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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: buglebuster on August 11, 2012, 07:06:51 PM

Title: Calling sounds
Post by: buglebuster on August 11, 2012, 07:06:51 PM: Im headed out in the morning to a spot with a ton of torn up logs. I have my Johnny Stewart Preymaster and i just got a new sound card for it. I bought it because it has bear cub distress on it. Another sound it has on that card is calf distress, by calf they mean moo cow calf distress. I like the sound of it but was wondering if you guys think it would work? There is cattle in the area, tho i havent seen them in that exact spot this year.

Out of all my sounds the best ones i have are cottontail distress, fawn distress, goat distress, calf distress, and bear cub distress. What sounds do you think would work the best for my best chance of bagging my first bear?
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: runamuk on August 11, 2012, 07:09:16 PM: fawn got us lots and lots of pissed off does, and one cougar :dunno: cottontail called some birds, a hawk and some crows and ravens :dunno:
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 12, 2012, 11:59:58 AM: I have called them with fawn distress and just my voice. I know guys that have killed them with a ton of diffrent sounds. It takes the right bear at the right time to come to the call. I have called areas that I know had bears in them and not called them in. They don't always come to calls and can be tuff to get.
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: JPhelps on August 12, 2012, 12:03:18 PM: I'm a huge fan of the fawn distress :tup:
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: DoubleJ on August 12, 2012, 12:11:46 PM: I have a this one:
http://www.supremearchery.com/products/flextone-fawn-bawl (http://www.supremearchery.com/products/flextone-fawn-bawl)

and it doesn't to what I want. I don't feel like I'm getting the best out of it. Anyone have a better one
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: Kola16 on August 12, 2012, 12:18:16 PM: Bear cub distress :tup: :tup: :tup: + bear spray for the angry mother bears :chuckle:
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: bobcat on August 12, 2012, 12:25:38 PM: I would use fawn distress, and try to stay at each stand for at least an hour, an hour and a half is even better if you have the patience.
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: bearmanric on August 12, 2012, 12:49:39 PM: The call on the right i called a bear in last thursday with elk and cub squals and Raspy Distress. Not a good enough sh so i didnt take it. Leaving for the eastsine in a bit. Bought another big cooler. Will be using a bunch of my custom call's Deer Distress and Raspy with closed reeds i did special. Bought my first video camera going to do some calling how to for you tube. Have many requests for demo's. Rick

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv68%2Fbearmanric%2Fcalls2001-49.jpg&hash=85790a1510fdd292cfcc90bfe237249db65842d3)
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: mallard79 on August 12, 2012, 01:45:42 PM: Haven't shot a bear yet but have gotten them close in the thick stuff using fawn distress and calf distress mainly. Headed east in a couple hours to set up my tree stand for deer and do a little calling/hunting for yogi!
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: saylean on August 12, 2012, 04:06:50 PM: Try a coyote pup distress if you get bored....works for me sometimes.

Just try different sounds on different stands, find out what works for you. Right time, right bear right sound is needed.
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: DoubleJ on August 12, 2012, 04:16:58 PM: How quickly do you switch sounds? Do you use fawn for an hour and try a different sound somewhere else or will you fawn for 20 minutes, rabbit 20 minutes, cub 20 minutes, etc?
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: runamuk on August 12, 2012, 04:21:08 PM: we ran fawn for a good 45 minutes per set same with cottontail then did some cub bawl/squalling...... I was told to try and keep it up for at least 45 minutes, since I have a handy old e-caller that helps.... I know there are at least two sows with cubs in the area so have been hesitant to use too much cub bawl no point calling the sows in :dunno:
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: DoubleJ on August 12, 2012, 04:22:22 PM: I need a speaker. I have an MP3 player and can get sounds, just need the speaker
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: saylean on August 12, 2012, 04:36:11 PM: Quote from: DoubleJ on August 12, 2012, 04:16:58 PM
How quickly do you switch sounds? Do you use fawn for an hour and try a different sound somewhere else or will you fawn for 20 minutes, rabbit 20 minutes, cub 20 minutes, etc?

I will try one type of stand for one set. I will try another type of sound on the next stand...etc..

HOWEVER, sometimes I will try to make it sound like a scenario....ie, a group of yotes have a rabbit or fawn....then...I will switch to a pup distress...its worked before.
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: johnr060 on August 13, 2012, 11:56:01 AM: I use the bear cub distress and fawn distress on my Fox pro. Both work great. :tup:
Title: Re: Calling sounds
Post by: grizzlyadams on August 14, 2012, 07:44:39 AM: Quote from: Kola16 on August 12, 2012, 12:18:16 PM
Bear cub distress :tup: :tup: :tup: + bear spray for the angry mother bears :chuckle:

:yeah:

This time of year until September. Then cub in distress doesn't work so well or at all in my experience. September berries make them switch modes to sugar consumption mostly. :twocents: