BearBio
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In general, I agree with Mule Packer. However, a poorly trained dog could bring a PO'd bear right back to you! I would agree that the bears you would see would be leery of a man with a pack string. The predatory black bears (and polar bears, I assume) would stay out of sight. Yes, I think they would be in the minority.
Most fatal attacks are caused by black bears==especially prime males. A griz (esp. a female) wants to eliminate a threat. She does that the "bestest and fastest" way she can and, when the threat is "neutralized", she moves on. Of course, to a bear, anything dead is food! A black bear male is predatory==looking for a meal!
BTW: I have used short-hairs for pig hunting and they are crazy. My girl got her fannie kicked by a big tom turkey one spring!
Most fatal attacks are caused by black bears==especially prime males. A griz (esp. a female) wants to eliminate a threat. She does that the "bestest and fastest" way she can and, when the threat is "neutralized", she moves on. Of course, to a bear, anything dead is food! A black bear male is predatory==looking for a meal!
BTW: I have used short-hairs for pig hunting and they are crazy. My girl got her fannie kicked by a big tom turkey one spring!
