Manual Bear Predator Call

[arrows132]

Hey all!

I went into a hunting store here in Kelowna today, looking to pick up a Manual Distressed Rabbit Call. While talking to a sales associate, he asked what it was for - I replied with "spring bear". He starting going off on me about how illegal it was and I better not get caught. He didn't even want to sell it to me. As far as I knew, calling a bear was perfectly legal as long as it wasn't electronic. I've seen many many threads on here where people claim to use them to bring the bear in the last couple hundred yards.

Probably a stupid question but I really don't want to break any rules while out hunting:

Is it illegal to call in a black bear in B.C.?

Thanks so much guys and gals!

[The Dawg]

Yup- hes wrong.

Legal to use a manual call.

[Pioneerman]

Yes legal, go back and tell him his new job should entail asking his customers if they want fries with that order, cause he is not familiar about hunting

[HarryToolips]

like Dawg said, the guy is wrong, you can call in bears as long as it ain't electronic..you just can't bait em...just a tip: you can do a pretty awesome distress call if your good with a blade of grass in your hands..

[j270wsm]

Perfectly legal method to hunt bears. Now roll up a copy of the regs and go beat the sales person with it. Maybe he'll learn to not to freak out about something when he has no clue

[timbermilton]

perfectly legal. like others have said no electronics or baiting.

[boxhitch]

What a fudd
as said , it is legal

[Daybreak]

If you are going to use it... be prepared and well positioned. You might have one come in fast with one thing on his mind.

[604redneck]

Well atleast u know it wasnt art and cindy I wonder whewho it was???

[BCBear]

Maybe the sales associate misunderstood you and thought you were going out in a bacon suit.