Elkhunteresquire
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Picked up a copy of Wayne Carlton calling in Black Bears. Some really exciting stuff there. Anybody out there done any of this. Interesting concept worth investigating next bear season.
Calling in Bears..............
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bearmanric
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i call bear's. work's good. River's wild has called in quite a few he live's in Lacey. i use a raspy sounding call i make. do good on the Olympic Pennisula. stay around an hour. Rick
Elkhunteresquire
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R&R.....I've done a little hunting out you way. Call a lot on and around the Fort Lewis area. You have a shop you sell and make calls out of ? If your on the phone book I look you up. Tried your email site, no response. Defaults not set up...................
pomoxis
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I have called in bears and there are a couple of different ways to do it. One is the spot and call method. This works well when you can glass from a vantage point but when you get close you cant find the bear. You know a bear is in the area so you can set up and call it in.
The other way is picking good habitat and blind calling. Calling for an hour is normally the minimum you want to spend on at a stand.
You can use almost any call from deer bleats, elk in distress, jack rabbit or Javelina. I normally start off with a softer call just incase the bear is close by. After 10 minutes I step up the distress and volume of my calling. Calling for a full hour will take a lot out of you and try to take short rest like an animal would be played out giving a series of softer sounds.
The other technique I have used is calling while walking a road behind a locked gate. During the spring some of these roads have good grass the the bears are feeding on. using this method I had one bear come down the hill and I thought it was a boulder that let loose. He hit the road full tilt and was heading up the road when I stopped him.
The other way is picking good habitat and blind calling. Calling for an hour is normally the minimum you want to spend on at a stand.
You can use almost any call from deer bleats, elk in distress, jack rabbit or Javelina. I normally start off with a softer call just incase the bear is close by. After 10 minutes I step up the distress and volume of my calling. Calling for a full hour will take a lot out of you and try to take short rest like an animal would be played out giving a series of softer sounds.
The other technique I have used is calling while walking a road behind a locked gate. During the spring some of these roads have good grass the the bears are feeding on. using this method I had one bear come down the hill and I thought it was a boulder that let loose. He hit the road full tilt and was heading up the road when I stopped him.
Victor Varminter
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Where do ya get this Wayne Carlton tape on calling bears?
I'm hoping to try this in PA this year. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
I'm hoping to try this in PA this year. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
bearmanric
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you can get the video at Allpredorcall.com Rick
http://www.king-cart.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=apc&product=Bear+Video
http://www.king-cart.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=apc&product=Bear+Video
Victor Varminter
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Wally World? Hmmmmm. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Thanks for the info Three 44s & Rick.
If I don't blow to much $ on the LBL maybe my CFO, Coyote Kate, will let me get one after I get back. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Thanks for the info Three 44s & Rick.
If I don't blow to much $ on the LBL maybe my CFO, Coyote Kate, will let me get one after I get back. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Navy_Gunner
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I called in two bears unexpectingly last season. One would come all the way in, he stopped out just to where I couldnt get a bead on him. The other caught me offguard, and I had to do a 180 on him in close range and he busted me. One I called in using my J.S. Preymaster with the wild boar distress, and the other kid goat distress. Hard and loud and constant. When you stop they stop, keep up the rythem hard and fast. I have the movie, and they say dont stop for at least an hour. Blow loud and hard, almost impossible for a mouth call but could be done if you have lungs like my ex. I will tell you it is one hell of a rush. BOth came in slobbering and a grunting running like mad. Good luck, and carry a sidearm to boot.
riverswild
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"They come to eat" is a great video, but I think Carlton's bear call leaves something to be desired.
I have a couple new "secret calls" (lol) that I like to use, and as for call makers on this site, Bearmanrick makes some good distress calls and Arkyyoters Screamin Demon helped pull in a bear for me last August.
Pomoxis hit most of the big points, but I would reccommend calling for the whole hour / hour & half if you are cold calling. Bears can lose interest real quick.
Navy_Gunner also hit the main reasons why I love to call bears. The teeth poppin / slobber drippin / brush breakin is quite a rush.
I have a couple new "secret calls" (lol) that I like to use, and as for call makers on this site, Bearmanrick makes some good distress calls and Arkyyoters Screamin Demon helped pull in a bear for me last August.
Pomoxis hit most of the big points, but I would reccommend calling for the whole hour / hour & half if you are cold calling. Bears can lose interest real quick.
Navy_Gunner also hit the main reasons why I love to call bears. The teeth poppin / slobber drippin / brush breakin is quite a rush.
pomoxis
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I will also switch calls during the calling sesssion just to change the pitch and try for the effect of an animal getting hoarse from all the screaming.
Some times I may finish off a series with a couple of cub sqauls like mom killed the critter and now is the time to eat. My hope would be a big boar will come in knowing he can run off the smaller bears.
Some times I may finish off a series with a couple of cub sqauls like mom killed the critter and now is the time to eat. My hope would be a big boar will come in knowing he can run off the smaller bears.
All of the above is right on. I call a few in every year here in Nevada but they are protected so all I get to do is bark a tree near them and watch them sceedaddle. If they come in downwind they will usually huff you and split. Good luck calling them bears as they are a pretty neat animal to have come into a call,,,Walt
RezDoggin
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Elkhunteresquire,
I've called in quit a few Bears through the years, most of them have been during Elk season. In fact this year on the last day of the NM bow hunt I was in an area where I had seen 5 good size bulls, I was using a Sceery hyper cow call and had these bulls pretty riled up. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif I was trying to pull them out of a draw before it got too dark to shoot.
Anyway, I had blowin on that call off and on for about 15-20 minutes. I could hear some rakin going on but the bulls would not come out of the darker timber. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gifThis had been the problem most of the hunt,due to the hot days they had become pretty much nocternal. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
Next thing I know out of the corner of my eye I see movement over my right shoulder. I turn to take a good look at what was headed my way and I see a Cinnamon Black Bear (Approx.400lbs.)coming directly at me at about 50 yrds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Of course I have no intention of shootin this Bear so I shut up and didnt move hoping he would just wonder off. I had done this many times before and usually they would just wonder on past till they get wind of me then they would bolt off. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Well, this time was different ,this guy had me pegged! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif He would take a few steps then sniff the air, then do it again. The light was fading so I figured he could'nt really see me so I just held my ground. Well, when he got about 20 yrds from me I figred this is way too close and I'm probably about to get in his comfort zone. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif So, I figured I'd better stand up and and try to put some distance between he and I. Soon as that Bear saw movement the hair on his neck stood up and at that point I thought I had gotten too close and I was just hopin my wheels had plenty of rubber cuz I was gettin ready to bolt into a large open meadow hoping he would'nt follow. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif At that point the Bear started to veer off and was attempting to catch my scent.Soon as he got a little further form me then he was I raisd my arms with bow in hand trying to make myself appear larger. I finally then moved back and he came towards me, I'd move back and he'd move towards me. I finally decided to throw some good size chunks of wood at him to see if he'd back off and sure enough after two or three came real close to him he finally let his hair down and began to veer off and soon put enough space between us to where I slowely back out and made tracks down the trial.
Let me tell you, the mile and a half walk back to the truck in the dark took forever. If i didnt look over my shoulder a thousand times I didnt look back once. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
That was'nt the closest I've been to a Bear but that was the closest I've been to a Big Bear especially with his hair raised. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowingsmilie.gif
I know I wont ever let a Bear get that close to me before I let him know I'm there. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
Cow calls of all types work great! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
I've called in quit a few Bears through the years, most of them have been during Elk season. In fact this year on the last day of the NM bow hunt I was in an area where I had seen 5 good size bulls, I was using a Sceery hyper cow call and had these bulls pretty riled up. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif I was trying to pull them out of a draw before it got too dark to shoot.
Anyway, I had blowin on that call off and on for about 15-20 minutes. I could hear some rakin going on but the bulls would not come out of the darker timber. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gifThis had been the problem most of the hunt,due to the hot days they had become pretty much nocternal. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
Next thing I know out of the corner of my eye I see movement over my right shoulder. I turn to take a good look at what was headed my way and I see a Cinnamon Black Bear (Approx.400lbs.)coming directly at me at about 50 yrds. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Of course I have no intention of shootin this Bear so I shut up and didnt move hoping he would just wonder off. I had done this many times before and usually they would just wonder on past till they get wind of me then they would bolt off. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Well, this time was different ,this guy had me pegged! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif He would take a few steps then sniff the air, then do it again. The light was fading so I figured he could'nt really see me so I just held my ground. Well, when he got about 20 yrds from me I figred this is way too close and I'm probably about to get in his comfort zone. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif So, I figured I'd better stand up and and try to put some distance between he and I. Soon as that Bear saw movement the hair on his neck stood up and at that point I thought I had gotten too close and I was just hopin my wheels had plenty of rubber cuz I was gettin ready to bolt into a large open meadow hoping he would'nt follow. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif At that point the Bear started to veer off and was attempting to catch my scent.Soon as he got a little further form me then he was I raisd my arms with bow in hand trying to make myself appear larger. I finally then moved back and he came towards me, I'd move back and he'd move towards me. I finally decided to throw some good size chunks of wood at him to see if he'd back off and sure enough after two or three came real close to him he finally let his hair down and began to veer off and soon put enough space between us to where I slowely back out and made tracks down the trial.
Let me tell you, the mile and a half walk back to the truck in the dark took forever. If i didnt look over my shoulder a thousand times I didnt look back once. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
That was'nt the closest I've been to a Bear but that was the closest I've been to a Big Bear especially with his hair raised. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowingsmilie.gif
I know I wont ever let a Bear get that close to me before I let him know I'm there. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
Cow calls of all types work great! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
GEORGE ACKLEY
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i like to Find bear that are receptive to the call.
If they are finding lots of food on there owns then not much will work.
To early in the spring is tuff also till they push that plug out and get there stomach back in shape they will not be interested in meat. Just greens.
That’s why I say i like to call or hunt receptive bear.
Like the time of the year that the cow and deer or what ever you have in your area are dropping there young. Hunt around pastures. Follow the cows.
I feel that bear are never to much in a hurry no matter how hungry they are it fear or caution or are they just lazy I don’t know.but i like to spent alot of time on stand
I step back and look at what I got as a playing field and use every thing out there you I to help. Ask question of local landowners. Nobody knows more then them were the bears are on there land.
Windy days i hate. Really cold days are bad. And hot days are just as bad I feel. Find out the days people are seeing them moving. And if all ells I am getting a voice recording of the bear guy on Discovery tonight it works. they come in hungry
If they are finding lots of food on there owns then not much will work.
To early in the spring is tuff also till they push that plug out and get there stomach back in shape they will not be interested in meat. Just greens.
That’s why I say i like to call or hunt receptive bear.
Like the time of the year that the cow and deer or what ever you have in your area are dropping there young. Hunt around pastures. Follow the cows.
I feel that bear are never to much in a hurry no matter how hungry they are it fear or caution or are they just lazy I don’t know.but i like to spent alot of time on stand
I step back and look at what I got as a playing field and use every thing out there you I to help. Ask question of local landowners. Nobody knows more then them were the bears are on there land.
Windy days i hate. Really cold days are bad. And hot days are just as bad I feel. Find out the days people are seeing them moving. And if all ells I am getting a voice recording of the bear guy on Discovery tonight it works. they come in hungry
April 15th is our opener for spring bear,I saw a 2 year old blond and brown bear last fall that is colored like a alaskan brown bear,Ill be looking for him for the first three days of the season,I make a BIG circle to get up on top of a BIG shale slide on our place that has bears on it all year,they dig in the shale for bugs of some kind,I get up on top overlooking the shale and blow a distress call in the opposite direction like the animal is over the hill,quite a few times a bear has come out of the timber and come straight uphill towards the call.I took a 3 year old cinnamon this way year before last,my father has killed a couple BIG boars off the slide using the same call.Here is a pic of that little cinnamon about half way down the slide,its about 3/8 of a mile long.I come around the backside and setup in that opening right on top.
and this is a nice sized bear that suprised me and came right up behind me from the opposite direction of the slide
spring bear is one of my favorites,its so nice to get back up to my ranch and hunt out of the cabin instead of having to drive to hunt.
and this is a nice sized bear that suprised me and came right up behind me from the opposite direction of the slide
spring bear is one of my favorites,its so nice to get back up to my ranch and hunt out of the cabin instead of having to drive to hunt.
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riverswild
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Here is one that I called in last spring.
Here is one that came in real angry. Story can be read here.
Angry Bear
Here is one that came in real angry. Story can be read here.
Angry Bear
Elkhunteresquire
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Great comments and pictures guys...I appreciate it. Putting in for the Spring Bear drawing here in Washington soon. Really am interested in giving it a try. Have harvested one black bear over bait a while back in Maine. Keep posting this subject never gets old to me!!!!