I was out to a property of mine earlier today - a little after 9am. Worked
in the cottage for a half hour and then went up in the woods to see if I
could do anything with Bertha (tractor that broke down a couple months ago).
It was up at the top of the hill right at the end of my property. Got about
20' from the tractor and noticed something black about 50' past it. The
bear looked at me - I looked at the bear - and decided the best thing I
could do was get up on the tractor. He / she meandered away - not in any
rush - out of sight in some thick brush - and reappeared a few minutes later
heading up to the top of the ridge.