Black Bear distress call. Rabbit or fawn?

[aaron600rr]

I'm curious what distress call people seem to be having better sucess with for black bear. Rabbit or fawn in distress?

 

[weekender7]

It really doesn't matter. Keep the sound going with a good wind. Bear hear distress, whether that be fawn, rabbit, calf or whatever. It's just something hurt they might can eat. I called in a jackal in South Africa with a jack rabbit hand call, lots of eastern coyotes and bobcats with the same call. None of them ever heard a jack rabbit before. Put some emotion into it and keep the sound playing. Bears can lose interest pretty quick. I called a brown bear in from 500 yds with a cotton tail call only to have the wind give us away in the last 40 yds. Bowhunting has it's challenges. I called a black bear about 200 yds with a blade of grass because I had switched jackets to a dry one and forgot to get my calls out of the wet one. It ain't rocket science, it's a free meal.

 

[Koda_]

Maybe save the fawn call for spring?

 

[medvedyt]

used fawn in the spring and rabiit fall in and spring ... found out so far the rabbit working way better here in the yukon but as i discovered you better watch out for grizzly and here the call is not distinctive but luckily we still have OTC tag for grizzly here ...

 

[fj40rob]

If you want to see an incredible video, find the Stone Glacier URSIDAE an Alaska bear hunt, on you tube. They have some nice examples of calls in the spring. 2/3 of the way through is an epic scene.

 

[bigbassfish]

Never tried a fawn call but I have gotten a black bear to circle around to a rabbit in distress a time or two.

 

[Ron.C]

I try calling every year here on Vancouver Island and it's very hit or miss. I really think most of it depends on the individual bear and less on the particular call.

oh ya, watch your six.