Would we hunt them?
there’d be a lot more bear rugs and parkas
Replace slaps with “kicks” and you basically have some Kangaroos which we DO fence away and sometimes kill
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.
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.
I’ve known a couple myself, pretty friendly guys!