Man or Bear

If you were alone in the woods, which would you prefer to encounter?

  • I am male and would prefer to encounter a man.

    Votes: 72 55.4%
  • I am male and would prefer to encounter a bear.

    Votes: 26 20.0%
  • I am female and would prefer to encounter a man.

    Votes: 1 0.8%
  • I am female and would prefer to encounter a bear.

    Votes: 4 3.1%
  • Pig.

    Votes: 27 20.8%

  • Total voters
    130

BWRhasnoAC

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Black bears will run from a dog or even humans yelling at them. Grizzlies are a different story but running isn't gonna save you. Your better of trying to make yourself as tall as possible (coat above head scenario) and intimidating them. If it's a mother with cubs, you're ******. Having said that grizzlies avoid humans at almost all costs.
 

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As a man, I'd prefer to meet a man, but feel like black/grizzly would change things if I was a woman.

I did meet a moose and her calf in the wild on Labor Day weekend two years ago, and it was a lot more pleasant encounter than people said it would be.
You didn’t happen to have a rifle with you at the time did you?