Bear Video Theater - Season 1

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Kodiak Country

1 - Kodiak Country

Air Date: June 2, 1965

Alaska in 1960. The frontier! Join Fred Bear as he bow hunts the intimidating Kodiak brown bear.

Oldest Game

2 - Oldest Game

Air Date: June 9, 1965

Fred Bear and Charlie Kroll hike into the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, and pitch a primitive base camp, to hunt whitetail deer.

Bowfishing Fun

3 - Bowfishing Fun

Air Date: June 16, 1965

The early days of bowfishing in the vast marshes bordering Lake Erie with pioneer bowhunter Fred Bear.

St. Vincent Island

4 - St. Vincent Island

Air Date: June 23, 1965

Follow Fred Bear for a bowhunt on St. Vincent's island off Florida's northwest coast.

Land of the Tiger

5 - Land of the Tiger

Air Date: June 30, 1965

Fred Bear and the Maharaja of Bundi hunt India for the sambur stag, nilgai, axis deer and the feared Indian tiger.

History of the Bow & Arrow

6 - History of the Bow & Arrow

Air Date: July 7, 1965

Join legendary Fred Bear as he describes the development of bows and arrows at the Bear Archery plant.

Prairie Pronghorn

7 - Prairie Pronghorn

Air Date: July 14, 1965

Join Fred Bear in Wyoming bowhunting the fleet footed pronghorn antelope.

Bwana Bowmen

8 - Bwana Bowmen

Air Date: July 21, 1965

Experience another African safari with Bill Negley in the Belgian Congo.

Fins, Feather & Fur

9 - Fins, Feather & Fur

Air Date: July 28, 1965

See Fred Bear in the early days as he takes his archery equipment after stingrays, alligator, and gar followed by some impressive wing shooting of pheasant.

Big Three: Grizzly, Mule Deer & Polar Bear

10 - Big Three: Grizzly, Mule Deer & Polar Bear

Air Date: August 4, 1965

Join bowhunting legend Fred Bear as he bow hunts Grizzlies in the rugged mountains of British Columbia, huge mule deer in the high desert of New Mexico and arctic polar bear on the far North ice-cap.

History of Bear Archery

11 - History of Bear Archery

Air Date: August 11, 1965

This is the famous one-on-one interview with Fred Bear himself.

Badland Bucks

12 - Badland Bucks

Air Date: August 18, 1965

Legendary bowhunter Fred Bear hunts wily mule deer in North Dakota.

Arrow for a Grizzly

13 - Arrow for a Grizzly

Air Date: August 25, 1965

Legendary bowhunter Fred Bear hunts Grizzly bear in the Canadian Yukon.

Rural Route One

14 - Rural Route One

Air Date: September 1, 1965

Legendary bowhunter Fred Bear shows how Bear Archery manufactures recurve bows.

The Year of the Buffalo

15 - The Year of the Buffalo

Air Date: September 8, 1965

Fred Bear back in the day bowhunting in East Africa for Cape Buffalo.

Back Country Bowhunt

16 - Back Country Bowhunt

Air Date: September 15, 1965

Fred Bear and Glenn St. Charles bowhunt the interior of British Columbia, and the action is fast and furious.

The Good Earth

17 - The Good Earth

Air Date: September 22, 1965

Enjoy the exchange of view between legendary bowhunter Fred Bear and astronaut James A. Lovell as they explore the great outdoors through bowhunting, fly fishing, snow shoeing, canoeing, trap shooting, grouse hunting, and nature photography.

Mozambique Game Trails

18 - Mozambique Game Trails

Air Date: September 29, 1965

Fred Bear's fabulous 1964 elephant hunt.

Bowhunter's Safari

19 - Bowhunter's Safari

Air Date: October 6, 1965

Fred Bear's 1955 African safari with radio and TV personality Arthur Godfrey.

Kaibab Bucks

20 - Kaibab Bucks

Air Date: October 13, 1965

Step back into time. Join Fred Bear and friends during the first ever bow and arrow season in Arizona's Kaibab Forest.

Grubstake Bowhunt

21 - Grubstake Bowhunt

Air Date: October 20, 1965

Follow Fred Bear, Glenn St Charles, Keith Clemmons and party as they bowhunt the little Delta region of Alaska for caribou, moose and Dall sheep.

Trophy Elk

22 - Trophy Elk

Air Date: October 27, 1965

Travel with the father of modern bowhunting, Fred Bear, to bowhunt wary elk in Wyoming.

North to Adventure

23 - North to Adventure

Air Date: November 3, 1965

Follow the arrow as Fred Bear takes his favorite trophy of his entire career, a record stone sheep in the mountains of British Columbia.

Restless Spirit

24 - Restless Spirit

Air Date: November 10, 1965

The film that captures the spirit of Fred Bear. Excerpts from many of his films are included in this one video. 34 minutes long.