LBR

The Adventures of Fred Bear (Fred Bear's Field Notes) is an excellent read, especially if you have seen a few of the videos (you get the truth in the book that is stretched, sometimes a good bit, in the vids).

If Fred were alive today, and hunted today like he did then, most likely he'd be shunned and blackballed. He isn't alive today though, and hunting--especially with a bow--was a lot different then.

The bow and arrow hadn't been proven by "civilized" men back then--it was uncharted territory.There was a lot to be learned about it's limitations and onlyone way to figure themout. Fred and a very few others had an amazing amount of nerve to take on the animals they did with a bow, not knowing like we do that it could--without a doubt--be done.

This was a time before PETA and other ARA's breathing down hunter's necks. Ethics were a bit different. You found out if you could make a shot at a given distance by trying. Fred was a pioneeer in getting the bow and arrow accepted as a viable hunting tool, and was also a pioneer at improving equipment.He's infamous for inventing the "pod"--as best I can tell it wasn't because he was trying tobe lazy, but rather improve the image of the sport and make for a quicker, cleaner kill.

Quite an interesting man.This sport owes him a huge debt of grattitude for his work--'course he managed to make a good living at it too--something I suspect we all wish we could pull off.

Chad