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There is no one who did more to popularize archery and bow hunting in the United States than Fred Bear. Born on March 5, 1902, Bear originally set out to work for the automotive industry in Detroit, but turned his attention to the great outdoors when he saw the film Alaskan Adventures. Bear also became interested in making bows. Bear first began making bows in his basement as a hobby, eventually expanding into commercial production in 1939 and experimenting with new materials like fiberglass to make bows. Fred bear had killed a deer with a rifle but found it as no challenge and lost interest. After picking up a bow he found that was going to be his life passion. He started to win lots of archery tournaments with his bows and by 1939 he

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