I would shoot a bear in a tree, on a rock, or a stump. I would even shoot one if it jumped. I would shoot one in the dirt, or on some grass, I would shoot it in the side or in the A$$. I would shoot it if it was brown and even a little round. I would shoot it if it was white as long as it put up a lil fight. I would shoot it if it was black, I would shoot it laying on my back.
Bottom line shoot the fricken thing if it is legal.
There are some things that are ethical some things are not. A bear being in a tree to me is very ethical, it is what they do, they go in trees.
Joe