hey no problem, wsn't trying to talk you out of trying PA, as one HUGE advantage in PA is, we have the largest/heaviest bears on average, so that is a big plus for folks wanting a fullsize mount
500 lb bears are petty common up here and 700 lbs is not un common
I used to feed a bear that was over 800 lbs, only kbnow cause it got hit by a car in spring and was weighted, over 800, and that was coming out of winter, where they figure it lost over a 100 lbs
big ol sissy he was LOl

but hunting here is a lower odds for sure than a baited hunt, by a HUGE factor
and also why you will find very few if any bear outfitters in PA
if we could bait them here , it would be a easy hunt I think, as bears live by there stomach's BIG time, and easy food is as sure a bet as there can be