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My first bear sighting

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sussa
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I was headed to Panama City earlier this week, down 22, and up ahead saw two police cars, one on each side of the road. Three policeman were standing beside a black lump on the side of the road and cars were weaving around their cars.

I had an inkling of what it was but second guessed and thought maybe it was someone's poor dog. I had no choice but to drive slowly by and as I did I got a good look...someone had hit a black bear :eek:. It looked like a young one.

Made me kind of sad but I was definitely more cautious as I drove home from Marianna last night at 11 p.m.! Bears are a whole new ballgame...

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Wow, I sure never would've guessed that. I've driven those roads around Marianna at night many, many times (& it is PITCH black) and I would worry about a deer jumping out. Never a bear. :shock:
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sussaAuthor
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Wow, I sure never would've guessed that. I've driven those roads around Marianna at night many, many times (& it is PITCH black) and I would worry about a deer jumping out. Never a bear. :shock:

The bear was closer to Wewa, but now I feel like I'll watch out more on any of those two lane roads.
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That's sad, but I didn't know there were black bear up that way. Be careful. We have black bear about 50 miles North of me. I was coming home from upstate on business and hit a buck with my SUV. I took some damage. The next day I went to bring the truck to the auto body, and the repairman showed me a car brought in on a flat bed that hit a bear only 10 miles north of me. :eek:
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The bear was closer to Wewa, but now I feel like I'll watch out more on any of those two lane roads.
Yes, please do. Many of the people, farmers, etc., are just not as careful and are so lax. They back their tractors or chicken coop trailers into the highway without a care in the world. I've come flying around a bend, trying to make some time, and nearly hit these old coots. My dad was in a nursing home in Marianna and when I would be down visiting I would travel between Andalusia and Marianna and foolishly drove way too fast. I always forgot that most of the old guys didn't drive like I was used to in the bigger cities.

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