———Didn’t know there were bears in Florida. I figured there were too many people.-——
You must not get out much.....
I live 10 miles from Lake Mary (Wekiva\Lake Brantley area). I have pictures of black bears walking through my yard (5pm). A 300lb black bear was laying by the front door of my neighbor. A couple years ago I saw a big one walking down our main road, this was on Halloween evening. I called the police. They said thanks for calling. That bear could have killed a child out that night. Now we have Coyotes. I have a 5 year old son. No way would we let him play alone, even in the front yard. Too dangerous. Bears all over the place where I live and they know which days are trash days. It’s just a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or killed in my area from a bear. They need to be trapped and relocated (or shot)
I get out plenty, just not to Florida 1000 miles away. It’s been 17 years since I’ve been to Florida.