some q's about bear callng

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i recently bought a knight and hale bear cub distress call. i dont like it alot because there isnt alot of volume and the reed sticks. any way since the bear season in PA is in november i wanna know if a cub distress call would work this time of year, i called one in my backyard once and they go nuts, so will it work in fall? also, ive only shot one bear, a female during the extended season for NE PA. i shot it with a springfield .30-06 in the shoulder, he ran a loooooooooooooooong ways but i got him. this year due to problems with the gun, im forced to use a marlin .35, will this be sufficient? it works great on deer. i shot at one the year before and in the lungs, but i didnt get him. it was amazing. it didnt flinch, it sat down like a dog, snifed the air and ran like no tommorow. i went to go check for blood and it was pink with some white matter. i tracked it all day and nothing, it accualy made a big circle i wound up about 30 yards from where i shot him, i never did find the bugger, i mad every attemp, i even went back in the next morning to see if i could find him but nope. so i dont wanna lose another bear. but my main concern is if a cub call would work in the fall. thanks for replies

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Does the state prevent the harvesting a sow with cubs. You will often have a female bear run her cubs up a tree and then come to the rescue the cub in distress. You could think it is a barren sow and after you shoot her find out you have a couple of cubs on your hands with the warden close in tow. Big Boars will come to a cub distress sound to kill the cub. So the call will work. What I am going to do with mine is set up a series of fawn in distress CD with a loud take down kill, then have some leaf rustling sounds with soft cub sounds. I figure an hour of fawn distress and 15 minutes to finish the scene. If a big boar is waiting in the wings or slowly making his way to the call he will think a sow with a cub made the kill and he can steal the meal.

As far as the caliber goes I believe in using a premium bullet such as a Barnes X or trophy bonded bear claw. A double lung shot with aiming to the off shoulder should bring most animals down with in 100 yards.

Well that is my 2 cents.
 
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