that's a cool part of bears is they tend to have a LOT longer lives than deer, I have several bears that have been here for over 15+ yrs now, and got to watch them grow up from cubs to some OLD bears now.
and its crazy how they can come around for yrs and yrs, and then go missing, for 3-4-5 yrs and show back up again
some have scars that just stand out otr let you know there a certian one, or even at times, they get captured and tagged, and wear ear tags, so you can 100% ID them
here in PA< if you contact the state and GIVE them a tag ID number, they will give you a history on that bear that they have
way cool at times
and they like to know a bear is still alove and where its at too, they LEARN from thsi info
BUT to be honest, MOST of the bears here DON"T have tags, maybe 10 % or less

and the state ran a bear trap 1/2 mile from me for about 5 yrs too LOL
due to folks know LOTS of bears live in my area
they did tag a bunch one yr, BUT never the one's that seem to come to my place LOL