I can't run. I have bad knees and hips from my 40 years as a floor crawler.We get a bit of everything here in Northern Indiana. Bears, bobcats, coyotes, wolves, lynx, badgers, wolverines. If they're nice to me, I take there picture. If not, I don't.
I haven't had to find out yet how fast I can run with 20 lbs. of camera gear strapped to my back, but I'll be darned if I'm dropping my camera to run for it. I'd rather be eaten. If it gets that bad and they eat me, I hope they get the flying poops and die of high cholesterol from eatin' my fat butt!