Black bear in camp,twice?

Question

Drove bear away,found some food he dropped, followed him away some distance(like an idiot) with only an axe until I heard him breaking off some heavy sticks,I turned chicken and made my back to camp clearing.Aprox. two minutes later he stood up on hind legs exactly where I came out to clearing.Questions,was he hunting me at that point?Was he just curious at my macho stupidity? By the way he was taller than the young trees of aprox.six feet.

Answer 1

Good Grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Write complete sentences. Cannot understand your ?

Answer 2

He might have come back for the food he dropped.

You should always leave the area after having an encounter with a bear, because they often return to the same spot within the same night. I found this out the hard way.

Bring a gun. DO NOT shoot the bear. You will not kill it. But a 38 45 or 9mm will SCARE it away.

Answer 3

Normally, black bears are not aggressive. Are you sure it wasn't a griz. The situation does change when cubs are involved, but usually black bears will avoid a confrontation and just try to keep their cubs and themselves out of contact with anything human.
P.S. bear spray is much more effective than any handgun against any type of predator

Answer 4

If its a female with cubs you better retreat fast, some black bears have been known to hunt only when they are starving.

Answer 5

Black bears are often MORE aggressive than grizzlies. If that bear was standing up and facing you, it was showing aggression. Best to keep your food sealed, covered, up 'way high, or locked in your car.

Answer 6

He was hunting you. Bears often double back and do to us what we do to them---hunt.

Answer 7

wrap a can of insect repelint with bacon and set it out side of your camp one tast of the can and he will not come back