i wish i could challenge him. we just don't have the bees around here that they have down in cajun country. i hived one swarm last year and it just happened to be settling in a tree on the side of the road and i noticed as i was driving by.
the most i ever hived in one year was probably around a dozen and that was around 99 or 00. those were all calls, i've never used swarm traps but i might this year.