I've seen a good number in the Q. Last year I ran into one on the portage between Basswood and unnamed on the way to Kett- big male. We saw each other at about the same time from about thirty feet. He stopped, s and I stopped (carrying pack), he stood up for a look and then he started walking again, like we were just going to brush past each other on the portage. I said "Yo! I'm a guy! (as opposed to another animal) and he ran off for another 30 feet before getting on his hind legs again to check. I said "Really, I'm a guy" and he ledt for good.

This year on the portage between Kett and unnamed, I was closing on unnamed with my pack and heard a noisy squirrel in tree branches just off the trail- too much noise and looked up to see the silhouette of a cub in a tree- turned for a better look just as the thought "cub what about mom?" pinged there was big brush rustling, huffing, jaw clicks and a sort of woofing. I did not look for mom and sort of rushed to the end of the portage. I returned (cautiously) with the camera but they were gone.