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Assuming it's a random man, the man is unlikely to have any more survival skills than my GF. Very few men have any idea more than a woman on how to survive in the woods. The bear is unlikely to attack her, and most animals (including black bears) will run away if they don't need to defend.
The reason why I'm putting it this way, is because 3/4 of my friends got defensive when I said: "Women would rather be trapped in the woods with a bear than a man", but for some reason (probably because it's culturally easier for men to accept men's opinions than women's), when I put it as "I'd rather my GF be stuck in the woods with a bear than a man" everyone agrees. Suddenly everyone understands my point. But when a woman says it, she's wrong?
Like dude, does me telling you I've seen tons of bears in the woods and rarely any people prove I'm right any more than your experiences prove you right? They're anecdotes, not government data
My personal anecdotes would have me picking the bear, so I guess we're at an impasse
Except for the direct numbers for how often you get attacked by a bear vs a person
where are you getting your figures for stranger encounters?
I think there are enough people who live near bears, or in areas where bears sightings/encounters aren't rare, to say that bears are still safer.
Over time, more and more bears are becoming accustomed to humans. That doesn't make them safer, but it does make encounters more common. It could lead to a problem because so many humans live near garbage cans that have tasty food inside them, but overall the number of fatal bear encounters stays very very low.
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I'm surprised you've never seen bears. Where do you think bears live?