Beezer

I don't find it odd. It's the south and the man's family has probably owned the land for generations. Some down here tend to think they need to defend their land and rights on it from everyone, including law enforcement. More has come out now, that the officer was investigating a baited area. This would give a better explanation as to why he was on the property itself. One can't let emotions guide them to wonder if the officer was in the wrong for doing his job. Down here people, especially those with generations of beliefs, tend to take things a little personal. I can see the man pointing a gun at the officer if he thinks the officer is trying to tell him what he can and can't do on his own land, or if he's trying to arrest the man for baiting his property. He could have even be trying to take the man's son or grandson into custody and the older man pointed a gun at him. Like any other story, the investigation will tell the truth...or at least one side of it.