No pepper spray or little bells?
I hope the guy recovers but you just don’t go out and take a walk in Alaska without a gun. Not if you want to live a long time.
Mr. GG2 carried a .454 Casul at all times even around his house when he lived in Wasilla. One morning his business partner got cornered in the front yard by a Moose and rolled under his truck. The Moose was using its front legs to try to scoop him out from under.