i hope the state (Fl) will come to it's senses and open a bear season. every year i seem to see more and more bears. i watch the outdoor channel and see them hunt Black Bears in Canada and talk about how big their 400 pound Black Bears are....lol. i seen a Black Bear yesterday that was easily around the 500 pound mark. where i park my truck to walk to my stand there was a bear track and his hind foot was every bit of 8-9 inches long and 4-5 inches wide. i hit one with my truck last year that was well over 500 pounds. i talked to a FWC officer and he said our bears get so much bigger because they eat year 'round and never hibernate. these bears are everywhere and the truth of the matter is, we needed a bear season along time ago butwe have too many bunny huggers in this state. i hate to say it but it's gonna take a child being mauled in a upper class subdivision before anything get's done about this.