I've been between a sow, and cubs. Never a good, nor fun experiance.
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[Hoyt you asked If she will stick around. Chances are If there's not ample food there she'll be on the move. If there's allot of natural food there she'll stick around. A bear's favorite food is berries, acorns, bugs, plants, etc. Bear are more plant and bug eaters then meat eaters.
Yes sir. (Only) 17% of a bears diet is meat. They prefer berries, plants, and acorns as Steve elluded to. Is there a lot around? This is a reason many people in MN don't get their baits hit.
In my limited knowledge of bears,it is a very bad idea to shoot a sow with cubs because the cubs will die without her.
This depends, of course, on how old the cubs are.