Eastern DIY late season bear hunt

[Jbear1919]

Ok everyone, I am looking to go on my first black bear hunt. I am a farmer and hunting guide from Mississippi. I’ve been looking at North Carolina being I’m looking at November December time frame. I know a diy hunt with no dogs will be challenging, but as a regular guy I don’t have the excess funds to spend on a guide or outfitter. Any tips on better states or areas is greatly appreciated. My area of ms is filled with bears but we do not have a season so I am familiar with bears activities at least in my part of country. All advice welcomed. -Jon Barrentine

 

[Mtn_Nomad]

Feel free to shoot me a message. I live in North Georgia. Not sure what you're considering a late season hunt but anything after mid October gets increasingly harder to get on bear

 

[brancher147]

VA you can hunt bear early muzzleloader in November before dog season I think

 

[againes85]

I would suggest looking up the harvest reports for previous years. Eastern NC is well known for our bears ( i took one myself last year). Public land will be few and far between but still some good hunting!