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Fred Bear started this company in 1933 with the goal of making archery accessible to everyone. We are proud to carry forward that legacy in our equipment today. For more than 90 years we have hand crafted the most iconic recurve bows and longbows for the archery industry.

Fred Bear (March 5, 1902 – April 27, 1988) was an American bow hunter and manufacturer. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the bow hunting community.

Explore the lineup of Bear Archery bowhunting traditional bows including Bear recurve bows and longbows. Unmatched craftsmanship and iconic designs from Fred Bear, the Godfather of Bowhunting.

Bear Archery was founded by Fred Bear and Charles Piper in Detroit Michigan in 1933 as the Bear Products Company. The initial focus was on silk-screening and advertising support work for automotive companies.

Fred Bear sold the advertising side of the Bear Products Company in 1940. The archery business was named Bear Archery. In 1947 the company moved to a new facility in Grayling, Michigan. The Grayling plant focused on making and marketing recurve bows and longbows in …

2020年1月27日 · Fred Bear was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 1972, along with other bowhunting legends including Ben Pearson. This is a photo of their biographical display in the AHOF Museum at Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri.

2013年9月12日 · Bear broke six different archery world records for various big game species — Alaskan brown bear, barren-ground caribou, mountain caribou, Canada moose and stone sheep. His hunting prowess also proved deadly to more elusive species around the world.

Bear was a world traveler, film producer, and the founder of Bear Archery. Best known for his work as a bowyer, Fred has also been immortalized in the song "Fred Bear" from the album Spirit of the Wild by hard rock musician Ted Nugent.

2022年11月18日 · Fred Bear with his record brown bear. For scale, FB was about 6 feet tall! Mr. Bear held archery records for the largest Alaskan brown bear, stone sheep, mountain caribou, barren-ground caribou, and Canada moose.