Would we hunt them?

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It depends on what they offered us. Like if their fur was soft, sure, people would hunt them. If we could eat their meat and it was delicious, yes, we’d hunt them. If it was a challenge to kill them, they’d be hunted for sport.

We hunt many animals much more harmless than a slapping bear. We hunt fish, for god’s sake.

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Well Bears are fucking massive so if they slapped you without claws they still have the ability to break bones and cause other severe injury.

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Of course. Human stupidity is limitless, what makes you think we wouldn’t? People would get into unarmed fights with them just for social media points. And as for actually hunting, addressing your question directly, yes, that too. Some people like to shoot about anything that moves. Others might find their fur or different parts useful somehow. And you could possibly find those killing momma bears to sell their cubs as pets in the black market.

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In this day and age they would be TikTok stars.

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I’ve known a couple myself, pretty friendly guys!

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