re: Bear attack- kid jumps on back of bear to save friend

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Thanks. Good gun suggestion but what to believe on the bear bell? I read the article I just posted above and the kid said that when he screamed to see if his friend was okay the bear returned.

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Yeah, with a brown bear, you want to protect your neck and head best you can and try to stay flat on your belly. Unless, of course they don't stop the attack. Him screaming probably prolonged the attack. Not blaming him at all, of course.

Black bears...try to whip their arse.

The goal of the bear bell is to hopefully avoid surprising a brown bear. I don't agree about it attracting bears any more than anything else people do on the trails.

But, I haven't been attacked yet, so mostly going by what guides, rangers, etc. have said. I did get run off an elk by one once. That'll humble your arse real quick.