Electronic calls for bear?

[2LEYS]

I just bought an electronic game call at Bi-mart. It was $20. Wondered if anyone had any luck calling in bears or cats with one. It is a Cass Creek brand. It has jack rabbit, cottontail, coyote howl, pup yips and fawn distress. I bought it mainly for the fawn distress.

[SLEDDER]

Bears will tend to hang up about 75-100yds. out. Not a problem if you are in a tree with a rifle.

[2LEYS]

But do the electronic calls work on them?

[Gun Rod Bow]

I had a Carlton video of calling in bears. It works, sometimes at close range too.

Actually he said that was a key, you pretty much had to spot a bear, get within like 100 yds then call them in. Didn't always work, but when they came, they came runnin.

BTW, it was ALL in the fall. I recall hearing it doesn't work on spring bears unless you can buy a call that sounds like wounded Dandelions or Skunk Cabbage. Spring bears typically are eating greens.

I do have a cassette tape of black bear cub in distress that might be cool. Got it from my Dad. He never really tried it, I never have either.

[Hawk]

Question: Is it legal to use an e-caller on bears? I know you can use them on yotes and crows, but I'm not sure about bears (or cats).

[jjelkhorn]

It is legal to use them on bears.

[2LEYS]

I couldn't find anything that said if they were legal or illegal. So I assume they are legal.

[jjelkhorn]

I couldn't find anything in the regs that said one way or another either, so I asked a local game officer and was told you can use an electronic caller on anything except waterfowl.

[Ni!]

I couldn't find anything in the regs that said one way or another either, so I asked a local game officer and was told you can use an electronic caller on anything except waterfowl.

Electronics are illegal for all birds except crows. For everything else, they're OK.

Ni!

[waterfowlin101]

BTW, it was ALL in the fall. I recall hearing it doesn't work on spring bears unless you can buy a call that sounds like wounded Dandelions or Skunk Cabbage. Spring bears typically are eating greens.

This is accurate information...Bears are more prone to respond to a call in the fall.

Jon

[baltz526]

when the calves and fawns are dropping the bears will come into a fawn in distress, some times like ringing a dinner bell. so yes calling bear in the spring works, very good if the sent of afterbirth is on the wind.try a crow call the birds are ringing the dinner bell everytime they start squabling over the carrion.

[Hawk]

Electronics are illegal for all birds except crows. For everything else, they're OK. Ni!

So I can use them for elk too? Hmmm, I did not know that.
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Just answered my own question: see page 34 of the 2005 big game regs -- it says it's okay!