Bear Effect Compound Bow

The Bear Effect is a straightforward answer to a specific need: a complete, ready-to-hunt, two-cam rig for the adult who wants to hunt this season without assembling a bow one accessory at a time. It pairs a 325-fps IBO H13 hybrid cam with a forgiving 7-inch brace and a rugged 6061 aluminum riser, all at 4.2 pounds bare, and ships as a full Trophy Ridge Ready-to-Hunt package that launched in the low-$600s. What I keep coming back to is how honest the bow is about who it serves - it skips the youth range other package bows chase and simply hands an adult a real 50-to-70-pound setup that holds tune and shoots quiet enough to hunt. It is not a target bow and not a grow-with-you kid's bow, and it never pretends to be either. An excellent choice for the adult hunter stepping up to a complete hunting rig, particularly strong as a shoot-it-the-week-you-buy-it whitetail setup. Buyers who need one bow to fit a growing child, or who want the lowest possible holding weight, should also look at the Diamond Edge 320... read full review