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You're walking in the woods with someone and a bear appears fresh out of hibernation, it's clearly hungry and hostile..

You lack bear education so instinct says.. RUNNNNNN.....do you just run and hope you both make it or..push the other person down to better your chances of survival deeming it "survival of the fittest."?
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Marked as Best! December 20, 2009 03:20 PM
With a background in law enforcement, EMT, and the military, I would never leave someone behind. That said, you stand a better chance of survival as a pair, rather than leaving yourself to be alone.

Just in case anyone was curious, you should never RUN! You should wither climb a tree, or play dead in the fetal position. Bears attack when they feel threatened. Running will only heighten their anxiety. The website below has a very thorough description of how to survive a bear attack.
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http://www.arcticwebsite.com/BearSurvival.html
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December 20, 2009 03:35 PM
That's why I included "You lack bear education" :D Anyone who knew about bears wouldn't run in the first place... but if you were ignorant to bear safety.. you would likely run like hell.
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December 20, 2009 03:36 PM
Sorry...didn't mean to "let the bear outta the bag". And yes...even knowing what to do, the first reaction would be to run.
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December 21, 2009 02:21 AM
I don't think my first instinct would be to run. I think it would be to become paralyzed in fear/shock at actually seeing a bear in the wild. I definitely wouldn't knock someone else down either. Hopefully, the other person would be my husband who would know what to do in such a situation.

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