Ill add this too, just cause I have time to kill
but many yrs back, (mid 1990") there was a book written where they did a detailed study events on bear attacks in AK, some 100+ attacks,
and the thing that stood out MOST on bear attacks , as to those that survived and those that didn't
came down to the size of the bear
any bear that coudl fit your WHOLE head in its mouth, and shake you, died, those that the bear could get a solid grip on there had lived!
seemed most that the bear g=could get a solid grip on died from broken necks too!
after a 100+
that was the ONLY stand out deal maker or breaker!
also the attacks, were from startling a bear, to injured bears to sows with cubs, to starving one's!
the attacks were all over on WHY!
pepper spray was new but mace and other things were used in some attacks,. , but fighting back, playing dead, shooting or??
there wasn't a one way or the other to survival that stood out, there were as many that died, doing the play dead, fighting back and so on, it didn;t show merit to do any,
YOUR call! LOL
again this was info from the mid/late 90's and was considered at the time, valued info, by many great bear biologists!,
take as you wish!