Bear Bow Reviews

The Bottom Line:At $1,199.99 launch, the Execute 30 is the bow that moved Bear into flagship pricing - and, for the compact-hunting buyer, largely justified it. You get a genuinely redesigned EKO cam with an unusually wide 75-to-90-percent let-off range, a 340 fps IBO rating that translates to a real 293 fps with a... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Legend XR is a genuine one-bow-for-the-household answer: a DHC-XR hybrid cam that spans 14 to 70 pounds and 18 to 31 inches, wrapped in a real 32-inch aluminum hunting chassis that launched at $459.99 bow-only and $559.99 as a ready-to-hunt package. It backs its 320 IBO with an honest 299 fps... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Adapt is the value single cam that quietly set the template for Bear's Hunting Public line. Launched at $459.99 for the bow only in 2022 as The Hunting Public's own design, it delivered a genuinely smooth draw, a quiet sub-96 dB shot, and a back-wall choice - rock-solid limb stop or softer cable... read full review

The Bottom Line:At a $449.99 launch MSRP for the full factory-rigged Ready-to-Hunt package, the Cruzer G3 is the generation that finally made Bear's grow-with-you idea friction-free: the MV1 DrawDial covers 14 to 30 inches and 10 to 70 pounds from the modules already on the bow, 75% let-off keeps the full 70 pounds... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Whitetail Legend Pro takes the smooth, value-minded Whitetail Legend platform and elevates it with the EKO cam, and the result is a bow that punches well above its $559.99 launch price. It backs up its up-to-339 fps IBO claim with a real 333 fps chronograph reading, holds a quiet 97.1 dB shot,... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Escalate is the mainline bow that got the flagship's cam. For a $779.99 launch MSRP - bow only, with a Ready-to-Hunt package also offered - the buyer gets Bear's EKO system with selectable 75-to-90-percent let-off, an honest 300-plus fps with hunting-weight arrows against a 339-fps IBO rating,... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Alaskan is a lot of hunting bow for its $529.99 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 with a draw that pulls like a lighter bow, a shot that reads a hair over 95 decibels and goes nearly dead in the hand with... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Whitetail Legend is a study in doing one thing deliberately: it puts a smooth single cam and a firm Draw Stop into a complete ready-to-hunt package that launched at $479.99 in 2021 and $499.99 by 2022. The headline IBO is 320 fps, but the honest hunting-arrow numbers of 265-291 fps tell the... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Cruzer G2 is the bow that fits a whole family for the price of one entry-level rig, launching at $399.99 with a full ready-to-hunt kit. Its span of 5 to 70 lb and 12 to 30 inches is the widest practical adjustability in its class, its real-world speed of 309 fps at the IBO setup lands honestly... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Inception was the fast-value pick of Bear's 2021 Legend Series - a compact 32-inch hunting bow that chased a 340 fps IBO rating and, on a chronograph with a heavy 400-grain arrow at 29 inches and 70 pounds, still delivered around 304 fps. It backs that speed with a quiet, low-shock shot from... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Bear Divergent EKO is a limited frills hunting bow, which does everything it is designed to do. Shorter axle to axle bows are not for all bow hunters, but those on the market for something a bit more compact are already aware of what a smaller bow performs like, and should have no issues with the... read full review

The Bottom Line:The bear legend series of those instills a boost of confidence just from association alone. Fred Bear is often noted as the founder of modern day bowhunting, and the legends series is the lineup dedicated directly to his legacy. Bear did an amazing job with the Status EKO bow, and it is going to be a... read full review

The Bottom Line:Bear is one of the few archery companies that produce a bow for every single shooter on the market. The Species LD is an adult version of a hunting bow specifically designed to give shooters an entry level price without the sticker shock of a high end flagship model. Almost every adult shooter will fit... read full review

The Bottom Line:For diehard Bear Archery shooters, there has not been an option for a dedicated target or 3D bow. Bear has focused their energy on creating a huge variety of compound hunting bows of varying specifications and price points to have one of the most well rounded lineups in all of archery. The Revival aims... read full review

The Bottom Line:The Trace HC is a really great offering for shooters just getting started in the world of archery, or those without much money to spend on a new bow. On paper, the Trace HC is as competitive as they come, pretty easily able to size itself up against the best of the best in the archery world. There is... read full review

The Bottom Line:For a strictly designed hunting bow, there is a lot to get excited about with the Bear Paradox HC. Potentially at the top of the list of things to love about the bow is the price tag of only $499, with the Ready to Hunt package only being an additional $100. For those just starting out, or shooters needing... read full review

The Bottom Line:2019 is a great time to be an archer. Every company is producing great shooting rigs, which allows shooters to choose a bow that fits their personal preferences. For bow companies, it has to be a bit frustrating as well, because everyone's a critic, most of the time without ever shooting the bow themselves.... read full review