An archer at full draw on the outdoor walk-back range at Bear River Archery, with 3D animal targets and faces on bag targets in the distance

Partner · Archery

Bear River Archery

Full-service pro shop and 100-yard walk-back range in Van Alstyne, Texas. North of Dallas, run by people who shoot. The archer, the hunter, and the kid who wants to be like his dad all have a place to start here.

Saturday · JUN 13

The doors open Saturday, June 13.

Noon to 5pm. Giveaways, novelty shots, vendors, food. Free to come.

Bring whoever you'd bring to a shop opening.

Bear River Archery Grand Opening flier, Saturday June 13, noon to 5pm, Van Alstyne, TX

From @bearriverarchery on Instagram

Outdoor range
100 yards
Marked distances
Every 10 yds
Day pass
$10
Membership
$15 / mo

Who they are

A pro shop the size of a friend's garage, with the gear of a real shop.

Bear River sits between two extremes: the big-box archery counter where nobody knows your name, and the boutique pro shop priced for someone else's budget. They describe themselves as the in-between: high performance equipment at fair prices.

The shop is owner-operated. Justin, who runs it, also shoots it. That shows up in the way the place is set up and in how he talks to people who walk in not knowing what they don't know yet.

“We are not here to tell you what to do or make the decisions for you, but rest assured you will get all the information and attention you need.”
Bear River Archery
Justin, owner of Bear River Archery, in a Prime hat with a compound bow and pink-fletched arrows over his shoulder, wearing a Texas flag patch
Inside Bear River Archery: compound bows hanging from the ceiling rail, gear walls, a Texas A&M flag, accessory pegboards, and a workbench in the center of the shop

Pro shop

Full-service. Posted prices. No mystery.

Everything you would need a real pro shop for. Below is what they charge today.

  • Compound bow string change$195
  • Crossbow string change$145
  • Bow tune$60–$80
  • Limb / cam change$60 each
  • Paper tune$30
  • D-loop installation$15
  • Peep installation$15
  • Complete setup (if purchased elsewhere)$95
  • Custom arrow buildsVarious

Pricing on services as posted by Bear River. Inventory and brand selection confirmed by visit or phone.

A 3D deer target on the outdoor range at Bear River Archery in late golden-hour light, with a second small target in the distance

The range

100-yard walk-back. Targets every 10 yards.

Outdoor. Walk-back format with distances marked every 10 yards from 20 out to 100. Bag targets plus a rotation of 3D animal targets. Built for form work and distance estimation, not broadhead testing.

Surface
Outdoor walk-back
Distances
Marked every 10 yards · 20 to 100
Targets
Bag + multiple 3D
Broadheads
Not permitted on range
Crossbows
Not permitted on range
Day pass
$10 (shop hours only)
Membership
$15 / month
Member hours
Mon–Sat sunrise to sunset

In the shop

The details.

Six fletched arrows lined up on the workbench, each wrap reading "BE STILL. DON'T SUCK." in stenciled letters
Close-up of a Mathews Lift compound bow cam and limb, dust pattern catching morning light
A camouflaged TenPoint Vapor crossbow at rest beside a set of antlers in tall winter grass
Bear River Archery wordmark with arrowhead and bear-paw mark

Visit

Go see them.

Hours

Shop

Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm

Range, non-members

Same as shop hours

Range, members

Mon–Sat, sunrise to sunset

In production

The first round of archery training, alongside Bear River.

First-bow walkthroughs. Paper-tune breakdowns. Range etiquette for the first-timer. Filmed at Bear River, walked through by people who actually do the work. Get on the list to see it when it drops.

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