Go Florida Man!
Yes, this was a real thing that happened last Wednesday in Daytona Beach.
From the Orlando Sentinel:
At about 7:30 p.m., the man was on his screened porch with his two black dachshunds when the dogs detected the presence of the bear.
The wild animal was peering over a over a flimsy baby gate blocking the porch door.
As the pets scurried toward the visitor, the bear clambered over the gate, knocking it over, and entered the porch.
Hearing the commotion, the man spun around to confront what he initially thought was another dog trespassing onto his property.
Within an instant, the resident reflexively charged toward the intruder. Man and bear immediately began wrestling on the porch's concrete surface as the small dogs barked.
Man, this writer loved doing this article. It's like I've been transported to The Revenant.
The bear clawed at the man's back, ripping flesh through his thin T-shirt.
The man screamed and tried to bat the animal away. He threw a plastic bucket toward it. As the bear retreated, the man pulled a heavy wooden rocking bench in front of the doorway.
As for the bear, he better skidaddle outta town.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will kill the bear if they find it, the agency said. It's FWC policy to kill bears in these cases to protect public safety.
Here's what the legend had to say about his victory:
Not a lot went through my head at the moment, other than what's going to happen if he gets past me and into the house where the rest of my dogs and my wife was at.
Don't mess with Florida Man!
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