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Know Before You Go
Recognize bear habitat, signs and common risk factors before an encounter happens.
× BEAR SAVVY CANADA
FREE LIVE BEAR SAFETY SESSION
YOU SEE
A BEAR.
WHAT NOW?
Carrying bear spray is one thing. Knowing how to read the situation — and what to do next — is another.
Live with Jason Shute · Bear Savvy Canada
Register Free
60 minutes · Practical scenarios · Live Q&A
01 / THE TENSION
BEAR SAFETY IS MORE THAN CARRYING SPRAY
READ THE SITUATION BEFORE YOU CHOOSE YOUR RESPONSE.
Most outdoor users know they should carry bear spray. The harder part is knowing what is actually happening when a bear appears. Context matters: the bear’s behaviour, the environment, distance, surprise and how the encounter is changing all affect what comes next.
This session is about building better judgement before fear or guesswork takes over.
02 / THE SESSION
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
A practical introduction to behaviour-first thinking.
A practical introduction to the same behaviour-first thinking Jason uses in Bear Savvy Canada’s broader training.
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Avoid the Surprise
Learn trail habits and awareness practices that can reduce the chance of a surprise close-range encounter.
03
Read the Encounter
Understand why behaviour, environment and context matter before deciding what to do next.
04 / LIVE Q&A
Bring the bear-safety questions you’ve never had a chance to ask.
SESSION LEADER
Jason Shute
Bear Savvy Canada
Jason teaches bear safety through a behaviour-based, ecological approach. His teaching draws on bear research, fieldwork and extensive personal bear encounter experience to help people recognize risk, avoid unnecessary encounters and make better decisions when an encounter happens.
For this WindQuester community session, Jason will focus on practical bear awareness, avoidance and encounter-response thinking for hikers, campers and backpackers.
BEHAVIOUR-BASED EDUCATION
FIELD EXPERIENCE
BEAR ECOLOGY + ENCOUNTER RESPONSE
HOSTED BY
WindQuester × Bear Savvy Canada
03 / PREVIOUS COLLABORATION
PREVIOUS COLLABORATION
FROM THE FIELD TO THE LIVE SESSION
Our collaboration with Jason didn’t start with this event. In an earlier WindQuester documentary project, we followed Jason in the field and explored the relationship between outdoor travel, bear country and the wild places we share.
If you want a better sense of Jason’s perspective before joining the live session, start here.
04 / THE FLOW
60 MINUTES. LIVE & PRACTICAL.
A clear path through the hour.
- 5 MINWelcome + why this matters
- 40 MINJason’s bear-safety session
- 10 MINLive Q&A / scenarios
- 5 MINResources + wrap-up
BEHAVIOUR BEFORE GUESSWORK
UNDERSTAND MORE. RESPOND BETTER.
Bear Savvy Canada’s training focuses on understanding bear behaviour, reading the environment, preventing avoidable encounters and responding to the situation in front of you — rather than treating every encounter as the same problem.
Learn more about Bear Savvy Canada05 / WHAT PEOPLE TAKE AWAY
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CONSISTENTLY TAKE AWAY
MORE CONFIDENCE, LESS GUESSWORK
Participants repeatedly describe feeling better prepared and more comfortable in bear country after understanding behaviour and context.
PRACTICAL, NOT ABSTRACT
Feedback consistently highlights real scenarios, prevention, situational awareness and clear response thinking.
QUESTIONS ARE PART OF THE LEARNING
Participants frequently value Jason’s patient, interactive approach and his willingness to work through specific situations.
FREE LIVE ONLINE SESSION
SAVE YOUR SPOT.
Register free
Registration is handled through Zoom. After registering, Zoom will email your personal join link and event details.
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