When the box arrived, I opened it immediately. Enclosed was a soft, vintage-style carrying case with leather handles. Even though I knew what I would find when I unzipped the case, it didn’t lessen ...

This story, “Fred Bear at 80,” was published in the March 1982 issue of Outdoor Life. In the early 1940s a seemingly insignificant event took place. A man from New York, who worked for the Corning ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — The Grayling City Council has decided not to proceed, at least for now, with a proposal to rename the city park after Fred Bear, a bow hunting pioneer. The ...

An original Fred Bear bow — at least 60 years old, George BeDen estimates — was collecting dust in the Nixa resident's garage until it recently caught the eye of his great grandson. BeDen hunted all ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- For the first time in its seven-year history, Fred Bear Day in Crawford County hosted two 21 whistling arrow salutes on Sunday. Fred Bear Day Vice President Tom ...

Every year around archery season, bow hunters feel a spark of life. It grows and warms us, and eventually it sets us on fire just as autumn erupts. I like to imagine that a little bit of Fred Bear ...

Fred Bear was a legend in the world of bow hunting. Even though he died in 1988, he continues to make his mark as a manufacturer (Bear Archery), author and television show host as he became the poster ...

Fred Bear must be tossing and turning in his grave. Bear, who died in 1988, was modern bow hunting's architect-in-chief. He began carving his own longbows and arrows in the late 1920s, and in 1933 he ...