It’s somewhat human nature to believe everything we hear. If you’re watching a survival show on television about how to live in the wilderness in an emergency-type situation, you take whatever they have told you for granted that it’s true. That could end up in disaster for you if you don’t do your research first. Here’s a little help on some of the tips you may have heard that are actually myths.
Play Dead During a Bear Attack
There are several tips of advice on what to do if a bear comes around. In the woods, you should talk calmly and slowly back away from it while maintaining a visual. Around your home or a campsite, be loud and make yourself look big to scare it away.
You may have also heard that you should play dead when a bear attacks. That isn’t always the case. If it’s a black bear, you have to fight back. Brown bears will only fight to defend themselves, so if you play dead, they think they won. However, black bears are more predatory and will attack.