What I liked the most is that it is completely unclear what at all happens (like I knew I should eventually find a bear but wasn’t certain on how to search) but it doesn’t annoy you (largely due to the awesome atmosphere) and you make progress anyway. Very good from game design perspective.
I am glad that we are on the same page on this one :). I was thinking about adding a little circle indicator to where the bear is if you really can't find him after x amount of time.