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[Shoot-it]

I was thinking on buying a bear tag this season.I wanted too know if its legal too call them in with a e caller or hand call.I was wondering if they would respond too a fawn distress call.

[NVWalt]

Shoot-it, A fawn in distress works well on bears. I call a few up every year using just a handcall and my usual rabbit in distress call incidental to my coyote calling. But I have targeted bears and changed my sound to more of a bahhh instead of a wahh. Sheepish sounding is the best I can describe it. If you have ever heard the sound a gut shot deer makes when hit, that's the sound I try to make. The bears we have in Nevada are protected and have no fear of man and are a lot easier to call in than the ones I used to call in Washington where they were hunted and had a fear of man....Give it a try. They are pretty exciting at times...Walt

[Thumper Dunker]

Shoot It if you get one I will, we can hook up and try together did you get a d6 tag ? We need to hook up and chase some yotes this fall. or sooner. PM me.

[Cranky Farmer]

No on the electronic callers for bear in CA. I do not know about hand calls. Have you checked the big game regs?

[Shoot-it]

Yes thumper My tag came in last week.My wifes family has a cabin on MT. knight up in twain hart your welcome too meet me up there anytime I always see alot of bear sign. The guy next door has had a big old bear come into his yard,but not when i was there last season I had a tag.He doesn't like hunters who cares the forest starts at the end of his yard .... I hate those kind .As for the e callers I looked in the dfg wed site regulation of takeing bear it doesn't say anything about calling what so ever.

[Soreloser]

The only thing I found in the regs. was about not being able to use electic callers for NonGame Birds or Mammals except for coyotes, etc..I'm not sure, they leave it vague (of course) by not specifically listing what you can and can't hunt with ecallers..It's in sect. 475 of the booklet. Or just open it up online and do a word search for electronic or electric.

[Thumper Dunker]

You can use hand calls only .

[Shoot-it]

Mr thumper are you going bear hunting with me i need someone too do the calling.......

[Cranky Farmer]

Mr thumper are you going bear hunting with me i need someone too do the calling.......

I want someone to pack mine out for me!

[ShooterJohn]

Don't you get cold when you hunt bear?

[MojaveJ]

I get cold when I guard the beer. Oh ya'll are talking about bears.

[Thumper Dunker]

Don't you get cold when you hunt bear?

not only do you get cold but you get scratced up alot

[Steve C]

Folks -I haven't been for a couple years now, but have a bear call someone made for me a while back. I'll be hunting D5 mostly this season, though i think one of the places i've been invited is D4.Now you guys have me all wired about bear. Have to go in Monday and get the tag. :-)steve

[Shoot-it]

Hay steve what sounds have you called them in with? and what caliber did you use too take down your bear the biggest gun i have is a 270 or 12 gauage slug.I never shot a bear don't want too get mauled by one........ Thats why I plan too take thumper I think I can out run him............

[Thumper Dunker]

You might be able to out run me but I taste real bad . not as young and tender as you wiil try to get tags soon.

[Steve C]

The bear i took, was a guided hunt with dogs. I had just gotten out of the hospital w/ a second kidney xplant and the wife i could go if i wanted. Took her with a .35 Rem out of a 14" contender (the bear, not the wife). Shot was about 60 yards. Just behind her ear (again, the bear). Dropped and didn't even twich. Adrenalin high lasted for a couple of days. :-)The call i have is an open reed call made by Rich Cronk. I got it from him several years ago. I have used it to call in something, but never got it to come out of the brush. My guess was a good sized bear, or a bigger mother in law. :-)steve

[Shoot-it]

Can anyone make the sound of a black bear cub in distress with hand call.I bet this would bring in a bear for sure . check out whatt a recording sounds like. http://www.bear.org/...s/bdistress.wavIf someone can make me a hand call that makes that Sound I will buy it.

[Soreloser]

Can anyone make the sound of a black bear cub in distress with hand call.I bet this would bring in a bear for sure . check out whatt a recording sounds like. http://www.bear.org/...s/bdistress.wavIf someone can make me a hand call that makes that Sound I will buy it.

I'm gonna try that tomorrow with all my closed reeds that I have. I'm pretty sure I can make that sound happen.As a matter of fact I just got a closed reed from Alpenliter that might be perfect for this, I'll let you know how it comes out.Oh yeah, Shoot-it: You should be using a bow, not one of those sissy guns for bear.

[Bozsik]

Oh yeah, Shoot-it: You should be using a bow, not one of those sissy guns for bear.

I always thought that's what the leatherman tool I have is for. db

[bzzrd feedr]

Hay steve what sounds have you called them in with? and what caliber did you use too take down your bear the biggest gun i have is a 270 or 12 gauage slug.I never shot a bear don't want too get mauled by one........ Thats why I plan too take thumper I think I can out run him............

I'd take ShooterJohn I know I can outrun him.

[Thumper Dunker]

I'd take ShooterJohn I know I can outrun him.

[ShooterJohn]

The bears wouldn't want me, I'm too mean and ornery.

[Bozsik]

The bears wouldn't want me, I'm too mean and ornery.

Let alone the smell, eh?? db

[ShooterJohn]

Let alone the smell, eh??

I think you're the stinker.

[Bozsik]

I think you're the stinker.

I think you are right. No wonder why I don't have many yotes coming to my calling. db

[Shoot-it]

you guys sound like a bunch of kids on the play ground........ Soreloser If you can make that distress sound let me know as for the gun is for sissys well a true bow hunter uses his fingers not a quick release!.........

[ShooterJohn]

you guys sound like a bunch of kids on the play ground........

This from the King of play ground recess!

[Cranky Farmer]

Well, I wasn't going to do it, but I am going to get my bear tags. I need to scout for some ground that is easy for me to get around on and do some some scouting.

[MojaveJ]

Well, I wasn't going to do it, but I am going to get my bear tags. I need to scout for some ground that is easy for me to get around on and do some some scouting.

Try up around Lake Arrowhead I talked to the forest service up there and they tell me that the bears are thick up there and more need to be harvested than currently are. In close to town it is shotgun or archery only. This is all I know. Call the forest svc they were decent to work with when I was up there working.

[NVWalt]

I don't know if it is legal where you are but we used to use a small can of scorched honey to draw the bears into an area and then call the area when you find tracks showing a bear was there. Worked well, but like I said I don't know if it is legal to do where you are...Walt ha, ha maybe you could drop a really well soaked peanut butter and honey sandwich while having lunch. Satan made me say that. LOL...Walt