Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26322120-20170219190209/@comment-25330335-20170220174317

A few things I learned after having a bear within 300 feet of my campsite in Jasper National Park in Canada:


 * 1) 80% of a bear's diet is vegetation, and insects. Killing deer may happen, but very rarely. Deer should also avoid bears.
 * 2) If a bear is happily eating or keeping to itself, it won't be aggressive. Bears should only attack the player if the player comes to close, or surprises the bear.
 * 3) Young male black bears are the most likely to have a predatory reaction to a human. #Mothers with cubs may have a defensive reaction to a surprise. My grandpa said that he was out in the bush, and he and the dog met a momma black bear with cubs. As soon as the bear became aware that there was a dog in the area, she sent the cubs up a tree like that (snap of the fingers). Cubs should run away if a player approaches the adult.
 * 4) Bears tend to keep to themselves. Adults should avoid other adults.
 * 5) Bears are scary. I was terrified of the one near our campsite, and although I'm usually jumpy, I'm usually more or less at home in the woods. They should have stats similar to crocodiles.