I too am from Pa. go to Alan Probst Outdoors and click on TV clips pg 2 for a 4 part video of his Maine bear trapping adventure. He used a steel leghold trap which was banned from use for the 2009 season.
I have booked with Bountyhunter Guide Service for the week of Oct3-9 2010 to try to snare a bear. I've killed several with bows and firearms but never snared/"trapped" one.