ORIGINAL: Schultzy
You are 100% correct on everything you said!!

In Northern Minnesota where I hunt If I can see 20 yards In front of me while In the woods I'm lucky. It's nearly Impossible to hunt bear like a whitetail In a big thick woods environment. Even the use of bait Is no easy task by any means, that takes luck and skill as well. If the area I hunted wasn't so thick a guy could try doing some spot and stalk but It still would be extremely tough (Spot and stalk In the mountains Is doable though). I'd say your chances are very very low of ever seeing a bear just setting up on a trail and hoping one comes on by In a big thick woods, It won't work out to well. So to answer your question, yes I use bait.