A bear comes into my FoxPro during bear season...

[lewdogg21]

and I have a bear tag. Is this a legal take if I shoot the bear? Throw in another caveat that I'm using a motorized decoy.

[jmonte35]

and I have a bear tag. Is this a legal take if I shoot the bear? Throw in another caveat that I'm using a motorized decoy.

Hmmm...good question. I doubt it would be legal due to some technicality because it's a game animal and not a non-game animal. Interesting though.

[DSMeyer]

Should of pulled a South Park move.

[DirtyDave]

Not legal. No electronic calls for big game. Doesnt matter if the bear was not your target species to bring in to the call. Once you shoot it, you have taken it illegally. (same with grey fox)

[lewdogg21]

Thanks Dave. I knew you would pop up and know. I'm at the tire shop and have been meaning to ask this for weeks but always forget.

[Nahuatl]

Always carry a hand call. It's hard to lip squeak a bear. They respond the best to a loud, continuous cottontail imitation.

At the first sign of a fox or bear, turn off the electronic caller. Continue with the hand call as loudly as you can. If the animal continues to respond, you have fulfilled your legal responsibility and the animal is now coming to a hand call. If it turns and leaves when you switch calls, no joy. We've asked a few wardens before and they have accepted the hand call solution.

Don't believe me either. I've only been hunting predators since before Foxpro was an itch. Get off the internet and go to the fish and game commission meeting when it's in your area. Ask one of the wardens ftf. Crowd sourcing quasi-legal information on a website hardly ever gets a satisfactory answer and is most often just plain wrong. You need an opinion from the guy who is most likely to write the cite when you validate the tag, not me or Dave.

"But a guy on CG told me... blah blah" is never going to be a good defense in court.

[lewdogg21]

Always carry a hand call. It's hard to lip squeak a bear. They respond the best to a loud, continuous cottontail imitation.

At the first sign of a fox or bear, turn off the electronic caller. Continue with the hand call as loudly as you can. If the animal continues to respond, you have fulfilled your legal responsibility and the animal is now coming to a hand call. If it turns and leaves when you switch calls, no joy. We've asked a few wardens before and they have accepted the hand call solution.

Don't believe me either. I've only been hunting predators since before Foxpro was an itch. Get off the internet and go to the fish and game commission meeting when it's in your area. Ask one of the wardens ftf. Crowd sourcing quasi-legal information on a website hardly ever gets a satisfactory answer and is most often just plain wrong. You need an opinion from the guy who is most likely to write the cite when you validate the tag, not me or Dave.

"But a guy on CG told me... blah blah" is never going to be a good defense in court.

I have no reason to not believe you; in fact I don't know why you changed your tone in the middle of your post. You could have left out the obligatory asshat attitude however as I was pretty sure from recalling memory since this topic has been covered in the past. As I stated above I was at the tire shop so utilizing the search feature was not an option.

I'm glad you've been hunting predators so long. Maybe you can share some knowledge instead of coming in here every two weeks acting like a jerk.

[Shoot-it]

I have no reason to not believe you; in fact I don't know why you changed your tone in the middle of your post. You could have left out the obligatory asshat attitude however as I was pretty sure from recalling memory since this topic has been covered in the past. As I stated above I was at the tire shop so utilizing the search feature was not an option.

I'm glad you've been hunting predators so long. Maybe you can share some knowledge instead of coming in here every two weeks acting like a jerk.

Very well said lew and agreed.
We will have a better chance of calling in bears now since no dogs will be chasing them all over the Forrest .I like using an open reed hand call made by a member jawbreaker look him up if you want one that is proven to work.

[DirtyDave]

We will have a better chance of calling in bears now since no dogs will be chasing them all over the Forrest .

You say that like it's a good thing

[DirtyDave]

I have no reason to not believe you; in fact I don't know why you changed your tone in the middle of your post. You could have left out the obligatory asshat attitude however as I was pretty sure from recalling memory since this topic has been covered in the past. As I stated above I was at the tire shop so utilizing the search feature was not an option.

I'm glad you've been hunting predators so long. Maybe you can share some knowledge instead of coming in here every two weeks acting like a jerk.

Lew, that's not how I read his post at all. I read it as giving the correct info, but letting you know to verify it for yourself.

[Fjold]

Lew, that's not how I read his post at all. I read it as giving the correct info, but letting you know to verify it for yourself.

Nope, Lew was right. The guy was being a blowhard know it all, with an azzhat attitude.

[center_x]

+1 for jawbreaker calls!
-1 for Nahuatl response!

[zio707]

+1 Lew was right.

Nahuatl started off OK with his post but by the third paragraph....

[NastyNate]

Sounds like I need to get me a hand call.

Nasty Nate

[Shoot-it]

You say that like it's a good thing

Just stating a fact since they are not being chased maybe we can call one in.
I think once the population explodes they will bring back dogs.