You could try using your hunting skills instead of a dogs, or bait.
I live in PA and we don't use dogs or bait. And I've hunted bear here and been successful.
You shouldn't disparage legal hunting methods in other states, though. It divides our ranks.
I want to get my young son on a bear. We hunted in Quebec over bait and was thinking about doing the dog hunt with him. I'm not interested in challenging myself. I was looking for something fun to do together that has a reasonable expectation of success.
Man, you're a ball-buster.