calling black bears in the thick stuff?
Contributors to this thread:Bears
From: Newpond
27-Jun-24
Anyone do it or any good at it? I’ve tried a few times didn’t see anything come in
From: Jimmyjumpup
27-Jun-24
Use corn to call with. They will come. LOL
From: SteveB
27-Jun-24
Did this with Lloyd Clark with Pink Mountain Outfitters in BC and it takes it to a whole new level! Off the charts fun. Used a predator call and the results were ridiculous fun. Of course, these bears had never had much, if any interaction with humans.
From: Paul@thefort
27-Jun-24
Yep, called this Colorado bear in to bow range using a Fawn in distress call. I made a make shift blind next to a large pine tree, in a wide draw that was running slightly up hill. Started calling at first light, with low calls for the first 15 minutes and then louder after that. Only allowed a minute or two between calls. This bear came in after 45 minutes of calling. Shot it at 20 yards. Playing the wind is very important. I was that bear's breakfast that morning.
From: Aspen Ghost
27-Jun-24
Does unintentionally calling them in with an elk cow call count?
From: Groundhunter
27-Jun-24
Used a fawn distress call once upon a time, when Colorado, had spring bear season, out of Cotez. Lots of cinnamon phase and blond phase.
Give it a try.
From: Teeton
27-Jun-24
I've called in a few black bear over many years. I live in an area of Pa that has good numbers. I was not hunting them, but deer hunting here in the fall. I would just be in a tree stand and saw them and pulled out the call and start calling. I had used both predator and fawn calls. What I've learned is bear seem to have a short attention span. You get one coming in you keep calling. It seems if you stop they loose interest quickly. I have never tried to actually go bear hunting by calling. I've also never killed one calling. But know it can be done.
From: mgmicky
28-Jun-24
I’ve tried a fawn distress call a few times with no results. That was blind calling though, I think it works better if you can see the bear and call him in.
From: DanaC
28-Jun-24
Better in spring or fall?
From: Newpond
28-Jun-24
Newpond's Link
Amazing pic Paul!!! And lots of great info on here.
@danac I'm a rookie myself but I read calling works better in the spring, possibly due to more acorns and berries ready later in the year plus they are fatter and lazier in the fall too. I can't verify though
Here's a podcast I found about calling bears
From: Stix
28-Jun-24
Ambush near a water source is much more productive.
From: Groundhunter
28-Jun-24
Larry Jones and Dwight Shuh, had some good videos on this back in the day, maybe you can find them in the You Tube world. Once I watched their video, on mule deer. That season drove to Nevada, bought my tag at a hardware store, and 7 days later, shot a pig..... They were knowledgeable guys.
From: Paul@thefort
28-Jun-24
Dana, I called this bear in, late September. They are feeding 24/7 preparing for hibernation.
