I've heard that Lori. An instructor I had at our local community college used to play football at Stanford, an avid bper. He was a long ways from civilization and said he had to tackle a bear one time to retrieve his food. I don't think I would venture that close, may try to harass it would be all, up to a point. smile
Funny, I know you work with SAR, I saw more bears when my dog was alive, then I've seen since. Never had trouble in any case with bears.
Duane