 As dumb as this is, says this texture, I've literally been chased and nearly attacked by a man in the woods. They later caught him and arrested him. But I'd still rather run into a man than a bear. Yeah. You're an experienced hiker. I used to hike every single day. And I have passed hundreds, if not thousands, of random men in the woods. And I can tell you if that number had been hundreds of thousands of bears, I probably wouldn't be here talking to you right now.