I've killed plenty of average sized black bears over the years but never got too into it, and honestly don't care if I ever shoot another though I am sure I will. To me they're just something else to chase during the spring and to take incidentally in the fall when chasing other critters. They're fun as hell to chase with hounds, but those hunts are as much about watching the dogs work as they are about hunting, to me at least. Good luck keeping up with those dogs too, if you've got a runner and you're in rough country.
I did try baiting for a few years in Idaho and never EVER got one to come in during the daylight. They were way easier to shoot incidentally when deer hunting than by baiting IME.
