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Title: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on April 01, 2009, 10:02:00 PM

Started reading Fred Bear The Biography of an Outdoorsman by Charles Kroll.

Who has read this..very interesting read.

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: Ssamac on April 02, 2009, 02:01:00 AM

I just finished. I already bought a 56 Bear Kodiak. Read that book at your own peril!

I bought the Archer's Bible too and that's on the way.

sam

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on April 02, 2009, 02:32:00 AM

I bought the Archer's Bible 36 years ago..that is how I taught myself to shoot and bow hunt.

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: Tom I. on April 02, 2009, 05:35:00 AM

It's a great book...read it a few years ago.  I live 6 miles from Waynesboro, PA, Fred's birthplace.  You'd think the town would have a plaque or sign indicating that fact to the public.  There's NOTHING!  

Tom I.

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: reddogge on April 02, 2009, 10:48:00 AM

Tom,
Sadly most people I come in contact with outside of Tradgang members have no clue who Fred Bear is including some younger archers (of the compound persuasion).  

I used to visit George Herold's gunshop a lot when I was working and happened to go through Waynesboro.

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: Blackhawk on April 02, 2009, 11:49:00 AM

What???   :scared:   No sign as you enter town letting folks know that Waynesboro is Fred's home?  

Heck, there's a big move in Seattle to make a drug-addicted, guitar playing derelict a local hero using our tax money.   :confused:  

Let's see...Fred Bear or Jimi Hendrix ???   :eek:

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: Grant Young on April 02, 2009, 12:06:00 PM

Great book Richard.Very candid in places which only makes the "legend" more human. Bob Munger's "Trailing a Bear" book is worth reading as well, especially for the anecdotes only someone very close to another could or would tell. Glen St. Charles includes other episodes from yet another perspective in "Bows On the Little Delta"- These read in conjunction with Dick Lattimer's two books offer a reader what feels like a pretty good overview of Mr. Bear. Its all good reading.              Grant

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: PAPALAPIN on April 02, 2009, 02:21:00 PM

Best "Bear ad"  Playboy, May 1974

"Archery, Man's Second Favorite Sport"

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: Ssamac on April 04, 2009, 03:48:00 AM

Waiting for my copy of the Archer's Bible and my 56 Bear Kodiak. Do know which one I'd like to see come first??  :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:  Meanwhile have a 3D shoot in MO. this weekend. Have my Red Wing Hunter tuned for that.
Amazing that Waynesboro would not recognize Fred Bear but maybe they were "insulted" that he didn't open his factory there? Who knows?

sam

Title: Re: Fred Bear's biograghy
Post by: Ssamac on April 04, 2009, 11:19:00 PM

Got my Archer's bible this AM> Have read about 50 pages. Good read and great stuff. Have to read fast or my Son takes it. Well worth getting this book. Guess what?  when published (68) it sold for 1.95.  Right on the cover.

SAm