 I have not brought this up to my circle of friends because the ones that would know about it are going to be the ones that would say bear. This is the dumbest thing on the planet. I don't know why you would want to encounter a bear. Have you not heard of male toxicity? Oh, give me a break. Really? You would rather encounter a wild bear while you're out on a hike than passing some dude you don't know? That's where we are.