Grizzly Behavior
 

It's really amazing just how little we know about these animals in their natural environment. What's even more amazing is folks who will venture into their world with no knowledge of their behavior. Watch as a group of film makers, out in the B.C. back country filming an appliance commercial, are approached by a rather large grizzly. Fortunately for them, they had the good sense to hire an experienced guide, who in turn had the good sense to bring a pretty serious bear stompin' rifle. It was touch and go for awhile...

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Just another BS misleading post.

The 'bear' approaches the washing machine and then removes his fur to wash it in the machine. I didn't bother watching anything after that.

Entertaining but the average grizzly bear enthusiast knows that grizzlies hibernate before you get that kind of snow. :):)

I should have played it backwards like a C and W song. Would have made more sense.....

You know what a "joke" is, right? :rolleyes:

There was a guy several years ago that "became" a grizzly, living with them as if he were a grizzly.
Even took his girlfriend up there to live with the grizzlies. Then the bears ate both of em all up.
EOS.

What an ass hole.

I've heard a few. The ones I liked contained some semblance of humor instead of a line of BS.

What a sad, humorless ass hole.

Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and any persons that use the out of doors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.

We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advanced warning to any bears that might be close by so you don’t take them by surprise.

We also advise anyone using the out-f-doors to carry “Pepper Spray” with him is case of an encounter with a bear.

Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear **** has bells in it and smells like pepper.

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so, was this in Canada and the bear turned himself into a nanulak?


I like the fish juggling


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wiltell - you could delete your spoiler post

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Thanks Jeff!! that was funny.. And being an avid grizzly bear hunter,, I can tell you that you DO indeed see them on occasion with that much snow.. could have shot one last Sept on a Caribou hunt..

You know what, I think I'm quite comfortable with the snakes and spiders here, considering they won't drag me out of my tent. :D

Oh crap. . .

bears are intelligent, curious and powerful animals

that is why monkeys build strong cages to photo in

Who crapped in your Wheaties this morning?

Never a can opener when you need one!

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That was funney - Thanks Jeff

I remember that story, Sammy. They went looking for him and only found a rib cage.

Why? (you knew I'd chime in :D )

Great vid btw Jeff.

Yep - one Timothy Treadwell. Putz thought he could live as "one with the bears". Cost him his life, along with his girlfriend. Unfortunately, the authorities had to put down the bear. I'd have given it a medal.

He was quite the story in hunting circles for years as he kept getting away with it. We all knew his day would come, and some poor bear who was simply tired of this idiot would pay for it. Real shame.

Documentary on Treadwell: Grizzly Man (2005) - IMDb

polar bears are grizzly without fear of man..

i've read that a polar bear will actively hunt down a man for food. it amazes me the eskimos used to hunt them with a 30-30. i dont run very well on ice and snow. i would die.

if i was in that cube thing, i would have a ratchet out to check all those fasterner during the bear's investication. :D

You have no sense of humor whatsoever, do you.

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Holy crap, lighten the f#!& up dude!


That was great Jeff, didnt expect that! :D

That John West commercial is hilarious.

LOL! Nice videos.

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Jeff, that's funny. Those guys had me going for a bit. I was thinking that's a fat grizzly, but in the snow?

Surprised his family didn't try to sue the bear ;)

I wuz in jackson hole one time in my 20's trying to pretend I liked southern comfort.
Some place called the million dollar saloon I think. They had saddles for bar stools.
They also had a grizz all stuffed and mounted standing up on his hind legs.
Never realized just how massive they were till I stood next to that thing.
The legend goes that a guy killed that griz by biting his neck.
Put me down as skeptical.

Correction, it's called the million dollar cowboy bar.
Or is that coboy?

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Those two became part of the grizzly. And a lot of grizzly poo.

Used to? When did they stop?

They are actually known to use .222's and .223's for this duty as well. Quite effectively. Bell used a 7mm Mauser to kill many of his thousands of elephants. If you really know how to hunt, how to really get in close, and just where to shoot them, you can make it work. "It's not the arrow, it's the Indian..."

buckterrier..bear is delicious. well, black bear is! super delicious!

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You have to treat it right though, vash. That begins with choosing the right bear. There are "eating" size bears and "trophy" size bears, and never the twain shall meet (meat?)

The problem is with some enzyme in the fat that will permeate the meat as the fat starts to break down once you've killed the bear. "Trophy" size bears have a lot more of it, and the meat is far more marbeled with it. "Eating" size bears are much leaner, without as much of the marbling.

In any case, it is absolutely imperitive to trim every last visible scrap of fat from the meat before you wrap it. Don't think you can just trim it up after it comes back out of the freezer or, worse yet, after it comes off the grill. By then it's too late - the damage is done.

I even trim the fat from the outside of the carcass right after skinning it. I've trimmed as much as 4" of pure fat off a bigger bear's ass ("does this fur make may ass look fat?"). Speaking of skinning, that has to happen just as soon as it hits the ground, no matter how cold it is. And quartering. And butchering as soon as possible. You have to get the fat off and cool them down as soon as possible - that is the key to a good eatin' bear.

Starting with a small, lean, tender one helps immensely. The big ones are just so marbled that it turns into an exercise in futility to get all of the fat off, and it winds up permeating the meat. The dog will dig his way out under the fence when you try to barbeque that stuff.

Timmothy Treadwell, it did not work out too well for him and his girlfriend.

Bears are well..... bears after all.

Jeff you are right!!

that one bear in my pic was about a 120 lbs. stupid delicious. i helped my buddies dad take a nuisance bear near yosemite. huge and it was eating garbage. woof! scary and gross. inedible.

having said that..some people render bear fat into a fantastic lard. i am sure this depends on what the bear eats a it's primary diet. Aigel sent me a jar of bear fat. i am gonna try to make some biscuits with it!!

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This is the best bear book I have ever read - Bear attacks, their causes and avoidance by Stephen Herrero. Hurtig Publishers Edmonton/Toronto.
:eek::) It is certainly worth a read for you outdoor types - camping/hunting/driving in bear country. I cannot understand the number of motorists who leave their cars and stand 20 yards from a grizzly to get a photo as I witnessed last summer near Jasper Alberta. Unbelievable.:eek:

Bear fat was the go-to patch lube for the old Rocky Mountain trappers in their day (1800 ~ 1840's), vash. It took on legendary status as such. Sperm whale oil was acknowledged as a better patch lube but, by then, they were getting harder and harder to find in the Rockies. ;)