4-5 day trip in the southeast,–November, hunting season

You could try Citico Creek wilderness as it’s a bear preserve and does not allow bear hunting, and doesn’t have the onerous rules of the Smokies.

Bald River wilderness is also a good place if you want an easy linear trip, although it does get hunters on occasion.

Personally I go out in all the “worst” hunting places thruout the winter and never had a real problem with hunters except on occasion when their “stray, abandoned” dogs disturbed my camp and tried to steal my food.

You might not get alot of responses here as BPL seems to be mostly an out West forum.