Years ago I used to shoot archery as a pro for Bear Archery. One of the "percs" was I got to go to get my "gear" at the distributor's ranch in Wisconsin who was a close friend of Fred Bear. In fact, he had ALL of Fred Bear's deer mounts in one of his buildings, including the ones that were in the magazine advertisings. And they ALL were shot in Nebraska.

And another time I was at a tourney in Wisconsin and in the refreshment "tent" was Fred Bear. No one else was there. So I got to sit and yak with Fred Bear, one-on-one, for almost an hour. Really a nice guy (and usually had a mixed drink in his hand ).