[missdpuck]

My mother lives in Longwood, a suburb of Orlando. There was a video on youtube of 2 black bears fighting on a front lawn in her neighborhood.

Her neighborhood is not the "sticks", but a doe had her babies in the front yard. A black bear and her cub often hung out in the back yard. A male bear sat on the bench in the yard, and came up to the screened-in porch to check out the pool but never damaged anything. The most they do so far is knock over the trash can .

They did have a bear in the garage.

Where I plan to move is north of there and more rural. And there are lots of lakes and hills, too. What I appreciate about Fish and Wildlife is that they are very hesitant to remove bears just because people don't like them around.
Why would you move there knowing they're there?

I wouldn't be too trusting of any bear, but the Florida black bear is not exactly a grisly.