There's been some "close encounters" with bears the last few years in Eglin. In particular one that wanted a deer kill really bad and ran the archer off as he was dragging it to truck. Bear drug deer off and hid it in a deadfall. I had an absolute brute come under my stand a couple years ago, but, man, as soon as he detected me he kicked it in high gear and vamoosed. I DO NOT want to encounter one of them on the ground in the dark!