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 ...

GRAYLING - For folks old enough, the memory of Fred Bear and Bear Archery hold a place of reverence. To this day, the walls of more than a few local establishments in this Crawford County community ...

In the early 1940s a seemingly insignificant event took place. A man from New York, who worked for the Corning Glass Company, walked into a small archery company in Detroit, Michigan. In his hand he ...

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 ...

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 began what would eventually become the Bear Archery Company in the corner of a garage in Detroit during the 1930s. His business, like most, took some time to get rolling, but by the end of ...

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 ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The organizers of Fred Bear Day are asking the City of Grayling to consider changing the name of its city park. With the unveiling of the Fred Bear statue back ...

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 ...