Posted on 05/10/2025 4:45:16 PM PDT by Red Badger
Another week, another gruesome bear attack: this time a fatal one, claiming the life of an elderly man and his dog.
And – mind you – not in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or any other of the mountainous states, but in Florida.
A massive black bear, reported to weigh 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his devoted dog — the first ursine killing in state history.
New York Post reported:
“Robert Markel’s granddaughter called 911 on the morning of May 5, after seeing a 263-pound bear killing her dad’s dog right outside his camper, situated on her property in Jerome — about 70 miles south of Fort Myers.”
When Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, it was too late for the dog.
And his owner, Markel, was missing.
“It wouldn’t be long though before his remains were located 100 yards from the camper. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found some of the killer bear’s DNA inside the camper and on the dog’s corpse.
Officials searched the area and found three bears, which they fatally shot and [tested] for DNA to identify which was responsible for the horrific killings.”
A forensic test found the remains of the man inside one of the bears’ stomachs.
As of now, it’s unclear whether Markel was killed before or after his dog.
“The FWC receives an average of 6,300 bear-related calls annually and has documented 42 prior incidents where wild black bears have made physical contact with people since the 1970s, when comprehensive records began being kept,” authorities explained.”
This incident is second bear mauling in the Sunshine State in 2025.
Read more:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/outrage-as-connecticut-father-arrested-charged-killing-bear/
RIP Florida Man and his dog..............
Must have been one of those bears modern women would prefer to a male human being, for reasons of safety.
I heard it was a drug deal gone bad with the Cocaine Bear.
That was a crazy movie!...................
An awful way to go...
A serious bear hunting season is needed in FL...
Gators, bears, and pythons are all in need of extinction...
Note to self: stay the hell out of Florida.
We are not allowed to shoot bears in Florid. Every time the Bear Hunt comes up, the animal rights nuts go berserk.............
Needless to say we are up to our ears in black bears......
BRAVE AI:
Shooting Bears Illegal in Florida
As of May 10, 2025, hunting black bears in Florida is a contentious issue. While hunting was banned in 1994, a limited hunt was authorized in 2015, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has proposed issuing permits for the hunting of another 187 bears later this year.
However, this move has sparked significant backlash from wildlife advocates, and a petition with over 31,000 signatures has been submitted against it.
Current Status:
Hunting Permits: The FWC has proposed issuing permits for the hunting of 187 bears, but this is currently under review and faces opposition.
Legal Protections: In June 2024, Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed a bill that loosened protections for black bears.
This indicates that while there is a proposal to allow bear hunting, it is not universally accepted and is currently a topic of debate.
Well, except for the gators, crocs, pythons, bears, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Cottonmouths and Coral Snakes, coyotes, hornets, wasps and malaria mosquitoes, eastern equine encephalitis mosquitoes, and various other disease bearing mosquitoes, Lyme Disease ticks and chiggers it’s fairly safe................
Gruesome and horrifying.
New tagline.
For the silly urbanites out there who have Walt Disney ideas about wildlife.. Bears are not cute. They are at the top of the food chain unless you have some serious firepower.
I’m not a Scout, but even I know to not ever keep food in your tent in bear country. If yo have to keep food, hoist it up a tree limb about 15 feet high, well away from where you sleep...................
Hell, I don’t know what the kid had, might have been a stupid candy bar, but that was enough on that night with that bear. You never know.
Open carry is legal here when fishing, hunting and camping. A 9mm would work fine on Yogi.
Near cans are the thing these days. No sellable in your tent or on your person. No late night snacks. Not even toothpaste.
Bear cans…
Oh, we’ll get him.
“That’s the way he wants it. That’s the way he gets it.”
Maybe first since the environmentalists swore no wolf, coyote or black bear ever attacked a human.
Not to mention iguanas falling out of trees and geriatric shuffleboard tournaments gone wild.
Add cougars to the list.
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