Just was wondering how many of you hunt with Bear Archery Grizzly. New or old production pictures of them.
The first bow I bought with my own money was a 56" Grizzly back in high school. I bought it for $60 new from the Trueflight shop in Monticello, IN. I sold it to a classmate in college when I switched to compounds in 1975. I couldn't use it today if I had it because it was a RH bow and I switched to lefty in 1995.
Spring turkey will be a mid 1970's Super Grizzly
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Last fall was a 1962 Grizzly. Can't see it in the pictures but this bow has diamondback skins on it.
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I switched to LH in between these two.
I've takein my 59 grizz for a few walks in the woods. no harvest though
My new to me 68 Griz will get some time in the woods this year.
I stared with a 69 Griz. this one is close. I shoot it well and just plain like it!
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I have 3 Grizzlies, 2 mid 70's and a 63....I would hunt with any of them!
'62, '63, '65 :thumbsup:
Istarted with a bear nad my son hunted with until a limb twisted. I now have 2 and love them. one was a gift from my son to replace the one I grew up with. Than you Charlie for getting me back in to Traditional.
'73 Grizzly. Hunted with it for a season. Great hunting bows.
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I used a mid 70's 55#er last December for some wild boar hunting,shot a boar and I had a pass through using heavy arrow and ff string.I lost the pig though because a neck hit,followed the tracks for 1/2 a mile and it kept feeding with the rest of the gang.Bow made its job though.
My first traditional kill was a hog with a bear grizzly. I was stoked,
I started real bow hunting with a 1970 Grizzly, 55 pounds, gifted me by a special friend. Grizzlies don't often get the respect they deserve. They are a blue collar bow. They do the grunt work, and do it well.
Killdeer
QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
My new to me 68 Griz will get some time in the woods this year.
I stared with a 69 Griz. this one is close. I shoot it well and just plain like it!
(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/1333219935.jpg)
(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/1333219936.jpg)
Charlie - when you get "tired" of that old Grizzly, send it my way!!! You know how much I love the tigerwood bows!
You have a great example of what nice Goncalo Alves is supposed to look like!
I'm still a newbie to Trad but heres mine.
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k585/rustic1955/Grizzly.jpg)
I hunted with one of mine this morning. An early 70's 50# green and black for the first day of turkey season in WI. I love Grizzlys and own several, old and new. A steady, eddie in the Bear world.
Not yet, but I've got a LH 66 griz that is 58" 62# @ 28" that I plan on taking hunting for it's 50th birthday. Wouldn't mind getting an 1962 in the meantime. Probably better for my draw length.
I was starting to think no one hunted with them! I think they are the most under rated bow out their. I'm surprised that more Super Grizzly aren't responding.
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Love my 66 Grizz . I can always just pick it up and hit what ever I want with it. Including deer !
I still hunt with a 65@28 '65 grizzly. I dont have any pics though.
Over the years I have owned several grizzlys and have five on my wall now. They are a very good all around bow and will do very well as a hunting bow. I"ll be taking my "68" Grizz on my a Caribou hunt this fall. Ben
I have a 1967 Bear Grizzly, love the lines of that bow, my all time favorite profile. Very smooth draw, dead quiet, not a burner but fast enough.
I've shot a few gar with it and I'm sure it has a hog or two in it's future.Will post pics later.
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Newer Grizzly I recently gave to a friend for his wedding present. Hunted with it for a couple seasons above a few others. I have a nice older one waiting for me in MI that I got off the classifieds.
Sweet shooters and nicely balanced for a "working mans recurve".