Bear Safety In The Wild

If you are an angler who has spent a great deal of your life fishing the many lakes, rivers and streams this country has to offer, than you are also aware of the potential dangers that come hand in hand with the great outdoors. While you may feel comfortable enough being out there yourself, suppose you have agreed to bring your entire family out into the woods for a day of fishing and you or someone else comes in close contact with a bear.

While being caught off guard in the wild by a large bear can be extremely frightening and dangerous, there are certain steps that any human being should take in order to ensure that they have the best chances of not aggravating the situation further. Regardless of whether the person in front of the bear is large or small, female or male, child or adult, the same actions should be taken by anyone in order to best handle an accidental interaction with a bear.

According to Doug Updike, a Senior Wildlife Biologist with the Department of Fish and Game, even small children should be taught to act in the same way as adults upon realizing a bear is in the vicinity. This means they should stand, facing the bear without staring directly into the animal’s eyes.

Next, attempt to look as large as possible to the bear by standing tall and moving about your arms to widen the outline of your frame. While this is the most one can do, it is still best that children are supervised at all times when out in wooded areas as bears will most definitely disregard their attempts to look larger and consider them either a threat or prey.

Bears will find their way into the vicinity of humans typically because they smell food or garbage. For this reason, it is important that you keep any food you have with you either locked up in the car or in air tight containers as well as any garbage.

In addition to bears who might stumble upon your area, there are many other creatures out in the wild that could potentially be a threat as well, especially to smaller children. In addition to making a lot of noise, if there is low light, you may also want to build a small campfire as fire is a natural deterrent to predators. While the likelihood of you or your family having a close encounter with a wild animal is highly unlikely, it is still necessary to be prepared and to prepare all members of your family as well.

By: Jorgoin-Fishing

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