Fred bear childrens archery biography
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Fred Bear
American bow hunter (–)
Fred Bear (March 5, – April 27, ) was an American bow hunter and manufacturer. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the bow hunting community.
Fred bear childrens archery biography
Bear was a world traveler, film producer, and the founder of Bear Archery. He died in Gainesville, Florida and is inducted in the Bowhunters Hall of Fame.[1]
Career
Bear was born in a farmhouse in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on March 5, , the second of three children.
His heritage was English, Dutch, Swiss and German.[2]
Early on, Bear worked as a glue maker for the Chrysler Company in Detroit. He also worked for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit as a wood carver, making cabinets for the radios/dashboards.
In an interview, he mentioned operating a plant from to , during the Great Depression, that caught fire, thus rendering him unemployed.[3] With a partner named Chuck