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Sorry for not reading the thread but I just have a couple things to say.
OP black bears are not aggressors.. ive had encounters when in small groups of people and alone.
All three of my encounters have involved mother bears with their cubs.
1st encounter was alone and the bears ran like bats out of hell
2nd encounter the mom and her 1 cub ate mine and my coworkers lunches and didnt give a fuck that we were yelling and screaming from 20 feet away (it had cornered us out of dumb luck that our only exit was betweeb us and bear) ...
3rd encounter was in my back yard where I was running down a trail.. ran past 4 bears (momma and cubs) and didnt even realize untill I turned to head back home maybe 20 feet past them, so on my return the bears thought I was running straight at them... it was at that time I first noticed they were there beause all the noise from their tires squeeling... I kinda faced them and worked backwards .. the 3rd encounter was my most fearful because I had alreafy accidently wandered so close to them
But anyways what I want to say is that bears are truly harmless and you shouldnt believe the city slicking wive tales. 99% of bears are just looking for grub and are extremely frightened of humans.
BUT i live in New Brunswick, Canada and our wildlife is untame. Im sure down in the states the bears behave differently so just my 2 cents and OC experience....
But to answer your question hypothetically punch bear in nose... hope 4 best.
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