Florida needs a Black Bear season

[JShane]

when you bump into them at the local big box hardware store garden center, maybe it's time to consider a hunting season

 

[seeth07]

View attachment 371633 when you bump into them at the local big box hardware store garden center, maybe it's time to consider a hunting season

Gators and bears and pythons and sharks and panthers. How can a person even live in Florida without being mangled by wildlife?

 

[Cap’n Crunch]

Florida scare the bajebies out of me! Watch the YouTube videos of snacks in the toilets…..no thankyou!

 

[Cap’n Crunch]

I assumed they had a season? Or did they go the California way and ban it?

 

[CRJR45]

Gators and bears and pythons and sharks and panthers. How can a person even live in Florida without being mangled by wildlife?

When I first got here I was a nervous Nelly , now it’s nothing . Just got to watch what you step on .
We did have a Coral snake in our bass boat once , that was exciting!

 

[CRJR45]

I assumed they had a season? Or did they go the California way and ban it?

They’re talking about having a season but I’m not sure if they will .

 

[np307]

Give a bear a break, he just heard about your garden and wanted some tips

 

[JShane]

Florida scare the bajebies out of me! Watch the YouTube videos of snacks in the toilets…..no thankyou!

Not the place I like to store those.

 

[JShane]

I assumed they had a season? Or did they go the California way and ban it?

It's been banned for most of my life. They had a brief season a few years ago but it was shut down quickly by the uninformed crowd.

Biologist estimate the population to be around 4500 and feel like a limited season is becoming an option .

 

[drexal]

There was a season 10 years ago and the quota was exceeded by the 2nd day.

 

[Cap’n Crunch]

Not the place I like to store those.

Snakes! Funny though my bad on the typo!

 

[Cap’n Crunch]

There was a season 10 years ago and the quota was exceeded by the 2nd day.

Any talk of getting a season back on the books?

 

[Cap’n Crunch]

When I first got here I was a nervous Nelly , now it’s nothing . Just got to watch what you step on .
We did have a Coral snake in our bass boat once , that was exciting! View attachment 371650

Ufdah! It’ll take a Rattle snake over that any day. At least they warn you, most of the time.

 

[CRJR45]

Ufdah! It’ll take a Rattle snake over that any day. At least they warn you, most of the time.

The coral snakes have their fangs in the back of their mouth , they have to actually chew on you to inject the venom , or so I hear . The Water Moccasins are what you have watch for , and Rattlers .
I almost stepped om this guy my first year down here , I had to jump over him , huge pucker factor !

 

[drexal]

Any talk of getting a season back on the books?

There's talk right now. The commission vote is in a week or so. The general public largely against it though.