Not hunting but back a few years ago on a hiking camping trip I wound up between a big sow bear and her 2 cubs. I heard a noise so I looked over to see 2 little black critters run up the side of a white pine. Realized they were bears, and then turned to my right after hearin' some leaves crunch. The mother was there, but intsead of doing anything, she took off in that direction and I took off strait down the trail.