Had a spot on the east coast of NC a few years ago- had to walk about 200 yards down a narrow trail into an oak flat in the swamp- got there and my seat on my climber had been chewed on by a bear - foam rubber everywhere, took my skinny butt up the tree, about 30 minutes after light here comes the culprit about a 350 lber - guess he liked the smell of my butt and wanted to try the real thing