He let the Gas out!
He made the mistake of leaving home without it- his firearm, that is.
here are some pointers that residents can follow in case of an encounter:
Remain standing upright
-Speak to the bear in a calm, assertive voice....like this....?
Holy “@#$*&()^%$ get the *&&%$#@$^&* out of here you &@#^%!+”
Bears in Florida? Maybe a crocodile disguised as a bear?
Remain standing.
Quickly remove .44 magnum from holster.
Aim at bear.
Pull trigger.
Take out shovel.
Etc.
If he was killed with a gun on him, he would be called a big bear poacher and everyone would be cheering
“Speak in a clear assertive voice”
Yeh I don’t think GTFO works too well the n bears. :-)
A few years ago, my brother lived where Naples meets the Everglades, and he got some pictures on a webcam of a black bear prowling outside his house at night. I wonder if this is the same bear?
If attacked by a blackie fight back
If attacked by grizzly play dead unless you’re Chuck Norris
Of course most grizzly bears know better about him
was it a bear or a dogman? Bears in FL?
I’ve had three bear encounters the last couple of years hiking in the Smokies. One bear was literally around the corner, he heard us and he bolted into a rhododendron choked ravine. I literally froze and prayed the son of a gun was heading the other way. The second bear was on a switchback below us. He would stop when we stopped and kept walking when we did. I guess he finally got tired of the routine and just casually sauntered off into a deeper stand of hemlock trees across a creek. The third bear encounter was off trail back in October, he or she was way up in an oak tree. I guess trying to get acorns out. He seen us and scurried out of the tree and down the ravine.
Bears 1 and 3 moved so fast, you would have to be lighting quick with a firearm or bear spray if they turned on you. Bear 2 could have cared either way and got bored with us, which was a good thing obviously.
I will say that when you see the size and speed of these animals, you feel rather vulnerable holding a can of bear spray. But you if you are forced to use a firearm, good luck on landing a shot center mass on a charging, pissed off animal. If nothing else, firing a round usually scares the hell of them. My buddy and his girlfriend were hiking here in Kentucky and unknowingly got close to cubs and Mother bear. Mom got pissed and swatted the ground, bluff charged them twice. My buddy fired two rounds in front of her and she moved away, with cubs in tow.
Poor guy. That looks nasty. At least, the bear missed his eye.
Wonder what happened to his dog.
My bear runs away Kwik when he sees me
He knows I am trying to serve him wid eviction paper
I was sleeping on the ground in Yosemite when I woke up to a cub swatting my head. I just crawled as deep in the bag as I could and played dead. No problemo from the cub or his mama.
Black Bears Matter.
Florida - if it’s not swampy enough for the gators to get you, then you have to watch for bears? No, thank you.
If you can’t carry a gun, carry a picnic basket you can leave behind as you run for your life....
“Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission stated this is the first recorded instance of a bear attacking a person in South Florida.”
Wow, I had no idea they had such perfect knowledge of what’s happened for thousands and thousands of years…
My retirement home and property are in the north woods of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. As a kid I used to play all day in those woods and there was nothing there that could threaten me. Now there are Cougars and Black Bear up there and I saw both the last time I was up there while I was out on my range shooting.
Don’t laugh but I just bought a 10mm pistol to replace my Smith Model 29 (44 Mag revolver) and will be purchasing the new Hi-Point 10mm Carbine and will carry both whenever I am out on my property or anywhere else in the woods.
I wrote “don’t laugh” because of the Hi-Point, but it has a great price point and so far the write ups are good. I won a Hi-Point 40 S&W Carbine in a raffle last year and it has been very reliable so I will try the 10mm version.
There are other 10mm Carbines on the market but they are selling for more than I want to spend.