That looks like a good case for nuisance permits for bear, just be sure it's not a sow with cubs.
I had not experienced a problem with deer chewing the maple tubing, until this year. We have had to repair several sections where they chew the tubing for a 6-10' stretch. I will have nuisance permits for deer there next year. I already get them for deer in my 4.5 acres of blueberries. Too late for this year, they only go thru April 8 and I certainly don't have the time to shoot them. In my blueberries I get hunters to shoot them while I'm working maple.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.