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The question always struck me as dumb. Because it doesn't make any attempt to clarify what geographic region this question takes place.
I don't care what you're afraid of a man doing, a polar bear is ALWAYS the worse choice.
But not all bears are as aggressive as polar bears. Some bears will run away from you if you chase them. Some bears will end you if you chase them.
Of coarse you can't determine how dangerous a man is based on region. But you can likely determine which regions have dangerous bears.
Without wading into all the technicalities, could we perhaps agree that if you have to say, "what kind of bear tho'," that we are already in troubling territory?
Do polar bears occupy habitat that could realistically be called “the woods”?
I always assumed this question was referring to a brown bear - black bears are pussies and polar bears are instadeath. Pandas are adorable, obviously better than meeting a man. Other species are unlikely for most english speaking people to meet in the woods. Brown bears are the only species that make this question interesting.
Where I'm from, you're just as likely to get a polar bear as a black or brown bear in the woods. So it's all unrealistic.
You forgot the Dropbears. Want to reassess relative threat levels of the various species of alpha predator?
A polar bear in the woods? They're an aquatic mammal that lives on sea ice... Where are you from?
Australia mate. We have no black bears and no polar bears.
Derp. Now I get it. In my defence, I'm also an Aussie so understandably thick. But I live in the Arctic now, where we've got all three bears. But the scary white ones stay away from the woods.
Stay safe, mate
It presumes black bear. You're over thinking it.