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Tommy_Carcetti

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10. I remember the only time I've seen a bear in the wild.

Reply to haele (Original post)

Mon May 15, 2017, 06:18 PM

May 2017

I was driving through the Ocala National Forest in central Florida at night.

Two lane road. My headlights were on. There was a car coming from the opposite direction with its headlights on.

Just seconds before I passed ways with the other car, I see a big huge hulking bear dart right out in front of the road, across my lane and just making it to the other side before the other car could hit it.

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Brown Bear hit crossing 210 Freeway in Southern California [View all] haele May 2017 OP

How do you not see a bear? irisblue May 2017 #1

They can be pretty fast. One crossed across the road in front of me last fall when I was driving. Vinca May 2017 #2

Well, there's this freeway divider, and she had already crossed the eastbound lanes. haele May 2017 #4

There haven't been Grizzly Bears in those mountains for 100 years. This is strange. The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #3

Sometimes black bears are brown Nevernose May 2017 #5

I just saw the Brown Bear part and figured that was what was news worthy, since blacks wander The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #6

Some black bears are... 2naSalit May 2017 #13

It is a black bear, not a brown bear Drahthaardogs May 2017 #9

Last week 4 lanes of major city traffic stopped so that 2 Canadian Geese could cross. irisblue May 2017 #7

Those geese are not Canadians... 2naSalit May 2017 #14

Hug shenmue May 2017 #8

I remember the only time I've seen a bear in the wild. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #10

I saw my first black bear very close to ONF. NCTraveler May 2017 #11

It was trash day Brother Buzz May 2017 #12