I'm Jeff..

1. Avoid close encounters. If you can prevent an
   encounter with a bear, the rest of the steps are unnecessary. As luck
   would have it, bears are reclusive creatures, and they generally prefer
   to steer clear of humans. You can help them to do so by announcing your
   presence when you’re exploring their home environment: talk loudly, sing,
   or carry "bear bells" so bears have time to escape you. Be sure to heed
   local bear advisories and practice proper food storage techniques while
   camping, and try to hike in open areas so that a bear can see you (or
   you can see it) from a distance. Leave dogs at home or keep them
   leashed. If you see bear tracks, make a detour or leave the area. Avoid
   surprising bears.
   
2. Keep your distance. If you see a bear from a long distance (greater than 300 feet), leave the
   area. If you need to continue on, make a wide detour around the bear.
   If the bear has not seen you, do not disturb it: retreat calmly and
   quietly, and then make ample noise when you are well away to prevent
   future chance encounters. If the bear sees you, begin speaking in a
   low, calm voice (it doesn’t matter what you say) and retreat slowly,
   keeping an eye on the bear but avoiding direct eye contact. Your goal
   is to communicate to the bear that you are human (i.e. that you can defend yourself and are not frightened) while also letting it know that you are non-threatening, and that you are leaving its territory.
   
3. Stand tall, even if the bear charges you.
   If the bear sees you and is closer than 300 feet, or if the bear is
   approaching you, remain calm and try to look as large as possible. Try
   to back away slowly—do not run—and speak softly. If the bear continues
   to approach as you back away, stop and stand your ground. Speak more
   loudly in a deep, calm voice, and wave you arms to make yourself look
   bigger. Keep an eye on the bear, but avoid direct eye contact. Do not
   be aggressive, but do not crouch down, play dead or otherwise show fear
   or vulnerability. If the bear charges you, muster all your courage and
   stay where you are: the charge is most likely a bluff, and if you stand
   your ground the bear will turn away.
   
4. Know your bear. The steps you take to survive an
   encounter with a bear will depend in part on the type of bear. North
   America has three kinds of bears: brown bears (grizzly and Kodiak brown
   bears), black bears, and polar bears. Polar bears, of course, are
   easily recognizable, and their range is limited to the far northern
   latitudes. Grizzlies and black bears cannot necessarily be
   differentiated by their colors. Grizzly bears can weigh up to 800 lbs.,
   and they are distinguished by a prominent shoulder hump and a rump
   lower than the shoulder. Black bears are typically smaller (up to 400
   lbs.), and have a rump higher than or at roughly the same level as the
   shoulder. If you see tracks, grizzly bears have claw marks well
   separated from the paw imprints, while black bears’ claw marks will be
   quite close to the paw imprint.
   
5. Understand the bear's motivations.
   A little bear psychology can go a long way—your response to an attack
   should be shaped by the bear’s motivations. First, if a bear appears to
   be stalking you (disappearing and reappearing, for example), or if a
   bear attacks at night, it most likely sees you as food, and any attack
   will be predatory. If you surprise a bear on the trail, if the bear has
   cubs, or if the bear is eating from or protecting a carcass, the bear
   will most likely be acting in self-defense.
   
6. Respond appropriately based on the situation.
   
7. If a grizzly or polar bear makes a non-predatory attack: Play dead.
   If the bear (other than a black bear) is attacking you in self-defense,
   you can put it at ease (and possibly save yourself) by playing dead by
   lying completely flat on the ground. Do so only after the bear makes
   contact with you or tries to do so. (In the past, bear experts
   recommended that one fall to the ground in a fetal position but
   researchers have since proven that doing this only allows the bear to
   easily flip over the human in question.) To play dead, lie flat on the
   ground protecting your vital parts with the ground, and your arms
   protecting your neck with your hands laced behind the neck. Keep your
   legs together and do not struggle. Once the bear leaves your immediate
   vicinity, wait several minutes before carefully looking to see if the
   bear is still around. A bear may look back and may return if it sees
   you moving.
   
8. If any bear makes a predatory attack or you receive any attack from a black bear: Fight back.
   ~Fight a black bear attack or any predatory attack. If the bear is a
   black bear, or if you have determined that the bear sees you as food
   (this is actually quite rare, and more common with black bears and,
   some say, polar bears than with grizzlies), your only chance of escape
   is to fight it or scare it away. Hit the bear with rocks, pots, pans,
   sticks or fists—anything handy, really. The odds may seem against you
   in a fight, but bears generally do not see humans as prey, and a bear
   that makes a predatory attacks is usually immature, starving, or
   wounded, and may easily be scared away if you hit it.
   

Miscellaneous.
Consider last minute escape techniques:



Climb a tree only under the right circumstances. Black bears
are adept climbers, so climbing a tree will do you no good with one of
them. Grizzlies, too, can climb a little, and they can reach up to 12
feet into the tree from the ground. Only consider climbing a tree if
you encounter a grizzly and you are confident you can make it well up
(at least 15 feet, but preferably 30 feet) into a sturdy tree by the
time the bear reaches you. Bears are fast, so do not try to race a bear
to a tree—you will lose. This approach is usually only viable if you
are right next to the tree, and you’re a good climber.

is that directed at me? on how to deal with a pissed panda for jeff....if so thats prob a good idea

Ya. Just some survival tips for Jeff, I hate cleaning up messes.

But ya jeff, you might want to try, like, memorizing that.


Edit: Just to clarify something. Mainepb is a serious thing about paintball. Just certain thread killers like me and others I wont name ... cough cough panda cough cough... liven it up a little. So if you are a serious baller, you'll still enjoy the forum.

lol i will try... and kk thanks for the tips

welcome to the site! and nice to meet you!

yeah thank you

hmmm....where to start ? 1) So ya we kinda met im jim the old guy that got the pinokio and pump off of devon. 2) so do you like big white men too ??? just kidding 3) that whole bear thing could potentially have been about me . Either way welcome to the posse.

lol hahaa yeah nice to meet you too... and i think that bear thing was towards sneaky panda

beware of the sneaky panda....

Sneaky my rudder. I got 79 reballs in your hoodie before Corey went and told you. No, it was Devon that told you. Can't remember, did it too often.

haha i know i snagged some of those to fill my hopper.

I told him when I was pulling them out to put into my hopper

Oh ya. The first time I did it Corey told on me, and I only had 20 or so in his hoodie. The second time I just emptied my 50 rd hopper into it, and then Devon took it... :GRRRR:. Lol.

haha... devon was running around stealling everbodys balls
haha

devon you like putting your hands on other guys balls?