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Regarding team safety, it was pointed out that although the biggest threat is probably Momma Moose protecting her calf, a momma Griz has a worse temper. 

So what would one do if one encounters a bear?  According to Scott, who works for Alaska DNR:

Bear spray is a good thing to have, although it must be applied at close range and directly in their face.  I prefer lead poisoning of the large caliber type.   There are numerous black bears on the beach in Seldovia, and while most run into the woods when they spot you, they will be hungry that time of the year (before fish show up) and if a black bear stalks you it is because it wants to eat you.  A Griz will usually just get aggressive when threatened box you around, bite you and leave.  Play dead with Griz, fight for your life with a black.  Black Bears are very common in Seldovia.  I have killed one every spring for the last few years. ... This was the all day bear seminar in one paragraph.

He threw in the fun fact that if one shoots a bear, it costs about $1.2K to mount the hide.