When Grizzly Bears Attack!

Like chewing the gristle on a chicken bone.
That's how Brent Case describes the hungry, grumpy grizzly bear gnawing on the back of his head. 'He's eating my brain. I can feel it,' recalls Case who pretended to be dead while the bear jumped up and down on him several times, then wandered off. He was left with gashes on his head, arm and knee. Yes, Sring has arrived,lots of hungry bears looking for food. Until the vegetation begins to green, the bears emerging from dens after fasting in hibernation for several months are not very particular about what they snack on. This was one of the first bear attack in B.C. this season and came just days before the province announced $450,000 dollars for bear awareness programs aimed at reducing the number of human-bear conflicts.
A Lycoming County woman suffered bites on her leg, and an injured hand as she tried to save her dog last week.
If you chance upon a bear:


Stay calm. Make noises. Find a route away from the bear.
Face the bear, but avoid direct eye contact. Do not turn and run or climb a tree.
If a bear prepares to attack, stand your ground, wave your arms wildly and shout.
If a bear attacks, fight back. Black bears have been driven away with rocks, sticks, binoculars, car keys and even bare hands.
If you see a bear cub, leave it alone. "During the spring, sows may leave their cubs for several hours, typically up in a tree, while they forage," Ternent said. "The best advice is to leave the area and never retrieve the cubs. Staying in the vicinity only prevents the mother from returning and attempting to care for them."