Black Bear Mauls Florida Woman, Drags Her Out of Garage

Yahoo ^ | 4-13-2014 | LIZ FIELDS

[Delta Dawn]

Oh yeah. The black bear here in Florida goes about 200lbs and if it stands up on its hind legs will go between 5 & 6 feet tall.

I have had them cross the road as I have been driving by.

They by-and-large hug the woods around the populated areas.

These bears must have been really hungry.

Bears, gators and democrats are our biggest problems here in Florida.

[Little Ray]

Lots of bears in the Panhandle. My dad hit one. Fortunately, he was driving a Crown Vic, so the bear lost.
We seem them frequently when driving the “Forgotten Coast Highway” 319/98.

[blackdog]

" I'd say that the good news is that they aren't voting in Florida,"

They better verify that. If they are not registered in Florida, someone in their name will be.

[blackdog]

"Bears, gators and democrats" - Oh My!

A wizard of OZ quote I couldn't resist.

[bert]

——Didn’t know there were bears in Florida-—

As I recall the reaalestate selling in Florida was a bear market

[Darren McCarty]

Between Roscommon and Grayling.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-ZsHf4bYmhuY7/austin_powers_international_man_of_mystery_1997_the_generals_instructions/

Almost forgot that he was also the Tholian in Star Trek TOS.

[Hot Tabasco]

Boyne City here.........

[Delta Dawn]

A wizard of OZ quote I couldn't resist.

Yeah, I saw that lying out there, but I have been trying to bring a more reasoned and mature outlook to my posting lately. Now whared my chew get off to...

[bgill]

Yeah, whenever I see bears in the driveway, I always wander around the house looking for more and interrupting their mealtime instead of getting into the house and calling Fish and Wildlife. Somehow, I don’t think the family’s account is truthful. She went to the garage to get the bikes and the kids came out, probably loud like kids are, and they rode off down the driveway. Where were the bears when the kids were out there? Did they magically appear, poof!, the instant the kids rode off? She didn’t see the trash all over the garage? Sounds like she was intentionally bothering them.

[FES0844]

It took me a minute...thanks. I’m still laughing!!!

[bigheadfred]

They by-and-large hug the woods around the populated areas.

that is a big bear hug

[Rashputin]

Evacuate Lake Mary, Fla. and leave it to the bears. It's the only reasonable solution. /sarc

[pleasenotcalifornia]

Black bears are the most dangerous in that they are more likely to finish off their victims. Brown Bears-Grizzly may just maul you if you are lucky, if you can call that luck. I lived in Kodiak AK for a couple of years and had a little experience with the Kodiak version. I learned much more from a well known biologist that lived there.

[Delta Dawn]

The bear that crossed my path was no more than a mile or so from a major thoroughfare here in Tallahassee.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Jeez! I grew up in Fla and finding a bear was like finding Bigfoot. What happened.

[bigheadfred]

Back when I was a kid there were bears all over Yellowstone. But not anymore. I wondered where they went.

[VeniVidiVici]

Well, there have been several threads about some old broad down there who has been cited many times for feeding bears, one of which had to be killed. When I first spotted this thread, I immediately thought of her......

Earlier this year the town next door to Lake Mary, Longwood, was in news because of the first ever bear attack in Florida. I believe that old lady lives in Longwood.

This whole area backs up against state forest. Lots of bears.

[Delta Dawn]

With this winter, they probably all moved to Florida...

[Ditter]

We hunted grizzly bears in British Columbia Canada. Our guide was a Indian who’s wife had been mauled by a grizzly. The bear covered her up with sticks, dirt and rocks and left her, probably to come back and eat her later.

The woman wasn’t dead, she waited for the bear to leave and she managed to get back to town. Her wounds were severe and it took several years before they were completely healed, according to our guide, her husband.

I am glad I don’t live in bear country.