For me I love my 70 Kodiak Hunter. Shoots good for me and it is very smooth at my longdraw with no stacking.

I also like the Kodiak Hunters, mine is green, a 75 I think. The 67-69 had a little higher grip which I didn't care for.

This year I am hunting with a 1970 Kodiak Hunter just like blake’s, but I also have a 1967½ Super K that I favor quite a bit more.

'64 Kodiak.

Or maybe a '62 Kodiak. Can't decide. The '62 is 50# and the '64 is #45. I like the '64 for 3-D.

I guess I've got two: The Type I, B riser with #2 limbs, and... the 59 Kodiak--probably the 64".

I like my '66 Kodiak.

64 Kodiak, wish I had mine that i bought new in '64' back....tnpaw

That's a hard one. In addition to those already mentioned, I can think of more sweetheart Bears. I have a private theory that for me and many others, of all the "good tools" that pass through my hands; the ones that stick and become keepers, must get the vote. So:

68' Super-K

Not sure if I have a favorite year, but my favorite model is the A Mag Takedown. I also like the Cheyennes from about 2005-2006.

1960 Kodiak Special Deluxe.......44# @ 28"......and smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth as a babies behind.

Winter Hawk

68/69 Super Kodiak

71 B RISER WITH 55LB LIMBS

I enjoy shooting my Bear Montana long bow and my 1978 Bear Tigercat recurve bow.

'56 kodiak, '57 kodiak special

My prefered is the Type 1 TD,but the Signature 59-62 Kodiaks and SKodiaks black beauty close seconds.Damn,I love them all.

^ 1962 Kodiak is close to the top of my list!

I like the Kodiak Hunters 1970 is my favorite

Bear Montana long bow

Heres some beautys and my choice would be the 1960 Kodiaks and the 1968 and 1969 Super Kodiaks in that order.

Gundy, you just got rub it in, don't you.......tnpaw

manybows, What are the specs on that KSD?

Covejeep its 60" and 48 lbs and in excellent condition. A really super clean example. The Kodiak Deluxe was advertized as the King of Hunting bows by Bear in 1960.

Oh WOW. That bow in 60" and hunting weight is darn near at the top of my most wanted list!! You are VERY lucky!

covejeep, I am lucky to own one in this condition. The Kodiak Deluxe also came in 56" amo and thats a real rare bird, also came in 60" and 64". The Kodiak Special Deluxe was made in lentghs longer than 64".But it still had the clear Crysalite Bearglas, all these models with the Crystalite Bearglas were only made one year 1960. They had trouble with the type of glue. Had delaminatios and white streaks in the glass. To bad I think they were the nicest looking of all the Bear bows.

Loving my 1975 and 76 Kodiak Hunters

1959 Kodiak 64" & 47.5# and also my 1969 Super Kodiak 60" & 48#

Here is the 1960 Kodiak Special Deluxe that I mentioned above. Someone had refinished it and did an excellent job. It's a keeper !!!!!!!

Winter Hawk

I also have a 1960 Kodiak Special that isn't to shabby either. It came with its original factory finish.

Winter Hawk

Nice looking bows guys. Here is my favorite a 1969 Kodiak Mag. black face and tips, 50@28. Dan

I have a '64 and '68 that I'm fond of...also my Bear green stripe td...that's what I'm hunting with this season

Here's mine!

How about those Grizzlies?

I have a 1960 Grizzly with a grip that suits me better than any bow I own. Then there's always the 1959 Grizzly.

I am not a huge Bear fan but I would love to have a Kodiak Hunter Greenie 45-50lb. That's the only model I like. I was hoping the new bears would be one of those.

When I was in my teens the Super Kodiak that cost $100 (1969) was the bow I most wanted. I was shooting a $20 Ben Pearson Cougar and couldn't imagine ever owning the Super K, and never did/have. Now, 40+ years later I could afford it but I switched to Lefty in 1996--I haven't come across one yet.

In fact, I'm buying a Rose Oak SuperWildcat (due next month) because it reminds me of the Super K.

1966 Grizzly.Like ceme24 I love the grip.

1962 Kodiak Magnum.

My favorite model Bear has always been the Kodiak or Super Kodiaks and I've liked about every year's version. I especially like the '60,'62, '63, and '64 models and the Super Ks- with my favorite being the '67 1/2. I don't currently own each of these but I have at different times. I'm currently using five bows to hunt with-a '69 Super K; a '69 Style I B riser with Stahl limbs; a '70 Super K; a '71 StyleII B riser with Bear white tipped first edition limbs, and Signature riser with 1981 greentipped limbs that have been retipped by bowdoc. All of these are modified and the others I own are original and lighter weights than I shoot. There aren't many versions of these bows I don't like but I've run across a wide range of performance within the same model and year. Guess that's reasonable considering the numbers Bear cranked out. GY

1950 Polar longbow.Real shooter and compact size.GR

A. B. C. D.none of the about E.all of the above EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and then bd

'65 Grizzly. -Joe

I see I am not only a 70's Kodiak Hunter fan out there. I also love my 72 K-Mag it was my 1st bow and how I got started into archery.

ttt got to add 76 K-Mag to the list

Just picked up a 1971 Kodiak Hunter,nice shooting bow.

I've been shooting my Kodiak T/D for just over thirty years and it's still the best bow I own.... here's me shooting it this last weekend at a Trad Shoot in Sydney, Australia

Well My Favorite are These ~~HBK~~

But 98% of My Hunting are wth These ~~HBK~~

In My Opinion Kodiaks best were The 1960 1961 1962 & 1966 / S Ks 1970 / The 1962 Grizzly & The 69 70 TD Jus Me And Kodiak Deluxes Best Looking !!! ~~HBK~~

I would have to say the Black Bear, as it's the only one I've owned and shot lol. However I love the look of the newer Bear T/D's a lot, and have heard nothing but good things.

For now though here's my favorite - It's just a 35# Black Bear, but I love it...

Love those old Bears!

Bear Mag Takedown from the 70s.

The '62 Kodiak, but have to admit I have been back to an auction site several times to look at a 55# zebra wood '67 Kodiak Hunter :)

I like the "working man's" Bear, the Grizzly. I like the late 60's and early 70's, they are solid dependable shooters. I also like the KH's and SK's in the same years. Tom

Well I have two bear bows both of which I love to shoot. The first is a 1969 grizzly 56"@45 lbs and the other is a 1969 black cap Kodiak hunter which I love to shoot too. The Kodiak is automatic for me as far as accuracy and it happens to be sign by Mr. Fred Bear himself.

For me the early to mid 90's SK and just about any of the Montana's.

Love the 90's SK, it just fits me better than most any other recurve I've tried.

The Montana is just a long bow I am super used to the feel of it.

As far as shooters I love the 57 kodiak. That is the best design imo. Fast and smooth. As fae as faras collectors I like my type 1 A handle and 40's hunter TD. something about shooting a bow from the 40's I love. Hunter is nice and smooth.

Post 64 Grizz

I kind of like the Kodiak Hunter. I started with a Hunter in the mid 60s & foolishly sold it. I think they are an underrated bow. I have a 1970 Grizzly that I kind of like & a 09 SuperK that I shoot a lot. Thanks for sharing everyone.

Beautiful bows guys, thanks for sharing. My favorite is the classic 1968 Super Kodiak, one of Fred's most beautiful bows!

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Nice bow Toehead!

48 Mag. Doesn't matter the year as long as it was made while Fred had control of the company. Last 48 I bought was 5 years ago and it separated afteron year. Factory Rep. Said to bad for me and that was the end of it. No more new bear bows for me.

toehead-to me there none better,hope you are having a good hunting season-rubby

I've got a 70's model green Kodiak magnum. Still shoots great. Won my league with it last year. Need to take it hunting tho. Would make a great treestand bow at 52".

I've got a 70's model green Kodiak magnum. Still shoots great. Won my league with it last year. Need to take it hunting tho. Would make a great treestand bow at 52".

Another vote here for the '69 Super K and '69 KH,although my '70's Super Grizzly is a great shooter.

I am getting more partial to my 64 inch 1960 Kodiak every time I shoot it

DDave

1970 Kodiak Hunter

66 Kodiaks are my favorite.

I have a 67 kodiak Hunter that I love to shoot! And I just got a new to me 2014 Super kodiak that I really love as well!

64 inch Kodiak Deluxe

DDave

Right now it's my 1984 Bear Kodiak Takedown in factory camouflage. 60#@28"

1970 fred bear takedown b riser #3 limbs 52lbs and 67.5 super kodiak 50lbs.

Too many to choose.

I'm a big fan of the Grumley Deerslayer and would like to make my own one day. The aluminum laminate Kodiaks are cool. 56-58 Kodiaks are nice. The 59 is an icon. I really like the 62 Kodiak. 64-66 are nice. 67-69 Super Kodiaks... Wood riser Grayling Takedowns.

I like them all. My favorite bow is my 70 Kodiak Hunter. My first trad bow and was used to kill one heck of a buck. Run an 8 arrow quiver with it and love how smooth the draw is on it, but 45# will do that. That bow got me into the P&Y books and got me to meet the measuer who probably sold the bow in the first place. He also had a good story of meeting Mr. Bear, so I finally had a connection to Bear.

I'm in the process of moving up to a 98 TD that is 65#. Need a to get a left handed 8 arrow quiver for takedown models, 2018 arrows, and a bowcase for it.

This, or my 64" 1967 1/2 ALL Phenolic Super Kodiak

I currently have a 64" '69 Super K, a 64" '66 Super K and a 66" '60 K Special. For me the '66 is the best Bear bow I've shot. From what I've heard,the '59 and'60 Kodiaks are great shooters too and maybe I'll get to find out one day.

'59 & '60 Kodiak. I'm partial to that '63 dogleg too.

This is a very difficult question. Kind of like asking which of your children do you love the most? I love them both equally. And my favorite Bear bow is the one in my hand at the time.

Ah Phil, Ever the diplomat. Too many to choose from but I take my 76 K-Mag off the peg the most. It' s 47# and smooth. I think I got a Wednesday bow! LOL. Lance.

Best for looks that I currently have is my '59 K Special. Best for shooting is my '61 43# Kodiak, then my '62 Kodiak comes in second. However, my 63" '62 K Special is real smooth and sticks'em in there pretty tight. But just the other day, I was thinking that my'60 K Special, which fits my grip better than the low wrist '59, needs to get outdoors more and low and behold, I think I may have a winner on best Bear for this week. It'll probably go to the Pre Spring Thing in two weeks.

Of other Bears I have owned my all time favorite was my '62 K Mag. It was shot almost daily in early '62 and was my hunting partner for many years. It was so dawgone pretty I would as a 15 year old kid on a cold winter day I would sit at the edge of the floor furnace to keep warm and just look at the wood grain in it like a rich man might look at his gold. My '63 Tamerlane was the smoothest Bear I ever owned and was extremely stable on those long targets. Great bow for working on form. Don't have an all time favorite unless it would be the '61 bubinga Kodiak, even though it has a few more stress lines than my '59 and '60, it just keeps on going and going like me and the Energizer Bunny. One darn good shooting bow. It makes woodies, axis trads, predator II's, aluminums, and anything put in it just fly good. After each shot, it sort of rocks forward smoothly and slowly like an old target bow as if it were saying "How'd ya like that"?

Back again.

Since 2010 I have aquired a '70 Super Kodiak.

Very nice, great bow to shoot.

hahaha you know papadoc one of these days I'm going to have another one of those.

Have to go with A wood handle Bear TD with #3 limbs. Followed closely by B wood with # 2 limbs. Wingman

64 kodiak

In 2010 I responded with a 1960 Grizzly. Since that time I have switched to LH and tried quite a few other models and have evolved into a 1962 Grizzly!

Bear Minuteman 45# 60" takedown, mid 70's.

K hunter 58 Zebra

Year 66 1/2 67 I think I got it right.

67 1/2

68 grizzly 66" Sweet bow RymanCat

Rymancat , I need me a Zebra wood Kodiak Hunter ! !

*56"

I am partial to my '59 Polar- long and slim

Pretty hard to beat the 67 Kodiak Hunter or, the 70-72 Super Kodiaks.

I have a question. In the 1966 and 1967 Bear catalogs there is no listings for the Bear Kodiak Hunter. In the 1968 catalog there is but it's 60" and has a shedua riser and forest green glass. I also checked the 1969 ( 60" arctic grey glass / tiger wood ), 1970 ( 60" arctic grey glass / pau ferro and african bubinga with an accent stripe ), 1971 ( same as 1970 ).

So is the 58" zebra riser kodiak hunter a very rare bow that only a few were made between 1967 1/2 and 1968 ?

1969 Tamerlane HC 300

My sentimental favorite is the 1960 Kodiak I like the looks and the way grip fills my hand.

1966 60" Kodiak at 55#. Or is it a 1967 1/2 52# KH? Enjoyed a couple of Grizzly bows I had. Might be a 45# Kodiak Magnum.

My favorite is a 2012 Montana longbow. It just makes me smile and shoots better than I can.

Several contenders, all for different reasons, but the surprising winner is a 1967 K Mag. I got one in trade with a well known LW-er. He wanted a LH Grizzly in the 45 # range for his LH K Mag. He got my 1970 camo'd Grizzly that I had shot at least 10,000 arrows out of and slew hundreds of critter with , and he sent me an almost-mint 67 K Mag. That bow was unbelievably fun to stump with! I let it go to move up in weight, but that bow, at that weight, was a perfectly blended combination of every day/all day shootability, carry-ability, lethal punch and good looks.

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