To use predator call or not?

[shootnrun]

Ran into an Ole timer who's primary bear hunting method was calling. He reported the key to success for bears is non-stop calling. He said bears are like kids, and if you stop calling they'll get distracted by any number of things and start farting around with something else or wander away.

 

[Ron.C]

I've done a fair amount of calling here on Vancouver Island because we see so many bears its fun to play. More time than not it's to try and call a nice bear I can see out of a real nasty cut block, or just to see what they will do.

My experience, it is not a consistently reliable technique but worth a try if you think you have no other play. For comparison, I have called in more bears by accident while elk hunting than I have while intentionally calling for bear.

One warning, if you are calling bears, keep your head on a swivel. They are super sneaky when in predator mode, may come in silent and show up right on top of you, like this guy did with me while I was focused on another bear at a distance infront of me.

 

[mighteywhitehunter]

I dont call bears specifically but have successfully called in a lot of deer, coyotes, bobcats and a couple bears with this:

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It is my go to call, if nothing else is working, or the critters aren't moving it is a way to "make some luck".

 

[Steve300xcw]

My understanding is that bears lose interest quickly if you stop calling.

I have read that line a bunch.

Been my experience though, that bears have not read about that, and do whatever they want

 

[Steve300xcw]

They are super sneaky when in predator mode, may come in silent and show up right on top of you

Also this 10000%. Really a neat feeling when you hear something RIGHT behind you catch your scent . Such a neat feeling...

 

[tree stick]

I have done some blind calling and have only had a couple of does come in no bears. I had one that was cruising along up a hillside and I was able to stop it and keep it around with fawn distress and shaking the brush but it didn't come any closer or give me a shot that I liked at 330yds. After I stopped calling it came part of the way over to me then continued up the hillside.

I have tried calling a couple times to other ones that are working some oak brush that didn't care at all.

But I have also talked to somebody in the area who likes using rabbit distress to bring them over for archery and he made it sound like it was his go to method for reducing distance once a bear has been sighted.

I read Douglas Boze's book a few years ago and was excited for blind calling but haven't had any results thus far.