I think Fred Bear had it right in 1954.

Gil Verwey · May 29, 2016, 09:31:00 AM

This is a quote from the 1954 Bear catalog. I think Fred bear got it right with these statements. I think he covered it all with these statements. No matter the advances in traditional archery this statement seems to still be true today.

"From the experienced archer's or bowhunter's point of view, his requirements are simple but important. He wants a good bow that's fast and smooth, with even build-up all the way back to full draw and with velvet like recoil. Consistent accuracy, too, is a requisite, as is sustained power or weight regardless of hot or cold temperatures in wet or dry weather ... And finally, he desires a bow of unusual beauty, grace of line and detailed craftsmanship, one that will be admired by his companions and be a source of pleasure for many years to come."

Chad Orde · May 29, 2016, 10:06:00 AM

Yep he sure summed it up good

Gene R · May 29, 2016, 10:42:00 AM

Pretty much says it all!

TKO · May 29, 2016, 10:49:00 AM

Sounds about right. What i wouldn't give to share a hunting camp with him.

jackdaw · May 29, 2016, 10:56:00 AM

The difference between Fred Bear and Howard Hill. Howard wanted everyone to think he's the only one who could do it, Fred Bear wanted everyone to believe they could do it.....

Jim Wright · May 29, 2016, 11:04:00 AM

I have read a bit that Fred Bear wrote in the way of books and hunting stories. "Those statements" have considerably more of a Madison Ave. ring to them. No knock on Fred Bear intended but not surprising as they come from an annual catalog.

BRITTMAN · May 29, 2016, 08:19:00 PM

Yep that sums it up for me

Hud · May 30, 2016, 12:15:00 AM

He found it when they built the take-down, IMO.

May 30, 2016, 10:46:00 AM

Yep! He pretty much nailed it.

Bisch

Ric O'Shay · May 30, 2016, 10:50:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Jim Wright:
I have read a bit that Fred Bear wrote in the way of books and hunting stories. "Those statements" have considerably more of a Madison Ave. ring to them. No knock on Fred Bear intended but not surprising as they come from an annual catalog.

Don't much think Madison Ave. or Wall St, had anything to do with Fred's 1954 Catalog. Corporate America may have had an influence on the catalogues after Victor bought the company, but that was a few years after 1954.

Gil Verwey · May 30, 2016, 11:03:00 AM

If it was Madison Ave, he had to be a Bowman non the less.

Bud B. · May 30, 2016, 12:06:00 PM

The Lost Fred Bear Interview video alone speaks volumes to the true character of Mr. Bear. I wish we could have seen all of the footage before editing.

Grayling and the outdoors were in Fred, not Madison Ave., in my humble opinion.

Bill Turner · May 30, 2016, 12:35:00 PM

No doubt in my mind Mr. Bear was a salesman and a marketing genius, but he was grounded in the outdoors and his love of archery.