RE: All you bear hunters (black bear)....Why not NC?
I didn't know NC had those kind of bears. Do they allow baiting of bears? Most folks looking to book a hunt for bears are looking to hunt over baited sites because otherwise it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is nearly impossible to kill a bear with a bow unless you are hunting behind hounds or over bait.
For the record, PA has bears of that size consistently. Last year there were 11 bears killed over 600lbs with one weighing in at 690+. Our season is really short though (3 days IIRC) and doesn't allow you to hunt over bait, the hunters here do huge drives to kill these bears. Not a great option for someone traveling from out of state that wants a high percentage of at least seeing one.