A bear climbed a 6 foot fence and destroyed 7 of my bird feeders Thursday night. I live in the Eureka Ca city limits. I'm still looking for a way to discourage these pests from my yard short of killing them. Fish and Game will give me a permit to shoot but I have to dispose of the critter.
Dispose? Geez' man, that's good meat. Plus, you can have the head mounted or make a nice rug out of the pelt.
Surely there must be a hunter in the area that can help you out with the "disposing".