Bear Grizzly Recurve Bow Review 

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Yesterday I went to Academy for some gun cleaning gear and they were having a clearance sale on archery . I walked out the door with a Bear Grizzly 45 lb for $125 plus tax . I still can't believe how lucky I was .

Just bought my first Bear Grizzly 45# new in box for $300 on a forum! cant wait to shoot it

You should remind folks that the newer Grizzly recurves do have reinforced limb tips. I shot a deer this past season with my 40# Montana. It was a quick, clean kill. Loved the video Jon!!

Bought mine in early 1974 and got my first deer opening day, 1st Oct. I still have it.

My #1 recurve is my Bear Grizzly set 50lbs @ 28"" This bow was new in early 1960s. I've lost count of how many handmade arrows it have seen🎯

Great now I have one just like it mine is 55 pound at 28 inches my draw is 27inches no big deal now I'm 63 years old it was my dad's bow he gave it to me when I turn 15 but it's one of the sweetest bow I've ever shot.I was searching the tube when I come across your channel.I really enjoy your video I'm going to watch some more now that I found this.And yes I subscribe. Take care and God bless.

Good info, I bought a 1980 (60#) Bear Grizzly in very, very good condition. I am not even a hunter (forbidden in the Netherlands) but I can see the craftsmanship and beautiful details of these Bear recurve bows. The fact that Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight have trained with these bows (model Grizzly) before they were acting in the movie (1972) Deliverance, ( Voight used, in the movie definitely the Bear Kodiak hunter) was a big plus. Next chapter is tuning the bow and buying the right arrows. I think I have a new hobby. All the best and greetings Steve.

Just bought my First Bear Montana long bow this Grizzly recurve bow will be my next South Texas great video👍

Did a little shooting myself today with my Bear Kodiak Magnum. Gotta love them Fred Bear bows!

Got an early 70's Grizzly @ 45#, was my dads... still shoots sweet as can be.

I have a 50 lb griz...absolutely love it. I practice with it and a 40 lb fleetwood. I check my form with the 40 and then move for consistency with the griz. have been a compound shooter (left hand) for over 20 years, but have taught myself to shoot right recurve in the last 3 years. hope to take a game animal this year with a recurve!

Hey John, here in Australia 40# is all I shoot. Longbow or recurve, all 40. For rabbits, foxes and feral goats, 40 does the job perfectly. Pigs and scrub bulls etc are another story. Great video. Regards Robert.

Good looking bow and love that quiver too. Can't be a day like that.

Great field review Jon! Good times out in the woods, 5 star hall of fame rating, I’d say that’s a winner👍🏼

Clean set up. I like the full recurve. I need to dust off my bow and get back to flinging arrows soon.

Good review. I have four wood bows, my vintage Bear Grizzly is my favorite.

My Fred bear take down from 1970.was my favorite with interchangable limbs using my Easton alum plastic flex arrows. Still my favorite today. Breaks down into a small case in 4 pièces. Always believed a long bow not a compound gives the game a real chance and really makes you use all your own strength. I'm 70 and still keep in shape shooting bow and arrows. Now that's a sport. Pulling a trigger has no honor compared to a long bow in any culture it's just modern easy killing that's all it's good for or good for nothing

Excellent channel- glad I found it. I remember the Grizzly bow from the 1960's. Good to learn the back-story on it.

Great video. I am a Bear collector and the Grizzly’s on my racks are all Great shooters. Especially the 59-62 they are awesome bows .

great bow, great video,I got into bows few years ago and most people tryed to to me into a compound,got a grizzly and never looked back.

I'm glad I just found this review there's a bear Grizzy in a sale but there's a lovely bow at KG Archery

Thank you John!! Been waiting for another archery vid!! Excellent!!

I own 2 Bear Grizzlys. A '55/'56 static recurve with large brush nocks...close to 60#s it is still a great shooter & in very good shape. The other is a '67 & 56" AMO & 43#S. 56"ers were only made for 2 years & not easy to acquire, this one was my Father's. NEAR perfect condition & still a great shooter.

Nice, classic bow. My Wolfie Hughes Warrior Slick Stick from Bearpaw is 60 inches long and feel just right moving in woods etc. I would like to get a Bear bow someday. Next purchase is going to be a longbow though, i miss one in my life.

Thanks for the review, am on a lookout for a bow and this one caught my eye. Watching your vid has sealed my choice will get it. Looms real good.

Grizzly maple bow is my 2nd favorite bow the 3 piece f bear takedown is my favorite. It's a real sportsman's bow like a raw piece of meat it's in tune to nature just like wild game or wild fish

My 62" was cumbersome in the hunting woods hunting on the ground

I have a 32 inch draw. My Grizzly is 50 lbs at 28. So with my draw, it’s about 60 lbs. My 1st Grizzly lasted only 5 years before it delaminated. But, I liked carrying it in the woods and shooting it so well, I bought another one. All my other bows are much longer, but there’s just something special about the Grizzly.

I shoot the same bow, mines just 45lbs. 40lbs is more than enough to kill anything you want to with, even on my compound bows I set them as low as they will go. Pulling heavy weight youre just making it harder than it needs to be. TIM WELLS KILLS BEARS WITH BLOW DARTS. let that sink in haha

Bought my first bear grizzle bow in 1965 I think, 56" 45lb and still shooting it to this day, if I recall right I paid $65.00, then again it could have been less then that

Enough GOOD things can't be said about the Bear Grizzly. My first trad bow was a 72 model 50# Grizzly (with an ever so slight twist) that I bought in a pawn store for $40. Actually shot it today for about an hour in the backyard! It has taught me everything I know about traditional archery.....and continues to teach me more every week! Tried many different brand bows and many different weight bows and I trust and love that ole Griz more than anything I've ever used! Definitely the "go-to" bow!

Jon, Bruce from Santee here. My favorite bow, of 5, is the Grizzley. Im old and 135 lbs, but my 30 pounder does it all for me. The light weight in the hand is really nice. My $800 bow is too heavy and no more accurate. Props to the hat too. And like I said, we have way too much in common.....my jeep Wrangler is a 2005. And we had a summer cabin in Grayling when Bear was still there. Do you shoot the Lemon Grove 3D shoot? It would be nice to hang with Trad guys next time.

Nice shooting! Classic, beautiful bow.

Nice review out in the field , really sweet bow ! I started archery shooting when I was 16 years old . My first bow was a Browning Wasp 42# recurve that I target shot & hunted with for many years . I’m 59 this year and I recently bought a Bear Grizzly 45 # just a week ago to get back into the traditional archery . Well it’s been a while , my shoulder and biceps are sore today lol 😂 and reflecting back on my earlier years , I was a much better shot . I’m gonna need a lot of practice to rebuild my consistency. It may not sound like much but that 42# just seemed like a lot easier to draw than this 45# But I’m extremely happy with this bow , such a fine quality product and it’s very pleasing to the eyes as well as it’s performance ( super smooth and very capable of taking deer) 🦌 🏹 🎯

Really enjoyed the clip. You clearly know your stuff! Thanks!!!

Ive got a black bear ! had all my adult life !

Got one and love it 55lbs draw

I like your bow reviews. I do, prefer the Super Grizzy over this bow, but both are great bows. As a paper puncher... I like the longer bows, 25" riser... 68" AMO. But I also like the lower poundage.. #40 to #35. Hardest thing for me is arrow tuning which results in greater accuracy. There is nothing like... instinctive. For me anyways. Rick Welch style ! Good Video

I recently got a vintage 64-70 bear alaskan 62" 35# in mint condition. How do you think it compares to a grizzly, have you ever shot or heard of these bows?

Great video wingman i ounce bought a used bear grizzly #50 in Lubbock tx. for 300 dollars. Still have it and enjoy this bow. It is everything you say about it. I also have a couple of tomahawks, slick sticks. Love them all but somehow i end picking up the grizzly more often. I also like your realistic view of bow shooting as far as distance. All to often i see people trying to shoot their bows up to 60 yards.

Hi , I'm Klaus from Germany, I own a Bear Grizzly (65#) for nearly 40 years , the older model doesn't have the to threaded sockets to attache quivers , but there is a single threaded socket in the front right under the handle to attache stabilizers or other items like the Bear bow quiver US Pat.No. 3209740. Unfortunately I don't practice archery for many years but I think I have to start again... Greetings Klaus

Thanks for the excellent review. I am currently looking at the exact same bow. For myself as well, it would be a shooter. Honest review of an honest bow.

Great review! FYI; the Bear Grizzly is 58", is a superb design... it should be, as it's an almost identical copy of the Red Wing Hunter, which was previously introduced by Bob Lee / Wing Archery in the late 50's. Solid bows, very rugged. That 40# is more than enough for deer at 20 yards with a well placed razor sharp broadhead.

Great vid, nice shooting too. Thanks!

I am a rifle hunter.. brand new to archery, but I am wanting to get into it. For now it will be mostly learning the skill while target shooting as a hobby, but I would also like to be able to kill small game with the bow I choose. That being said, it was my plan to get a new 35# SAS Maverick for $200 as a starter bow, upgrade the string, and get going into this new endeavor. I might still do that, but then I found a deal on a 1953 Vintage Bear Glass Powered Grizzly 58" 45# Recurve Bow, Canadian, for $98. It would need a new string and arrow rest, but otherwise in good shape. My question is, would you bother with the vintage Grizzly at 45#? Or would you go ahead with the new Maverick as your starter bow? (I am 5'2", female, athletic and active, and my draw length is 24-25", so that 35# would look more like 30# draw for me, and the 45# bow might look more like a 40# bow for me? .. I don't want to be "over-bowed," as I hear it is a common mistake for people starting out, but also would prefer to clean up and customize a better quality vintage bow for a good deal. Thoughts, anyone? Much appreciated!

When I get mine, I’m setting it to 50# or 55# because I’m going to shoot dear with it.

Great Video man.. I just pulled the trigger and ordered one. I have always shot compound, so this one is gonna be my first Trad..

Cool Review 🤠👍

My gizzly is 60 lb. RH Pulling on scale like 61 lb.

great looking rig and smooth working it

Good shooting! Good form. Yeah, the Grizzly is a good bow. I have one too.

You're NOT gonna believe this Wingman! I actually have two of these bows, both are over 50 years old. One was my dad's, the other was his brothers. I've retired them due to their age to about possibly damaging them. Too much sentimental value. But I have shot them and am likely gonna buy a new one for myself. I love the Bear brand.

Wingman....... These Bear Grizzly's. The regular & super. Looks to me the only difference ... is the ...Maybe, wood and the strip that in the super. Because they are the same length... same shape of the risers. Identicle ... except for the stripe in the riser ....maybe the wood choice is different too. What do you think?

Very good video I enjoyed watching it very much :) Thank you for sharing :) I had a Fred Bear Grizzly recurve and I believe it was called a Fred Bear Patriot longbow years ago , the one that Byron Ferguson used to shoot maybe he still does and I have kicked myself for selling them now I have a 15 year old son that would like to get into traditional archery . Think we are gonna give it a go ;)

I really do make a conscious effort to try to support American made products and to my surprise the majority of these wooden bows being sold on Landcaster Archery or Amazon are all bows made in Asia. The only true reputable American brand I know is made by Fred bear and generally a wooden Recurve bow from them starts around $400 price point. Makes me wonder if there’s a genuine craftsmanship and quality difference from the cheap Amazon $200 Asian bows to something like a Fred bear recurve bow ? This is all stuff I need to do research on. What’s your thoughts on the subject is there a difference in quality and craftsmanship ??

Ever try putting the string deadeners near the loops? Makes it even quieter, especially if they just tickle the recurve.

I read that the Grizzly is a great first bow if your new to the sport of Archery. Is that true?

I was a garbage man when i was young. Pulled my Bear Grizzly out of a Dumpster, put a new string on it and have been shooting it for 23 years now.(few more new strings along the way) Found numerous compound bows, including a Darton Regal in Perfect condition, LOTS of extra goodies. NEVER kept a compound bow, Gave them all away to friends. LOL!

Waooooo lindo video y linda melodía mi amigo mio felisidades

Great video and awesome work with that bow. I have always loved a good recurve but man do my weak uncoordinated arms suck with them haha. Thanks Jon good review!

Nice vid! You were pretty consistent. I would love to own the higher end bow from bear. I am pretty spoiled i have one of our finest’s bow maker custom bow. Its a 50 pound 62 inch reflex deflex longbow

Good video.

Thank you Wingman! You convinced me! I just put an order for my first Bear recurve. How is the Selway strap quiver holding up?

thx for the performance , John for me the question is whether she s stacking from 28“ on when being drawned ?? My draw is about 29,5““

Hey I picked up a grizzle #45, I’m new to recurve hunting. I came home today and tried shooting my compound arrows and they were all over the place. Do I need feathered arrows without a rest? I appreciate any advice.

HI John,what differences are there between the vintage Grizzly and the one? Thank's,and as always shoot straight!!

Very good bow 🏹🏹🏹👍👍👍💪

You indicated you replaced the string. Can you provide more detail on what you replaced it with? Thank you!

I LIKE YOUR VIDEO MAN

Nice Review. Thanks.

Bear grizzly 1964 to 1970 where amo 56" 1971 to present where amo 68"

Can the limbs be swapped out on that thing?

What kind of string are you using and do you know what the serving size on it is by chance? Or if you have a serving size preference?

Where are you shooting Idaho or montana?

What spine do You use for this 40 lbs bow, please?

You ha e any videos setting and tuning this bow?

What size arrows are you using for this 40 pounder?

Does anyone know what the maximum draw length would be on this bow? I have a 31'' draw and fear this bow is a little too short for that. Thanks!!

What string did you replace the original with and what brace height did you tune your Grizzly to?

Hello, I have a BEAR grizzly but I have a hand shock and vibrations. I don't understand why. I shoot heavy arrows and I have wool silencers. I have changed the brace height. But it doesn't change anything.

Hello. Which string do you use with this bow?

I have a 31.5 inch draw the 58 inch grizzly is too short for me but I break it out time to time I can’t bring myself to sell it it’s a bear and that means a lot to me

Would you recomend the rinehart ball you have there?

Thanks for the review. Do you think the Bear Grizzly is a good starter bow? I've been hunting, and shooting, a compound going into my 4th season. Thanks & peace from Nor MN.

Where in south Cal is this?

My Bear Grizzly bow has the marking BG-19 01-141 Amo - 58’’ 30#. Can you please let me know what that means and what string I will need to use. Also I would like to know what arrows I should be using. Thanks!

Please, what is the recommended arrow weight (gpp) for the Grizzly? I got a lot of documentation with my Grizzly, but nothing about arrow weight...

What part of SOCAL are you in?

What did you restring it with? I just ordered my 45# which should arrive next week. I am planning to use it for practicing a little before I change the string.

Hello, have you tried the BEAR super grizzly?

Where did you get your string and silencers from? Great review!

What would you recommend brand wise and model for hunting?

What brace height do you find best for your Grizzly?

Thumbs up

Your string, how many strands?

Do they sell the grizzly with a higher draw pull for deer and such?

Wow

What string did you upgrade to? Looking to upgrade mine as well.

Just grow a beard already