Bear Persist Compound Bow

The Bear Persist is a machined-aluminum hunting flagship that trades the last ounce of weight savings for a shot that is genuinely silent and dead in the hand. At a $1,249.99 launch MSRP it sits a clear step below the Mathews and Hoyt flagship tier while delivering the things that actually matter on a treestand: 89.7 dB of shot noise, minimal hand shock, and a four-position let-off that lets you hold light for a long sit or add weight for a windy one. Real chronograph numbers back the 340 fps IBO honestly - 334 to 335 fps with a 350-grain arrow at a 30-inch, 70-pound setup - and the fully integrated riser makes a clean, snag-free build the default rather than an upgrade. What I keep coming back to is how still it holds and how little you feel at the shot; the heft that shows on a scale is the reason. An excellent bow for the sit-and-wait treestand hunter who prizes a silent, motionless shot and deep tunability, particularly strong at measured whitetail distances. Buyers prioritizing a lighter pack-in for mobile, run-and-gun hunting should also look at the Persist 33's longer, steadier platform or a lighter flagship like the Mathews Phase4 29... read full review