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Old Fred Bear photo #8346439 02/19/25 09:43 AM 02/19/25 09:43 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346442 02/19/25 09:49 AM 02/19/25 09:49 AM
Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin B Bear Tracker trapper
Bear Tracker trapper B Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin	One of the legends for sure great picture I had not seen that one! Thanks

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346457 02/19/25 10:06 AM 02/19/25 10:06 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 SW Pa B Bob Jameson trapper
Bob Jameson trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 SW Pa	My first bow was a Fred Bear bow and arrows. Recurve with wooden arrows and real turkey feather fletching. I had a difficult time getting his broadheads to fly true. Their design made them want to plane too much over longer distances www.jamesonsultrablend.com www.wildlifepestcontrolservices.com

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346464 02/19/25 10:14 AM 02/19/25 10:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Awesome Guy NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346509 02/19/25 11:14 AM 02/19/25 11:14 AM
Joined: Apr 2017 PA L lumberjack391 trapper
lumberjack391 trapper L Joined: Apr 2017 PA	He looks all steamed up from loading that moose.

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346520 02/19/25 11:36 AM 02/19/25 11:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 MT	Nice photo. I also made fred bear rich, first bow was the whitetail. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346522 02/19/25 11:41 AM 02/19/25 11:41 AM
Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin B Bear Tracker trapper
Bear Tracker trapper B Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin	I met him once as our state bow shoot. The guy who road with us to the shoot worked for PSE and had a falling out with PSE. He created the first Brute broadheads. He introduced himself and Fred said I know of you and your broadhead. He then asked Fred what was the hardest animal you hunted, Fred thought a moment and responded, the elephant, it is the only animal I had to shoot up at. We all chuckled, I then shook his hand.

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bob Jameson] #8346626 02/19/25 01:39 PM 02/19/25 01:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Originally Posted by Bob Jameson My first bow was a Fred Bear bow and arrows. Recurve with wooden arrows and real turkey feather fletching. I had a difficult time getting his broadheads to fly true. Their design made them want to plane too much over longer distances True, I found same problem. But, for it's time, they were deadly with the inserts. My wife wants me to wear a bracelet that belonged to her grandfather. It says, "Do Not Resuscitate".

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346639 02/19/25 01:51 PM 02/19/25 01:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Northern Minnesota BernieB. trapper
BernieB. trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Northern Minnesota	I know where that photo was taken. I have fished that chain of lakes where he shot that moose. There are grassy areas between the lakes and I've had to pull a small boat over beaver dams to get into them. If you read his field notes it names the lakes. I'm sure this photo was taken in one of those grassy area between the lakes. If you want to spend some time on google earth, look at the creek that comes out of Cliff lake to the south and goes into a chain of three lakes. The creek goes under a road now, but I don't know when the road was built. www.berniesbearcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/user/BowhuntingRoad/about

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346723 02/19/25 03:23 PM 02/19/25 03:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Northern MN O Osky trapper
Osky trapper O Joined: Dec 2013 Northern MN	I met Fred in the 80 ‘s if you could call it that. So did 800 gazillion other people. He was at a SCI convention and was in a wheelchair and on an oxygen bottle. A lifetime of smoking had taken its toll. A soft handshake, a smile, and a nod to a life well lived was the conversation we had. Osky www.SureDockusa.com “ I said I don’t have much use for traps these days, never said I didn’t know how to use them.”

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346797 02/19/25 05:15 PM 02/19/25 05:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin B Bear Tracker trapper
Bear Tracker trapper B Joined: Jul 2016 Wisconsin	Bernie, Same Cliff Lake short way off Deer Lake Road?

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346818 02/19/25 05:45 PM 02/19/25 05:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 PA P panaxman trapper
panaxman trapper P Joined: Jan 2012 PA	That is definitely a cool man cave photo!

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346825 02/19/25 06:05 PM 02/19/25 06:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin Muskrat trapper
Muskrat trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	Fred Bear was my hero when I was kid back in the 60s. Beautiful photo, thanks for posting. Lifetime member of WTA and NTA

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346838 02/19/25 06:17 PM 02/19/25 06:17 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Custer SD A arcticotter trapper
arcticotter trapper A Joined: Jul 2011 Custer SD	Don’t make them like that anymore

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346844 02/19/25 06:22 PM 02/19/25 06:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2022 illinois J jalstat trapper
jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 illinois	Real deal

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346855 02/19/25 06:33 PM 02/19/25 06:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Montana D D.T. trapper
D.T. trapper D Joined: Dec 2006 Montana	Make Archery Great Again

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346881 02/19/25 07:09 PM 02/19/25 07:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 SW Pa B Bob Jameson trapper
Bob Jameson trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 SW Pa	That is the exact same bow I had. Good times with that bow. www.jamesonsultrablend.com www.wildlifepestcontrolservices.com

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346964 02/19/25 08:53 PM 02/19/25 08:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 ND grumley701 trapper
grumley701 trapper Joined: Dec 2011 ND	My family has history with Fred Bear. My great uncle was a partner/bowyer with Fred from the 30's until the late 40's.. Fred wanting to go to glass bows was one the reasons they parted ways. Pure Blood

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: Bruce T] #8346983 02/19/25 09:23 PM 02/19/25 09:23 PM
Joined: May 2013 Northern Michigan J J.Morse trapper
J.Morse trapper J Joined: May 2013 Northern Michigan	Cool photo. I thought I had seen all of Fred's hunting pictures, but do not remember ever seeing this one. Met Fred a couple times over the years, first time in the mid 70's. I know several folks that used to work for him in Grayling, Michigan. Grayling is only 25 minutes from here.

Re: Old Fred Bear photo [Re: BernieB.] #8347243 02/20/25 08:51 AM 02/20/25 08:51 AM
Joined: Nov 2018 Ontario S Saskfly trapper
Saskfly trapper S Joined: Nov 2018 Ontario	Originally Posted by BernieB. I know where that photo was taken. I have fished that chain of lakes where he shot that moose. There are grassy areas between the lakes and I've had to pull a small boat over beaver dams to get into them. If you read his field notes it names the lakes. I'm sure this photo was taken in one of those grassy area between the lakes. If you want to spend some time on google earth, look at the creek that comes out of Cliff lake to the south and goes into a chain of three lakes. The creek goes under a road now, but I don't know when the road was built. Supposedly taken at Cliff Lake lodge in Western, Ontario

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