Black Bears are freakishly strong. They are also ominivores and opportunistic feeders. In the spring they'll eat cambium before the berries come in, then salmon berries, and fawns and elk calves. Blackberries and grasses next through summer and anything they can find in Early fall, including salmon and standing corn.

They'll also kill and eat any animal they can catch from mice to young cows if they come across them.