Gladly.
First of all, can you tell the sex of a bear right off from seeing it in the woods? Are you going to ask it if it identifies as a male or female bear? It could be a hermaphrodite after all. Furthermore, if you and I were hiking in the woods and I suddenly yell "BEARRR!" I highly doubt you are going to say "Woah, hold on. Male or female? I don't mess with female bears."
Also, despite your claim to have black bears where you live, does that mean there is 0 chance of encountering a Grizzly bear? One could have escaped from the circus for example.
I think what you are really getting at is, is it a female with cubs. I would rather meet a man with young children in the woods than a female bear with young cubs, but how many poll options did you want me to activate? I have a job you know, do you think Avena sativa just grows itself? (Answer: to a degree, yes, but cultivation improves many factors of the growth process.)
If my poll is flawed because someone can think of another variable that can be added, my poll will always be flawed. -Capt. Pedantic, ESQ.