I believe kids will take care of things better when they invest some of their own money, so my son, Jacob, and I made a deal and together we bought him a fancy new youth bow. He’s now the proud owner of a Bear Apprentice courtesy of Jim Benton’s Sportsman’s Attic in Wayland, Michigan. Jim spent time setting Jacob up with his new weapon and he’s already whackin’ bulleyes. Sportsman’s Attic is a really cool place! Jim has a bunch of stellar mounts in his archery shop, including two fighting polar bears!
Jacob’s setup is now a 20″ draw and 27 lb. pull. This bow adjusts all the way to 60 lbs, which is good because I can tell I’ll be cranking up the poundage very soon. The draw length has a range of 13 inches. It won’t be dropping deer this fall yet, but I can see it being on stand with us next fall!
Jacob trying out his new Bear Apprentice on the range at Sportsman’s Attic
JIm Benton, owner of Sportsman’s Attic, works with Jacob on Jacob’s new Bear Apprentice bow