Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Anyone have success calling black bear?

I still have one and several of the 45 records and the spesker.
Still works.

I believe the Burnham (sp?) folks had one also.

Little video I had of these guys try to cut my scent

https://youtube.com/shorts/DYou-JJo3kc?feature=share

Danged things can come in with an attitude.

Far different behavior from just wandering around tearing into stumps and logs or digging up roots & such.

I had one come in really quickly, within minutes of me starting to call with a "doe/fawn bleat" mouth call. We had a little stare-down as he was smaller than I wanted to shoot. He wasn't at all pleased to find me instead of an injured deer. He woofed, went back into the trees & brush and started circling, I'm sure to get my scent. But... I left the area, keeping a good watch all the way back to my Jeep a couple of miles away. I got a bigger bear a week later.

Have fun with it. Interesting for sure, and yes it works.

Regards, Guy

I believe the top-ranked SCI black bear, taken by bowhunter Robert J. Shuttleworth Jr. was called in with a predator call.
It was arrowed during a self-guided September hunt in California’s Mendocino County. The oversize blackie had a skull length of 14 inches, width of 9 4/16s, for a total score of 23 4/16s.

I've always thought that the next time I bear hunt, that is the way I want to do it. Anyone I've talked to about it says to not do it alone. Have someone to watch your back.

That is one HUGE black bear skull!

Ya, I too figure it's best to have a competent hunting partner when trying to call in predators. Particularly if bears are around. I suppose the mountain lions could be quite dangerous too.

Recently bought a fox pro electronic caller and I like that I can position it well away from me, let it attract the critters to it, not to me.

Guy

How successful would calling be in areas that the bears are baited heavily?

Had a small Colorado bear come in to a cow elk call while bowhunting.He seemed real interested in what I was doing.

I’ve considered trying it but not interested in a brownie coming in. I think having a back up is a good idea. Had a friend in Nome that accidentally called a brownie in. Spooked him pretty good.