good thread,great info here,i too was having issues after I tore down my old corn crib/shed after 20+ years out back of my place,only used to store decoys n such some beeches setup camp over the years that and a stand of pine trees nearby with a blanket of dead pine needles for cover when they went out searching for food,raked up the entire area,set fire to said area some beeches got pissed came into my house a few weeks ago,good thing my retriever is a nat'l champ mouser,glue traps did the trick so far even caught my dog with one last night,poor guy came to me this morning sat on my feet holding his paw up like "help me" haha now that its getting cooler i'll set out bait stations soon as they'll start looking for shelter and food source as they meanander up from my old creek bed.
I remember one show years ago of duck dynasty ole Phil Robertson was setting snap traps around his kitchen said it was time when his wheaties looked like rasin bran ....,goofy bastard probably ate the shit any way....