He didn't mention bi-polar bears!  But he did ask the crowd, (standing room only) which is more dangerous:
1. a wild bear, never experienced with people
2. a hunted bear, one that has been shot at and knows that aspect of humans
3. a habituated bear, accustomed to people

almost everyone said # 3.  Jacobson said NO!  Jacobson said it's the wild bear...specifically, the YOUNG wild bear just kicked out by mama.  He equated this bear to a young teenager....their brains not quite fully formed. Very unpredictable.  No fear. 

How do you know what kind of bear you're looking at?  Circumstantial.  He said, if you see a bear in full daylight come into camp...be VERY wary...most habituated bears will sneak in at night.  The full daylight bear has no fear and you don't know what he/she will do.  Jacobson said in this case body language is very important.  Look big.  Put on your pack.  Look confident.  Get in a group if you have one.  Grab the little kids if they're around and put them on your shoulders.  Young bears like this are bullies, and if they think you're bigger, and not afraid, based on body language, they'll move off. 

I have a summary sheet...if I could figure out a way to put it in electronic form, I'd share it here. 

prouboy

How many instances of injury from Bears have been recorded-in the BW and the Crown Country? Curious also about the demographics-activities, was there a dog present, sex of the humans and bears, etc. Are there links and such......What about big cats?

Thanks-mad mat

I do what SnowDog does, regarding choosing camp carefully (page 2 of this thread).  I also gave up carrying bacon, too much fat weight compared to what food value is in it.

Sometimes we bring a bag or two of real bacon bits on our trips, just to add some extra taste to macaroni casserole, eggs, or chicken wraps.