Howard said if a bear is on your property, chances are it isn't there to harm you or your family. It's simply looking for food. Bears are good bluffers. A black bear that feels threatened will often rise on its hind legs and huff and growl in an attempt to frighten an adversary. But it's usually just a bluff and black bears seldom attack humans.
Bears are lazy.
They just want a free meal. Living in bear country requires some changes in lifestyle. Most conflicts between bears and humans are linked to careless handling of food or garbage. Such carelessness causes unnecessary death of bears or can result in property damage or possibly injury to humans. Black bears are poor hunters and would starve to death if they had to rely on hunting skills to survive.