Hi,

Go west to the Mountains or down to the Dismal Swamp area. Find natural funnels,rivers ,streams and then find their seasonal food sources. I have done alot of homework and found a pretty good area in Amherst county that I will try my luck at this fall.Page county is another good bet .I have seen bear in both of those counties.Go to the VGIF website and get the stats for the past few seasons of where the bears have been harvested and start from there.Amherst doesnt allow dogs thats why I chose that county .This will be my first year hunting bear in Va.I previously hunted and guided hunts in Michigan .Hunting techniques differ greatly down here.We were allowed to bait and use dogs .Good Luck finding yourself a bear,

Mike