re: Another black bear found dead in Central La Area

Or the presence of bear where they haven't been previously may deter deer from hanging around if they have somewhere else to go?

But your first hypothesis is probably right. One bear has probably eaten every deer , rabbit, squirrel and collered dog within 2 miles , because that's exactly what I've been saying all along. And he will probably die of starvation because there's nothing more to eat. Oh, and bear don't tear stuff up. Guess I've only seen that in a movie.