I have had a number of very close and terrifying encounters with grizzlies in the bush. In a couple cases we were definitely not following proper protocol and still were not attacked; off leash dog charged sub-adult cubs and momma went nuts, not making enough noise through thick brush, etc.
Only once did we get stalked by a territorial male grizzly to the point where we were running for our lives and we ended up shooting it. Very sad for sure. Moral of the story is that it is a rare bear that wants to attack a human.
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