RE: TENNESSEE: Black Bear Attack
Actually your chances of getting attacked by a deer is much greater than getting attacked by a black bear. Mostly because there are more of them.
Unfortunately this incident will create unecessary fear toward black bears. The chance of getting attacked by a black bear are so miniscule that it is not even worth thinking about, especially if you educate yourself on them and take sensible precautions. We have a decent population in Michigan and outside of hunting them I have never seen a black bear by chance.