To start off our budget bows we went with bear archery and this years new alaskan, bang for your buck is exactly what comes to mind, complete hunting bow for 499.00
I have friends that wanted to get into archery but they were eyeballing $1000+ bows and it's too much for them to start with. the Alaskan and Bear's other entry level options are a great choice. I started with a Bear Species and it served me well. Sold it to a friend so that he can experience archery. It was a good start for him. none of the headaches of setting up a bow. Went out with him and shot same day. p.s. we need a review of that kitty at 5:23!
Really enjoy your reveiws but just want to mention I have a 2024 Alaskan XT. Dead in hand, no hand shock, quiet, just as they state. I was so pleased when I set it up and started shooting it.
The Alaskan is a pro shop bow that is hard to find in stock locally, but the Resurgence RTS package is the same bow that can be ordered online with color options, so I bought one! Great specs, smooth draw, nice lightweight cast aluminum riser, okay accessories, easy to setup and tune (60 lb model using bare shaft method tuning and Gold Tip 400 carbon arrows). Upgraded the peep, stabilizer, and cable guide (PSE roller guide). 4 pin sight is workable but LED light is on off only and too bright. Could have shielded the fiber optics a bit from the light but upgraded to a rheostat light instead. It had a marked nock right tear at stock which I tuned out with top cam shimming. During the process, I found each axle was a tad long so I added a 0.020" shim to the upper and lower shim stack to eliminate slop gap under the axel C-clips. End point of perfect tune was 13/16" centershot, arrow rest height so arrow shaft exactly centered in burger holes and arrow exactly perpendicular to string. Top cam lean corrected from marked lean to cable side at brace to only 1 degree cam lean to cable side after tuning with more shims swapped to left side (factory 40% of shims on left and 60% on right with marked nock right tear, and 60%-40% after swap tuned with bullet hole). Bottom cam was leaning 1 degree to cable side (okay), but after adding the 0.020" shim on left side lower cam lean reduced to 0.5 degree to cable side. Didn't need much yoke tuning after the cam shim tune, but nice to know it has an easily tunable yoke system. Cam timing was spot on from factory. Trick was to use my wife's lipstick to smear each cams' cable stop and execute one shot with light back wall pressure, both stops had cable "fingerprints", meaning both touched in good time. I then penciled marks on the cams where the cables intersect to easily confirm timing at brace in the future. After tuning, brace nocked arrow perfectly in line with limb bolts from the front, parallel to stabilizer, and string bisecting the center of the grip from the rear. Shot bare shafts parallel to and stacked with fletched arrows. Sweet shooting bow after minor tuning work. Highly recommended!
Pulled my Alaskan out of the box. Checked spec on A to A and brace. Right on from the factory. Set poundage. Timed cams, they were slightly off and needed one twist. Put on a whisker biscuit and shot a dozen arrows to settle the string a bit. Switched to a Vapor Trail Pro VX. First shot was point high/tail low. Moved the nocking point up a hair. Bullet hole. Zero side to side. With a 400 spine it shot bullet holes with 100, 125, and 150 grain points. One of the easiest bows to tune I have had as of late. Not bad for a $499 bow, considering I have had much more challenging times tuning the big flagships in some cases. Also worth noting, the peep settled in the first couple shots and there is now zero peep rotation. Bear strings are better than Mathews and Bowtech for sure, and at least as good as Hoyt and Prime. It looks to me like Bear might be thinking of dropping the Alaskan from their lineup soon, get one now if you want an extremely high value bow.
Of note, Bear uses coarser threading on their limb bolts so although you are only allowed a total of 6 full turns, the bow poundage range is 15 lb (some say even more than 15 lbs). You can see the free threads on this model. My PSE Evolve has finer threads that allow 10 full turns but only a 10 lb weight range.
Fantastic work as usual. Check out the new Diamond Edge XT that just came out. Bought the first one at our pro shop for my son's starter compound. Huge upgrade from past models. Love the split limbs on the new edge XT.
Thanks for throwing in the recurve! Great review! For the price, the Bear bow is a great investment for someone wanting to start out! Curious to see what the decibel meter shows. It did sound a bit louder than others you have reviewed.
The vibration comes from those 4 string grubs. I replaced them on my Whitetail Maxx with actually brass speed nocks and shrink tubing. It reduced noise a bit, but mostly vibration by half, AND increased my arrow speed by 2 fps. Oh, and I swapped out those limb dampeners with more robust ones. The mid-priced budget bows now still can't outperform my 14-year-old Bowtech Destroyer 350 with upgraded Barnsdale limbs, but I agree that they'll outperform most. Hell, even my Whitetail Maxx at 64# outperforms my Solution SS at 71#.
I had a budget of $1000 for my total set up. I was coming from a diamond black ice 2005/6 bow. I shot alot of brands, I liked several different options but chose the Alaskan. Man am I thrilled with it. I have a 30.5" draw so alot of bows were instantly out. To me the draw got smoother and better up to 200 shots. I love this bow. Went with trophy ridge react 5pin, hit man stabilizer, trophy ridge drop away and it shoots awsome. I did shoot a few flagship bows but couldn't justify the additional $500+. This is a great option.
I was looking at a similer setup, except for a Trophy Ridge Pursuit single pin (the $100 one lmao). Which dropaway rest do you have? Trophy Ridge lists two, a $50 and a $80 IIRC. And are they hard to setup?
Over a year later and I absolutely love this bow. A overall good balance across the board. My only improve for Bear is get rid of the tiny spacers and make new standardized cam spacers.
Gained a Sub!! Like the program you have. Great content. Interested in seeing 3 arrow weights, 500 440 and maybe a 370 grain arrow when shooting through the chronograph to round off the show. Great job!
My last two bows were $1000+. I told myself ,never again. Put a $500 bow vs a $1200 bow in a hooter shooter you get the same exact results. People don't understand this.
I agree 100 percent I’ve got a vxr I bought used but really I think I paid to much for it my next bow will probably be a bear single cam I grew up shooting them and I miss the feel of a single cam
I would call this a mid-priced bow and not a bargain/economy bow. Just like cars and trucks, mid-priced models give you the most bang for the buck. This one looks like a great value with great performance.
Budget bow category is companies trying to give a quality product while keeping hunters budgets in mind I would say all this years budget bows are great value for the price tag, ranging from 300-899. I would also mention the Alaskan is at the top of my list factoring all aspects of a bow purchase
I really like the review I have had my eye on the alaskan for a bit now. I like the budget bows. I currently shoot a diamond outlaw. I love the diamond line of bows but I really want a bear. I hunt also with longbows and recurves. Thanks for the review. What bow are you hunting with this fall just curious
I am trying to switch it up a bit, forst doe I got with a Hoyt rx7, buck last week with the solution ss, and currently hunting with the v3x while in Kentucky, next is gana be the omnia
I to shot the outlaw. Never should have sold it however I traded my Mathews Tactic for this Bear Alaskan and I’ll never go back!! The Alaskan is perfect for me. Killer bow
I was gifted an old browning omni burner 80 by a friend trying to get me into archery, I'm hooked after 2 3d shoots. Its only a 29inch draw and the local bow shop said I need a 31. So after trying 4 different places looking for a used bow with a 31 inch draw I gave up and ordered one of these. We will see how things go. We'll done review, thanks.
@@rippinrheaume242, west town archery in Brookfield wi had one in stock, basically the day after I commented this I went and set it up, magnificent shooting bow. I’m not trying to be a braggart but the next 3d shoot with the guys I placed first. I’m sure there was beginners luck but the following weeks i was always in second or third.
I was planning on getting a prime inline 3. The wait was estimated to be over a month and I decided to get a Bear Alaskan "in the meantime" and after 2 months of owning it I decided Iiked it so much I don't see a need for the prime.
I just got the prime inline1 in and it took a little over 2 weeks, they told me over a month to and it came early, Alaskan surprise me, and u saved yourself 500 bucks
Nice video. I just ordered the Bear resergence RTH on sale for $450 new. This video makes me worry about the vibration a bit... but not sure anything works be better for $450 for the RTH which usually sells for $600. Maybe they're are better dampeners I can buy for the price savings that will make this more stable?
I keep getting back to this review and keep thinking do I really need Ventum or V3x , I have to say this bow looks beautiful and it’s half price , and then there is WLP with eko cams , to many bows not enough money lol 😂
I have an opportunity to buy a Bear Alaskan or a used Matthews Triax from my local shop. I've watched all your videos on this series and have heard you say that these new budget bows might be better than older flagships. Which one would you recommend? I really appreciate your input.
Alaskan, personally the triax was a little short a2a for me at 30 inch draw, the Alaskan was one of my favorites from bear last year and if u have the option of new with warranty and registration I would, same price I’m going with the Alaskan all day between these two
well i used to drive a Mercedes and because of changes in my economy i had to change to Fiat , its getting the job done bud the comfort level is totally different . its all the small things that you dont notice at once . less ajustabillyty slightly worse fitting, materrials are cheaper a so on . its like everything else you get what you pay for . newer the less i think bear bows s a choice for the person who is looking for a price vs preformance .
New to the channel, maybe someone can tell me what bow I should consider to start back to hunting. Last bow was a PSE and paid about 300 bucks for and that was many years ago. I know live back on the right coast and in the south and ready to continue hunting whitetail again.
@@BackyardBows I believe the draw length was about 30 and budget would be Around 500-600 thanks for responding. Your channel is great an informative and make it easy to understand. Was going to start this last year but was to close to October so I figured first of the year is a little better time.
@@BackyardBows I apologize, I said that draw length was 30 but that’s just what the sticker on the bow says. Not sure what it is. Maybe I will need to visit a store and find these things out and not waste your time. It’s just been to long and don’t remember.
@@johnrutherford1650 no worries we help in any way we can watch the basic bowman episode 1 and will help you determine your draw length, i can suggest several bows for that price range that are great quality and performing
Great review, you're very professional and thorough but relaxed. I enjoy watching the cats wander around in background 😅 keep up the good work!
Quality content, fantastic camera work… can’t wait to see your channel blow up
thanks for the positivity, lots of reviews to come
That's the bow used by the greatest bowhunter of our time. Chuck Adams killed multiple world records(2)with an Alaskan last year.
Agreed... Great Video. It was very detailed and informative. Thanks.
I have friends that wanted to get into archery but they were eyeballing $1000+ bows and it's too much for them to start with. the Alaskan and Bear's other entry level options are a great choice. I started with a Bear Species and it served me well. Sold it to a friend so that he can experience archery. It was a good start for him. none of the headaches of setting up a bow. Went out with him and shot same day.
p.s. we need a review of that kitty at 5:23!
Really enjoy your reveiws but just want to mention I have a 2024 Alaskan XT. Dead in hand, no hand shock, quiet, just as they state. I was so pleased when I set it up and started shooting it.
I should be dressing mine up this weekend and will review after the whitetail maxx
thanks for the review, well done! the limb stop is a separate component then the cable stop but both come with the bow.
Thanks for mentioning that I def made it sound like it was the same piece, the limb stop is a little wider shaped.
The Alaskan is a pro shop bow that is hard to find in stock locally, but the Resurgence RTS package is the same bow that can be ordered online with color options, so I bought one! Great specs, smooth draw, nice lightweight cast aluminum riser, okay accessories, easy to setup and tune (60 lb model using bare shaft method tuning and Gold Tip 400 carbon arrows). Upgraded the peep, stabilizer, and cable guide (PSE roller guide). 4 pin sight is workable but LED light is on off only and too bright. Could have shielded the fiber optics a bit from the light but upgraded to a rheostat light instead. It had a marked nock right tear at stock which I tuned out with top cam shimming. During the process, I found each axle was a tad long so I added a 0.020" shim to the upper and lower shim stack to eliminate slop gap under the axel C-clips. End point of perfect tune was 13/16" centershot, arrow rest height so arrow shaft exactly centered in burger holes and arrow exactly perpendicular to string. Top cam lean corrected from marked lean to cable side at brace to only 1 degree cam lean to cable side after tuning with more shims swapped to left side (factory 40% of shims on left and 60% on right with marked nock right tear, and 60%-40% after swap tuned with bullet hole). Bottom cam was leaning 1 degree to cable side (okay), but after adding the 0.020" shim on left side lower cam lean reduced to 0.5 degree to cable side. Didn't need much yoke tuning after the cam shim tune, but nice to know it has an easily tunable yoke system. Cam timing was spot on from factory. Trick was to use my wife's lipstick to smear each cams' cable stop and execute one shot with light back wall pressure, both stops had cable "fingerprints", meaning both touched in good time. I then penciled marks on the cams where the cables intersect to easily confirm timing at brace in the future. After tuning, brace nocked arrow perfectly in line with limb bolts from the front, parallel to stabilizer, and string bisecting the center of the grip from the rear. Shot bare shafts parallel to and stacked with fletched arrows. Sweet shooting bow after minor tuning work. Highly recommended!
The slower speed on your first chrono shot was because your rest didn't drop. Keep up the good work, love the reviews.
Pulled my Alaskan out of the box. Checked spec on A to A and brace. Right on from the factory. Set poundage. Timed cams, they were slightly off and needed one twist. Put on a whisker biscuit and shot a dozen arrows to settle the string a bit. Switched to a Vapor Trail Pro VX. First shot was point high/tail low. Moved the nocking point up a hair. Bullet hole. Zero side to side. With a 400 spine it shot bullet holes with 100, 125, and 150 grain points. One of the easiest bows to tune I have had as of late. Not bad for a $499 bow, considering I have had much more challenging times tuning the big flagships in some cases. Also worth noting, the peep settled in the first couple shots and there is now zero peep rotation. Bear strings are better than Mathews and Bowtech for sure, and at least as good as Hoyt and Prime. It looks to me like Bear might be thinking of dropping the Alaskan from their lineup soon, get one now if you want an extremely high value bow.
Of note, Bear uses coarser threading on their limb bolts so although you are only allowed a total of 6 full turns, the bow poundage range is 15 lb (some say even more than 15 lbs). You can see the free threads on this model. My PSE Evolve has finer threads that allow 10 full turns but only a 10 lb weight range.
Fantastic work as usual. Check out the new Diamond Edge XT that just came out. Bought the first one at our pro shop for my son's starter compound. Huge upgrade from past models. Love the split limbs on the new edge XT.
Love recommendations I will try and get my hands on one 👌 thanks for feedback
Awesome review
Thanks for throwing in the recurve! Great review! For the price, the Bear bow is a great investment for someone wanting to start out! Curious to see what the decibel meter shows. It did sound a bit louder than others you have reviewed.
I’m excited for the Decibel reader as well, something I have never measured but def interested in seeing
The vibration comes from those 4 string grubs. I replaced them on my Whitetail Maxx with actually brass speed nocks and shrink tubing. It reduced noise a bit, but mostly vibration by half, AND increased my arrow speed by 2 fps. Oh, and I swapped out those limb dampeners with more robust ones.
The mid-priced budget bows now still can't outperform my 14-year-old Bowtech Destroyer 350 with upgraded Barnsdale limbs, but I agree that they'll outperform most. Hell, even my Whitetail Maxx at 64# outperforms my Solution SS at 71#.
I had a budget of $1000 for my total set up. I was coming from a diamond black ice 2005/6 bow. I shot alot of brands, I liked several different options but chose the Alaskan. Man am I thrilled with it. I have a 30.5" draw so alot of bows were instantly out. To me the draw got smoother and better up to 200 shots. I love this bow. Went with trophy ridge react 5pin, hit man stabilizer, trophy ridge drop away and it shoots awsome. I did shoot a few flagship bows but couldn't justify the additional $500+. This is a great option.
Great set up, all within a reasonable price
I was looking at a similer setup, except for a Trophy Ridge Pursuit single pin (the $100 one lmao). Which dropaway rest do you have? Trophy Ridge lists two, a $50 and a $80 IIRC. And are they hard to setup?
@Ethanrocks22222 I have the sync. My budy is an archery tech, we had the bow set in 40 min.
I thought the draw got smoother as it broke in too
Over a year later and I absolutely love this bow. A overall good balance across the board. My only improve for Bear is get rid of the tiny spacers and make new standardized cam spacers.
Love the review style, would love to see you review one of the Prime Inline bows.
Glad you said that cause the prime inline 1 should be in any day, got it in the morel color im pumped.
@@BackyardBows I ordered the Prime inline 3 in Morel as well. It hasn’t come in yet, but I can’t wait. Looking forward to your review on it!
@@BenGaming8 might end up being one of my favorite solid colors of all time, they actually had quite a selection of camo and solids online
Just getting back into bow hunting and I have that whitetail 2 sitting in the garage. Need an upgrade for sure.
Classic and perfect time to get back into it
I just ordered the Alaskan!! Shot it at Wicked Archery here in Loxahatchee,Fl and it is Fast and fun to shoot!!
Such a great addition by bear archery this year
Gained a Sub!!
Like the program you have. Great content. Interested in seeing 3 arrow weights, 500 440 and maybe a 370 grain arrow when shooting through the chronograph to round off the show.
Great job!
Love the request we can do that thanks for watching
My last two bows were $1000+. I told myself ,never again. Put a $500 bow vs a $1200 bow in a hooter shooter you get the same exact results. People don't understand this.
Most cases your paying for better quality (cleaner quality) not performance, I agree
And paying for Joe blow on TV to get there free bow
I agree 100 percent I’ve got a vxr I bought used but really I think I paid to much for it my next bow will probably be a bear single cam I grew up shooting them and I miss the feel of a single cam
@@justinlloyd9342 Bear makes a great single cam bow.
Excellent. Looks like the Legend is a better set up for the $$. Thanks
I would call this a mid-priced bow and not a bargain/economy bow. Just like cars and trucks, mid-priced models give you the most bang for the buck. This one looks like a great value with great performance.
Budget bow category is companies trying to give a quality product while keeping hunters budgets in mind I would say all this years budget bows are great value for the price tag, ranging from 300-899. I would also mention the Alaskan is at the top of my list factoring all aspects of a bow purchase
I really like the review I have had my eye on the alaskan for a bit now. I like the budget bows. I currently shoot a diamond outlaw. I love the diamond line of bows but I really want a bear. I hunt also with longbows and recurves. Thanks for the review. What bow are you hunting with this fall just curious
I am trying to switch it up a bit, forst doe I got with a Hoyt rx7, buck last week with the solution ss, and currently hunting with the v3x while in Kentucky, next is gana be the omnia
Alaskan is still at the top of this year loved that bow
I to shot the outlaw. Never should have sold it however I traded my Mathews Tactic for this Bear Alaskan and I’ll never go back!! The Alaskan is perfect for me. Killer bow
How’d you like this one compared to the Legend XR?
I was gifted an old browning omni burner 80 by a friend trying to get me into archery, I'm hooked after 2 3d shoots. Its only a 29inch draw and the local bow shop said I need a 31. So after trying 4 different places looking for a used bow with a 31 inch draw I gave up and ordered one of these. We will see how things go. We'll done review, thanks.
Hey man how long did it take to get yours Im interested in ordering one but dont want to wait until a new lineup comes out
@@rippinrheaume242, west town archery in Brookfield wi had one in stock, basically the day after I commented this I went and set it up, magnificent shooting bow. I’m not trying to be a braggart but the next 3d shoot with the guys I placed first. I’m sure there was beginners luck but the following weeks i was always in second or third.
Fantastic video. Can you please clarify limb pocket material.
There a composite limb pocket with a aluminum liner
I was planning on getting a prime inline 3. The wait was estimated to be over a month and I decided to get a Bear Alaskan "in the meantime" and after 2 months of owning it I decided Iiked it so much I don't see a need for the prime.
I just got the prime inline1 in and it took a little over 2 weeks, they told me over a month to and it came early, Alaskan surprise me, and u saved yourself 500 bucks
Scam
@@billorphus what's a scam?
The comment above mine
Have you tried the Bear Kuma 30 ? I’m trying to decide between the Alaskan and the Kuma 30. Any thoughts ? Thanks
I have not, but for the price difference I can only assume the Alaskan is competing with bears premium bows.
The bear adapt is one heck of a bow especially for the money!
Will be my next bear review
@@BackyardBows can't wait to see what you think
@@vfonte218 love a solo cam
Looks like a great bow. Have you done any reveiws on Martin?
Working on getting one now
Nice video. I just ordered the Bear resergence RTH on sale for $450 new. This video makes me worry about the vibration a bit... but not sure anything works be better for $450 for the RTH which usually sells for $600. Maybe they're are better dampeners I can buy for the price savings that will make this more stable?
Great find
I keep getting back to this review and keep thinking do I really need Ventum or V3x , I have to say this bow looks beautiful and it’s half price , and then there is WLP with eko cams , to many bows not enough money lol 😂
For the price the Bear 2022 has put out some great options
I have an opportunity to buy a Bear Alaskan or a used Matthews Triax from my local shop. I've watched all your videos on this series and have heard you say that these new budget bows might be better than older flagships. Which one would you recommend? I really appreciate your input.
Alaskan, personally the triax was a little short a2a for me at 30 inch draw, the Alaskan was one of my favorites from bear last year and if u have the option of new with warranty and registration I would, same price I’m going with the Alaskan all day between these two
Thank you so much for your input!
Would you please review the Bear Legend XR? Possibly in a comparison with Bowtech Amplify? I am trying to decide which one to buy.
It’s up take a look
@@BackyardBows Hi again, I can't find them in your videos...
@@emiljedreas6690 lol I’m sorry it’s still in editing it’s next video will release
272.75 average with the four shots. Including the 1st shot of 266. Great speed.
Yes it is
I started shooting bows in 1984 bear was my choice an still is to this day
You and my dad would get along
You should look at obsession hb33 for budget bow it is 549.00 and shoots 348 fps
I wish I could get more obsessions in here really
So is the riser cast aluminum instead of milled
The riser is 6061 aluminum. The process is cast and then machined
What is the difference from resurgence?
What more do you recommend
Mainly cam systems and Rth option I prefer the Alaskan with the eko cams
Perfect bow 👌👌
For the price is one of the best u can get I think
@@BackyardBows Hello, I like it, it's good, I plan to buy it
Have a Parker like to see somthing with it
Bow is a bow .. our ancestors use string tied to stick to take down game .
sometimes it blows me away when people think they need a 2000 bow to have a successful hunt
Drive nxt
Filmed last weekend drive will be up in the next couple weeks
I'm pretty sure you got a spam bot, telling everyone to text a number.
What’s that and what do I do about it
@@BackyardBows my best guess would be to block that bot. I have no idea I'm not tech savvy. But it looks like a scam.
well i used to drive a Mercedes and because of changes in my economy i had to change to Fiat , its getting the job done bud the comfort level is totally different . its all the small things that you dont notice at once . less ajustabillyty slightly worse fitting, materrials are cheaper a so on . its like everything else you get what you pay for . newer the less i think bear bows s a choice for the person who is looking for a price vs preformance .
New to the channel, maybe someone can tell me what bow I should consider to start back to hunting. Last bow was a PSE and paid about 300 bucks for and that was many years ago. I know live back on the right coast and in the south and ready to continue hunting whitetail again.
What’s draw length and budget, good starting point
@@BackyardBows I believe the draw length was about 30 and budget would be Around 500-600 thanks for responding. Your channel is great an informative and make it easy to understand. Was going to start this last year but was to close to October so I figured first of the year is a little better time.
@@BackyardBows I apologize, I said that draw length was 30 but that’s just what the sticker on the bow says. Not sure what it is. Maybe I will need to visit a store and find these things out and not waste your time. It’s just been to long and don’t remember.
@@johnrutherford1650 no worries we help in any way we can watch the basic bowman episode 1 and will help you determine your draw length, i can suggest several bows for that price range that are great quality and performing