The Lost Fred Bear Interview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2010
- In this video, veteran outdoor broadcaster Mike Avery talks with archery legend Fred Bear at the Grousehaven hunting camp. The conversation took place in 1985, three years before Fred died. Avery thought he had lost the tape, but found it in a box headed for the trash. This video is copyrighted and must be used in it's entirety with appropriate credit to Mike Avery and Avery Outdoor Outdoor Enterprises, LLC. Special thanks to Avery's mentor, Pete Jonas, who videotaped the interview.
Finding this gem of a film interview is a "hunter's dream", for as his voice came to life I could also hear the wind, water, and wildlife whisking along their way; the restless spirit forever roams! 🎼"In the wind, he's still alive!" 🎵 I hear "Fred Bear" -Uncle Ted. 🎸
And I'll join you on the big hunt before too long
Mike! Got chills watching this. So glad you found it and put it here for all of us to enjoy. Fred put archery back on the map for sure.
This was filmed 10 years before I was born. Still amazes me when I see anything on what he did. We have all this fancy tech now yet every modern day archer has roots going back to what this man accomplished
Fred Bear was not only the inventor of modern archery.
I own a Bear bow that Fred Bear gave to my uncle who was a game warden in Colorado in 1960. It was a gift for my uncle helping Fred line up a place to deer hunt. I am very proud to own it.
At 65yrs; I still have and use my Ben Pearson 66" #40 lb recurve bow, bought it used in the 60's. I hunt Indian Style...`still hunt', finger tip shooter, with no sights! I can hit as good as the guys with compound bows, with sights and triggers! If memory serves...Sears sold sporting goods with Fred Bears name on them! I always loved to watch Fred make his shots!
Religious TV network showed Fred Bear hunting video's when they were not showing their preaching. I cut grass to buy a bow, I target shot and hunted. In a neighborhood loaded with drugs and drug dealers, that local TV station probably kept me out of drugs and jail.
Fascinating interview with a legendary bow hunter! The great ones are always humble!
Thanks Mike for sharing this interview, I have to say I am jealous.... What amazes the most about Fred Bear is that he always seemed very down to earth and concerned about passing his passion for hunting onto future generations.
A True Legend, I feel privileged to own one of his bows
RIP Mr Fred Bear
He is a legend that will always be remembered
I have shot archery since i was 5 yrs old im 52 now, I have met Fred Bear more than 20 times in my life, In the 70's and 80s My parents shot professional archery My mother was a National Champion twice and won dozens of shoots, she shot for Jennings bows, My father shot for Bear and won dozens of awards as well . I have several photos of Fed Bear shaking my dad's hand and my Mom's He was a great guy always had time to listen to kids questions and give quick lessons , He used to present awards at some of the larger Shooting events. He was a Great guy he promoted Archery with integrity, Honesty and zeal.
I grew up in a hunting family, but it was always with a firearm. I thought I was an accomplished hunter, until I first went in the woods with a bow when I was about 20 years old, and I quickly found out that I knew nothing about the natural habits of deer. Fred is right about the different skills that are needed to consistently harvest a whitetail deer. You learn to appreciate the animals, and you are observing them in their natural setting. You experience other animals that you don't normally see. The way a fox jumps on a mouse. The slow lumbering porcupine, and all the other wildlife that you see simply living their lives. Age has caught up with me, but I will always have a lifetime of stories shared with my hunting partners.
What a fantastic interview. Fred was a gentleman besides being a very successful bow hunter he was also a humble man. I wish I could have met him what a man!
This man was my idol as a 10 year in 1978 my father who was a very good Archer bought me a bear cub recurve 20 pound pull and I think by the following fall there wasn't a squirrel to be found in my neighborhood. Thanks for this video.
I have Bear Grizzly Fred Bear signed for me in 1987, just months before he passed away. What a fine gentleman and I'll always treasure that bow.
"...'cause in the wind he's still alive...Fred Bear, walk with me, down the trails again..."
"Fred Bear" by Ted Nugent
Long live Fred Bear
I agree, during my encounters with Mr. Bear, it was always Mr. Bear.