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  1. #11
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    Re: Calling bears?

    Yeah, they can definitely lose interest fast when you stop.

    The ones that lift their head, stop chewing, turn, and then run as hard as they can towards you will come in with minimal calling. The ones that just start to drift in your direction can take upwards of an hour to cover 100yards.

    We’ve had more than a few in bear rich areas come in cold from dead downwind while we were calling to bears we could see. Always keep looking behind you. The likelihood of a bear that comes in slow making contact is about on par with winning the 6/49, but it will definitely surprise you when you turn around and there is a bear sitting there watching you at arms length.


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    Re: Calling bears?

    Quote Originally Posted by MichelD View Post
    I just can't seem to make predator calls work, or maybe the one I've been using is inappropriate for bears that have never seen a rabbit. I don't know.

    I was in a bear-rich area last week and called and called with a Primo's 3rd degree. Nothing came in. Tried the same call in another scat laden area two weeks ago again with nothing coming in.

    I have two other calls, an old Haydel's bear call that sounds like a squalling cub and another one that is more like a squealing fawn. I think I'll deploy that one on my next trip out.

    The 3rd Degree did call in a herd of range cows and a coyote a couple years ago when I was trying to tempt a big black bear out of the woods I'd seen the day before.

    Ideas?
    How long do you blow on the call for? My experience is that you have to constantly call for upwards of 45 minutes of longer (which can be really hard to do); so one suggestion would be if you're hunting with a partner, take turns blowing the call. And make sure it sounds realistic, like how an animal sounds when its being eaten and dying. Fawn bleat can work great this time of year. And yes, some bears just don't care and won't bother wasting the energy to come see what's being eaten. But other times, it can happen really quickly and a bear can pop out of the timber and come charging in like you wouldn't believe (that's why its a bit safer to only call to a bear that you can see instead of blind calling). Always check behind you because like others have said they almost always will come in from an angle where you can't see and check you out and you wouldn't even know they're there.

    Keep at it - it definitely can work. Just can take a while and will give your lungs and good workout. Good luck
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    Re: Calling bears?

    Saw three big bears in Manning Park on Tuesday and they didn't even look up when I tried all three of my calls.

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    Re: Calling bears?

    Quote Originally Posted by MichelD View Post
    Saw three big bears in Manning Park on Tuesday and they didn't even look up when I tried all three of my calls.
    They are on berries now.

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    Re: Calling bears?

    Quote Originally Posted by Spy View Post
    They are on berries now.
    No.

    Green stuff. No berries are ripe yet. I have been up and down and all over in regions 2,3 and 8 in the past three weeks. No berries.

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