Even with a paralyzed vocal cord he still has a maine accent

@2:41"I got so much Polar Bear Schhwaaaggg..."

this guy sound like hes holding a big bong rip

Man,I love this guy. From the very start he was super likeable. I'd love to meet him

He could voice act for an rpg game

I'm just as impressed with what this man went through as I am for his career choice. I only hope this group of friends has stayed intact and continues to make amazing journeys together. Live life because it's short

I love and admire how open he is about the fact that he experienced trauma and is actively taking steps to heal. I feel like a lot of us in North America (I don't know what it's like in other parts of the world) are taught that men don't cry or have feelings. So i really like his authenticity

I like how the base camp initially suggested Matt's group ignored their warning (9:00), but when called on it, admitted (9:55) "Matt's group came along before we fully understood the potential risks associated with that area." Glad the reporter called them on their shit. She kind of butchered that filet though lol.

My Arctic camping setup would include perimeter trip wires and claymore mines. And thats just INSIDE my tent.

"Did you have to carry guns for protection? " "no" "why do you have a gun now?" "For protection." 😂

This reporter always does a great job.

I have a great respect for people with the stones to do this stuff, even grizzly man had a lot of balls to do what he did, as eccentric as he may have been, he did for a long time what most people are too chicken to do.

Aroostock county Mainer right here and I was stoked to see Maine represented in a vice episode. So awesome Matt still has a great attitude about his experience. He is a great example of the Mainer spirit

I get pretty crazy if I'm hungry. Animals aren't any different.

the lady, the bear guards sister is hilarious. She finds everything she sees very TASTY lol

I admire the way he handled the situation afterwards... Laughing and being positive and seeming to just be thankful he gets to live another day... Some people would rather sit there and cry and garner attention and just rage out on people "I GOT ATTACKED BY A BEEEEAAAARRRR!!!!!!! YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND!!!".... Before you flame me I do know not everyone can handle post-traumatic stress like this guy but just saying I like the way he's going on about it

Camping with polar bears and no firearms ??? Insane and completely irresponsible.

"attacked in the night since no one ever heard about that before" The polar bear leaves no witnesses.

I just want to point out that polar bears have always "come onto land" in the summer. Bears hunt seals in the fall and spring just before the ice breaks up, the times seals are most accessible to terrestrial creatures (living things that live on LAND) . During the summer they eat fish, caribou, moose, other bears, berries, and anything else they can scavenge.

Look it's a beach bird... very tasty. Better than seal brains.

6:27 "we're fucked," LOL this dude is hella funny.

I love this dude already. For getting fucked up by a polar bear the way he did, he is in some seriously good spirits about it! Honestly, just from looking at him, I would have never know a bear attacked him if I wasn't told so

All the people in this video are so humble and kind

This guy has the best mindset for a situation like this. Humor is very powerful stuff.

this guy is amazing.

Oh there are a lot of bears around? let's set up camp right here, i'm sure we'll be fine, especially since we have this lethal flare gun.....

Watching a year later... he's so incredibly interesting and chill. Great guest 👍

I love this dude, hes sooo chill. Hes probably everyones favourite uncle in his family :D

just send the bear to the bear jail

This is why I would insist on bringing my friend Remington camping with me.

Everyone should strive to be like this man. Never give up in any situation and always love and forgive everyone and everything.

amazing story and true braveness of matt to go back to realise they bears are just trying to survive without holding a grudge with a positive attitude really touching story

Marie is just fucking hungry isnt she

Um what's the reporter's name? I need it for research.

So much respect for people like Matt

Wow the only lawyer I think I will ever admire, True people person at heart Bless up

A Polar bear must be one of the most intimidating animals on the planet.

Reading 90% of the comment board makes me want to puke.. i wonder what happened that ignorance became something people are proud of.

This guy has such an awesome spirit

This guy is so amazing! “I got so much polar bear schwagg” 🤣

Notice they had a gun THIS time. LOL

2:42 the best kind of swag

"I see you got a tear in your eye as we're getting close to where your family was killed. Why is that? Why do you have a tear in your eye?" Gives dumbfounded look to Vice reporter.....

Such a humble dude

I was floored when he said that there are worse ways to go than getting mauled to death by a polar bear. I guess it's all in the way you view it. When he compared it to rotting away in a nursing home I think I have to agree with him only because being in the former situation means that on some level you are likely experiencing life. Still, it's not a very pleasant thought.

I really enjoyed watching this: beautifully shot, an incredible story, and a powerful message. Thanks!

So they had electric fence around their tents and polar bear went right through it?

20 years ago, we hiked through Ayayutuk national park, a little further north on Baffin island, near Pangnirtung. I remember very clearly having a required morning lecture where they explained all the safety protocols, and made it clear that this was the bear's land and we we visitors. No one would be brought in to kill the bear if one was spotted, but we might be airlifted out to allow a bear to pass. The land demands respect, the bears require respect, and we must tread in their space with humility, especially now that so much has changed. Huge respect to the wisdom of the guides, and their deep knowledge of the land.

“Go away bear!” Okay I’ll be sure to try that just like he did if I’m in that situation....

@31:40 there's a small polar bear in the boat

You can tell by the way she held her fishing pole she is very inexperienced.

I think Maria was ready for dinner during the trip; she was talking about tasty seal brains and tasty beach birds! 😂

Well, when city slickers go out into the wild shit happens. Since the polar bear population has increased from 5.000 to 30.000 in a couple of decades it’s natural for them to seek food among men. It’s not because of “climate change” they are living closer to humans, it’s because they’re thriving and will continue to do so until they are hunted in larger numbers.

can you guys (vice) do a documentary about Plum Island? No one knows anything about the place...

24:20 Sees a bird at the beach: "Must be a beach bird"

"Polar Bear Shwag" I'll be using that from now on lol

This is stupid, everybody knows that polar bears love coca cola! All they have to do is move the vending machines further inland!

i hurt my vocal chords hearing his voice

Matthew Dyer aka the most chill guy ever

I'm watching him Matt Dyer on VICELAND now, seems like he has a great soul, Helping the poor and all, glad he came out of this attack with the humor he has about it, truly inspirational.

I lived in Alaska for a while. We never dealt with polar bears because of the lower latitude, but grizzly bears often came around my home and usually I would just shoot blanks at them to scare them away 99% of the time, but there was one time were I was splitting wood and a bear came out of nowhere and lunged at me, I always had a .45 on my belt when I was outside for obvious reasons, but I was very reluctant to use it because the Bears don't recognize people as 'alpha Predators' because that's what they are! They either see us as food or as a threat and neither of those is their fault. Not to mention how beautiful and powerful they are. I stood my ground and slowly backed away but it moved faster and faster towards me, eventually I was cornered and had no choice but I use the blunt size of my axe and hit her on top of the head, not too hard but just enough to either piss her off or make her run away, off she went!

I noticed the bear guard, Maria, is armed with only a .243 caliber rifle. That's a marginal deer caliber at best, certainly nothing I would use for protection against an animal the size of a polar bear. I understand her stature and the light recoil of the .243 have something to do with it (and that she has back-up) but it's just an observation. I would say a 30-06 at a minimum, with the .300, .338 or .375 being more ideal. Anyway, nice video. Matthew Dyer comes off as a genuine, funny and positive guy.

15:10 hahahah "hope not... well... unless they need rescue"

“Thats a cute bird! Looks very tasty...”

I just read the description- who the hell goes camping where 10% of the earth's polar bears live? Oh, ok, they just said the bears are also about starving. What could possibly go wrong

243 Winchester for polar bear? Might as well throw rocks!

I have done a lot of crazy things and have spent a lot of time in bear country but there is no way I am camping in polar bear country without packing a high powered rifle and taken turns on watch. This place looks beautiful. I wonder if you can hire a armed guide when in the park. Polar bears are nothing to mess with.

what a great person he is

This isn’t true the reason for such high number of bear encounters is because of the ever increasing protection of the polar bear, the populations have exploded and the indigenous peoples are no longer able to keep them under control. The high population numbers have also resulted in the spread of disease and food shortage amongst the polar bears. The best thing we can do is let the indigenous peoples do what they have been doing successfully for thousands of years

This reporter is lowkey hot af

Matthew Dyer - The Man, The Myth, The LEGEND

When he told his story in the 3rd person, waterworks.

that's one pretty cool fucking dude

is this considered an Assault Bear now?

"The brains are delicious..." *smiles*

She knows she's going on an arctic tour but doesn't bring more than a light jacket then complains that it's cold tf...

world been warming up for last ten thousand years , remember the last ice age , new York had ice quarter mile high

"Look's tasty" :D

His eyes lit up at the bear safety video lol

I think the thing most people are shocked to experience when they witness a traumatic injury is the smell of death that assaults your sense of smell. you never forget that stench. 😷

That is the saddest bear I have ever seen (the one in the zoo)

In my opinion them bringing a .243 Winchester rifle to protect from Polar bears wasn't a large enough caliber. If I remember right .243 is designed for 80 to 140 ish pound game for hunting. Im sure even a malnourished polar bear would have to be minimum 500 pounds plus. I would think 300 win mag round minimum probably even larger. Very good story and Gianna is quite beautiful. Always have to be extra careful out in nature as Nature is always a cruel mistress.

what an awesome guy

.243 for the bear guard? Screw that, .50 BMG.

I just couldn't get over the way he pronounced vertebrae.. It cracked me up. 0:07

So humans don't want these bears coming into their towns, yet it's ok for the humans go into the bears' territory to hike and camp. Makes sense.

very brave man,,,respect

The guy that got attacked sounds like Richard Harrow the guy with half the face in Boardwalk Empire!!!! HAHAHHA

Wow! what an amazing story! I am so glad he survived and went back to see the bear again. I am surprised that ice being replaced by greenery and increased plant growth can be a bad thing. I guess it looks different to me since my life is not dependant on flow ice

Dude reminds me of Saul in breaking bad

I want to give this guy a hug from that moment at 31:31

God bless this man

This is why you always have your .44 magnum and either a .308 or 30-06 or a 12 gauge or 45-70 etc, etc. Some kids up the road walked into their kitchen an found a black bear digging around in the fridge the other day. I had a family friend who had a bear in their garage and another friend had to shoot a bear when it charged a customer at his motel. Also, you should be more scared of moose and coyotes.

must be a beach bird... looks very tasty

You can tell Matt is a good man.

I’d rather get ripped up by a polar bear than 50 years in a nursing home losing my mind and shitting myself too

All of these people bringing up political bullshit and I'm just sitting here in awe admiring a man who survived the impossible and a man who showed rare resilience and courage to fight for his life after having his head in the mouth of a bear. Why do people always have to make the story about themselves by bringing up stupid shit? Just listen to this man's story and learn something from it, whatever that may be.

He should sue the bear... Just sayin

*Why do people always talk about the melting ice but they never talk about the places that are gaining huge amounts of ice as well?*

I love his unorganized desk, dude has it in perspective.