There is a bayou here called Bayou Luis (my spelling may be off....I never could write in French very well), but it means bear bayou. That would indicate that at some point, there were bears here. I have never, however, seen a bear in this area or have heard of anyone else who has. My parents and grandparents have commented on Bayou Luis and wondered themselves about the name because none of them know anything about bears. Strange considering how much wildlife there is here.
Guess we are lucky.
My problem is a 2 legged problem. Eventually I will inherit the property my hive is on. I think I should really put a little money aside to put up an 8 foot chainlink fence to protect all our projects and interests. We work too hard to have this poop going on, by a few nuts with 20 gauges. They shouldn't have even been there to start with. I have mixed emotions. In one way I hope they come back so I can get a nice 8X10 shot of them and have them arrested, but that would put my bees in danger again and its getting cold.
My family hunts too, but legally and on the places they are allowed. This is just a no respect situation. I can pay for something and work my butt off and someone comes along and destroys it when I'm not looking.