Calling in Black Bears
I have called in a few over the years. It can be done with a rabbit in distress call, but I find it easier with a fawn in distress call in the areas I hunt. It usually takes around forty minutes of calling to get one to come in. A lot like calling bobcats. I have also had two boars come into elk calls.
The only one that really bothered me was one that came in while calling in the summer for yotes. We had set up with an electronic call and were overlooking a huge flat out in front of us. We were setting back in some thick oakbrush. About thirty minutes into the calling I heard something off to the left side of me ( I was in full camo including a face net ) so I slowly turned my head to see what it was and saw nothing. About tem minutes later this young boar, about 230 pounds, came running in and with my movement he stopped about three feet from the end of my barrel. I stood up real quick and he ran around behind me as I was pulling off the face net. He stood up about ten yards from me and then dropped back down and ran off. It all happened within seconds and was a huge adrenalin rush.
I have never called in a mountain lion that I know of. I have heard of big boars coming in real aggressively and having to be hit with bearspray to turn them around. It is a crazy ride calling them in so good luck.
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