Calling Bears???

rabidhunter66

rabidhunter66

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Anyone do it here and if so how, where, when, what sounds and for how long, ect.... I live in Maine and we have plenty to go around but it would be mostly blind calling clearcuts and logging roads. Any suggestions?
 
Great question. I am going on my first bow bear hunt in a couple of weeks. I can't wait to read the responces of seasoned bear hunters.
 
I've had them respond while calling coyotes at night. Pretty spooky to say the least. Seems like they liked the longer drawn out squalls as oppossed to the shorter higher pitched sounds. Just my 2 cents worth, I'm going to try to call one to the Bow this year. I would like any input from anyone more seasoned in bear calling too.- MAtt
 
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I have one starting the 2nd of September lasts the month

If I sit long enough one might walk by

maybe

BTT



I have the same tag, good thing is, I have an elk and deer tag during the same time! We will be hunting by Blackhawk and along the front range. Good luck to you!
 
I have been calling high alpine black bears in the blueberry patchs for about 6 years now. The area we hunt you can see up to 3-5 bears feeding in the same general area in the mornings. I have found that in this area with so many bears only the BIG boars will come in. We have watched small bears take off at the sound of a call. Watched one BIG,BIG boar walking away acrossed the canyon in the evening at over 900 yards with the glasses, at the first sound of the call he "puffed up" and looked back over his shoulder as of to say "who is in my kitchen" and took off on a dead run for us. I was hunting with a contender at the time and wanted a shot at 100yards or less. Once he was in the bottom of the canyon (about 150 yards) he circled around in the timber just like a coyote and we never saw him again. In area's that hold alot of bears I think you can scare alot away, but if you do get one to come in he will be a shooter. Plan on calling for at least an hour with a fawn bawl or rasppy jack, calling constantly. By no means a expert just what I have found in my area. Hope this helps.
 
Thanks butcherboy. We have some fairly large blueberry firlds here but they get hunted pretty hard. The chance of seeing one before I call is slim but I will try both the calls you said. How bout decoys?
 
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I have the same tag, good thing is, I have an elk and deer tag during the same time! We will be hunting by Blackhawk and along the front range. Good luck to you!



I do not think it is fair to hunt Bear, Elk and Deer from a helicopter.................
 
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I do not think it is fair to hunt Bear, Elk and Deer from a helicopter.................



I don't have a problem with it, but I think a Cobra or Apache would be a better choice. You can pack more beer into a Blackhawk, though, so it's a tough call.
 
I have called 2 times and called in 3 bears. So a search and you might find the link to video of the first time I called one in. This year me and my buddy called one time and had 2 bears and a coyote come in within about 5 min on the same stand. Both were in the spring around the first week in June. As soon as my buddy gets me the footage from this year I will post it. We start off with cow and calf elk calls them go into what I think is calf elk distress. It is awesome but be ware. The three bears we have called in were in no mood to leave and acted very aggressively even after smelling us. The first bear cam into 19 yards and I had to stand up, yell and through rocks to get him to leave. Even then he only went about 40 yards and watched us. This year one of the bears we called into 30 yards would not leave even after my buddy missed him with a 300 RUM. I think once you call them, all they can think about is food and there is no way to talk them out of it.

Carry a good side arm and some of the awesomely effective pepper spray. Use the side arm to defend yourself against bears and the pepper spray to shoot the guy robbing your truck when you return.

I don’t really know anything about fall calling but I can not see why it would not work.

Wayne Carlton has a video on calling bears that is worth watching if you can find it.
 
Been doing it for almost 15 years now.
We called in two this weekend and didn't get a shot at either one. Saw a total of 7 bears. I did kill one but it was not called in.

Here is a link to an article I wrote on calling.

Bear Calling
 
ha ha /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif this reminds me of how i started calling every weekend. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
i learned early in my marriage that is better to be gone before the bear gets out of bed and don't come back tell she has had her coffee. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
what ever you do don't call her before 11am or you will wish you woke a griz. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
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i usually just walk around n yell HEEERE BEARS I HAVE SOME HONEY HHHHHHHHEEEEEERRRE BEARS.
LOL
j/k obviously i have never tried calling bears but i will be bowhunting in a couple weeks for em and i am gonna try fawn distress for them ill let yall know if i call any in
 
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I have the same tag, good thing is, I have an elk and deer tag during the same time! We will be hunting by Blackhawk and along the front range. Good luck to you!



I do not think it is fair to hunt Bear, Elk and Deer from a helicopter.................


i maybe wrong but i believe he is talkin about the city black hawk not the helicopter /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
lol
 
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i'm sorry guess we all are looking for some humor today.
never tried callin bears so one of you guys that do help this guy out.
 
Here is a pic of the one I got on Sunday on the West Coast.

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The full story and more pics are posted here. http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,10915.0.html
 
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