Timothy Treadwell may disagree about “getting nipped or slapped.”
Timothy Treadwell may disagree about “getting nipped or slapped.”
The one thing you have to worry about with black bears is the rare male, especially in August, that wants to eat you. They will stalk you. The good news is that if you actually catch them stalking you, you can scare them away in all sorts of ways. They just are not that aggressive.
Not that I would want to be in a position of trying to scare a black bear away that was stalking me, but they’re kinda like sharks in that you can punch a shark in the nose and it will back off. Black bears can be scared away by simple bluster, but rocks, sticks, and pepper spray can seal the deal.