Bear spray explodes in grizzly bear attack

Bear spray explodes in grizzly bear attack | Grand Teton National Park

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7 күн бұрын

Shayne Patrick's story of survival is one of the greatest learning opportunities in recent memory for those who wish to explore bear country safety.
While on his honeymoon, Shayne set off with mission to photograph a great grey owl. But his path instead intersected a grizzly cub-and its highly protective mother.
While struggling for his life, something truly remarkable happened. As the bear went for the kill, biting at Shayne's head the heard a pop and thought the grizzly had punctured his skull. But what sounded like his doom was his salvation.
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@sparkyswearsalot 5 күн бұрын

Awesome story. So sorry this dude had to go through this after everything else, but seriously, hats pff to this amazing fellow. His willingness to admit he froze. His willingness to recognize that the bear was just being a bear. Hats off to you Shane. I sincerely hope you and your wife have a long happy life together.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

Very well put.

@michellewarmath7811 5 күн бұрын

Amazing story, Mike. Wishing Shayne a full recovery. Your videos are important to making informed and sensible choices about our enjoyment of wild spaces.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

I hope so. I’ve long dreamed of a world where we can better share space with wild animals. I hope to be doing my part into help realize that future.

@SuzieQGirl 5 күн бұрын

The scene from Revenant is brilliant. 🫡

@CastleMc 5 күн бұрын

Great video. Yes, bears are so much faster than people imagine, and even well-seasoned and armed guides have been killed. Holding a can of spray behind your neck seems like it should become a recommended action if you haven't deployed it. Also, being off trail also inhibits rescue! Those 2 hours of waiting must have been terrifying.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

Very well put. There have been a few people who similar to Shayne held onto their bear spray and have managed to spray the bear while prone and being attacked. It’s a remarkable tool. So glad Shayne was able to benefit from it, even if by accident. I’ll be thinking of him should I ever find myself in a similar situation.

@JamesWilliams-en3os 5 күн бұрын

Excellent video, as we have come to expect from your channel! I’m glad Shayne survived, but given the number of truly ignorant errors he made that led up to the attack, his survival is miraculous. As you pointed out, hiking 1) alone, 2) off trail, and 3) with little consideration of bear safety (evidenced by his purchase of bear spray at the last minute and not having trained with it) were all grave errors. Also: he and his wife had a dog with them, and the scents and sounds of dogs will alarm bears and make them more likely to be aggressive even when the dog is not in the immediate area. While observing grizzlies feeding on berries in late summer as a student many years ago, I saw the bears routinely ignore human hikers on the fire road 200 yards from their location, and feeding unperturbed. Yet when humans accompanied by dogs were in the road, the bears stopped feeding and watched carefully until the human-dog parties were long out of sight. Dogs clearly agitate bears, and an agitated bear is an aggressive bear. If you are going to a wilderness area, leave your dog at home!

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

Thanks! Shayne definitely contributed by some of the decisions he made. But I’ve met many people who are far less prepared, and far more reckless, but who have not been tested as Shayne was. I’m convinced each attack is an opportunity to learn. I get the feeling Shayne’s experience has already been eye-opening for him and he understands that he wasn’t quite prepared enough. Still, I think Shayne deserves far more praise than criticism. Not only did he try to prepare, but he made some very solid choices when the attack came. He seems to be genuine in his self-appraisal AND he is sharing his story with the rest of us so we can benefit from his missteps and his success. He also advocated for the bears despite his injuries. I think that deserves celebration. I know for a fact, that he and Chloe now better understand the hazards of bringing their dog into grizzly country.

@cttaylor-beck5238 5 күн бұрын

I always look for your videos. You are so logical, level headed and informed, willing to share the information with anyone wanting to learn. Really good instruction to be safe(r). Thank you.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

I appreciate that! Thanks so much for watching! The KZfaq algorithm doesn’t respond to reliable information unless people watch it. I very much depend on people like you to help get the message out. So glad you are finding value in my content. Much more to come.

@kilcar 12 сағат бұрын

I've personally met a grizzly bear victim. He now sells bear spray. He was horrifically scarred

@shadowcastre 5 күн бұрын

A few points.... All bear attacks are unique. Shane was extremely lucky. Bear spray is only a tool. Shanes attack may have turned out differently if he'd been armed and relied on his combat experience. I do agree that its crucial to train with your tools of choice. The reality is that there is far more training with firearms than there ever will be with BS (bear spray). Here is an example of people going through the motions of buying spray and not learning what it's for and how to deploy it... A national park just out my back door where many attacks have occurred, a woman bought spray and at the trailhead lined up her children and hosed them down with it. She said she thought it was bear repellent! A large number of people never even take it out of the package.

@lorriegallardo8053 5 күн бұрын

Shane, I do believe God is with you. .

@sianne79 4 күн бұрын

God was totally okay with sitting on his holy ass and just watching that go down? What a sadistic deity you have deemed worthy of your praise. But I guess the christian bible is crammed full of horrific and morally repugnant incidents and behaviors that god is totally okay with that have led to MORE horrific and morally repugnant behaviors over the past 2k+ years that are also apparently totally fine.

@ronaldparvanian6949 3 күн бұрын

Many persons go into the wilderness to temporarily escape responsibility while immersing themselves in beauty. Wilderness is a double edge sword. Have met hikers and campers who have never taken medical provisions or weapons. Claimed it ruined the experience.

@billjaxin 19 сағат бұрын

We love Nature but we need to remember that she doesn't love us back. We find beauty in things that would kill us. Glacially topped mountains, powerful waterfalls, etc. We're drawn to them. Mistaking nature for a child's picture book of nature can get you killed. And it's not the big scary things that kill most people. It's things that would be trivial nearer civilization. You absolutely must have real experience or go with people who do. And if cell coverage is spotty, have an emergency satellite communication device.

@standingbear998 5 күн бұрын

spray is a must carry. but nothing is a cure all and if bears and the spray are misunderstood or miss used it can not help. carrying a gun is no better if you freeze, panic or in that situation can not make a good shot or shoot too soon or have a false sense of security that makes you be stupid.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

Very well said.

@juana1483 Күн бұрын

I need more fresh claws for my grizz necklace????? Edit: at least 5"

@a.m.v.6938 8 сағат бұрын

Does anyone know what kind of lever action rifle that is ?

@cinnamongirl5410 4 күн бұрын

Stay on the trails. You're a guest in their home. It almost making me root for the bears anymore. Now a mother, and most likely her cub, are dead.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

Both the mother and the cub survived and are living as they should. The Park Service agreed with Shayne. The bear was just protecting her cub. There is no reason to harm her or the bears.

@dtcdtc8328 3 күн бұрын

I plan on finally getting back out (used to camp every summer w/family as a kid) into our Forests before my body won't let me , which is fast approaching, unfortunately. And after searching for bear defense knowledge on yt here , imho this channel offers unbiased real world very informative advice. I'm subbing.

@billjaxin 19 сағат бұрын

@@dtcdtc8328 a couple of professional bear biologists: Stephen Herrero and Tom Smith. Lots of interesting and reliable information there, gained by observing many, many bears in the wild and by studying all recorded bear attacks in North America. Herrero is who I read before I started doing forestry work in grizzly country. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7GHhq1k1c-3loE.html

@kathyabdulla4641 15 сағат бұрын

Why dont walkers take strong phones, eg, satellite phones, to get help through thick forest.

@lorenzomeloni6088 Күн бұрын

The man has a few good stories to tell..

@cherylsims5636 15 сағат бұрын

I live in Alaska and and an Air Taxi Pilot. I've had to shoot 7 bears over the past 5 years. Much of what you say is Not true. First off you always go into the woods in groups of people. Dogs and I say multiple are your best alert about bears. Second you always want to carry a 12 ga shotgun loaded with rifled slugs having burning magnesium tips. Anything less is not adequate. You have a simple whistle you can blow every 60 seconds. Forget bear spray its useless..If you see a bear you stop moving and ready shotgun. if it goes away fine but if it moves towards you you open fire. Bear attacks are Unpredictable.This stuff about fighting back lie motionless are all unknow variables. You never know what the bear will do. If your dumb enough to let a bear get to you well then its all fate.

@DesertRat.45 10 сағат бұрын

Agreed

@davidblanchard5252 10 сағат бұрын

In a split second, unless you are prepared or not three seconds to react at extreme close range charge of a large Grizzly Bear, will put your pucker factor in to OH Ship Mode , kiss it goodbye ! I'm no expert! But a charging Grizzly Bear will take all your expert confidence from you, in to a scary situation! Real life situations are unpredictable!

@anthonybrown2426 5 күн бұрын

Bear spray is NOT a good choice when inside grizzly bear country especially in windy conditions. A proper caliber firearm with proper ammunition such as fmj is a far better choice when encountering a bear especially a predatory bear. On a windy day such as this man , bear spray is not affective and will dose you if sprayed into the wind. This man encountered a protective mother bear but if it were a predatory bear attack, he may not have survived.

@johnb1567 4 күн бұрын

Bear spray saved him in this one bud so i guess it was a good choice.

@anthonybrown2426 4 күн бұрын

@@johnb1567 luck is what saved him. Nothing more nothing less

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

@anthonybrown2426, bear spray is in fact the most tested and successful against grizzlies. It is an excellent tool, especially in grizzly country. Yes, luck saved him, combined with the bear spray.

@anthonybrown2426 4 күн бұрын

@@HomeInWildSpaces 😂

@wheressteve 5 күн бұрын

It's interesting that humans use the term "Momma bear" as a positive term for human mothers actively protecting their young from danger but when real female bears do just that suddenly it is not. We go where they live which makes us the trespassers and them the defenders.

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

It is a strange contradiction. It think nature is just too foreign and too scary for most people to sympathize or appreciate the world wild animals occupy. Speaking for myself, the more time I spend with wild animals, the more I respect them and more I discover a kind of kinship with them.

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN 4 күн бұрын

Wrong

@heavenboundtoourlord 4 күн бұрын

1:10 - The "universe" does not have a consciousness. Oh, it does? Then what would keep you from getting on your face and asking it for Humility and maybe $10,000 to boot?

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

That is a broader philosophical discussion. It’s just an expression referencing forces greater than we individuals possess which dictate the occurrence of events.

@heavenboundtoourlord 4 күн бұрын

@@HomeInWildSpaces So you believe in accidents (luck) (conscious Unconsciousness) (atheism/religion), and nothing exploding and creating everything. Last time we looked, matter can neither be created nor destroyed, unless there really is God.

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN 4 күн бұрын

@@heavenboundtoourlord no I'm God and I don't agree

@HomeInWildSpaces 4 күн бұрын

@heavenboundtoourlord, you are drawing many false inferences from my reply. Do I believe in randomness? Yes. Do I believe in order? Yes. But not in all things. Shayne’s experience has elements of randomness, while other decisions directly contributed to the outcome. Greater powers are at work throughout the universe, but so is randomness. They are not mutually exclusive. They are both constants. Two things can be true at the same time. Both randomness and order can and do coexist.

@heavenboundtoourlord 4 күн бұрын

@@HomeInWildSpaces If I've drawn eny false inferences and defined your views incorrectly then that is not good; I do not intend to be rude and insensitive; just to get to the point and challenge each other if we haven't really thought about the background to 'random order'. I think we agree; experience is one interwoven tapestry of overall beauty despite pleasure/pain, predator/prey. The Bible (Ultimate Truth) puts it this way: Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. "Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It's seeing through the facade of pretense." If we have the courage to research child sacrifice and the 'ancient' temples of the antediluvian world, then we can begin to get a balanced spiritual picture; all religion stems from the blood of a Child and there is either one of two spirits that are the Creator and require blood; Christ, or satan. Don't try to pretend satan does not exist; if you attend a real séance or child sacrifice you will not stand thus.