Ive never bear hunted but i have talked to alot of the local bear hunters around here. From what i have heard there are alot more bear around lately. I mostly hunt Hardy county and there are a good many bear hunters up here. Last season i talked to a few hunters up in Wilsons Cove that had 3 diffrent bear running at one time on 2 ridges, they said they had jumped so many bear lately they were have time keeping up. So from what i hear bear hunting is gettin pretty good here in the eastern panhandle of WV

Dave