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Originally Posted by th2142a (Post 1844897)

apparently, he knows his s__t

Winning post of this thread!:1rotfl:

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Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan (Post 1844790)

Don’t see the humor in it since I have hunted bear before and do know what it looks like.

One of these days I’ll learn to quit posting fyi’s for the public.

yup, know the feeling

ya think ya doing a good thing and end realizing ya stepped into a bucket of .....t

:pray:

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Originally Posted by chrisinva (Post 1844883)

great use of emojis. :a040: and accurate analysis of this thread (can't find the poop emoji either)

why not be armed ? many make the choice between survival & prey/sheep,,, our whole age group is called 'target' by law enforcement,,, any usual edc weapon would be ineffective against bears but would certainly sting & greatly **** off the animal

Better to carry a camera and a few apples. Unless you corner a black bear or get between a sow and her cubs, the bear will be harmless. I've had many bears in my yard in Vermont. They would come around April and stay till mid September. Always looking for sunflower seeds from my bird feeders. One year it was a mom and three cubs that came around every evening for six months. It was fun to watch them climb the trees and chase each other around, sometimes for an hour and a half. Sometimes I would sneak around the corner of the cabin and roll a few apples at them.
Bears can't see all that well, but can certainly smell exceptionally well.
BTW ... I always had a bear tag with my hunting license, but never shot one.
AND they do taste pretty darn good......in stews or chilli. I'm just too lazy to skin and butcher one for food. I'd rather watch them.

Bear in backyard

Oh brother. Go out armed huh. You would do better with an apple to toss to it. And bears don’t want your fur baby, coyotes do.

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A little trivia about a famous bear hunter-- Davy Crockett.

I think you would need something as powerful as an elephant gun to take down a bear though.

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1844812)

The more natural resources removed for development, the fewer places local animals have to call "home." They have to go somewhere. If you take their back yard for your lanai and birdcage, don't expect them to have gone far.

Also - if it's a Florida Black Bear, reconsider walking your dog armed to protect against it. First of all - it lives on an 80% vegetarian diet. It's not all that interested in meat. Second, and more importantly, it is protected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It is illegal to kill them.

If you come across a bear, either be completely still, or make a LOT of loud clanging obnoxious noise to scare it away. Take that big AR-15 of yours and bang it against the sidewalk, instead of shooting it. It'll get the bear to leave you alone, and it'll keep you out of jail.

Part of your post is correct, including their dietary preferences, however, you have the right of survival if attacked and killing them in self defense is not a chargeable offense. They are not known to be aggressive, however I wouldn't take that as a reason not to be armed. There are limited hunting permits each year for them in the Central BMU. They vary in size from around 300 lbs to max at 700 lbs. Personally, I wouldn't shoot one unless they charged. I would however notify authorities to let them know where the encounter took place and describe the encounter and let them decide the action to be taken.

Bull! My man is a REAL man , he carries and I know he can protect us both in many situations!

How about real women? Do they, when faced with a 250lb attacker? How about that guy when attacked by a bear? Or should he just fight the bear hand to paw?

Toss an apple and you have see that bear every night.

How about just using bear repellant? My son does that on Vancouver Island, where he lives. He always has bear repellant with him when outdoors. I think it's actually pepper spray.

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Originally Posted by toeser (Post 1844899)

Florida black bears may have an 80% vegetarian diet, but one viciously attacked a teenage girl near where I lived before moving to The Villages.

They lose their fear of people because dumbnuts feed them, or attack because some people just have to agrevate them.
The saying goes 'a fed bear is a dead bear.'
In urban areas scare them off on sight, make them fear you.

This bear attack recently happened where my children and I skied for years. I know that lodge well. Woman in hospital after being attacked by bear at Los Alamos ski lodge | KRQE News 13

This happened in a neighborhood in which I used to live, not far from my house. Untamed and Uncut - Bear Gets Electrocuted - YouTube