I was wondering if anyone hunting western Ma has been seeing any bears? My area ussually has a lot of bear sign right up until it snows, but this year I'm not seeing any sign. It's been so warn that I doubt that the young bears have denned up yet. I figure the lack of sign either means that this bear isn't frequenting the area ( abandoned orchard, still with apples) or was shot by another hunter, and a new bear hasn't mover in yet.