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Author Topic: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?  (Read 698 times)

Online Tajue17

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2013, 10:19:00 AM »
I'll have my 1952 K4 Kodiak static recurve & elite cedars w/ zwickey eskimo's,,,,, pics up later.
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2013, 01:29:00 PM »
I have an older Bear Grizzly that's 53lb. I'm thinking about hunting with it some. I shoot it sparingly because it does have some crazing in the limbs & I don't want to ruin it.
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2013, 04:00:00 PM »
I will be hunting with my 50 year old 1963  Kodiak, 50#. Will be using for deer anyway, using a heavier bow for elk.
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2013, 06:00:00 PM »
Maybe we should have a little side gentlemans contest for those using '63 Bears?     ;)        :D        :bigsmyl:  
My Michigan bow season doesn't start until Oct. 1 and I don't plan most hunts until later October and November, but maybe we can use this thread to post successes of any '63 kills?
If I'm sitting there with an antlerless tag, a '63 Kodiak or '63 Grizzly and a tender little doe fawn floats by close, an arrow is being sent. LOL

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2013, 06:09:00 PM »
67.5 Super Kodiak with a 1968 Bear Springarm quiver.....tapered cedars and yup, you guessed it....125gr Bear razors.....
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2013, 07:32:00 PM »
Starting the season with a new A handle Bear T/D 58" for my antelope hunt then switching to my old B handle for the rest of the season.

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #26 on: September 03, 2013, 07:54:00 PM »
I will be using my 68 Grizzly:

 

 

 
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #27 on: September 03, 2013, 07:56:00 PM »
I have a 71 Super Kodiak that is 46@28 that I'm gonna carry at least a couple of times this fall.  
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #28 on: September 03, 2013, 07:57:00 PM »
Also my 59 Replica and 60 Kodiak:

 

 
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #29 on: September 03, 2013, 07:57:00 PM »
Here's the pics of my new to me 70's Super Grizzly, 50's compressed cedars and Razorheads. The bow is from Pauldeadringer and the heads were generously gifted to me by Mr. Jon Stewart. Thanks guys!

 The arrows are restorations from yours truly.

 

 

 

First shots from 25 yards, got a little tweaking to do with the arrows...

 
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #30 on: September 03, 2013, 08:01:00 PM »
Choosing two of three old Bears.  80 green stripe, 78 A Mag or signed Tigercat. All 45#. With early season luck, might hunt with all three.  Bear Razorheads with bleeders. Good luck to all!

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2013, 10:37:00 PM »
I will be using a 1970-ish Grizzly.  A very under rated bow in my opinion.

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2013, 11:31:00 PM »
Well I will be use my go to bow which is an 80s Green striper T/D. I have the newest latest greatest limbs on it that Bear offers, it is 60#s on a B riser. I shoot this bow Daily at 17 and 28 yards, I feel very confident at those ranges, I will be using some of my Bear greenies also. I got to tell you I absolutely love the way this bow feels in my hands,

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #33 on: September 03, 2013, 11:44:00 PM »
I might start out the season with my 60" 48@ 28'67 Kodiak Hunter, POC shafts tipped with '60's greenies
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #34 on: September 04, 2013, 12:40:00 AM »
Hope to get this 10 yr old A Riser Takedown blooded pretty soon.
It has a slightly modified Bear Tape on Quiver filled with carbons & Woodsmen Broadheads.
It's 60" and 53# at my 29" draw, quiet, and right now I'm driving tacks with it.

 
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #35 on: September 04, 2013, 05:46:00 PM »
Yepper. I will be out and about with a 40 year old 50# Kodiak Hunter.
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #36 on: September 05, 2013, 07:13:00 AM »
I have an old 1966 kodiak my dad gave me that is my prized boy on my rack.  I would like to take it out a few.times this fall for deer but I am more set on hunting with a 50# bow the kodiak is only 42#.  Not sure if it will get the job done.
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #37 on: September 05, 2013, 07:21:00 AM »
Deeter,
It will more thn get the job done. Of my Bears, 42 will be about the highest I hunt with.
Keep in mind that all those low 40lb hunting bows back then were made for a reason.

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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #38 on: September 05, 2013, 10:58:00 AM »
I've put my old Grizzly back into the rotation.   :archer2:  
I'd almost forgotten how much fun those Bears are.
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Re: Anyone hunting with an old Bear this season?
« Reply #39 on: September 05, 2013, 11:44:00 AM »
Type II riser with Bear quiver.
 

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