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Author Topic: Hunting with old Bears  (Read 1175 times)

Offline Stone Knife

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Hunting with old Bears
« on: September 26, 2008, 05:33:00 PM »
Joe and I are going to be hunting with our 70's Bear grizzlies this season, and with all the nice pics on the Bear bow thread, I was just wondering how many folks here will be hunting with these old beauties.
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


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Offline d. ward

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2008, 05:45:00 PM »
Me..............bowdoc

Offline BlurryBuffalo

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2008, 05:50:00 PM »
Ill be hunting with a black bear recurve. this will be my first season hunting with a traditional bow too.

Offline Teacher_of_the_Arcane

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2008, 05:59:00 PM »
Hi All,

Until two years ago I hunted with a Bear Kodiak Magnum (50# @28") that I bought new about 1972.  This was the only bow I hunted with during this time period.  My bow was damaged during a move, a gouge through the glass left to right on the back of the limb about six inches from the upper tip.  Sadly, I retired it.

The bows we have available today are both works of art, and nearly indistructable.  Our problem is "soooo many toys and soooooo little time to play!"
Lobo Lohr -- Old School Hunter

Offline yellow bow

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2008, 05:59:00 PM »
me too! Jim, go over to the Trad History /
Collecting forum and find tne vintage set ups for '08 thread there are some cool pics.
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Offline Dozer

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2008, 06:13:00 PM »
The only bow I have and shoot is a Bear Grizzly
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Offline Grant Young

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2008, 06:14:00 PM »
They are all I hunt with.            Grant

Offline K2

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2008, 06:14:00 PM »
I will be hunting with either a 1959 or 1962 Bear Grizzly.  I love those old bows.  Ken

Offline Trooper

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2008, 06:15:00 PM »
I hunt with a 70's Grizzly, 90's Kodiak and my favorite "go to bow" a 2001 B Handle t/d.
It's not what you kill but how you hunt...

Offline bretto

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2008, 06:23:00 PM »
I've got a 1962 Grizzly and a 1962 Cub I plan on doing a little hunting with this year.

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2008, 06:42:00 PM »
I'll spend the bulk of my season with Bowdoc's old 1960 Kodiak 60" 52#, a modified 4 arrow leathertop quiver and bear razorheads.

The bow will perform flawlessly if I do my part.

 

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Offline SouthMDShooter

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2008, 07:01:00 PM »
Mine will see a few days in the woods. To much mojo not to hunt with
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I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
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Offline Jmatt1957

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2008, 07:20:00 PM »
Kodiak mag not sure what year 50#@28, cedar arrows, bear broad head. Best part is I will be hunting on my own property and out of a ground blind.Cant wait till morning. I cant remember when I was this excited about the first day of deer season.

Offline Stickbow98

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2008, 08:12:00 PM »
My '65 Zebrawood Grizzly will be going afield w/ me on more than a few hunts, similarly set-up like Trap's with a 4 arrow leathertop quiver and vintage Bear arrows tipped with 1960 Bear Razorheads.

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Offline no

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2008, 08:51:00 PM »
1970 grizzly, 56in 45#, I shoot it as well as anything custom.  Mike
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Offline Bjorn

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2008, 08:52:00 PM »
Nice set up Trap!

Offline Earl E. Nov...mber

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2008, 08:58:00 PM »
Mag A riser 52# #3 limbs. Modified 4 arrow quiver. AO 2018's with '64 Bear Razorheads up front.. I'll have one Bubblehead in the quiver just for mojo
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Offline Chad Panattoni

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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2008, 09:00:00 PM »
1970s bear kodiak [email protected] belonged to Sammy Hagar
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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2008, 09:27:00 PM »
1970 K-Mag 50#'s and 52 inches. Got this one a couple of weeks ago and in pristine condition!  Brought back a lot of memories of the bows of my youth.  Would be a shame not to hunt with it.
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Re: Hunting with old Bears
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2008, 10:18:00 PM »
I'll be hunting with my '67 Grizzly that I killed my spikehorn with last year. It's LUCKY!!!!!   :thumbsup:
I only shoot WOOD arrows... My kid makes them, fast as I can break them!

There is a fine line between Hunting, & Sitting there looking Stupid...

May The Great Spirit Guide Your Arrows..... Happy Hunting!!!

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