What do you guys like. I rarely hang my bow up but with the weather getting cold it would be a good option. Thanks
3rivers sells a neat little folding screw-in bow hanger that weighs next to nothing and screws into a tree very easy. They're a little pricey but worth it to me.
Item # 7655
Steve
I either use the little $0.99 screw in hangers from the local sporting goods store (and I buy them in bulk because I always seem to lose them), or stick my bow in my boot.
I like having it hang in front of me at the ready, not behind me in the tree, so that's why I usually limit myself to these two options.
Alex
I get a screw in utility hook at the hardware store. They are usually covered in red vinyl but I overwrap with black friction tape. Keep one in my quiver pocket. I have also used my leatherman knife blade and stuck it into a tree with the cutting edge down of course. I'd much rather just lean my bow against a tree.
I use the little dollar screw in hangers from walmart....I put several in a tree for multiple purposes such as bacpacks or binoculars. Alot of times if a branch is in the right spot I will just saw it off close to the base and use it.
I try to find a branch at the right height and clip it about 2" long, hang my bow on that.
I use one of the Real Tree extended screw in holders. They are super strong and easy to use.
I use a Realtree® EZ Hanger Bow Holder 3 arm model. I hang it right over my head so I'm actually looking through my bow when seated. I keep it at a height where all I need to do is reach forward and it is in a ready position. Because it is right over my head, it doesn't get in the way when I shoot because I cant my bow. I shoot from a sitting position 95% of the time. When I stand up, it's easy to just swing away from me. I hang my bow almost 100% on the time. I take it down after each sit & it stays in my pack. Therefor just need one...tippit
I use the little screw in hooks if I have a convenient limb to use and the real tree or hme folding hook if there isn't. Our hardwoods tend to twist the screw part out of the square tubing so I drill a hole through both and put a tension pin in to keep it from busting the internal weld and twisting out.
Tippit X2!
x2 tippit.
although this year I'v ebeen playing around with videoing my hunts and I switched out the realtree 3 arm fo an old 2 arm model so I could mount the camera on the 3 arm.
this is on private land, on state land in MA its illegal to screw anything through the bark of a tree. I took an old 2 arm model, cut the screw off and welded on a bracket so I could strap it to a tree...but it doesn't work nearly as well as screw-ins.
Third hand archery bow holder.
Saw a thread on here a while back suggesting this
http://thirdhandarchery.com/product.asp?PRODID=10
Ordered one and used it last weekend. Awesome if you hunt a ladder stand and have the rail to attach it to. Wish I had it years earlier
QuoteOriginally posted by RedShaft:
Third hand archery bow holder.
oops, beat me to it :)
these (3rd hand) never worked well for me from the platform of a regular hang-on stand. you have to angle them so far forward to 'lock in' a trad bow, they'd almost be out of reach.
I have been using the Lone Wolf utility belt for the past few seasons and I love it! Don't need to screw anything into the tree, just clip it on and cinch it down. I hunt from a climber a good bit so it makes setup easy.
I use an easy climb folder tree step wrap it with duct tape. Can double as a hand hold if needed. Easy to remove or just leave it till next time.
99.9% of the time, I lay the bow across my lap. Every so often, I use a cheap little screw in hook from the hardware store that costs like a buck or two. It serves it's purpose well.
Cheap screw in deals from hardware or sporting good store. Have drove large nail wrapped in electrical tape into a tree for this before. Always remove it at end of season of course
Third hand archery bow holder works awesome on my climbing stands. Easy to mount with just 4 bolts and rotates to fit any recurve or long bow.
Really? A traditional bowhunter would buy a bow holder? I use a bit of para cord and sometimes a stick ive cut onsite and fashion something that will work..you're sitting in a tree for hours and hours you'll have time to figure something out....I promise!
Always have my Easycuts with me I clip a branch or use my Easyhanger.
Hawk Xtendible Bow Holder...
Ok so I was in my stand today and looked at my bow holder and thought...hey here's an answer to that tradgang question!
I sewed a little triangular shaped pocket onto the cuff of my insulated pants, the bottom limb rests in it. Then on the breast of my jacket ive sewn on a piece of para cord. I tie this around the string and under my arrow nock with a plain shoelace bow knot.
Since I use double string nocks the paracord pulls the arrow up an keeps it tightly on the string.
The bow rests at an angle across my chest and all I have to do is reach up untie the string and the bow is in my hand. It's a super way to hold your bow and theres very little movement to get it up and ready to shoot.
I use the screw in bow holders that are 2 piece and swivel in the middle but I don't really like how they stick between the string and limb when trying to lift bow off hanger.
hitman,
Take a piece of garden hose to slide over the thin hook end of your 2 piece swivel bow holder. The larger diameter will keep the string & bow limb from sticking...tippit
I pretty much agree with calgarychef. What's this bow-holder nonsense? It's called your hand.
If you can't hold it, or lay it on your lap, get outta the tree and start actually hunting instead of sitting on your duff like an office worker!
Since I hunt federal land and it illegal to screw anything into trees I use on attached to my climber
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The long, swing-arm type scew in holder described above by several others is what I have found the best for a non-stand mounted holder. The cheap little rubber coated screw in hooks work, but you will find rather quickly that all kinds of contortions are needed to pivot around and get to that bow when it's hung so close to the tree, and you will find this out at the worst possible moment, as in when a buck appears at close range out of nowhere. The little third hand holders work great mounted on the stand, although one needs to experiment to find the best possible placement for them before getting up in the tree.
A hook can do other duties than hold bows for us lazy tree stand types. If I climb and don't want to work up a sweat I don't wear my outer wear and put that on in a tree after I pull it up. A hook is mighty handy to hang that bow on when you are doing this. They are great to hang quivers and packs too. And sometimes I just like to hang the bow up and answer a call of nature.
Oh, I dropped a bow out of a tree last year when it was on my lap and I was getting something out of a quiver pouch.
A hook to me makes all the sense in the world and lots of uses for them. Mine are cheap cup hooks from the hardware store.
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A cheap one! Don't know the brand! It pivots though and sticks out about a foot total. Only drawback is the screw isn't very sharp and I have to make a pilot hole with one of my steps.