What is the best way to hunt black bear? Most people I know have just come across one and tagged it. Is there a better method?
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What is the best way to hunt black bear? Most people I know have just come across one and tagged it. Is there a better method?
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HillbillyDeluxe what part of the country are you in and type of terrain? Open country a spotting scope I found works best in the thick stuff, you’ll just have to dink around until you find enough sign a wait them out. I’ve had a few Grizz and Blacks come in on my using Johnny Stewart electronic caller using the High pitch cotton tail #102c. Be very careful they will be on top of you and will never know it!
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Depending on your state regulations you can set up a bait station. Use anything with a high sugar content, even plain white bread works great. Put it in a bucket and put a great big log across the top of it, that way if a bear gets into it you know that it is a big one. Set the bait bucket up again and set a tree stand or blind up. Go in early the next morning and watch. Just make sure you have a safe exit in case a nasty tempered boar or sow doesn't have a chance to get you. I've also seen bears called in with a high pitched cotton taiul call. Move to ther edge of thickets and start calling. Call for about 30-40 min, and if nothing shows up move on.
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yea if your going to an outfitter they use bait barrels. but if your going on your own u can also do that. if you know a trapper or nusisnce trapper ask them for their unskined beaver carcass and put a couple in a 55gallon drum and let it sit in the sun or heat for a couple of days and then go attach it to a tree with wire and rope. beaver is one of the black bears favorite baits. and many times they will come into that bait station instead of another because its a natural food source that they consume.
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