Bear calls: Electronic or hand-held?

[danadrums]

Did search for this and didn't find it, so here's a question for folks:
Does anyone have experience using an electronic predator call for bears?
I see plenty of utube vids with hand-held calls. Haven't found any with the electronic ones.
Are they worth the money?

Thanks.
--Dana

 

[danadrums]

BTW, this is for a Fall hunt.
I'm in CO and we only can hunt bears in the fall.

 

[rjthehunter]

Check local regulations. I'm guessing they don't allow use of electric calls for bears.

 

[danadrums]

Check local regulations. I'm guessing they don't allow use of electric calls for bears.

Huh. Didn't even occur to me.
I will do that.
Thanks.

--Dana

 

[rjthehunter]

Huh. Didn't even occur to me.
I will do that.
Thanks.

--Dana

Looks like you cannot use electronic calls for anything but furbearers in CO. Same many places around the country.

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[danadrums]

Well, what the heck...
Bears have fur...

Follow-up question: What calls do people like?
I've never tried calling a bear before.
Read that some folks like the Primos Cow Girl.
I'm *GUESSING* that any decent cow call would be ok.

 

[muskeg]

Take a look at the calls by E.L.K., inc.

I use the Deer Talk / the Deer Stopper. I've called in quite a few Bear with different types of Doe / Fawn bleet.

 

[2rocky]

 

[jakenbake]

I've used a rabbit in distress call but without much effect (at least as I could make out)

 

[belshawelk]

Hand held