Bear Encounter Survival Guide

James Shelton, an international expert on survival techniques and bear behavior, takes us on a fascinating and definitive journey to help us better understand these animals. He takes time along the way to debunk much of our cultural mythology about bears and nature. If you work or play in the great outdoors, or if you intend to visit a park: in the near future, this book is a must. The author's 31 years of experience with bears and his knowledge about bear behavior are the basis for his perspective. -- His no nonsense writing makes for gripping reading. Gary Shelton... teaches people who work in the bush how to survive bear attacks New York Times -- Exposes myths about bears

Bear encounters can be life-threatening, especially if you don't know what to do during the different kinds of bear encounters. Are you curious whether it's possible to survive a bear attack? Do you want to know about the different things you can do in a bear encounter to improve your chances of survival? If yes, "How to Survive A Bear Attack" is a must-read survival guide. Here is an overview of everything covered in this guide:

How To Survive A Stuffed Bear Attack introduces us to Max, a little stuffed bear who is convinced he's real. He's usually a good little bear, except when bribed with the promise of his very own Power Wheel. Then he is ready to share some pretty amazing things about stuffed bears: secret things. Like the fact that stuffed bears can attack at any time. In this colorful picture book targeted for children aged 4-8, Max shares the steps of a stuffed bear attack and the only way humans can survive them. But you can't let Mr. Perkins, head of the Secret Stuffed Bear Council, know that Max opened his big mouth. Otherwise, he could be in serious trouble, maybe even banished from the Secret stuffed Bear Council forever. So you can't tell anyone you heard these things from Max!

A humorous guide to surviving in the wilderness, that also might make you want to avoid the wilderness forever. For more than twenty-five years, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader has helped you learn amazing things you didn’t know. Now, Uncle John will show you how to do things you didn’t know how to do . . . and probably should never, never, never actually do, unless you’re in a survival situation and really, really, really need to do. It’s How to Fight a Bear . . . and Win. A new approach to survival guides and how-to books, this book provides step-by-step instructions for how to make do in any rugged terrain. But if you’re expecting “how to start a fire,” think again. This isn’t the kind of book that will tell you how to make a fire by rubbing two sticks together—it will tell you how to make a fire using a car battery. It will also tell you: · How to swing from a vine like Tarzan · How to land an airplane in an emergency · How to fight a bear . . . and win · How to perform emergency surgery in the woods · How to identify what insects you can—and cannot—eat And lots, lots more

Updated and revised guide filled with helpful tips on traveling and camping in bear country.

The ultimate survival guide from Bear Grylls, former Special Forces soldier and #1 world-renowned "King of Survival" (Outside) For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild. Now, with How to Stay Alive, Bear reveals to readers his full toolkit of survival tactics, from everyday basics like avoiding blisters to once-in-a-lifetime events like surviving a kidnapping. Opening with the most essential survival skills—assembling your survival kit, making a fire, building a shelter—and then moving on to more specific situations, such as escaping fire, dealing with harsh terrain, and handling medical emergencies, Grylls is a sure guide for any type of disaster situation. Readers will learn how to survive in a life raft, land a helicopter in an emergency, treat hypothermia and frostbite, escape from quicksand, and numerous other lifesaving tips. Richly illustrated with diagrams throughout, How to Stay Alive will be the definitive outdoor survival tome for years to come.

What causes bear attacks? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? And, more generally, what is the bear’s future? Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great grizzly and the occasionally deadly black bear. This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country–and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures.