Bears are incredibly strong and powerful,. even SMALL bears can move heavy things you and I cannot!
you would be surprised how well they can throw about a 55 gallon drum even a FILLED one weight a few hundred lbs,
so, a barrel even chained will get bounced about at times if they want to try and steal it, and BEARS LOVE taking things from bait sites to eat else where, where they feel safer!


maybe some video's for you to watch, ton's out there that can show you what THEY do to be successful baiting and building a bait site and how often to check and so on



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s2cWf9P2HE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwsH-E5GjJw&feature=emb_title