Bear Archery Super Kodiak
Fair
Ranked #5 of 7 traditional recurve bows
$629.99
The Super Kodiak is the flagship of Bear's traditional line — a 60-inch one-piece that succeeded the original Kodiak and became the recurve a lot of traditional hunters aspire to own. A Shedua riser with a black-stripe accent, maple-cored limbs faced in black fiberglass, a cut-on-center shelf, and a DynaFlight 97 string included. It reaches the highest draw weight in this lineup — up to 65 pounds right-hand — and carries the price to match. This is the buy-it-for-life end of the category, not the value end.
Standout feature: Bear's flagship one-piece — the highest draw-weight ceiling here, and the heirloom price to match.
The verdict
The Bear Archery Super Kodiak earns a CareScore of 41.5/100 (fair), ranking #5 of 7 traditional recurve bows we’ve scored at $629.99. Bear's flagship one-piece — the highest draw-weight ceiling here, and the heirloom price to match.
Scored by the published CareScore v1.1.0 methodology from manufacturer specs, June 2026.
Pros
- The classic aspirational one-piece hunting recurve
- Reaches 65 lb right-hand — the most big-game headroom in this lineup
- Premium Shedua riser and maple/fiberglass limbs, cut on center
- Ships with a DynaFlight 97 Flemish-twist string and quiver inserts
Cons
- $630 — the most expensive bow here by a clear margin
- Left-hand availability is limited (45–55 lb)
- Bear publishes no mass weight or written warranty
CareScore breakdown
How the 41.5/100 was built. Each spec is normalised to a 0–100 quality score, then weighted.
Data note: Price $629.99 (beararchery.com + 3Rivers, single price across weights). One-piece type, 60 in AMO, RH availability 30–65 / LH 45–55 lb (Bear's catalog states 25–55; 3Rivers lists RH 30–65 — retailer availability used, verifier-confirmed), Shedua riser with black stripe, maple/black-fiberglass limbs, brace 8–9 in, 1/4-20 quiver inserts, DynaFlight 97 string, RH/LH all verified. Verifier removed unsourced side-plate/rest material and a phantom 64 in variant; mass and warranty unpublished — null.
Full specifications
| Street Price | $629.99 |
|---|---|
| Lightest Draw Offered | 30 lb |
| Heaviest Draw Offered | 65 lb |
| AMO Bow Length | 60" |
| Mass Weight | — |
| Construction | One-piece |
| Brace Height Window | 8.0–9.0" |
| Handedness | Both |
| Warranty | Unpublished |
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