Fred Bear's Bow

[Tom I.]

Sam....another good one is Trailing a Bear by Bob Munger, who was Fred's hunting companion on many of his hunts....The link below will take you to a site called A tribute to Fred Bear and the page containing info about Bob.  If you check
out the menu to the left of the page, you'll find a lot more info about Fred...

http://munger.fredbear-online.com/

Tom I.

[Ssamac]

Thanks for the offer Trap. So you think a 56 Kodiak is a good starting point?  Maybe if there's a nice 3D shoot around by you it would be a nice trip.

Tom the link is great. What a nice site. The more Bear I see the more I want to know.
I guess he was that kind of guy.

Thanks again
sam

[TRAP]

How far are you from Hannibal Sam?  There's ususally a couple shoots each summer there.

Trap

[Grant Young]

Sam, I don't want to open a can of worms but actually "The Archers Bible" was written by Charlie Kroll and signed off on by Mr. Bear. The "Bible" series was fairly extensive- Flyfishing, camping, etc. Look on the auction site for a copy; they usually go for a moderate price.                             Grant

[Grant Young]

By the way fellows, The shelf and handle modifications on my bows was done by me. Bowdoc refinished and cleaned them up for me. I talked to him Saturday and he threatened my life (he's kinda little so I wasn't scared) but he doesn't do this work and it would cost a ton if he did. Get yourself a coping saw and four-in-hand rasp and go to it, but remember, once its gone it's gone. I've been shooting this way a long, long time but I can't and don't recommend it to anyone. It was just a kid's fantasy that became a "method" and it has little to promote it as a "bettter" way. Your bow will lose much of its value if you decide to do these alterations. I never sell a bow, and if you plan to, don't do it.   Grant

[BobT]

Hey Sam,

I'm about 100 miles SW of St. Louis and I'll make the same offer as Trap. Mine are all '58s (I think).
If I were going to pick one bow to start with, just to shoot I think I would go with a 62" Grizzly of whatever vintage. They can be had at reasonable prices and are sweet shooting bows.
Another good read is Glen St.Charles book "Bows On The Little Delta" although not specifically about Fred Bear it has some interesting stories and some really great old photos

[Ssamac]

Trap  With the new Hway61 about 1.5 hrs drive. from Hannibal. I'm about 4 hours from you Bob and thanks again to both.

The Archer's Bible said Fred Bear as an author, but I guess Charlie was his ghost writer. I bet it's still a good read along with the field notes.

Thansk
sam

[Ssamac]

Got my Archer's Bible in the mail today. Have not gotten my 56 Kodiak yet, however. Archer's bible is a great read. Cost $1.95 when it first came out

sam

[kurtbel5]

Sam
If you decide a 56/57? Kodiak Special 64" 50# would fit the bill, I have a refinished one thats pretty clean.
Open to trades
        Kurt

[Ssamac]

Thanks Kurt. I have a 55- 56 on the way is what I meant. Double shelf and all.

sam

[TonyW]

Nice to revisit Grant and Fred

[Bjorn]

Tony thanks for bringing up these great old threads.    

[Wade Phillips]

Tony, Doesn't seem like it has been 5 years since we had this conversation. It is wonderful to re-visit it. As Bjorn said "Thanks for bringing up these great old threads.  

You should talk to the powers to be about creating a new TradGang position for you, "Chairman of Archived Threads".

[cacciatore]

[TonyW]

Howdy, Wade

I bet you could walk into the Arsenal with a camera, put on a blindfold, take a picture of anything, post it, and start up a brand new thread worthy of archiving.

I double dog dare you.