I saw this story, and don't exactly know what to make of it. It just seems odd. He's scouting for elk, and yet constantly shouting out? I know fall is rutting season, and bulls will challenge anything (including my old Toyota) but I don't understand that approach.

Don't get me wrong, this fellow had a bloody horrific experience. As a solo hiker, this ties my guts in knots. Lord preserve us all. I'm glad he wasn't killed.

As for "fear of man," I think it's fair to say that Grizzlies don't have any, and never have had. They just don't spend energy unless they think it's necessary. As with humans, the trigger event and the tenacity of the follow-through have some pretty large extremes for some individuals, regardless of the general average.