I was searching for more Fred Bear interviews and found this one. I thought I would share it with you. Listening to his stories just makes me smile. What a man, what a life!


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1M9xsoYg6I

I can never get enough myself. This is a great video.

All 3 episodes of the history of the bow are very entertaining and enlightening.

I will never get enough my self too!!I Have those videos un a dvd set of Fred Bear that I bought from 3 rivers archery and I watch it again and again every now and then!!!Fred Bear is why modern archery
is where it is today and why(us)traditional archers are where we are today!!!!

MAY THE SPIRIT OF FRED BEAR GUIDE OUR ARROWS.

This is one of my favorites as well.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEaaESlTJog

Don't watch regular TV.  My kids know if I turn on the TV it's to watch Fred Bear!

Great interview.  Back in 1957 or so, Fred shot a Stone Sheep in BC., after it ran over a ridge. He shot and found it stone dead, Pun intended. He always said, it was pure luck. The Stone Sheep is in the second video. Thanks for posting.

I too can't get enough. Must have had one hell of a life. Can only imagine.

In 1957 Fred was about 55 years old.  Little Delta took place in his mid 50's.  Asiatic buffalo hunt in Brazil, he was 65.  We have hope.

ChuckC

Awesome video clip Dennis, I've never seen that one, thanks for sharing!      

excellent viewing... thank you for sharing.
George

I just bought the 4 disc set which supposedly contains most if not all of the videos Fred made.  Just started viewing them.  Good stuff and learn things I hadn't known before.  

For example, the first disc shows the hunt in India in which he killed a tiger with his bow.  Saw him shoot in the film, but couldn't see the arrow or impact, but it was a long shot.  

Then, in an interview conducted in 1986 (probably some 30-40 years later, the one shown above) the main thrust of which was a discussion of the history of the bow, the interviewer asks Fred, "What's the best shot you ever made?"  He responds with a running mule deer at 60 yards, but he also talks about the shot on the tiger.  

For those who haven't viewed the video, Bear said it was beyond his range, but he didn't want it to go back into and perhaps injure or kill some of the drivers, so he attempted to shoot beyond it in the hope that the arrow striking on the far side of the cat would turn it back toward him.  As luck would have it, the arrow dropped into the lungs and killed the cat.  Probably one of the luckiest shots ever, but  don't think Fred ever revealed this before the interview.

Good stuff indeed.