I carried a .30-06 boltaction, a 3x20 M8 Leupold loaded with 180 grains TTSX for quite a few hunts in the Talkeetnas. Only bear I saw, was when I was shooting at a rock at about 250 yards for giggles after the plane had taken the client. Bear came up out of the ravine curiously investigating the rock I had shot at.
Never got a chance to test the theory, but that day I got the impression that .30 cal. 180 gr. TTSX can be used to lure in bears into a killzone. ;-)
Maybe you can give it a try.
