It will be Nov b4 I can get a crack at a bear. Good luck

Guy I know got one on the opening evening in Maine.  Nice one too.....

The bears have recently expanded into my area, so therefore, the season is only 1 week long. Other parts of the state have seasons that last for 2 months b/c of an abundance of bears. Depends on where you go hunt them. I can travel to hunt other places but finding land to hunt is the problem. Most all of the good bear hunting land is tied up in leases.  

out here we have a 2 month spring hunt and a 5 month fall hunt

Yea, no spring season here. They scrapped it in the 70's, hunters were killing too many bears. Also made hunting over bait illegal but houndsmen can put bait out to keep bears in the area, just can't hunt over the bait.

I don't have a tag this year but one of my bro-in-laws does. He found some pretty good sign but hasn't seen one yet.