calling in black bears

[mochasam]

They consider that baiting

[mochasam]

They consider that baiting with sceants

[joe ashton]

check the rags on the use of scents..  I've called in three bears with a simple squeeling rabbit call.  All three came running. (one to with in 5 yards!)  Have fun.

[JohnnyWayne]

I read a "bear warning" poster in Montana that advised people to wear little jingling bells to alert bears to your presence and to carry a can of pepper spray. It then also said, and I quote: "It is important to learn to identify black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces will contain berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear sh*t contains lots of little jingling bells and smells like pepper spray."

Found on the net  

[SAM E. STEPHENS]

Think I will add calling to my bear hunting trips this year sounds as if it works pretty well.

[Timberking]

Bear calling works! I've called in quit a few. We don't have a spring season here BUT these bears were called in in the spring. If I can find them I have a few pics of a bear I called in for a buddy that shot it with a rifle in the fall.
 
 
 
 

[Sharpend60]

I like it.
I bet the big guy was a lil confused when that fawn dint run!

[Al Dente]

That is really funny.  I wish you had a close up of that bear's face when he ground to a halt and the "fawn/dinner" didn't take off.  that is awesome.

[Timberking]

LOL,you could hear that particular bear coming for a loooong ways off. It put the binders on and looked at the fawn and swapped booked er'

[DamselflyFarm]

Did you have any luck calling bear after this post?

[BAPilot2]

I just read all the way through the post and was wondering the same thing...  Did you call in any bears???

[BAPilot2]

I'm referring to the guy who started the post.

[ChuckC]

So what happens if I set up a stove and cook up some bacon and eggs for MY breakfast ?

Is that baiting too ?
ChuckC

[BAPilot2]

Who says a man can't eat 20 pounds of bacon, 6 dozen eggs, and 60 doughnuts for breakfast???

[Timberking]

LOL, A mans gotta eat!

[LittleBen]

Originally posted by Surveyor527:
 

Originally posted by JimB:
Not necessarily.Some states allow scents.

Which states allow scents but not baits? I never heard of such a thing.
Thanks for your time! [/b]

New York allows scents but not bait. Your scents cannot turn something into food. So like bacon grease poured onto sawdust would not be ok. But grease and jello powder burned would be ok I thnk.

[Timberking]

Washington also is a NO bait state, BUT you can use scent and calls.

[Chromebuck]

Baiting is legal here in Alaska.  You first must take a class and now it is offered online aswell.  Then you have to submit the coordinates of bait station to Fish & Game.

Bears are very plentiful here and some units residents can harvest one a day year-round. Two of my firends here have harvested black bear with the use of mouth calls.  Electronic calls are illegal for bear.

While working on Kodiak Island I have used my digital Foxpro call for fox hunting and have called in brown bears twice, one from a boat and a sow and two larger cubs while sitting on the hood of my truck at dusk.  Amazing how stealthy animals this size can just appear before you.

As moose populations are down in unit 15 next year they will allow for the taking of one brown bear by use of bait.  For safety reasons the meat must be salvaged.

Calls work well on bears and snowshoe hare in distress is all I've ever used.

~CB