That's saying a lot, bronko. I've been hunting bears for seven seasons, and I've taken six. Make no mistake, I have no doubt you're a much better hunter than I am. Difference is, here we allow bait AND hounds.
fdbeast, if you want to take a bear, go somewhere that allows hounds or baiting. We get a decent number of bears taken by "still hunters", so people think its easy. Problem is, 95% of those hunters are deer hunters who happen across a bear. Similarly, I've met 30+ year deer hunters who have yet to take an incidental bear.