I'll say this much, you're always good for a chuckle. Entertainment at it's finest, even if some find it a bit cryptic (not us spooks anyways).

As for me, armed or not, if I encounter a bruin (any species qualifies) out of season or I'm otherwise without tag, I'll do my best to E&E. If that ain't an alternative, I treat them the same as any other assailant. I must admit, bear stew is a might tastier than braised Homey. <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Having been jumped by other critters, I can say that a big bruin that has the drop on me will likely make me lunch before I can quick draw anything, pepper spray included. It's one thing to have an unexpected encounter, quite another to be stalked by a predator. I'd be more concerned about getting bushwhacked by a big cat than any bear. Them cats is sneaky.

The best stunt I ever saw was a bear chasing a coon and the coon went down a steep grade and the bear tried to follow. Trouble is, bear's are a might heavy in the keester, and when that load gets higher than their head it is akin to trying to balance a weeble upside down. As you might guess, that bear went ass over teakettle the rest of the way down the hill, gruntin' and oomphin all the way down. When he hit bottom, he'd lost interest in the coon and was just trying to get his feet back under him proper. It'd have been a shame to have missed such a stunt, and I learnt that some bears can't go down hills at all without darned near breakin' their own necks. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />