It’s very apparent there are a lot of people on this thread who know very little about hunting and firearms.
Even people who spend a good deal of time dabbling in hunting and firearms can know very little about hunting and firearms. Some of the boneheaded crap I have seen over the years from people old/experienced enough to know better... well, it makes me SMH. This particular incident reads like a lesson on how a bunch of separate decisions in bear country can add up to a situation that can't be corrected in time.