Esther McCarthy: Does a bear hit on women in the woods?

I won’t worry, when I report it down at the Garda station, if they’re going to be concerned about what I was wearing. “Now missus, tell us, was that skirt that short on entering the forest?”

Bears: less liable to be dishonest about their motivations. Pic: iStock

Picture this, female readers: You’re walking alone, deep in the woods. 

Would you prefer to encounter a random man or a random bear?