I've never thought of them as being aggressive either.

If I'm in black bear territory, just try to make enough noise that they know I'm coming. Don't want to spook them.

I would call this completely out of character, so one has to wonder if the bear was injured or sick...

Whenever I camp in wilderness areas, I do the same thing about hanging food in a bag, away from camp.

In response to this post by Guy LeDouche

Posted: 09/14/2020 at 5:03PM

Hikers discover bear eating man at Great Smoky Mountains campsite -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2020 1:40PM

The war for picnic baskets just got escalated. ** -- HokieNoVA 09/14/2020 2:42PM

“Hey Boo Boo, let's go get us a pic-a-nic basket” ** -- coshokie 09/14/2020 3:34PM

...some video of it’s rampage... -- chumley 09/14/2020 2:38PM

I tend to think Black Bears are not that aggressive. -- Guy LeDouche 09/14/2020 2:15PM

No deodorant? I guess that scares the bears away? ** -- GreenvilleVT 09/14/2020 6:45PM

I agry -- Riverguy 09/14/2020 5:03PM

I've never thought of them as being aggressive either. -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2020 5:03PM

Been trout fishing on Hazel Creek many times - saw wild boar, but not bear ** -- RTFC 09/14/2020 2:12PM

Might be good to strap on a large caliber handgun next time... -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2020 2:13PM

Yep, even the fastest bear has a hard time with .357 @ 2000 fps placed -- HortHokie 09/14/2020 3:19PM

Unless its a polar bear, in which case the .357 will just piss it off. ** -- HokieNoVA 09/14/2020 3:55PM

That is true, maybe the new .50 in that -- HortHokie 09/14/2020 4:15PM

.50AE Desert Eagle for the win! ** -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 4:35PM

Is that tiger still roaming loose around Knoxville? ** -- Hokie360 09/14/2020 2:09PM

Might have gone back to Memphis. ** -- IB4TECH 09/14/2020 2:48PM

Haven't heard if they've caught him yet... ** -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2020 2:10PM

Farside and Woody's World material ** -- TomTurkey 09/14/2020 2:00PM

Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper. ** -- dolph 09/14/2020 1:57PM

Yep -- Vienna_Hokie 09/14/2020 10:15PM

You will also find those droppings in the woods ** -- HokieDan95 09/14/2020 2:37PM

Why they gotta kill the bear? -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 1:47PM

If it finds that eating person is good, it will likely try to do it again. ** -- 4dhokies 09/14/2020 2:13PM

And? -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 2:14PM

I agree with you but that's the rule -- `lag 09/14/2020 2:37PM

Tastes like chicken. They start to look for humans and not other loosers. -- 48zip 09/14/2020 2:35PM

Do you know how fast one of those bears can run? ** -- bigbadbird 09/14/2020 1:57PM

You don't have to be faster than the bear. Only have to be faster than the -- vt90 09/14/2020 2:00PM

Up to 25-30 mph I believe. So...is that a reason to shoot it? -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 2:00PM

I double dog dare ya ** -- bigbadbird 09/14/2020 2:09PM

Hey Q how fast did you run? -- MEHOKIE 09/14/2020 2:07PM

I'm confident I could outrun pretty much anyone on this board... -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 2:13PM

And that's why we would all invite you ** -- bigbadbird 09/14/2020 2:53PM

You want the bear to eat you? -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 2:56PM

You run the like the wind- we know- you told us ** -- bigbadbird 09/14/2020 2:58PM

You’re not making any sense. -- vthokieq 09/14/2020 3:00PM

Now I have heard rumors that hammock camping isn't great in the Smokies... -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2020 1:48PM

Learn to set a perimeter with trip wires.... ** -- Vtskier1 09/14/2020 2:59PM

I've never thought of them as being aggressive either.

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