Stump field origins theory

I remember on one of the Black Bear’s earlier stump field quests he talked about how a huge tree used to shade out all the fields. Then a massive bear came and chopped it down before disappearing forever. He wondered if that bear would ever appear again. This much is cannon. I think that that bear is none other than Shadow Bear, the guy who dances around that egg in the 30 bee zone. Anyway, what do you guys think?