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Don't Take Black Bears For Granted

Fletch

Fletch

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Hey Dan... You joke about being skerred of the bear...Man and his dog killed in Florida by a black bear... Got to respect them... Makes me question my sanity how much I roam around in some thick out of the way spots putting out bait and cameras... Bump into one with a wild hair up his ass and you are history... And here in Jersey I can't carry... Well they just passed a concealed carry, but you gotta jump through hoops and spend $$$ to get it...
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Deadly Florida bear attack: Man, dog killed after encountering black bear in South Florida, FWC says

A black bear killed a man and a dog in a rural area of South Florida, east of Naples and near the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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Yup, but still the number of black bear encounters to injury incident is extremely rare. It will however probably give us the needed push to get a bear season back in FL. Wouldn't think that there were many but they're thick. Just Eglin Air Force Base covers 640 square miles of land. Eglin borders our town.
 
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Fletch said:
Hey Dan... You joke about being skerred of the bear...Man and his dog killed in Florida by a black bear... Got to respect them... Makes me question my sanity how much I roam around in some thick out of the way spots putting out bait and cameras... Bump into one with a wild hair up his ass and you are history... And here in Jersey I can't carry... Well they just passed a concealed carry, but you gotta jump through hoops and spend $$$ to get it...
www.fox35orlando.com

Deadly Florida bear attack: Man, dog killed after encountering black bear in South Florida, FWC says

A black bear killed a man and a dog in a rural area of South Florida, east of Naples and near the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
www.fox35orlando.com www.fox35orlando.com
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You’re right….huge PIA but it’s doable….got mine. Pennsylvania will honor the NJ permit so you need to go to a police station in Pennsylvania and let them make a copy of your NJ permit and they’ll issue you a PA permit.
 
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I'm driving many states with my resident state being FL. This is the one I use to see at a glance where CCW works or doesn't. I do not think Booboo, while gnawing in your shin bone is gonna care. Hit the link put in your state.


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giles said:
More people are killed by dogs.
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Very true... However there's always the " What If Scenario ".... A few years back some Rutgers students were out for a hike in a largely wooded area which I've scouted many times... They bumped into the wrong bear and one of the students paid the ultimate price... They later found the bear standing over him eating him... Highly unlikely to have happened... But it did... Photo pictured was taken by victim just before he met his demise...

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Seconds from death: student photographs bear moments before it killed him

Images retrieved from 22-year-old’s phone reveal final moments before Rutgers University student was mauled to death by 300lb animal
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switchhitter said:
Is open carry illegal in New Jersey?
I would think wearing a sidearm in the woods would be perfectly legal 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Nope .. Open carry is not legal... As I stated earlier CCW just was passed but a royal PIA to get... Like J said thinking about a handgun is a no no...
 
Fletch- you are single handedly keeping me from judging everyone in Jersey as an asshole. You might be the only exception. Not sure I've met anyone from there who isn't one. The gun laws there are further evidence the state will never see a dime from me.

And then there is Sarge. He might be somewhere in the middle. Today he is being alright. 🤣
 
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Fletch- you are single handedly keeping me from judging everyone in Jersey as an asshole. You might be the only exception. Not sure I've met anyone from there who isn't one. The gun laws there are further evidence the state will never see a dime from me.

And then there is Sarge. He might be somewhere in the middle. Today he is being alright. 🤣
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There was a truck i called on in NJ today...he finally the mold. I didn't need it anyways, but still....ass-hat
 
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Fletch- you are single handedly keeping me from judging everyone in Jersey as an asshole. You might be the only exception. Not sure I've met anyone from there who isn't one. The gun laws there are further evidence the state will never see a dime from me.

And then there is Sarge. He might be somewhere in the middle. Today he is being alright. 🤣
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Phil....Thanks for not judging me as an asshole... At least not a total asshole... Maybe just one of those hair balls that hang off it sometimes .. :ROFLMAO: George.... He's ok, kinda like me... If someone needed something Im sure he be there for them.... It is true though that we have are share of total assholes... The worst thing about NJ is the F-ing politicians and their laws... Gun laws suck big time... But N.J. can be a sportsman paradise... Northern part of the state has every animal or bird you could think of .. Trout fishing in pristine mountain streams... Then you got the shore area where George lives... Fantastic fishing in the ocean and hunting... Just look at the past 2 years of Dan and Jon coming here to bear hunt .. Both shot at bears the first year and Dan scored last year with Jon passing on a small one... Where can they duplicate that anywhere else... They can't... But then again... They have a top notch bear guide... Don't get any better...🤣...
 
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There was a truck i called on in NJ today...he finally the mold. I didn't need it anyways, but still....ass-hat
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Hey Dave.... If you ever come close to Jersey let me know as I have some stuff to hillbilly Express back to Ohio....
 
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