Bear Resurgence Compound Bow

The Bear Resurgence is a lot of ready-to-hunt bow for its $629.99 launch price, and it holds up well as a used or closeout buy years after its 2022-2023 run. It pairs a 335 fps IBO rating - a real 291 fps on a 400-grain hunting arrow - with a draw that rolls over smoothly, a shot that reads a hair over 98 decibels and goes nearly dead in the hand with a stabilizer, and a back-wall system, cable stop or limb stop, that hands the shooter a tuning choice the price class rarely includes. Add machined aluminum limb pockets where composite is the norm, two 15-pound draw-weight modules, a 25.5 to 31 inch draw span, and a full Trophy Ridge kit in the box, and you have a bow that fits a whole household and takes any North American big game at honest hunting range the day it arrives. What I keep coming back to is how complete it is: near-flagship speed and real hardware in a package you shoot, not assemble. It is an excellent bow for the value-minded whitetail hunter who wants to be hunting this weekend, particularly strong as a fast, fully-kitted treestand rig. Buyers who need the widest child-to-adult adjustability should also look at the Diamond Edge 320, and those chasing the lowest entry price at the PSE Stinger MAX... read full review