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Originally Posted by wet dog
(Note to self: do not try to out run a bear uphill or down - on horse back or otherwise. Better to dismount, take careful aim, do not miss).
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I am no expert on bears. That said, I do sell some less-lethal products to the Bear Management folks with a couple of National Parks and in the course of business have of course talked about bears with them.
FWIW, I have been told that you are best off staying on the horse than dismounting when you have a bear as a threat. What reading I have done has supported that. The thinking is that you are perceived as a very big predator when on a horse-the horses mass makes you seem like a much bigger threat than the bear really wants to take on.
The folks I talk to say your odds of actually being attacked are much lower when on horseback. You may get bluff charged, but most likely will not get attacked.