I see people with 'bear proof' food containers.  I have been told that they are now required in many places.  Never tried them.  Perhaps an alternative to sleeping with food in tent in places without adequate places to hang the food.

Hard to imagine a griz being stopped by anything...to judge at least from looking at videos and reading stories.

I'm told that the mosquitoes are far more fearsome in AK than the bears.

Poach the damn thing with the bike on your back!

Sets a good example to those who are ripping up WA with their wheels.

When they keep the ******* cows out of WA then I might change my opinion.

The USFS is too overwhelmed to get woolly about such hairsplitting and challenging such a ticket before a federal judge would be a likely win for common sense.

New Mexico, USA

We see black bears more often than not when hiking but less often than not when biking.

Respect is the operative word.  Think wild dog on super-steroids but smarter than a raccoon: Very powerful and hungry animals.

In the far back country the bears don't spook much when we cross paths.  Sometimes we will sit down and stare at each other.  The comment about no bear problems for parties of three or more applies here.

The suggestion below about not cooking or eating near your campsite is the best. Hanging food at night is standard anyway. Seriously consider never eating near where you sleep.  Though we get slack on this when camping near the #**!!&* cows;  The ranchers do a 'good' job of keeping the bears spooked.

We have found that eating vegan while backpacking saves a lot of critter hassles and you don't smell like a predator. Works great, we see much more wildlife! We got this idea from stories about how, back in the day, the indigenous folks would go meatless before and during a hunt.  If we fish then it is on the last day.

No Grizzlies in NM and no experience when hiking out of my home range but the thought of it is worrisome.  People describe grizzlies as psychotically hungry.

Seeing bear cubs is fairly common.  We think it is because the cubs are less likely to run away and a few times the mom shooed the cub up a tree and stood her ground staring at us.  Be sure to apologize to momma as you back away respectfully...

I have had black bears sniffing my tent door at night.  Bring your whistle into the tent with you if your concerned but snorting back at them works just fine.  Sometimes black bears will jump out on the road and play race with your car, just like a dog.  They are incredibly fast runners!  I worry about this happening when biking but so far bike-bear encounters have been brief with the bear wanting nothing to do with the scary human on wheels;  This may change as mt bikers discover bikepacking.

Respect and paying attention are basic backwoods skills anyway so enjoy and appreciate these spiritual encounters without fear.