They also exhibited the classic (rodeo-like) wound patterns of Neanderthals.
Perhaps this as well as the hunting tools found also indicates a different
hunting method.  Cornering a bear without dogs would result in all of the
wounds exhibited by Kennewick Man including the spear point in his hip.
Indeed several of these remains have been found in bear caves.  Because
bears den up for hibernation, they have long been exploited by humans as
food. See Paul Shepard and Barry Sanders book "The Sacred Paw" for more of
our joint history with Ursa.

For a wonderful description of the far safer methods used to hunt bears by
later North Americans (Inuit) see the chapter ("How We Hunt Polar Bears" pg.
282)in Vilhjalmur Stefansson's book "Hunters of the Great North".  Dogs make
the whole process much easier and less traumatic (at least for the humans).
Even today several states have a spear-hunting season on bears.

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
http://www.neanderthin.com