[Darren McCarty]

I knew Georgia had bears in the mountains. My ex-girlfriend lives in the burbs, and occasionally Yogi wanders past Gainesville (GA).

The local paper down there had a bear accident make front page news on one of the days I visited.

[Repeal The 17th]

I live in the Atlanta suburbs, about half-way between Atlanta and Athens.
A (small) black bear was hit in traffic on I-85 near here
a few years back and it caused all kinds of uproar.
(the enviro whacko’s were weapin’ and wailin’
and gnashing their teeth)
They were more worried about the fate of the bear
than that of the injured humans.

[blackdog]

I keep bees. The disaster that one bear can bring to my bee yard is beyond description. It's not the honey they like. It's the bee larvae. Then the worst part is the bear can't see anymore from being stung in the face so bad it's eyes are swollen shut. Every 12 hours or so it keeps coming back until all your hives are torn to shreds. A $20,000 loss in a few hours.

30-06 and a back hoe. Three months of rain to wash all the dirt and wax mixed honey into the soil.