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Why you shouldn’t try to outrun a grizzly bear [video]

Posted by / June 7, 2015

It’s one thing to say that grizzlies are fast and that you shouldn’t out run them. It’s another thing entirely to watch a grizzly run full speed next to a fast-moving car.

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  • Dal Bailey

    Looks like 45 + mph!!!!

  • That’s just scary!

  • That’s just plain scary!

  • Donald Baker

    Thank you for not shooting this bear.

  • 454 Casull

  • I saw a brown bear rundown the side of a hill in Alaska, out ran a moose and nearly ripped it in half when she cought it. The moose was at least 1000 lbs.

  • sharon

    Seen a griz chase a young elk down a mountain side full tilt boogie with elk leaping over tree stumps, changing directions, the bear just kept gaining ground until I caught it. No doubt how fast they run when u see them in action, 35mph avg.

  • What kind of dweeb takes video in Portrait???

  • Almost 45 -50 MPH

  • it’s not that they are fast, it’s that they have the endurance to run down a horse, and they climb trees, swim, etc.

  • Awesomeness!

  • Just in case the video doesn’t make it clear, Grizzly bears can run up to 35-40 mph. Usain Bolt did the 100m at 27 mph. Both running at top speed, it would take the grizzly bear 2 seconds to overtake Usain Bolt if he had a 40 foot head start.

  • somebody say bear meet bees dey favorite meet

  • tomcat

    3-4 seconds at 50 yards is your potential reaction time or get hit. if ONE adult grizzly was taught the basic rules of football and could carry a ball offensively and play line backer defensively, whichever team he was on would win th superbowl, and every game, every time, and there would be no players left uninjured on the other team [and I mean “playing by the rules”]. thus, respect.

  • Thanks for not killing the bear! I salute you!

  • Sarah

    Poor bear was scared. Kinda jerky to drive so fast along side it.

  • natureisnotyourfriend

    I wish you had killed it.

  • Why you shouldn’t try to out run a bear ? Because you CAN’T !!!

  • 20 mph, that’s all.

  • because you would make a nasty looking turd with all the camo shredded & mixed in.

  • Gary

    A bear can outrun an adult deer, or elk. Bears gotta eat too, ya know?

  • Robert Lewis

    I saw a bear leap a tall building in a single bound. I also so a Grizzly outrun a locomotive. And I know he can outrun superman! So what is this all about~

  • Stops on a dime too.

  • Susan Boyle has outrun many bears.

  • George Hardy

    The post I liked best was the one that said, ” I wish you had killed it”. Idiots are so entertaining.

  • John C

    If there are two of you you only have to out run your friend. Standing a boxing a brown bear is not very smart either. one slap of his paw and there goes half your face.

  • Ian Elliott

    Old story: Two guys in the mountains encounter a grizzly bear. They start running, and the bear gives chase. Says one guy: “You know, I hear you can’t outrun these things.” Says the other guy, “Who’s trying to outrun the bear? I’m just trying to outrun you.”

  • They can outrun horses.

  • Experts say that if you’re attacked by a grizzly, trying to play dead won’t help, and since you obviously can’t out run one, you’re probably going to have a bad hair day.

  • LEE WHITE

    I CAN OUT RUN A BEAR AND BOLT! EASY!!!

  • for all those talking about shooting the bear… there are seasons, and rules. you don’t shoot from the road, a moving vehicle, or a vehicle period. believe it or not hunters don’t just go and kill stuff any time they want.. A “hunter” will follow a strict rule , and moral base

  • “He regrets that he put his wife’s life in danger.” You mean he forced her at gunpoint against her will to go with him on the trip. Wow, that is terrible. I would regret doing that to ANYone, whether my wife or anyone else.

  • Tex

    Pepper spray can stop a bear in its tracks.

  • Pablo Cervantes

    Meh…I don’t have to outrun a grizzly…I just have to outrun you!

  • It would have been more meaningful if the article had actually mentioned how fast the car was going instead of people assuming a speed. As you can tell from the comments, people aren’t very good at judging the speed of a moving car.

  • Earth

    I can easily outrun a bear. You all must be fat Americans.

  • In response to TOMCAT (“3-4 seconds at 50 yards is your potential reaction time or get hit. if ONE adult grizzly was taught the basic rules of football and could carry a ball offensively and play line backer defensively, whichever team he was on would win th superbowl, and every game, every time, and there would be no players left uninjured on the other team [and I mean “playing by the rules”]. thus, respect.”)

    Yeah, there’s already an NFL team of bears…they suck. 😛

  • Scrynt Cauldein

    There is NO way that the car was traveling 45 mph… or even 35 mph. Granted, the bear looked like he could run a little faster, but we’re talking about a video being shot from a car 20-to-25 mph.

  • Everyone knows, or should know, Grizzlies can reach up to 35Mph, maybe even faster according to some scientists. Climbing trees isn’t a good idea either. They can climb easily. Swimming away from them? Ha! They are pretty good swimmers too. They are also highly intelligent animals. Point…don’t fk with Grizzlies, and they won’t fk with you. 😉

  • Smart too: the bear runs on the dirt where it cannot hurt the pads on its feet.

  • Don’t have to out run the Grizzly–you just have to outrun your companion. 🙂

  • Why would anyone even try to outrun anything 4 legs? a bear, horse, dog house cat… all faster than you!

  • Most impressive was the very last part where he stopped in an instant and changed direction. And that’s a big animal.

  • How does that old saying go? I don’t have to out run the bear…I just have to out run you.

  • Are you that stupid? Just leave the friggin bear alone. No need for gun, protective gear.

  • Don

    If your friend is faster then you then cut off in a different direction. He may like your buddy better.

  • Levon

    Some wise people may realize that this Bear was trapped between the road and a cliff, and it was scared to death. It was trying to evade the truck because trucks with people and guns are dangerous. One of the best ways to get killed if you are a Bear is to be caught in a exposed location with no escape by a big truck. Red necks drive big trucks aggressively and they kill Bears just for fun. So what we have here is humans sneering at a Bear in a media event that is in a panic and running for it’s life.

  • Could Caitlyn Jenner outrun one?

  • Joe

    As they say, you don’t have to outrun it, just outrun the guy in front of you.