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Bow Hunt: Fred Bear

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Fred Bear was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. He was a bow hunter and a television host. He didn’t start to bow hunt until he was about 29 years old. Him and his friends build their own bow in 1927. Known as “the father of bowhunting”, he played a large role of rising the popularity in bow hunting.

Fred Bear died on April 27, 1988. He was 86 years old when he died. His museum that was in Grayling, Michigan now in Gainesville Florida, has the most privately held collection of archery artifacts in the world. Growing up he actually shot rifles before he was interested in bow hunting. The first rifle he shot was when he was 13 years old. After he was interested in bow hunting, he attempted making his own bows for fun. Him and his friends

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