Overall, we're more a threat to them than they are to us;
Stupid people lead to dead bears., but only about one American per year is provably killed by bear (quite a few disappear into the wilds on the West coast, but those people were more likely to be killed by cougar).
Which bears?
There's a substantial difference between bears here on the East coast and
the big brown bears out west.
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Most of the black bears in New England live in
Maine, but I know I've got a few in my woods here in New Hampshire. Most of the year I still just carry a full-size standard capacity 9mm, as I'm more concerned about encountering other predators.