Forest Fortitude

Forest Fortitude — page 1
True Tales of Survival You never know when you'll need outdoor survival skills Sometimes you'll be prepared other times you won't Double Trouble Todd Orr was an experienced outdoorsman In the fall of 2016 he was hiking in Montana when he spotted a grizzly bear and her cubs He had been calling out to avoid startling any bears But this one didn't heed his warnings The mother bear saw him and immediately charged He used his bear pepper spray which usually works But the grizzly ignored it and jumped on him biting his head and arms After deciding that he wasn't a threat the bear stopped her attack She and her cubs went into the woods But as Todd was heading back to his car the bear came back and attacked him again She bit his arm and shoulder and even stood on him The yelling didn't work The bear spray didn't work However Todd knew to stay low curl up tight and cover his neck and vital organs He even managed to stay calm sort of That combination finally worked and he survived to tell the tale