Top 10 Things To Remember When Calling Black Bears

[Timber Butte Outdoors]

Top 10 Things To Remember When Calling Black Bears
Spring is the perfect time to hunt black bears. Here are the top 10 things to remember before going after a top-end black bear.
By Mark Kayser



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[broper]

And make sure your partner runs slower than you do!

[dogdown]

I think some of this article is based on hear-say and not actual experience. I won't claim to be an expert on calling bears as I have not called that many of them. I was able, in the Salmon River area, to see and watch 27 bears in three days and 35 bears over the period of the week I was there. One thing I can say with confidence is they all react differently and they are a tuff game to get to respond. They have a short attention span. And, if they are interested in something else before you start calling they will most of the time ignore you. That hunt I am referring to was in the spring, end of April, this article mentions using calf and or cow calls to attract bears. That only works if the elk are calving or the deer are dropping fawns. When bears come out of their dens in the spring they are grazing on grasses and greenery to recoup their digestive system from their long sleep. (Notice I didn't say hibernation). So at this time they are not interested in fresh meat. Usually by the time they start working on the fawns and calves it is later in the season late May, early June. That's the time to call. Although I have called bears sight unseen, I prefer to get a visual on them first and then call to them. It works better for me as I can see their reaction to the sounds.