cold shooting hand

[Arrowcraft]

Any secrets to shooting and hunting in real cold temps was shooting the other day in 17 degree temps and realy stings the fingers ? any ideas greatly appreciated    Thanks

[Jayrod]

Only thing I have used that I feel works is a hand muff warmer with some handwarmers inside while on stand

[centaur]

I stick those chemical handwarmers in my jacket pocket and keep my shooting hand in the pocket unless I am shooting. I have been looking at the Asbell wool handwarmers; they look like they should work well.

[Tyler C. Moore]

I never wear gloves while on stand, and use a very thick and warm/waterproof waterfowl handcuff with chemical warmers inside of it is cold enough. When I need to shoot I never notice the cold for that short period I am focused on deer. It works for me.. I may go to a glove on my non tab hand and see how that goes.

[SAM E. STEPHENS]

Yep the little hand warmers are hand savers....

,,Sam,,

[Izzy]

Wool surplus gloves.

[ChuckC]

Have a big pocket or muff of some sort to stick your shooting hand into and keep it there till needed.  A hand warmer or two helps.

ChuckC

[Stickbow]

I have one of those snap around the waist muff thingy. A guy could put a heat pack in there. I also shoot with the green wool gloves you see at an Army surplus store.

If you use the green gloves I would suggest you shoot with them on regularly. It took me a while to get used to, felt funny on my anchorpoint.

[Jock Whisky]

Bow holder and hands in my jacket pockets. Good to -20F

[Jakeemt]

I use a flap style mitten with my tab I just open the mitten flip to get to the three fingered glove bellow. Works fine for me man.

[Jerry Jeffer]

I don't know if you shoot glove, tab etc. but I like rag wool gloves with half fingers, and a hot hand pack slid into the glove on the back of my hand.

[Terry Lightle]

Tha Asbell hand warmers work really well.
Terry

[Hoyt]

I take blood thinners and my hands go numb in mid 40 degrees. They get so bad I have to climb down while I can still use them to grip anything.

Once on the ground I can move around and warm up some.

One of these in my hand muffs is the best I've found for keeping my hands warm. They get hotter than the packets and last for a half day hunt easy...long as I've used them.

[Sam McMichael]

I wear fleece gloves on both hands, even when using a tab. When combined with a hand warmer, this works well. Granted, I can't wear the tab with the heavy weight gloves some of you northern guys must use, but in moderate cold, this works well.

[Bladepeek]

I have some very thin, but warm gloves I wear on my bow hand. I use a tab and on my string hand I sometimes wear the same glove and sometimes no glove. I also have one of those hand-warmer muffs that you can hang around your neck or wear strapped around your waist. I wear mine around my waist and it nearly always has one of the little hand warmer packs in it. I keep my string hand in it until my bow hand gets cold and then switch hands in the muff for a few minutes. I quit fighting cold hands years ago.

[Hud]

Some fishing stores sell a medium weight Ragg Wool Glove without the tips of three fingers and thumb on one glove. It is better than cutting them off as the ends won't come unraveled and they should be reversible. If they only sell them without the tips on both, buy a second pair with fingers, or buy a full pair and cut just the fingers you need. Cutting may cause the wool to unravel, so cut the very end and roll the wool back, or in, then stitch in place, you should be okay.