Well this was an interesting 8 pages. And those that say a Bear roast tastes like a fine Beef roast, need your taste buds checked. But that's just my opinion. I hunted them for a long time in several states and in Canada. Some in my family liked Bear meat but most didn't hunt. Dad and I enjoyed hunting them so we would supply them with their meat. And like others mentioned, you can get a dang fine rug and wall hangings as well. Their bones make fantastic knife handles too. As far as baiting, I've only hunted over bait a few times in Canada. I guess I was lucky as I connected with some large boars every time. One cinnamon color phase that was absolutely beautiful. But 90+% of my black bear hunting has been like MuleyHunter's, still hunting. Thick woods in Eastern Tennessee mountains and North and South Carolina. We hunted Bear a few times in Pa successfully but dad and I only knew a couple of people at the time that liked the meat and since we didn't really care for it ourselves we stopped hunting them. Not like we were going to make a long drive to Tn just to deliver meat. We like our family but not that much. Those that rail against baiting, don't rail against something you know little to nothing about. As others here have said, with experience mind you, in a lot of places in Canada, Main, and a few other states here, that is just about the only way you will lay eyes on a Black Bear. I don't care how quiet you think you are, or how scent free you think you are, in the places I mentioned, the Bear will know you are there way before you ever see them. You may get lucky and get a shot at a curious juvenile 4 years or under, but you won't ever see an adult boar still hunting in a lot of places. They know the land better than you do. They know the sounds better than you do. They know the scents better than you do.