Chapter
Survival Tips in Bear Country
38:39 - 44:04 (05:25)
The speaker talks about how getting killed by being eaten by bears is the worst outcome for animal death and how having a gun might be a good defense in that situation.
Clips
Experts suggest using bear spray as the first line of defense against bears in the wild, but a handgun can be a backup option.
38:39 - 40:24 (01:45)
Summary
Experts suggest using bear spray as the first line of defense against bears in the wild, but a handgun can be a backup option. Additionally, shotgun rounds that explode in the air may be used to spook black bears in certain situations.
ChapterSurvival Tips in Bear Country
Episode111: Creatures of the Wild ft. Tooth & Claw Podcast. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
The forensic pathologist who conducted Glenda Ann Bradley's autopsy, Ellen Wallin, determined that she suffered major trauma to her neck, buttocks, and left femur, which would have caused significant blood loss and resulted in a rapid death.
40:24 - 42:04 (01:39)
Summary
The forensic pathologist who conducted Glenda Ann Bradley's autopsy, Ellen Wallin, determined that she suffered major trauma to her neck, buttocks, and left femur, which would have caused significant blood loss and resulted in a rapid death. Her body was transported for an autopsy while the bears were taken for a necropsy.
ChapterSurvival Tips in Bear Country
Episode111: Creatures of the Wild ft. Tooth & Claw Podcast. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
The thought of being eaten alive by a bear or other animals is a terrifying scenario, but some cases of death by animal attack can be less gruesome than others, such as a severed artery leading to a quicker death.
42:04 - 44:04 (02:00)
Summary
The thought of being eaten alive by a bear or other animals is a terrifying scenario, but some cases of death by animal attack can be less gruesome than others, such as a severed artery leading to a quicker death.