{"id":1230703,"date":"2022-01-21T19:24:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T00:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1230703"},"modified":"2022-01-21T19:25:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T00:25:25","slug":"watch-man-fights-bear-at-florida-home-to-protect-his-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-man-fights-bear-at-florida-home-to-protect-his-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Man Fights Bear at Florida Home to Protect His Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-man-fights-bear-at-florida-home-to-protect-his-dogs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1230703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-936332760-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Wildlife officials in Florida are urging citizens to try and avoid bear encounters after a second individual was attacked in the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said a black bear injured a man living in Daytona Beach on Wednesday, WFTV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/watch-i-got-attacked-by-bear-man-fights-off-bear-daytona-beach-home\/4GZWBXPBNFCJPC4P7ZSFTZQOYM\/\">reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>A home surveillance camera recorded the moment Walter Hickox was attacked while on his porch, trying to protect his pet dog from the bear.<\/p>\n<p>The clip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JMj2EXb5Mds\">showed<\/a> the animal enter the enclosed porch and the man leaning down to try and push it back outside.<\/p>\n<p>Once the bear was outside, he pulled a bench in front of the doorway to block it from entering again:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>WPLG reported the man was bitten and was undergoing rabies treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Hickox explained he was not concerned about his own safety but simply wanted to protect his family members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 cHiDYe body-paragraph\">\u201cNot a lot went through my head at the moment, other than what\u2019s going to happen if he gets past me and into the house where the rest of my dogs and my wife was at,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 cHiDYe body-paragraph\">Hickox\u2019s dog was not injured during the incident.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 cHiDYe body-paragraph\">Now&nbsp;he is planning to install a door on the porch and have bear spray close at hand.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday morning, the bear had not been caught.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, a woman in DeBary was hurt by a bear as she walked her dog.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage from the Volusia County Sheriff\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZwoXJm2oHEc\">showed<\/a> deputies at the scene and the woman with what appeared to be blood on her face:<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>To avoid encountering a bear, officials said not to leave food out where they can get to it. If one does approach, officers advised people to make loud sounds and try to frighten it away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBears respond to people as they would other bears. Understanding the various responses and ways bears communicate can help people to coexist with bears,\u201d the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/myfwc.com\/wildlifehabitats\/wildlife\/bear\/facts\/behavior\/\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They are relatively quiet animals, but sometimes make noises to communicate.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>\u201cA bear that feels threatened does not roar or growl. They may slap the ground, \u2018huff\u2019&nbsp;or blow air forcefully through their nose or mouth, and snap or \u2018pop\u2019&nbsp;their teeth together,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf these behaviors don\u2019t scare off the source of their unease, the bear may bluff charge, running toward the source and then veer away,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildlife officials in Florida are urging citizens to try and avoid bear encounters after a second individual was attacked in the past week. 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