Hanging your bow when on stand/blind

[Lunatic]

[Roon]

Hang all the time, it's located on tree so when I'm standing or sitting it's a simple pick up.

Especially when cold I won't even think about picking it up till I'm just about ready to shot.

 

[230jhp]

Now that I switched to traditional archery I find hanging the bow to be problematic. That is if bumped tha arrow will fall off the riser shelf. When that happens sometimes it comes off the nock and falls to the ground. 

With my TreeWalker climber I simply lay the bow on the rail and it is secure from falling and easy to grab when a deer shows up. I used to do that when I hunted with the compound as well.

BTW I dropped my bow from the treestand yesterday. I was getting ready to climb down. I was in a hurry because I had to take a pizz. I thought I clipped the string on my hauling line and it wasn't hooked and down it went.  The fall was broken my some small branches and it landed on the quiver. One of the arrows was the point of impact on a rock. It broke in half, but there wasn't a scratch on the bow.

Edited November 6, 2020 by 230jhp

[230jhp]

3 hours ago, Lunatic said:

I used to have that hanger years ago on my old Warren & Sweat climber. I had it on the top rail and the bow would sit vertical right in front of me. Very efficient. 

[MGHunter66]

Bow is always hanging in tree. With xbow (narrow limb) i rest the stirrup on platform and stock leans against my stomach

[dpt1]

Depends on the stand. Stands that have good visibility where I can see 100+ yards, I leave my bow hanging and only pick up if a shooter/doe comes through. The stands in the thick stuff where I can only see less than 50 yards, I hold it the whole time.

[Integracingsr]

In my hang-on stand I use a hanger (preferred) or it’s in my lap (not preferred) and my climber has a third hand bow holder which I love. No way I could hold it all day in my hand. My hand would be frozen. 

[SoxFan]

Always hang any pick up at any sight/sound of an animal

[Turkeyslayer]

On 11/6/2020 at 2:42 PM, Lunatic said:

Your fucking nuts lmao

[Lunatic]

2 minutes ago, Turkeyslayer said:

Your fucking nuts lmao

I heard that before but please explain

[Turkeyslayer]

2 minutes ago, Lunatic said:

I heard that before but please explain

I would drop my bow out of the stand if I hung it like that 😂

[Lunatic]

4 minutes ago, Turkeyslayer said:

I would drop my bow out of the stand if I hung it like that 😂

how? That holder is great. It works even better with a compound or wider beam crossbow.