Hey all, hope the bear season is treating everyone well.

Just curious on size legality on bears. In the regs it says any bear that is 2 or younger cant be shot. With that said, a 2 year old bear would still be with its mother or?

Reason I ask is I watched a small bear, maybe 3.5'-4' long. Nice cinnamon colour but I let it walk not sure if it would be ok to shoot or not. I dont really care about size, could be 3.5' or 7'. Looking for anything legal as a first bear. Would the bear I saw be legal to shoot or do you all think it wouldnt be?

Thanks!