Bobert, if you got a 12 gauge you might consider using them "bird bomb" shells. The ones that shoot a cherry bomb at the critter. They don't hurt 'em none but it does scare the cra...stuffing out of them and make 'em retreat. Biologists up in Alaska and the Arctic use 'em to scare bears off, and if it'll work on the polar bear or a grizzly it'll work on that poor little black bear that's botherin' you.

Yer local gun store might have them shells. They're pricey, but hey, if you don't have ta kill it, skin it, dress it out, butcher it, and eat it....