Quote Originally Posted by cobere
Oh and someone correct me if I am wrong, but there is no fighting back against a bear attack. You cover your head and hope to live, amirite?
That's for grizzly bears. If they attack you it's because they believe it's in self-defense. If a black bear attacks you, it's because he's hungry. Black bears don't often see people as prey, but in very rare circumstances they will and that's when they'll attack.