Yep and they are getting bigger. NE and NC Pa is home to some pretty dang large blackies. PA doesn't allow baiting or running dogs for Bear so getting on the smarter adults is difficult. I don't black bear hunt anymore, haven't for many years and as usual, if you aren't hunting for them, you see them a lot more! Kinda like if you are squirrel hunting and not deer, you see a ton of deer! If deer hunting and not squirrel, you see 10000000 squirrels.