One morning I noticed my garbage container was gone from my property. I strapped on my 44 and drove my ATV around my property. About a half mile away down this steep ravine (very remote area) a spotted my garbage container ripped to pieces and trash all over the area.
A hungry black bear can be very dangerous and anyone wondering around the mountains without a big bore fire arm is not smart.
One town west of here, Gulf Breeze, has had to issue ‘Bear Proof’ garbage cans to residents because of the bears..................