Here in PA (atleast Warren County) I've been seeing more bear than I ever have in the past.

#1 Last fall I almost tripped on a sleeping bear while rabbit hunting.
#2 Last fall I snuck up on (or he snuck up on me) a black bear during fall turkey
#3 This spring saw a mother and three cubs
#4 My buddies father in-law who happens to be a game warden has four different bear coming in to his turkey feeder since early summer.
#5 My son and I saw a HUGE bear while driving to go sqirrel hunting.

All of these sightings were in completely diffenent locations within a 25 mile radius

Also there has been four different bear struck by cars since june on a stretch of RT 62 in between Tionesta, Pa and Warren, Pa (about 30 miles)