Funny you should post this, I almost started a thread on this the other day. You may or may not find this very helpful (or may already know about it), but there is a Georgia based forum called "gon forum". There is a bear sub forum on there with some extremely knowledgeable hunters. Read through the old threads, read them again, and make a list of notes. Thats what I have done so far anyways.
From doing that, I have learned that September to October is the best time to get on bears in that area. Food is the name of the game. That is the time they are transitioning from soft mass to white oaks. Find the white oaks and you will find the bears. You can listen for them lapping white oaks and put a stalk on them while they are in the tree, or find the freshest sign possible and set up on that.
Take anything I have said for what its worth as I am brand new to hunting bears and this is just information I have gathered from the internet. I will be going on my first N. GA bear hunt this fall. Planning to go 9/14-9/19. If you go after that I would be more than happy to share current info with you.