Today's guest may be best known for being the first to take all 29 North American big game animals with a recurve bow and complete the Super Slam, but today we are interested in his knowledge of and experience with calling black bears. We discuss the short attention spans of bears and how long to give a setup, Fred’s go to calls and sequences, some precautions to use while calling in grizzly country, and much more. Connect with Jason and <a href="https://phelpsgamecalls.com/">Phelps</a> Phelps on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/phelpsgamecalls/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Phelpsgamecalls/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbS-yIrtBH_yBW7b5MCuxBg">Youtube</a> Shop <a href="https://store.themeateater.com/collections/turkey-calls">Phelps Merch</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Today's guest may be best known for being the first to take all 29 North American big game animals with a recurve bow and complete the Super Slam, but today we are interested in his knowledge of and experience with calling black bears. We discuss the short attention spans of bears and how long to give a setup, Fred’s go to calls and sequences, some precautions to use while calling in grizzly country, and much more. Connect with Jason and Phelps Phelps on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube Shop Phelps Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guest may be best known for being the first to take all 29 North American big game animals with a recurve bow and complete the Super Slam, but today we are interested in his knowledge of and experience with calling black bears. We discuss the short attention spans of bears and how long to give a setup, Fred’s go to calls and sequences, some precautions to use while calling in grizzly country, and much more. Connect with&nbsp;Jason and&nbsp;<a href="https://phelpsgamecalls.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phelps</a> Phelps on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/phelpsgamecalls/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Phelpsgamecalls/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbS-yIrtBH_yBW7b5MCuxBg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Youtube</a> Shop&nbsp;<a href="https://store.themeateater.com/collections/turkey-calls" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phelps Merch</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Ep. 9: More On Calling Black Bears with Fred Eichler

<a href="https://www.themeateater.com/authors/jason-phelps">Jason Phelps</a> and <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/people/dirk-durham">Dirk “The Bugler” Durham</a> from <a href="https://phelpsgamecalls.com/?utm_term=phelps%20game%20calls&amp;utm_campaign=Branded+Search&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;hsa_acc=5069203866&amp;hsa_cam=13845648122&amp;hsa_grp=126106257033&amp;hsa_ad=563814900906&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_tgt=aud-1370787984653:kwd-1372200204633&amp;hsa_kw=phelps%20game%20calls&amp;hsa_mt=e&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA09eQBhCxARIsAAYRiykN1gIIPiohzxWh-WViekCrTj49UctjXYVYlwdC8cM0ZjuvyCK21gcaAmmOEALw_wcB">Phelps Game Calls</a> leverage their experiences as badass competition callers, call makers, and dedicated hunters to bring you the tips and tricks they use all season long that make them successful in the field. From turkey to elk and beyond, join Jason and Dirk every Thursday as they host the very best experts when it comes to hunting and calling. Tune in now so you too can get ’em close.

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Jason Phelps and Dirk “The Bugler” Durham from Phelps Game Calls leverage their experiences as badass competition callers, call makers, and dedicated hunters to bring you the tips and tricks they use all season long that make them successful in the field. From turkey to elk and beyond, join Jason and Dirk every Thursday as they host the very best experts when it comes to hunting and calling. Tune in now so you too can get ’em close.

<a href="https://www.themeateater.com/authors/jason-phelps" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jason Phelps</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/people/dirk-durham" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dirk “The Bugler” Durham</a> from <a href="https://phelpsgamecalls.com/?utm_term=phelps%20game%20calls&amp;utm_campaign=Branded+Search&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;hsa_acc=5069203866&amp;hsa_cam=13845648122&amp;hsa_grp=126106257033&amp;hsa_ad=563814900906&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_tgt=aud-1370787984653:kwd-1372200204633&amp;hsa_kw=phelps%20game%20calls&amp;hsa_mt=e&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA09eQBhCxARIsAAYRiykN1gIIPiohzxWh-WViekCrTj49UctjXYVYlwdC8cM0ZjuvyCK21gcaAmmOEALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phelps Game Calls</a> leverage their experiences as badass competition callers, call makers, and dedicated hunters to bring you the tips and tricks they use all season long that make them successful in the field. From turkey to elk and beyond, join Jason and Dirk every Thursday as they host the very best experts when it comes to hunting and calling. Tune in now so you too can get ’em close.

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