Bear Attack Speed Video

[WyoDoug]

Interesting video from Curt Gowdy State Park in Wyoming. Shows how fast a bear can attack. I wish I could copy FB videos rather than link it but this is best you can get for videos on FB. EDIT: To eliminate comments I received, please read the video. As this post says, the VIDEO is from Curt Gowdy State Park. Nothing in my post say a grizzly was spotted in Curt Gowdy State Park north of Cheyenne. Please read the entire article with the video to get an understanding on what is going on.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2612204969060563

 

[duckhunt]

I think I will just hunt somewhere else.

 

[Lyfter1013]

Wow

 

[Sam Colt]

Apparently she resented being trapped.

 

[MO Betta]

"We had a lot of problems with this bear killing pets and livestock, so we relocated her to a very secluded place - half a mile up a trailhead frequented most often by out of state hunters."

 

[Mallardsx2]

I could (and would have) fired three 3" rifle slugs in the time that bear entered the frame of the camera to the time the bear knocked over the camera of my SX2. Likely I would have fired all 5 well before the bear entered the frame lol Assuming I had my shotgun at the ready.

I hope I never have to.

 

[MTLabrador]

Just to clarify, this video was posted by the park Facebook page, it did NOT take place at Curt Gowdy. There are no grizzlies running around in between Laramie and Cheyenne.

 

[Sam Colt]

The person recording this was standing beside, not behind, the trap when the bear was released. The assumption was that the bear would make tracks for the high country when the door was raised. The bear had other ideas. The victim was holding a camera, not a shotgun, but given the speed and shock of the attack unless the shotgun was shouldered I suspect it would have been brushed aside. Seems like the bear let go and got gone before the victim was badly chewed. At least I hope so...

 

[MTLabrador]

The person recording this was standing beside, not behind, the trap when the bear was released. The assumption was that the bear would make tracks for the high country when the door was raised. The bear had other ideas. The victim was holding a camera, not a shotgun, but given the speed and shock of the attack unless the shotgun was shouldered I suspect it would have been brushed aside. Seems like the bear let go and got gone before the victim was badly chewed. At least I hope so...

No one was attacked. This happened in Montana, the photographer had a camera set up on a tripod. You release bears remotely or with a rope from inside the truck, so no one was in danger.

 

[Wildabeest]

That sounds, and looks, like a friggin freight train coming at you!

 

[Sam Colt]

No one was attacked. This happened in Montana, the photographer had a camera set up on a tripod. You release bears remotely or with a rope from inside the truck, so no one was in danger.

That’s a relief!

 

[kwyeewyk]

I could (and would have) fired three 3" rifle slugs in the time that bear entered the frame of the camera to the time the bear knocked over the camera of my SX2. Likely I would have fired all 5 well before the bear entered the frame lol Assuming I had my shotgun at the ready.

I hope I never have to.

Standing ready with a shotgun is one thing, time yourself against the sound of the gate opening and test yourself at drawing a sidearm or bearspray as if you were surprised. I haven't tried it yet but plan to later on when I have time to put all my gear on.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Dont shoot your toes off...lol

 

[kwyeewyk]

Dont shoot your toes off...lol

Double check twice, then twice more right? Probably more worry about accidentally setting the bear spray off, can't really unload that.

 

[ChrisC]

What a video! There are very few bears, if any, in eastern MA where I live. My very first experience hunting where there are bears was in Kodiak. Prior to the hunt I had watched some videos to get an idea of what to expect, some of which included similar videos (and articles) of bears. I recall having the mindset of the more I watched, the more comfortable/less of a shock it would be when it came time for my hunt. Fast forward to the hunt and the bears were living rent free in my mind. I vividly remember telling myself how stupid it was for me to watch all of these bear videos ahead of the hunt with the expectation that it would make me feel somehow more comfortable.

 

[MO Betta]

Standing ready with a shotgun is one thing, time yourself against the sound of the gate opening and test yourself at drawing a sidearm or bearspray as if you were surprised. I haven't tried it yet but plan to later on when I have time to put all my gear on.

Don't be this guy:

 

[rwc101]

Just to clarify, this video was posted by the park Facebook page, it did NOT take place at Curt Gowdy. There are no grizzlies running around in between Laramie and Cheyenne.

We have many, many scary bears around here. NR hunters beware.

 

[MTLabrador]

We have many, many scary bears around here. NR hunters beware.

I was wrong and @rwc101 is correct. You’re actually more likely to be eaten by a griz in Laramie than you are in Dubois. Be very scared.

 

[Bigjay73]

I could (and would have) fired three 3" rifle slugs in the time that bear entered the frame of the camera to the time the bear knocked over the camera of my SX2. Likely I would have fired all 5 well before the bear entered the frame lol Assuming I had my shotgun at the ready.

I hope I never have to.

No you wouldn't

 

[Bigjay73]

Standing ready with a shotgun is one thing, time yourself against the sound of the gate opening and test yourself at drawing a sidearm or bearspray as if you were surprised. I haven't tried it yet but plan to later on when I have time to put all my gear on.

Yeah, even at the ready, it takes a second for the mind to process what is happening and react. You're toast no matter who you are.