For the first scenario - if you see a bear in the wild, here are some tips to follow. These tips are the same for both black bears and grizzly bears.
Keep your distance. Give it lots of space so it doesn't feel threatened and can leave.
Stay together and remain calm. Stay calm and keep together in a group as you will look larger. If you have children with you get them right next to your side or even pick up very small children. More often than not the bear will walk away. Generally he wants to avoid …show more content…
Fight with anything you have - a backpack, hiking pole, your hands, feet, a stick or a rock. A black bear is more timid than a grizzly bear and there is a chance that you can fight it off and survive the attack.
However, if you are being attacked by a grizzly bear then you should play dead. After the Grizzly bear makes contact with you, fall to the ground and lie on your stomach. The ground will protect your stomach and internal organs. Interlock your fingers and place your hands behind your head on the back of your neck to protect your neck. If the Grizzly rolls you over you should try to get back onto your stomach.
Generally, the grizzly bear is not trying to eat you but only wants to make sure you are not a threat to it. Hopefully, after it hits you or knocks you around a little bit, it will see you are not a threat and leave. If it turns out the Grizzly is not leaving and you can tell that the Grizzly wants to eat you then it is time to fight back with everything you can. It is possible to fight off and scare the Grizzly away from you even though it is much larger than