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Bear Hunting: Predator Calls
be prepared to do some calling. Bears seem to easily lose interest when a caller gives up
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More hunting experts are turning to predator calls to find success in the bear woods. No matter where you go hunting, it's far better to begin calling once you've seen a bear, as opposed to "cold-calling" in an area where no animal has been sighted. If you locate a bear and can't close to within shooting range, or simply want the animal closer, predator calling may be the ticket.
The type of terrain you go hunting will also factor in to your calling approach. Big basins may take longer to draw in bears than will desert regions. In the desert habitat, bears can hear calls from a long way and may react quicker. In such settings, bears have been known to respond in minutes.
In hunting in big basin country, or in heavily wooded regions where sounds don't carry as well, electronic calls are effective. Not only do these devices project intense sounds, they save your lungs. Employing the aid of a fawn decoy to capture a bear's visual attention is also proving effective for predator hunters. Be certain of regulations regarding the use of electronic calls in the area you intend to be hunting.
Predator distress calls and fawn bleats can be effective on fall bear. But be prepared to do some calling. Bears seem to easily lose interest when a caller gives up, which is why near continuously calling for up to an hour in a single location is a good rule of thumb. Call very loudly and aggressively from the start, with short, intermittent pauses. At the end of a day of hunting, you will be exhausted.
Many bears taken by way of predator calling seem to be big, mature boars. This is likely due to the fact aged bears have spent many years in the woods and more readily associate the sounds of death with food. Thus, older males may be more willing to take risks than younger bears and sows. Big boars looking to amass winter fat may respond to such calls with impressive aggression.
Article Source: Scott Haugen of www.ScottHaugen.com
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