Never had the pleasure of bear but I may. I am moving to Montana and I am moving to Grizzly territory. I have been hunted and came withing 15feet of some mountain lions. I was walking by a river that was down to basically a small stream and across the water was a mountain lion looking at me. Well my so called buddy vanished and left me looking eye to eye with this cat. I wasnt armed other thatn a pocket knife. It screamed, I yelledand I took off. Not sure if it was scared of the water or my yelling but it did not chase me.