I don't know if it's legal or not to shoot at a bear from the road, but I do know that in Eastern North Carolina deer hunting from the road with dogs is legal. This past Saturday morning we went by several groups of hunters doing this from the road. I've even seen a revolving chair mounted on top of a dog box so that the hunter can shoot from the higher position while sitting. Most of this type of hunting usually takes place in fairly rural areas of the state and is no big deal to locals.