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I've heard that often as they get older they are more likely to attack humans. They get more desperate, and humans are relatively easier prey. Doesn't help that people are so plain old ignorant about wilderness, either. The one time I was in Yosemite, I climbed a cliff and rock face about 1,100 feet, here, at the top, are these three babes with their little day purses and cameras, probably wearing the latest, most flowery scented sprays, after washing their hair with coconut shampoo etc...

Since the salmon are running, theres a spot less than two miles from my house I could go to right now and see bear tracks. And I'm in somewhat rural (but very near suburban) Washington.

Another kitty story that ain't no BS. As you say, they do things that are easier as the become old. Had a friend that had an old bobcat kind of move in the yard and started eating with the dogs. You couldn't put your hands on him but he never bothered anything. The dogs accepted him and there was peace in the yard. But again this is a million to one chance. I guess animals have different personalities like everything else.

A personal story on that very subject. We found two of our female cats torned to shreads like a dog had killed them. I noticed a very big stray tom cat in the yard that when our tom cats saw him, instead of trying to defend their territory, they would hit the ground and run like hell. Little did I know at the time they knew something I didn't know and they were literally running for their lives. One day I caught him in the act. Right after he had mated with one of the female cats, he didn't let go of her neck. He just chomped down a little harder, twisted and broke her neck right there. I have never seen anything like it. I went back to the house and got a 22 rifle and aimed at the cat. He just growled and started walking toward me at which time I shot him. He wasn't scared of anything.

The point to my story is this guy just got ahold of the wrong bear.

The one time I was in Yosemite, I climbed a cliff and rock face about 1,100 feet, here, at the top, are these three babes with their little day purses and cameras, probably wearing the latest, most flowery scented sprays, after washing their hair with coconut shampoo

Same thing happened to me. Was fun till my wife found out. Talk about man-eating animals....