>>1115013>Black bears are the manlets of bears, they are tiny and easily scared. You just make yourself look bigger and it's going to run away.Trouble with black bears is that they're much more curious than brown bears. Black bears are skittish but more prone to wander into human areas and might provoke and encounter by stumbling upon you.
Yes, you have a good shot at scaring it away, but this tendency of black bears to get into human areas and be curious about trash and camp sites can lead to deadly situations.
>Brown bears on the other hand are fucking huge and can be really dangerous.This is true but brown bears avoid humans. So here it's the reverse; hiking humans who stumble upon them. You're worst off if you find a cub, because mom's around and she's going to be pissed off.
This is why you have the rule that you make noise in the woods, you sing to yourself and make sure the animals know you're just coming through.
t. spelunker
