Trad Gang

Wondering how many here hunt with old Bear recurves as their main go to bow? Pics?

I remember a year that a '71 Grizzly was my only hunting bow. Now I hunt with whatever is my latest love. I did hunt one year (2007) with a '65 Kodiak Magnum. Special bow, un-marred and with the box when I got it. I thought it needed some woods-time, after waiting all those years.

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Killdeer

I hunt with a Bear A mag riser with original Bear green camo limbs.

I killed my 7pt with my 71 grizzly this year.next year I will be taking my 70 kodiak mag.

Last year a '72 Kodiak Hunter and this year a '62 Kodiak.

I hunt with a 62 kodiak.

i went from a 69 kodiak mag to a 62 kodiak

I hunted the 09 season with a 1978 grizzly,and I have a 1970 Super Mag that I stump with.I really enjoy both.

Many years ago, I hunted with a '63 Bear Kodiak Dogleg. Nowadays it only goes on a hunt occasionally, just for old time's sake. Back then I thought it was  "cool" to hunt with a nostalgic bow from yesteryear... doesn't seem to have that luster anymore though.

I hunted last year with a 1970's circa green Kodiak Hunter 55#   this year i liked my 1970 Kodiak Hunter better...i Have a twin coming as we speak except it is a 55#'r  i'll try to post a pick of a couple of mine, you can see the green one and the one with the quiver is this years hunter.    (http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee268/jdt72369/IMG_0191.jpg)

My main hunting bow this past year was a '67 Shakespeare Necedah. I also have a '61 Polar that I hunt with on occasion.

I do some bowfishing and bunny hunting with a '70 Grizzly.At 56" it's good in the brush.

I have an old Black Bear with the ugly turquoise lams. I camo painted it with a rattle can. It was my go-to until I got my Kanatis. Now it's my bowfishing rig. Even though it is NOT pretty, it's a shooter.

50# 1970 something Kodiak Mag. Kill a 9 point out of a ground blind.Cedar arrow bear broadhead.

I plan to hunt more with my vintage Bear bows they are really good shooter and very quiet. (http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx293/dazzafelix/DSCF0012.jpg)

Those Kodiak Magnum are great shooter and most of the times overlooked bows.Your 65 is maybe the best looking KMag.

I have a KMag I got used, don't know the year. It has gray/green glass with white laminations showing thru at the grip, and a bushing on the front below the grip. It is lightweight, easy to carry and fun to shoot.
How can I find out its date of birth? Is there an index?

My 71 Kodiak is my favorite bow..I am going to try again this spring to take a bear with it..

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My 70 something Grizzly is a great shooter and I killed my buck with it this year..I have custom bows ,fastflight stings and all,but prefer to walk the woods with my old Bears...


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I hunt with a 1969 Kodiak hunter and a 1980 Kodiak TD

Pics please,they make us more happy.

Hunted with a '61 Kodiak, bought from a TGer, and will shoot a 10 week indoor with it as well.

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'59 Bear Grizzly still works good.

Picked up a factory camo 1969 LH Super Kodiak 55lb a couple of months ago at a gun show. Plan to hunt with that or a 1962 Grizzly this next year

I have a 68 Polar that I use for small game, although she pulls enough to hunt deer. I have had a 67 kodiak hunter, a grizz and a Kodiak mag that I loved also. the 67 kodiak hunter tops all of them. I love old Bears

(http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu247/longbowbob58/DSC01035.jpg) I used a 1959 Kodiak for a 50th anniversary hunt this year.

I'm using a mid '70s Bear Takedown Mag A riser an No. 2 53# limbs this year.

Here's one I hunt with;

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64 Kodiak.

I also have other vintage Kodiaks that I hunt with.

JL

1952 Grizzly 50/"28 (http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/quartermoonlongbows/52buck.jpg)

QuoteOriginally posted by Bert Frelink:
1952 Grizzly 50/"28  (http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/quartermoonlongbows/52buck.jpg)

Now that's cool.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

Gotta love them old static tips.  :cool:  

I used to hunt with my 1970 something grizzly till I got me a spiffy Silvertip.Was my first bow ever and I'll never sell it.

I was testing a new glue-on head this year and decided to team them with a set of Bear cedar arrows and a 1956 Kodiak Special . . . worked pretty well:^)

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Congrats gary nice combo.

I just picked up a very nice Bear Green Stripe TD which I can't wait to hunt with!!

Felix, That is the BEST hat ever my friend!!!!!

Silver Fox Mountain Man Hat,my friend

Mainly hunt with Kodiak Hunter.  Love it.  Got a button and a squirrel with it last week.  Great old bow.

This past season, my '59 Kodiak spent it's 50th anniversary in a treestand with it's 50 year old owner.....doing what we BOTH were created to do!      :thumbsup:    
>>--Ron--<>

My 1966 Grizzly is my go to bow. I just picked up a 1966 Kodiak that I will hunt with next fall. It just feels right when I'm in the woods with a an old Bear in my hand.


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hunted with this '65 Kodiak a bit last year, bagged a doe with 'er first time out, no pic, sorry

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Got this buck with my first bow, '68 Grizzly,56", 43# @ 28

Now I'm hunting with a Predator, basically a repro of the Bear takedowns

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'59 Kodiak 56" 46#@28"

Not sure the year of this grizzly, but it was my first trad kill, so although it's not my main bow...it still sees the woods often!

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My goto has been a Kodiak t/d for many years but this year I shot my first two deer with a pedator t/d and then 2 with the kodaik t/d and my last one went down to a 1966 kodiak I picked up mid season. Old Bears rule!

I hunted black bear in the Grayling, MI area this fall with a 1967 factory camo Bear Super Magnum 50#@28".  No luck but it was cool taking the bow "back home" so to speak.

This is my main hunter with number 2 and number 3 following up. Grant  (http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/ygrant87/Picture006.jpg)

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Early '70's Grizzly that I play around with sometimes
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But when I get serious I grab one of these
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I have a '53 that was my first real bow. The old girl has a lot of years on her and hopefully many more to come.