Yeah, the browny was the only one who acted in a sane manner.
I should mention that Sunday was an extremely windy day - 40 mph winds. It's likely that our man walked up on the bedding area without the bear being able to hear him (or smell him), due to the wind. It's not surprising the bear reacted that way when surprised in his bed. I concur with the state boys decision to not hunt this critter down.
This may be the same bear I ran into on August 1st (opening day of deer season) on the mountain above this site. We spotted each other at a 100 yards or so and he circled around to get our wind and then took off out of the area. A "good" bear
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