black bear in MA

[tradhunter1995]

i live in Brimfield MA and i just got my black bear tag,now i have seen ONE bear in my woods one time,so im not so sure i wanna hunt my woods,but here you cant bait,and i plan on using a longbow,is there any tips or anything for hunting them in MA or how to find out if there in my woods?the on encounter i had with the bear was while i was squirrel hunting,and in order to not ruin my broadheads,i hunt squirrels with fieldpoints,needless to say i was a little scared at 10 yards with only a fieldpoint knocked,but i have seen no real good sign,ill take any advise and ill post pics on what sign ive seen