If you want to use bear traps , use large ones, and make a line of a couple as these boys are so damn strong they actually may break a few of them trying to get you as you traq them!

Great tame, even better if breed up. Descent all around. Worth the time imo. Not sure if the taunt when the bear stands and growls does anything but would be nice if it does.

Big con for me was that the bear sucks at swimming.

Even low levels are useful too, tame a low level if you can’t find a high level and go on a killing spree and watch how much destruction they can do. Pump up health and melee

Yes it is a bear but the bear trap won’t work on him

Ark mobile: just make honey...lots of honey for direbear to tame it.dont waste your time to find carno egg to make kibble.trust me.

These guys are great for the aberration zone on valguero. Just have a friend on a deinonychus scouting ahead for threats, from there the bear will be able to take on pretty much anything your friend spots.

Bear trap does work you just need a medium sized one

So here’s something I just learned: When a Purlovia leaps at you you can bat it away with a dire bears slash attack. I just beat the snow cave using this so I hope this helps :)

My dire bears just freaking ate the beta megapithecus. Had 15 bears, 1 yuty, 3 died but still god damn.

Very fast and eliminates the need for any other berry/fiber gathering, does an amazing amount of damage.

Lure it into the water and fire with Tranq arrows until it runs. Then knock it out on land and it's an easy tame

For taming a dire Bear I would recommend you get on a rock

Everything is good but health, basically glass cannon

Fast but need a startup and just keep moving without hitting or colliding anything or they will be slow

Bears gather insane amounts of fiber but with the paw swipe it gathers better than the normal bite

Utility info

They are good at harvesting plants.

They are faster than a giga, so you can get away fast.

They are as strong as a Allo or Rex.

Short Info by Dragon_

--GOOD POLYMER FARMER ONLY ON ABERRATION--

Use a Pelagornis instead in other maps and kill Penguins.

Easy. Either get a tapejara and camp on the trees or make a little structure and camp on the roof. Pelt it with tranquilizer darts (or even arrows but not reccomended), guard it with your life and you have what is personally my favorite tame in the game.

You’ve probably read this before but it can beat up Brontos rather easily, has incredible health and fairly quick. And that was my experience from just a level 50. Also it has a weird hitbox that lets it hit twice in one attack(happens with other dinos like raptors but its most common with the dire bear)

Tame a dire bear. You won’t be disappointed.

I saw one kill 6 terror birds like they were nothing help pls it’s too stronk

This was a challenging tame. You either outrun the bear and he stops chasing you before you get in the dino trap or he catches you and eats you. I definitely recommend shooting it from far distance then running. I also recommend getting a friend to help you as they can be bait. It's a tame I recommend though!