15 years ago, just seeing bear sign was rare... Now, they just destroy everything. All our peach trees are demolished. Our mulberry trees have their branches bent or broken, even the Chinese chestnuts and apples trees take a beating by the bears. They are a real PITA. I'd rather have wild hogs than bears! Their strength is amazing and when it comes to food, they will destroy anything to get to it... But with all the bears we have running around, I have only seen 2 while hunting and a handful other times. The bear firearms season is only 3 days long, you can't bait and you can't use dogs. Makes hunting them very tough!
