Someone probably fed the bear. Wasn't there a story about a woman in that area who was called the "Bear Lady" because she would let bears into her estate, feed them, and release them?

We've become so insulated from reality that we anthropomorphize everything to the point we will honestly fight, kill, and die for our absolute unshakable faith that animals are really humans with fur, it seems.

Ways to determine the bear by the poop it leaves behind:

Brown bear: largish pile, generally has berries and other normal looking things in it.

Grizzly bear: very large pile, normally has bear bells in it, smells like patchouli. On rare occasions you're able to find pieces of tye-died garments in there.