I only have 3 Bear bows. Two are Black Bears at low poundage, and one is 50# Kodiak Magnum. I swiped it from my son when he went off to college, and, somehow, it never made it back to him. Imagine that! I'm a longbow guy, and I shoot Hill style bows, so the recurves stay at home.

My old early 70's Bear Grizzly is still going strong. Im gonna try to put it back into service soon and show it a little love.
Thanks for the response guys
Jason

Been shooting Bears since 1962 with my first being a new Kodiak Magnum and second being a new '63 Tamerlane. Two of the most beautiful recurve bows ever made and great performers too.  Here it is 58+years later and six of my eight are still Bears.  They ones  that sit on the rack now days include a '59, '60, and '62 Kodiak Specials and a '61, '62, and 2013 Kodiaks.  Don't need any custom since those I own shoot smooth, feel great in my hand, and are absolute works or art.  They are certainly as good as the remakes  or copies of them made by bow makers within the past 20 years.  Plum proud to own them although some will have to go to other homes soon so when they plant me in the Fourty Four cemetery N of Bristow, OK someday, they won't have to make the hole too big to get my bows I have still left in there with me. 

Here's a few good'uns.

Nice!

I'm hunting whitetail with a Black Bear model.  Love the bow.  Best feeling grip I've come across and the grip means a LOT to my shooting.  Great thread!

OH Yeah.....my favorite vintage 59...
Tim B
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I have a '67 Grizzly, 2 '69 Grizzlys, 2 '70 Grizzlys, a '67 Tigercat, and a 70's Stag Hunter.

I've killed deer with all but the Tigercat, and Stag Hunter. I used to use one bow, until I killed a deer with it, Then change to another. That changed (for now?) 5 years ago when I got my Kodiak T/D.

Quote from: JD Covey on November 07, 2020, 03:43:44 PM
Anybody still hunting with their old Bear bows

Jason

Mostly just tree stand hunting 

Chuck, did I sell you the stag hunter? I remember having one and remember selling it because I needed money for a elk hunting trip. For a plain bow it shot good

Yup!!! I bought it when you boys all came down to hunt!! What a time we had!!!!!

Btw, It still does.....

Quote from: Cyclic-Rivers on November 12, 2020, 05:54:02 PM

Quote from: JD Covey on November 07, 2020, 03:43:44 PM
Anybody still hunting with their old Bear bows

Jason

Mostly just tree stand hunting 

That's a good'n!

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Had my grandpa's 64 Kodiak out today.

That's a beautiful looking bow, Kyle!!! I'm sure your Grandpa's smiling!!

There's just something special about shooting a family heirloom

 I have been hunting with a 1965 Kodiak for probably 6 years and I have killed 6 or 7 deer with it.  I also have a Grizzly that I am trying to get a "notch" on as well.  The Kodiak I bought at an auction for $10. 
I have a Kodiak Hunter as well as a Panda that I hope to give a shot to maybe next season.  It's fun to give these old bows another taste of the hunt!

Quote from: woodchucker on December 06, 2020, 08:36:16 AM
That's a beautiful looking bow, Kyle!!! I'm sure your Grandpa's smiling!!

There's just something special about shooting a family heirloom

I think that as excited as I get taking a deer with that bow he might get more excited. My first deer with that bow was a very similar deer and story as his so its pretty special for us.

Bowkill thats pretty cool deal for $10. I have a 73 Kodiak magnum, I remember when my grandpa found it at a garage sale, he called me asking if I had $5 and to not spend it. So he bought it and brought it home to me and I paid him the $5 for it lol.

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59 bear polar I just got hunt ready
Tim B

Use'm if ya got'm!!!  They were meant, to be bent!!!!