Oh yes most certainly. A bear will not survive the winter if it does not build up fat stores. This one was probably desperate.
Sounds that way. He was 500 lbs under weight. His teeth were ****ed up. IT prolly went through a prolonged time of distress and wasnt able to eat during that time.
They said it had grass in its teeth too. This was one messed up bear.
It could be also that the man unwittingly scared away some prey the bear was stalking, in which case the man looked like another hunter for that prey.
We are too quick to think that bear wanted the man for a meal.