Worried isn't the right word for it. Conscious? yes. Aware? yes.
I always carry a can of bear spray, and when we're hunting we always get a tag for a black and a grizzly so we could shoot one if we had to (thankfully, that's never happened to me).
We've had some encounters for sure - including a large female grizzly stamping her feet and frothing at the mouth at us, but it worked out. One shredded our tent while we were out sheep hunting too :)
It's something to think about, but nothing to worry about. About one person every ~5 years is attacked and killed by a bear up here, so it's much more likely for you to be killed in a car crash or robbery than for me to be attacked by a bear.
I always carry a can of bear spray, and when we're hunting we always get a tag for a black and a grizzly so we could shoot one if we had to (thankfully, that's never happened to me).
We've had some encounters for sure - including a large female grizzly stamping her feet and frothing at the mouth at us, but it worked out. One shredded our tent while we were out sheep hunting too :)
It's something to think about, but nothing to worry about. About one person every ~5 years is attacked and killed by a bear up here, so it's much more likely for you to be killed in a car crash or robbery than for me to be attacked by a bear.