Calling Black Bears?

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JasonLane

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What are some good calls for black bears? What are some good setups? Where should I call? How do I know a good calling area if I see one? Please help me with getting started.:)
 
Find good fresh bear sign, I personally like to call in an area they will be comfortable coming to the call, meaning not too open. I start off calling softly in case I've slipped in close to one. I increase the volume and intensity until I'm full on screaming and really pouring on the emotion and pain. Remember your imitating something being caught and eaten or struggling to get free. I call almost non-stop for up to an hour. Put a watch out in front of you where you can see it, an hour is a long time to call. I like coarse loud calls, but plenty of different types of calls have called in bears. Watch your backside, as the medium and smaller bears will slink in and be standing there next to you before you hear anything. Good luck.
 
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some guys have called them in while calling for coyotes. I think the tactics would be similar. Like Fred said, calling in an area known to hold bears would up the odds.
 
She's the one who actually does the calling for me, I just watch her back
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A few weeks ago I was calling cottontail distress and saw a cub running around about 75 yards not really comming into the call or away just running back and fourth dont really know what it was doing. I switched on bear cub brawl and a sow came into about 10 yards, I was calling a metro unit where only shotguns are allowed, needless to say, I wont be calling bears in that unit. The #4 buck doesnt seem so big when you get a sow huffing that close.
 
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