What is the chance of getting attacked by a bear in the smoky mountains?

Question

What is the chance of getting attacked by a bear in the smoky mountains?

Answer 1

i would say less than 50/50.

Answer 2

i dont know. how would i know

Answer 3

Well, to start with... don't take any food into your tent.. no snacks in the sleeping bag unless you want a furry companion.  Garbage disposed of, etc. will reduce your chances..

Answer 4

Never happen unless you leave food out and they come for it and you feel brave enough to take back form her/him bears stay up high and try to avoid humans. 1in a 100000

Answer 5

In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the chances are next to zero.

The rangers there are very knowledgeable about the bear population, and have a pretty good handle on where each bear is pretty much all the time.

Really, the bears there are not agressive - they will use a lot of strength to get to food that they smell, and can destroy a lot of property getting to it, but if you use common sense (stay on the trails, stay with another person, don't feed the bears) you're very safe there.

- Stuart

Answer 6

I'd say about 2,000% likely as bears are the number one threat to America.

This website offers proof and suggestions on what to do if confronted by a bear.