If a black bear smelled a human in the forest, would the bear find the human and attack or avoid the human?

Question

If a black bear smelled a human in the forest, would the bear find the human and attack or avoid the human?

Answer 1

generally speaking the bear would avoid the human.

Answer 2

If the odor is human only, the bear will avoid.  If the odor contains a familiar food item, then the bear may check it out.  The usually thing though is to avoid humans.

Answer 3

If the human smells heavily of mac and cheese, or any other dinner, it will follow. Bears grow braver and open trunks to get food. They can easily crush cars.

Answer 4

if you are messing with the bear, it will probably attack. if you run in front of the bear it will be more likley to attack

Answer 5

Black bear are really shy animals theyed rather runaway from a human.