Well Ken, I would get myself a really, really big stick so I could poke at the bear until it moved away. If it did not leave I would use the stick to tenderize the bear enough to eat it for lunch.


If I was going into bear country I would be carrying a gun. Either a 12 gauge or a rifle of at least 30 caliber. (306 preferred)
That does not mean I follow a shoot on sight policy, it just means I prefer having at least a slight chance in case I messed up so bad that a bear intends turning me into bear poop.