I am trying to get a black bear for the freezer, that’s why I took up calling. Coyotes are just practice for me to get better and calling and hunting in general. Some obvious differences would be it’s pointless to setup on a bend in a trail trying to shoot coyotes coming around the corner head on if I’m practicing for bears because I’m not gonna be doing that to a bear. The one bear I called in I believe took an extremely wide circle on me behind cover and winded me after seeing him charge down the mountain to lightning Jack a few hundred yards in the distance.
Any other major differences you guys care to share?
-My sets are 1 hour long and I wait another 20 minutes quiet and still after turning off the call.
-Another example cub distress may be a great call during spring bear mating season although I didn’t have any luck with it last year.
-I have also read territorial sounds may not work especially if there’s a lot of food around as bears supposedly aren’t territorial so much.
-Another would be follow the rype food sources available at the time and call nearby as they are always on the move eating.
Any other major differences you guys care to share?
-My sets are 1 hour long and I wait another 20 minutes quiet and still after turning off the call.
-Another example cub distress may be a great call during spring bear mating season although I didn’t have any luck with it last year.
-I have also read territorial sounds may not work especially if there’s a lot of food around as bears supposedly aren’t territorial so much.
-Another would be follow the rype food sources available at the time and call nearby as they are always on the move eating.
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