Tab or Glove ? Which is better for hunting in cold weather ?

Nathan Killen · March 03, 2011, 12:20:00 PM

Which do you prefer ? I wanna be able to shoot with thin gloves on.

bigbadjon · March 03, 2011, 12:22:00 PM

My recommendation is to use what you normally do. Just keep your shooting hand in your pocket to keep it warm.

durp · March 03, 2011, 03:28:00 PM

glove...i just cut the ends off the three string fingers.

EHK · March 03, 2011, 03:43:00 PM

I realize this is a question of personal preference, but I'm with durp. Cut 3 fingers off a cold weather glove and wear your shooting glove. Keep the hand in a pocket with a checmical handwarmer and it's almost too warm.

macksdad · March 03, 2011, 04:04:00 PM

I like a glove and I have one of those Fanny pack hand warmers like you see quarterbacks use. You can get them for $20 at cabelas

Easykeeper · March 03, 2011, 04:06:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by EHK:
I realize this is a question of personal preference, but I'm with durp. Cut 3 fingers off a cold weather glove and wear your shooting glove. Keep the hand in a pocket with a checmical handwarmer and it's almost too warm.

This works for me too.

huntingarcher · March 03, 2011, 04:33:00 PM

I am with macksdad I do the very same thing never had a problem.

Night Wing · March 03, 2011, 06:58:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by macksdad:
I like a glove and I have one of those Fanny pack hand warmers like you see quarterbacks use. You can get them for $20 at cabelas

I use the same thing to keep my shooting hand warm, but I prefer a tab.

Bowtie · March 03, 2011, 10:21:00 PM

Tab for me. I've been stump shooting with friends about every week through January and February here in NE Pennsylvania. On my bow hand, I wear a warm glove. I keep my tab-hand in my coat pocket next to a hand warmer...... does the trick.

Buckwheaties · March 03, 2011, 10:25:00 PM

Tab all the way. Hand warmer, and exact same feel as when you target shoot.

Claym · March 03, 2011, 10:27:00 PM

I use a glove and wear light gloves overtop with the shooting fingers cut out as described above. I'm also a huge fan of the fanny packs like Macksdad said with some hand warmers thrown in. Works like a charm. I'll carry some heavy gloves with me just in case, but I usually don't need them.

March 03, 2011, 10:28:00 PM

When it is bitterly cold, I use a cant pinch with a very hard piece of leather added to it that is large enough to fit over an insulated glove, otherwise I use a American Leathers glove with a fleece glove over it..

EL Mejor · March 03, 2011, 11:18:00 PM

YEP, KEEP HANDS WARM, HOW EVER U CAN, WHEN READY SHOOT... GOOD LUCK...

flintznstyx · March 04, 2011, 07:06:00 AM

dura glove and jersey with three fingers cut off is all i use no matter how cold. can always put your hand in a pocket if need be.

Birdbow · March 04, 2011, 07:18:00 AM

Nathan,
I also use a tab year round here in N.H. but do it a little differently. I use a tab over thin a glove (either wool or fleece) which helps when your "on point" with game in the area but waiting for the shot. I practice regularly with too. Hope this is helpful. Best regards, Todd

Bowwild · March 04, 2011, 07:40:00 AM

Both my bow and string hand are bare when I'm about to shoot, regardless of the weather. I do like others have written above to keep warm until time to grab the bow. I'd have to practice with the thin gloves to trust wearing one when shooting.

I use a glove rather than a tab. I like the feel of the string better with the glove than with the tabs I've tried.

Mojostick · March 04, 2011, 07:40:00 AM

There's 2 options for me.

When "normal cold"...

A tab with a "good", thinner glove. When colder, I use a light/midweight Under Armour glove and I picked up a nifty, lined belt style handwarmer at the K-Zoo show, that you slide your hand down into. Throw 1-4 handwarmers in there and you're all set with hot hands.

When "silly cold"...

I use the Grey Wolf "mitts". They slide over your whole arm and have a huge opening that you kind of "flick" your hand out of, when shooting. If that makes any sense.

http://www.graywolfwoolens.com/store/product.php?productid=167&cat=38&page=1

They are a tad bulky, but if you also add 1-2 handwarmers in there too, you are good at very cold temps.

Beanbag · March 04, 2011, 07:59:00 AM

Tab, with those flip open gloves with velcro or magnets to hold the flap back JG

Jerry Bellmyer · March 05, 2011, 11:21:00 AM

I like the tab...easy to get on quickly..

stickem1 · March 05, 2011, 02:55:00 PM

I use a glove and a heavy gove minus 3 firngers also.