Advise on today find.

[Whiteoak63]

Found a Bear Grizzly today at a flea market/rummage sale.
Not even gonna say what I gave for it, but I almost ran back to the truck.
Still has the ugly sticker ad for the bow fishing rig etc. Would y’all remove it?
Any value to leaving it on a 40-45 year old bow?

[Pine]

I think you should send that bow to me so I can dispose of it properly. 

[Wudstix]

Or better yet, mail it to Texas so we can get a proper test of performance.  We have allot of black furry targets down here.  I personally might leave the sticker on.
 

[gnome]

Found a Bear Grizzly today at a flea market/rummage sale.
Not even gonna say what I gave for it, but I almost ran back to the truck.
Still has the ugly sticker ad for the bow fishing rig etc. Would y’all remove it?
Any value to leaving it on a 40-45 year old bow?

...WoW!, you did good... 
... is it a grizzly (single lam limb), or a super grizzly(double lam)?...
.... and that sticker, 100% absolutely adds collector value!!!....
...so NO!, do not remove it....

[Orion]

If you take the sticker off, the wood will be lighter colored underneath.  However, I assume you're not a collector, and Grizzlies aren't that valuable as collectors anyway.  If it were me, I'd remove it and use it while the wood underneath darkens. 

[Roy from Pa]

Great find, congrats...

[Whiteoak63]

Thanks for the replies.
Yes it is a Grizzly. I am not a collector, just a hunter and shooter. From searching the web, this bow is from between 1973 to 1978 Grayling Mich. The sticker it pretty ugly, I will probably take the sticker off and roll on.
I shot it 8-10 times at 18 yards all into 4”. Then I got scared of the obviously original string.

[gnome]

Thanks for the replies.
Yes it is a Grizzly. I am not a collector, just a hunter and shooter. From searching the web, this bow is from between 1973 to 1978 Grayling Mich. The sticker it pretty ugly, I will probably take the sticker off and roll on.
I shot it 8-10 times at 18 yards all into 4”. Then I got scared of the obviously original string.

...B50 dacron string...
...https://www.ebay.com/itm/224895337737?hash=item345cce8509:g:DvwAAOSwYHxWHwTm... stilldub has the best strings on the planet.... IMO...

[supernaut]

That is a great find!

Here is a Grizzly I picked up last year. As you can see, someone removed the sticker and the wood was much darker underneath.

I refinished the bow and the darkness lightened a little but I didn't get crazy with sanding trying to eliminate it totally. I imagine if it was that big of a deal to me, I could've got rid of it all together with a lot of sanding.

I'll attach a before and after pic.

Here is the before.

[supernaut]

Here is an after pic, you can still see the darker area in this picture if you look closely.

Enjoy your new bow!

 

[Whiteoak63]

I haven’t removed it yet, still trying to decide. Thanks for the pictures, that helps.

[Tomas Stieber]

I had one on a Kodiak Hunter, took it off, it was ugly. The wood underneath was fine.

[Whiteoak63]

Removed it and it looks muck better.
It is hard to give the finish justice with pictures, but it is like stepping back to the 70’s.

[supernaut]

^^^^^ That looks great and I agree, better without the sticker.

Enjoy your new Grizzly!