JKB, my property is bordered on 3 sides by state forest preserve and wildlife is abundant including bears, so if I eliminate one there are plenty more to take his place. I see the bears once in a while during the day but they keep their distance, the closest camping area is 10 miles away so I don't have stupid people feeding the bears nearby. It's mostly a game of trying to outsmart them, the low electric fence has worked so far in keeping the otters out of the pond.
Bossone, that photo is on the internet and was in our newspaper about 5 years ago, some people claim that it's fake, it might be but 3 years ago there was a bear that would climb up the tree and shake the rope that held my bird feeders, the other end was attached to the cabin. One night I heard a loud zipping sound and when I put the spot light on the bear was holding my bird feeder which had been on the line 10ft. up, so even though I didn't see it I know he must have slid down the line and grabbed the feeder.
Now we have the bird feeders on a tall steel T pole with spike strips around the pole, this has worked great.
Tomorrow we're heading to the cabin to rig up a different set-up, and the game continues.
