Old bears.... who's with me!!

[Petrichor]

Got out an old friend today 1970 bear tigercat 50lbs 58".  I have many customs but I had a set of arrows that needed tuning and I though this bow might fit.  Boy was I right.... such a good shooting bow. Who's taking or took an old bear in the woods this year and what are you taking? I'll be taking this one to the hog hunt this January along with my lefty cardiac arrest.


I have thought more than once of selling all the customs and just having a few old bears. Let's see some pics. This bow is special. I hand picked it when I visited RMS gear in person. I went there to buy a kmag. This bow was right behind it and grabbed it for comparison. Glad I did. Left the kmag on the shelf.

As you can see from the pics. Everytime I get a bow down the phrase "I wanna shoo" echos throughout the house, as three of four kids want to shoot (four is a baby). Even the two year old can shoot his little pup unassisted. To quote one of my favorite books " So long as the new moon returns in heaven a bent beautiful bow, so long will the fascination of archery keep hold of the hearts of men."

My house is proof of this.

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[mahantango]

Have a '55 Grizzly static that I like to hunt with from time to time.

[Petrichor]

Have a '55 Grizzly static that I like to hunt with from time to time.

Nice! Any pics?  Been awhile bout time we had a bear thread.

[McDave]

Here’s a ‘59, a ‘60’s dogleg and 1 from the ‘70’s, all Kodiaks

[Captain*Kirk]

Dave, you already know my thoughts but I'll humor you with an answer...Heck yeah!
This year was the first I hunted with my old K-Mag, past few seasons all involved my old Grizzly! I've also got a K-Hunter but the 60" length is a little longer than I prefer for a ground blind.
Love those old Bears...there is a lot of mystique, magic and mojo in shooting bows with unknown history, some nearly as old as me!
My most recent bow purchase is a 1964 Tamerlane. As I hold it I wonder if it was being built in November of '63 when the country was electrified by the assassination of John F. Kennedy...my '69 Tamerlane...was it being build when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon? How many hunting stories would my Grizzly and Kodiaks tell if they could talk?
Something about old bows, and especially old Bears, that calls to me.

[TIM B]

I took my 59’ Kodiak out for a sit Friday night but the wind kept the deer from moving I believe. 
Tim B

[Petrichor]

Always wanted a 59. Probably my fav grip.

[8upss]

I’m in!



‘59 Bear Alaskan.

I’ve posted here about the bow and my first deer taken with it.
My Dad bought it when I was a baby.

Page from the’59 Bear catalogue.



First deer ever taken with it, at the age of 59 (both of us).

[The-Crow]

Maybe someone can tell me about this Grizzly
47# serial number 7R11192

[The-Crow]

Picked it up this Fall along with another 46# 6P3094

I assume 66 and 67 by first #

[Jon Stewart]

I always start the season with my 1969 Kodiak Hunter that dad gave me as a welcome home gift from Viet Nam

[Homey88]

McDave that dogleg is awesome!

[McDave]

McDave that dogleg is awesome!

Yes it is!  For me it is the best shooter of the bunch.

[arrow30]

havnt had it in the woods this year ..yet. but it does its job when it gets the opprotunity .
>>>--- 56"- 69' grizzly- 53@28--->

[mangonboat]

My primary hunting bow this fall was a 1956 Kodiak, 59# at my draw. I shoot lefty and righty and actually switched sides one morning when a doe came from a different direction than I expected, but I ended up letting her pass...fawn in tow. Here's a trail cam pic that caught me walking in one morning with the Kodiak.

[Petrichor]

My primary hunting bow this fall was a 1956 Kodiak, 59# at my draw. I shoot lefty and righty and actually switched sides one morning when a doe came from a different direction than I expected, but I ended up letting her pass...fawn in tow. Here's a trail cam pic that caught me walking in one morning with the Kodiak.

Good looking bows yall keep them coming. Kirk. Pic of your tamerlanes needs to make it on this thread.

[Captain*Kirk]

LEFT: 1964 Tamerlane, 42@ 28. 69" AMO

RIGHT: 1969 Tamerlane HC-300, 35#@ 28. 69" AMO



HC-300 on the 3D range.

[Captain*Kirk]

TOP: Kodiak Magnum, 45@28 52" AMO

BOTTOM: Kodiak Hunter, 45@28 60" AMO



'71 Grizzly, 45@28, 58"AMO





Yeah, it does OK at 25 yards.

[doubleo]

I had an old Bear Grizzly that was a very good shooting bow. I shot a small buck on the last day of our early bow season with it. I followed the flight of that arrow like it was in slow motion right behind the shoulder of that buck. He went 30 yards and went down in plain sight. It was a magical moment and I think Fred helped guide that arrow home.

[Petrichor]

This thread makes me happy.