I personally don't bear hunt but that is just my opinion. I hunt the deer family and upland game. Something about shooting a bear doesn't appeal to me. I see them regularly in both bow and rifle seasons and always pass on them. Baiting here is illegal and hound hunting is legal. I guess the rational is that it is too easy to kill them over bait. The hounds are pretty effective at treeing them and gives a hunter a much better chance then trying to still hunt them. I have friends who hunt with dogs and they usually tree several each season. Most of the time the dogs are pulled off and the bear is allowed to run another day. The guys focus on the chase not the kill. The only bears that are usually shot are boars. I don't think it is unethical to hunt with them and respect the guys for their focus on the chase and their selectivity of the kill. Bears are a really fascinating animal and every time I see one I am in awe