Bear Archery has been building bows since 1933, and its own site still leans hard on that history: "SINCE 1933," "MADE IN THE USA," and a direct line back to founder Fred Bear. Ninety-plus years is a long run for any bow maker, and it's a big part of why the brand shows up in searches so often, 22,200 monthly searches for "bear archery" alone, plus another 5,680 across the more specific "bear archery compound bow," "bear archery bows," and "bear archery compound bows" variants. That's real, sustained demand for one brand name, which is the whole reason this page exists as a hub rather than folding Bear Archery into a general brand-directory paragraph.
What Bear Archery actually sells today
Bear Archery sells compound bows direct through its own storefront, and the current catalogue runs to roughly two dozen models spread across three category pages. Real prices on that catalogue span from $149.99 (the Pathfinder Youth Bow, on sale, regular price $199.99) up to $999.99 (the Paramount Pro). In between sit the RTH ("Ready-to-Hunt") packages that make up most of the lineup: a bow bundled with a sight, rest, quiver, and release already mounted, in RTH, RTH+, RTH+ Sync, and RTH Extra tiers depending on how much gear comes with it. The Adapt 2 / Adapt 2 HP line is a real collaboration with The Hunting Public, and the brand also sells a handful of youth and recreational models, Gamekeeper Jr, Pathfinder, DeerMom, separate from its adult hunting lineup.
Bear Archery isn't just compound bows, either. The same storefront sells traditional recurve and longbows, the Bear X line of hunting crossbows, and gear through three owned sub-brands: Trophy Ridge for sights, rests, and quivers; Cajun Bowfishing for bowfishing-specific bows; and SIK Broadheads. This page covers compound bows specifically, since that's what the real search volume behind it is asking about.
Four named models, and what we could actually confirm about each
Four specific Bear Archery models turn up with real, meaningful search volume on their own: the Frontier compound bow package (480 vol.), the Royale RTH Extra compound bow (480 vol.), the Shootout compound bow package (390 vol.), and the Cruzer G2 (320 vol.). We checked all four directly against Bear Archery's current three-page catalogue and its own on-site search rather than assuming a name still matches a current product.
The Royale RTH Extra and Shootout both check out as real, currently-sold bows. The Royale RTH Extra lists at $449.99, and the Shootout RTH Compound Bow lists at $279.99 and was still marked "New" at the time we checked, both are live, current listings, not discontinued names.
The other two don't match quite as cleanly. Searching Bear Archery's own site for "frontier" returns exactly one product: the Frontier RTS Youth Bow at $219.99, built for a young or new shooter with a 15-29 lb. draw weight range. There's no separate adult "Frontier compound bow package" currently listed, whoever's searching that exact phrase may be thinking of the youth bow, an older package name, or a bundle sold through a specific retailer rather than Bear Archery's own site. And "Cruzer G2" doesn't turn up as a live product at all; the only real match on-site is the current Cruzer G4 RTH at $479.99. A jump from G2 straight to a current G4 points to G2 being a prior, now-superseded generation rather than something you can still buy new from Bear Archery directly.
We're not going to guess at specs for a bow that isn't actually for sale anymore, and we're not going to relabel a youth bow as something it isn't just because the name is close. If you're specifically hunting for the Frontier package or the Cruzer G2, the honest answer is that neither is confirmed as a current Bear Archery listing, the Frontier RTS Youth Bow and the Cruzer G4 RTH are the real, current products closest to those names.
| Model | Status | Real price |
|---|---|---|
| Royale RTH Extra | Current | $449.99 |
| Shootout RTH Compound Bow | Current, marked "New" | $279.99 |
| Frontier RTS Youth Bow | Current (closest match to "Frontier") | $219.99 |
| Cruzer G4 RTH | Current (closest match to "Cruzer G2") | $479.99 |
Why none of these has its own review page yet
Splitting a brand's coverage into individual model reviews only makes sense once one model clearly pulls ahead of the rest in real search demand, on Hoyt's page, for instance, the RX-9 Ultra outsearches its nearest competitor by a wide enough margin to justify a dedicated page. Bear Archery doesn't have that gap yet. Frontier, Royale RTH Extra, Shootout, and Cruzer G2 all sit within the same 320-480 monthly search band, with no single name pulling clearly ahead of the others. Splitting four roughly-equal, modest-volume terms into four thin standalone pages would spread the same total demand across pages that individually don't carry enough to justify their own depth. Covering them together here, honestly, does more for a reader than four short pages would. If a future keyword export shows one of these models pulling ahead, it's a candidate for its own page at that point, not before.
Where to buy a Bear Archery compound bow
Bear Archery sells direct through its own site, and that's also where the pricing and product names above come from. Its affiliate program runs through AvantLink, which the brand names openly on its own affiliate-program page, but Bear Archery hasn't published a commission rate or cookie-window length anywhere we can find, and we haven't invented one. We also don't have a real tracking link for Bear Archery yet, so for now, following a link to Bear Archery from this site takes you to the plain homepage rather than a tracked affiliate URL.
If you'd rather compare Bear Archery against other brands side by side before deciding, our guide to where to buy a compound bow covers Creed Archery Supply's real multi-brand catalogue, which carries Bear Archery alongside Hoyt, Mathews, Bowtech, and several others. And if hunting specifically is why you're looking at Bear Archery in the first place, our hunting compound bow guide goes through what actually matters for that use case, draw weight, let-off, and the RTH packages Bear Archery builds its hunting lineup around.
FAQ
Is Bear Archery actually made in the USA?
That's Bear Archery's own claim, stated plainly on its homepage alongside "SINCE 1933". We haven't independently audited its manufacturing footprint beyond what the company states publicly, but it's not a fringe or unverifiable claim, it's the brand's core, longstanding positioning, tied to founder Fred Bear's original company.
Is the Bear Archery Frontier compound bow package still sold?
Not as an adult package under that exact name, as far as we could confirm. The only current product matching "Frontier" on Bear Archery's own site is the Frontier RTS Youth Bow at $219.99, built for a young or new shooter rather than a general adult hunting setup.
Is the Cruzer G2 still available?
No, not that we could find. Bear Archery's own site search returns no product called "Cruzer G2", the current version is the Cruzer G4 RTH at $479.99, which suggests G2 was an earlier generation that's since been replaced.
Which Bear Archery compound bow should I actually buy?
That depends on what you're using it for more than which name has the most searches, a model's search volume mostly reflects how long it's been around, not whether it's the best fit for you. If hunting is the goal, our hunting compound bow guide covers the RTH packages built specifically for that; if you're new to archery altogether, start with our buying guide before narrowing down to a specific brand.
Sources
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- [S002] Bear Archery : Compound Bows collection, page 1, (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [S003] Bear Archery : Compound Bows collection, page 2, (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [S004] Bear Archery : Compound Bows collection, page 3, (accessed 2026-09-06)
- [S005] Bear Archery : on-site search, "cruzer g2", (accessed 2026-09-06)
- [S006] Bear Archery : on-site search, "frontier", (accessed 2026-09-06)
- [S007] Bear Archery : affiliate program page, (accessed 2026-09-05)