Gainesville, Florida Bear Archery is a manufacturer and marketer of bows and archery equipment located in Gainesville, Florida, owned by Escalade Sports.

Fred Bear Fred Bear started this company in 1933 with the goal of making archery accessible to everyone. We are proud to carry forward that legacy in our equipment today. For more than 85 years we have crafted the most iconic recurve and longbows for the archery industry.

I have a starter bear and it's great. The redemption was in my top two for getting a new bow but I went mathews. I just bought a 2022 Bear Alaskan and it's one of the best bows I've ever owned at that mid level price range.

The draw length can be adjusted between 23.5" and 30.5" with a comfortable 80% let off.

With Bear Bows, every curve and detail is handcrafted in the USA using the very tools that Fred Bear once used, preserving the authenticity hunters have trusted for generations.

Bear Archery - Official Site - Bowhunting & Archery Equipment. Nine decades of American made craftsmanship, tradition, and field testing, culminated into this refined design.

Bear Archery was founded by Fred Bear and Charles Piper in Detroit Michigan in 1933 as the Bear Products Company. The initial focus was on silk-screening and advertising support work for automotive companies. In 1938 Bear hired Nels Grumley, a woodworker and bowyer, and the company expanded to offer hand-made bows.

In captivity, a bear needs a large, natural, wooded enclosure - a minimum of one acre for every two to three adults - including a pool that is a minimum of 900 square feet in area and at least 4 feet deep.

Bridge-enhanced anterior cruciate ligament repair (BEAR) combines suture repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with a specific extracellular matrix scaffold (the BEAR scaffold) that is placed in the gap between the torn ends of the ACL to facilitate ligament healing.

Although archery probably dates back to the Stone Age – around 20,000BC – the earliest people known to have regularly used bows and arrows were the Ancient Egyptians, who adopted archery around 3,000BC for hunting and warfare. In China, the earliest evidence of archery dates to the Shang Dynasty – 1766-1027BC.

History. The oldest known evidence of the bow and arrow comes from South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where likely arrowheads have been found, dating from approximately 72,000–60,000 years ago. The earliest probable arrowheads found outside of Africa were discovered in 2020 in Fa Hien Cave, Sri Lanka.

Origins and ancient archery The oldest known evidence of the bow and arrow comes from South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where the remains of bone and stone arrowheads have been found dating approximately 72,000 to 60,000 years ago.

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Approximate Dates of Origin of Bear Species

The earliest evidence of archery dates to the late Paleolithic period, around 10,000 BC, when the Egyptian and neighbouring Nubian cultures used bows and arrows archery for the purposes of hunting and warfare.

A large male can stand over 10' tall when on his hind legs, and 5' when on all four legs. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds. Females are about 20% smaller, and 30% lighter than males. The oldest known wild Kodiak bear was a 34-year-old sow.