The DNR estimates that we have 2000 bears in the state of Georgia. You get a limit of 1 bear with your big game license,and the season goes all through archery,( 4 to 5 weeks)1 week of ML, and then the first month of gun season. I have taken 2 so far, but I see them pretty often--especially if the estimated population is correct. They have to be reported to the game warden, and he tags them, and goes immediately to the spot where it was taken to investigate the scene.No baiting of any kind,and no dogs.I am quite anexception where I live ---2 bears in 3 yearsand both legal! The game warden told me last time that 80% of all bears taken in my county are illegal! That is why they are so strict.