Originally Posted by permanentjaun
Is that the now accepted method to deal with all bears now? When they charge is it best to stand your ground too?
I'm not up on the latest. Will post if I find some good links.
***
(My understanding at this point is that black bears and cougars should be scared away or fought and repelled, grizzlies are different....)
***
Just remembered: I spoke with someone who spent six months at a time in black bear country, camping out, working for the forest service. He and his coworkers would stockpile rocks and throw them at the problem bears while yelling and making noise. He said it worked.