first step is to bait them, and when the running season starts in july, (you need a class b license I think it is) its just to run, not hunt, (its like a training season) bait them in and when you know you have a bear hitting it, let the dogs go on him, and have fun. This doesn't work as well as when with hunting with other people, because then the dogs have someone to follow an take examples from. Make sure the people you go with know what they are doing, so your dogs turn out right. it sounds like you are located in the chequamegon national forest, is that right?