unless they have the almost impossible to get an "Authorization To Carry",(ATC).
It is generally possible in Canada to posses and carry outside of National and Provincial Parks certain types of Shotguns and Rifles.
For ones personal safety, it is just best to avoid going to the intrusive Socialist Canadian Police State!
@@MrKaido93 I'd never want to live there then.
@@harrisonmantooth7363
I'm with you 100%!
I'm very glad that my mother legally left the omnipresent, intrusive Socialist Canadian Police State years ago for the Land of the 2nd Amendment!
A capable Handgun loaded with Flat Nose Bullets made of Hard Cast Lead or solid Copper is proven in close proximity reactionary Bear Attacks to be the most effective Personal Defense Safety Device there is.
Knifes,Hatchets, and Bear Spray are good as secondary Personal Safety Defensive Devices.
However, a Handgun is the best.
In most situations, it's virtually legally impossible to bring and carry a Handgun in to Socialist Canada. Don't even try to do so, just don't go there. The Canadian Border Officers like to make examples out of Americans. It's best to be safe and avoid going there.
I plan never to ever again set foot in the punitive,hostile, Anti American Socialist Canadian Police State!
LOL you called the outhouse a Potty... hilarious 😂
Bear scared the shit out of him.
I get a kick out of the bear growl in the introduction. Grrrr😊
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I do too, but that loud growl always scares the heck out of me!😁😂Grrrrrrrrr😬
A man can't even pinch a loaf in peace. What's happening to this world.
Epic!😂😂😂
So glad he made it thanks to the "buddy system". Old friends are hard to come by. Maybe take a new can of bear spray each year to the outhouse with the toilet paper. But then, I keep a hatchet in my shower.
Great point!
Factually it is a capable Handgun loaded with Hard Cast Lead or solid Copper Flat Nose Bullets that is the most effective Personal Defense Safety Device, for in close proximity reactionary Bear Attack situations.
Having a Hatchet and Knife is more effective than Bear Spray. Bear Spray has been proven in multiple cases to be largely ineffective against determined aggressive attacking Black and Brown Bears.
Your comment is so well timed given the episode that was published today! A black bear that killed one woman and tried to kill her partner walked right through bear spray.
Oh crap that sucks! Now that's literally caught with your pants down.
HAAAAA HAAAA - YOU SAID 'CRAP'.
Gotta stay away from those beary covered pancakes for breakfast... Do I really have to admit I hit the 'head' in bear country with my G20? lol.
The bears in north western Ontario are bold compared to further south.
3:13 without a doubt that is the fattest bear in history!
I never will be in an outhouse for that to happen!!!!! Lol!! 😆😆😆🐻
Yep Addicus I’m taking toilet paper, gun and bear spray and locking the door!!! With a friend outside to watch too😉 these sneaky hungry predatory bears aren’t there to help you, they are there to seemwhat’s to eat!
Is there nothing sacred anymore!! Jeeze...................
Those bears are pretty immoral!
Hi Atticus... definitely a preditorial attack and yes that bear would've killed and ate this brave man. I give the second guy credit. He put that bear down with 1 shot and trust me that's very hard to do... another fantastic story my friend... Ty and keep em coming...
I thought the bear s*it in the woods......
He s*its in woods, just eats in the outhouse. LOL
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While hunting years back hunting in South Dakota we had to have a lookout for when we had to go. And no door so's you look out to.one to stand guard. Not to go at night if we could help it.
Didn’t know bears were a problem in SD
I used to hunt bare, but it’s far too cold!
I have gone hunting in my flip-flops in Idaho in April before. It was freezing but very nice. I was a young guy then and the cold didn't affect me the same as it does now.
I know the feeling@@scarybearattacks
I'm laughing about the 'wad' of toilet paper!! DUDE - you're the best!!
A bear showing up while I did my business would be my bad luck. Talk about a sh!tty situation.
Thanks Atticus.
For the life of me, i don't understand why he didn't yell for his friend as soon as he saw the bear!
When using the outhouse in the outback always close and lock the door !!!
Love the descriptions of the areas l!
For some reason you calling it a potty was funny
The bear was clearly tired of sh!tting in the woods and angry that Gordon beat him to the outhouse first.
Probably the craziest bear attack ever on the channel. Good thing for his friend and a rifle.
Good to see you Pete! Take care, my friend!
@@scarybearattacks Ditto Addicus. Looking forward to more episodes.
any attack is bad, it's just that the vulnerability of the moment, pants around the ankles and no means of protection---just awful!
I jump and scream whenever anyone surprises me while I am in my bathroom at home! I can't imagine it happening with a bear in the woods!
Yeah! and didn't even have time to wipe his bumbum.
Just goes to show always have your weapon with you and keep that dam door closed.
I literally just came from my outhouse. 😮
I think it was all a big misunderstanding and the bear only wanted to borrow some toilet paper.
It's said large male back bears will hunt humans in the spring, so some could do it year around.
Think you need to use the buddy system if you use an outhouse
Good show
I carry my bear spray with me everywhere in bear country. Including trips to the thunder box!!
Just remember, when you practice do not do it anywhere you do not want a bear to show up. After it is sprayed on the ground it can actually act as a bear ATTRACTANT!
Nothing surprises me any more. Evil people run the world. So a deterrant is really a attractor. What population lives in rural space?
My experience with bears (Northern New England) is that they really don't want you, they just want your food. However, since following your channel, I see that a fire arm seems way better than bear spray.
Regarding an outhouse attack, I don't see it as predatory. It's more like the bear was prowling a human camp, and bear was surprised to suddenly encounter a human.
I recently stayed at a friends off grid camp. It had a "outhouse without a house". Basically a small / deep hole, probably dug with post hole diggers, surrounded by stones, with a seat on top. Should you be fully enclosed, with door shut, or visible, with no "house" on the outhouse? Either way, a gun or weapon nearby.
Just wow!!! Pretty cool the glaciers!!! Bob Bob Bob Bob cats!!!!🐱🐱🐱🐱
Scary thoughts looking at a bear staring you down! Yikes.
So why did he have to go through rabies protocol? If the bear was dead, they could test for rabies, no? So if the bear was rabid, that would explain the attack, but that's not clear either. I love that Gordon still has a dry sense of humor, says a lot about him.
I think this was explained in another comment by another person with a medical background. It is because the Rabies (virus?) is more difficult to defeat as time goes by. Nip in the bud kind of thing.
@@scarybearattacks Thanks. Actually, as a former first aid instructor, I used to know this. Ugh, the brain, use it or lose it. lol
Thanks!
Thank you Eric! I appreciate your support and generosity! Adventure bravely, my friend!
"We slashed our prices in the merch store." No pun intended!
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Never go anywhere unarmed!!!!!! Especially in the woods
.41 mag while suiting on the shitter, but not in Canadastan !
Anotger good one excellant info😎
Thanks 👍
Perhaps the bear associated the out house with dumpster s and was in search of food
No Sh*t, Bearlock!
This video starts at the last ICE AGE and works it's way up to the subject....
My questions is did he wipe his butt before he went to the hospital???
I'm not sure if this was a predatory attack or a chance meeting. But I've heard even if your going out to just go potty weather it's in a building or not take your gun and the spray, it may come in handy just saying even if it is a warning shot.
@05MaryBeth Not sure? You think the bear was dragging him off because he wanted to have a beer with him? Or maybe needed a fourth for a game of bridge?
Never, ever do I go into the bush without my 5" hunting knife. People become just another part of the food chain when in the wilderness. It would be foolish to be completely defenseless.
Sounds like the man had a good life. ❤
I use an outhouse but only risk snake or spider bites, not being ripped apart and eaten by bears or mountain lions, thankfully. Hi from outback Australia- the not as dangerous as you might think country 😊 i enjoyed your vid, thankyou 👍🇦🇺
THat is my worst fear too! A grumpy rate or a rattlesnake hunting them! YIKES!
Roy D Oh!
He should have closed the door as soon as he saw the bear at the door.
Imagine getting attacked by a bear while taking a deuce deuce 💩
That's a crap Gordon will never forget.
This answers the age old question: "Does a bear poo in the woods?" The answer is no. The bear was mad that Gordon was using the outhouse when the bear wanted to do his own business, and that's when $#!t got real.
I'm sure that poor bear just wanted to use the toilet
I like your idea Addicus, to bring a gun & bear spray when nature calls. I carry 24/7 everywhere I go from taking out the trash to retrieving the mail. “One of the most frightening things is a man with a gun, and one of the most helpless things is a man without one.”
- Jason/Freedom Fighter Until Death/Vermont, FRA (‘FRA’, meaning “The Failed Republic Of America”)
Why did Gordon have to get rabies shots if the bear was tested and found healthy?
Rabies prophylaxis is best administered sooner rather than later and it may have been uncertain how long it might take to get the results of the rabies testing; additionally he was bitten around the head and neck which is a greater risk for a virus that attacks the central nervous system.
Well, somebody stole its Sears catalog!
LOL, You are REALLY dating yourself there!
Scary! Don't tell me yer grand dad was a Monty Ward kinda guy!@@scarybearattacks
7:08 Looks like a person O_O
Ty, have a unwelcome bear mat in front of outhouse, bear steps on it he or she is gone......
+1 on unwelcome bear mats. Read up if you live in bear country.
Yes,food,no,yes.
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Hello Caz Kellie! Sorry I missed Livechat today. I had to pick my son up from high school. Adventure bravely!
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Yes. The bear would’ve killed him then eaten parts of him. The bear did it because it was looking for a meal. Beautiful, massive bears in the footage. ❤
I think he would have been killed if not for his friend. As to the bears motivation; we don’t know enough about the bear to say. It could have been thinking this human was easy prey for dinner, he may have something preventing him from hunting his usual prey (illness/injury) or may be he WAS rabid. I know I’d be taken a gun to the outhouse with me and putting a latch on the door.
I think The Bear would have killed and eaten Gordon for sure.
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congrats and im 2nd
@@jacksprat3287 🥈🏆🥈
Wow. I think the bear would've killed him if it hadn't been for his friend. Should've had bear spray.
Yes the bear would have killed Gordon while eating him. Black bears are known for this so always have something to defend yourself.
First of all, only an idiot would go to an out house and not take a large container of bear spray with him and a 10mm semi auto pistol. What was that guy thinking anyway.
It is a good point. I go into the woods around Boise alot and I always have my head on a swivel. We have cougars, wolves and bears plus a lot of crazies. You never know which direction the threat might come from :(0
NO WAY💩🙈
OMG 😱 poor 🐻. Stay away from their territory, and you'll be fine. Stop this hauntings that are just for fun. Stop killing animals for pleasure. Stop invading their land. Poor animals.
This channel is AI now.
LOL, nope! That my real voice. I do all the research, writing, editing and publishing as a one man band.
City woman here (But, loves the country 😊) Why do you need to squat in an outhouse?
Just poo in the lake and shake it out 🤣 Personally, I dont think that this has to be a predatory bear. To me, it is just the perfect storm. A hungry bear, a smelly outhouse, and a piece of human flesh that is easy for the pickings. I am glad that he survived this ordeal, at the time 😉
LOL, I think I would stick to the outhouse but maybe I will give your poop technique a try this summer. I am not sure if I will share the results of the experiment :)
@@scarybearattacks...
I was truly entertained by your response. If pleased with the results, do share with others 🤣
Yeah, but what if a sphincter fish takes the opportunity to swim upstream?
@@pargolf3158 ...This is nature, recycling itself 😊🤣
@@rebeccalavoy6655 You're not even challenging me on the existence of the sphincter fish?
Hey I'm 1k likes😂
I so very sorry. My words were kinda harsh. Please be careful out there and always, always carry your defense protection. Bears or wolves do not speak our language. Shalom. Again, sorry for the harsh words.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr 🐻!!!!!!!!! You always sneak up on me Addicus!! Lol!!! 🤣🤣🤣 I was going for my afternoon stroll when this came on Poor Gordon!!! So terrifying!!! That's what I call a true friend !!! Danny was awesome!! Definitely I feel the 🐻 would have killed him if Danny wasn't there!!! What would I do I definitely would have had a heart attack!!! Thanks Addicus for another very interesting story and storytelling ❤ and for sneaking up on me again!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr 🐻!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I feel the 🐻 would have gotten him either way!!! There powerful!! Rooooarrrrrrrrr 🐻!!!!! Have a fantastic day Addicus!!! Don't go near any out houses!!! Lol!! 🤣🤣🤣
I would never go near bears 🐻 or the habitat you never no don’t trust bears they are beautiful but in their own environment you was lucky to escape but if that bear wanted you it would off got you always lock toilet doors xx
Like the black bear in Arizona, he intended to kill and eat him
Rip mr gordon bear needed to use potty 😎
Maybe the bear just wanted to eat Gordon’s poop.😂