Anybody know anything about the 60's era Bear Kodiak Hunters sold in camo finish? I have one a friend laid on me and I was wondering about value..

Thanks
RW

You can do a search on this forum for Kodiak Hunters and probably get all the info you need. The Kodiak Hunter was first introduced in 1967 as a 58" AMO bow. The following year the AMO was changed to 60" and stayed at that until 1977 the end of their production.I have owned a number of Kodiak Hunters, a couple in factory camo. Both of those were 1967 models. During the years 1965-69 the first digit of the serial number indicated the year of production on all Bear bows. If the serial number on yours starts with a 7, 8 or 9 it was manufactured in that year. If it starts with a K it would be 1970 or later. Check the completed listings on the auction site to get an average of value for a Kodiak Hunter. In my experience the camo models don't seem to bring as much but like everything there is always the exception.

While I don't have it here at work with me, I was looking it over closely last night and remember it's 60" AMO, and there's a number on it of '0155'.

Sounds like part of the serial number is missing then. It will be hard to tell anything with the camo paint but here's a guide to the years.


http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=003744

Okay, as best as I can tell, it's BK-01258. 60" AMO. Any thoughts on that for a serial number reading?

Are you sure it is a Kodiak Hunter and not a Gainesville Kodiak? If present the bottom silkscreen will either say Grayling or Gainesville.

The bottom silkscreen is a bear logo and says Gainesville, FL on it. Upper limb belly says Bear Kodiak, not Hunter.

The Gainesville Kodiaks and Super Kodiaks are great shooters and the best used value going on Bear bows. I have one now and owned a number of others in the past. Kodiaks like yours in excellent condition. $150-$200

Thanks Jack! What would you recommend for a shelf pad on the flat/straight shelf of these bows, or do you shoot an elevated rest?

I shoot off the shelf and use a Bear Hair rest on most of my bows.If I want to raise the arrow some on a flat shelf I will put something perpendicular under the rest material like another thin strip of Bear hair.

Awesome. Thanks again!