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Originally Posted by Walt
That might be a worst case scenario for sissies like you. So there I was...humping along the Appalachian Trail this summer when I rounded a bend and surprised a bear with cubs. My ninja stealth allowed me to get within 10 yards of them. Armed only with my pocket knife (RC 57-60) and my chest hair (RC 48-50), I was able to stand my ground and scare the bear away. True story.
Give me an M4, 30 rounds of green tip ammo and a 6 pack of PBR and I not only would have killed it, I would have successfully invaded France.
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The bear you saw was a black bear.
It may well have weighed less than you, been shorter than you, and black bears are particularly skittish, they generally flee any loud noise or intimidating display, it's safer that way when you only weight 150 lbs. I have frequently chased bears out of garbage cans near campsites and hunting cabins.
That is not the same thing as a grizzly bear, which is about the same size/weight as a small car. You do not, ever, stand down a grizzly (at least not more than once).