Do you hang your bow up?

[bobthebowhunter]

Talking about wrist staps in another thread got me to wondering. How many of you hang your bow up while hunting?

I personally keep my bow in my lap with my hand already in my wrist stap and holding the bow. Unless I need to do some thing that requiers both hands. (Rattling, adding a layer of clothing, etc)

I have been busted on more than one occasion when reaching for my bow. That is a whole lot of movement especially if you have to move quick. I want to be ready for anything. Sometimes deer come in quick and sometimes they sneek up on you. I feel that you have to be READY every single second that you are in the woods.

 

[JayMc]

Depends on which stand I'm using. My climbers both have bow holders. If I'm in a lock on I use a screw in bow hanger. I fidget a lot and have found if I read I sit still better. If I hang my bow I can hold a book easier.

When it gets cold I like to be able to put my hands in a handwarmer/pocket and the bow gets cold even with gloves on.

 

[ShaneHallum]

JayMc thats funny about you reading a book. I do something similar. I use my bow holder, and play texas hold'em on my cell phone!

My wife always wonders why we run out of minutes during hunting season.

 

[easy45]

I keep mine in my lap

 

[Buckblaster]

I have to move to much to reach up and pull the bow off of the hanger in most of my trees.

I hunt out of a summit viper and I just lay the bow across the front bar with the stabilizer pointing out and slide the arm rests down over the string. It aint goin' no where.

 

[Radar]

I keep mine on my lap .

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I like to keep mine in my lap. But.... when I'm on my late season January bowhunt in Ohio, it's just too darn cold to even touch it for very long. I hang it then.

 

[TN RDG RNR]

I hunt in a summit goliath and viper so I just lay it across the hand climber in front of me.

 

[bobthebowhunter]

I hunt out of a Lone Wolf 90% of the time. It has a bow holder built into the platform. If I'm not in it I have a hanger that screws into the tree.

Me too on the lone wolf. I couldn't get my parallel limb bows to fit in the bow holder. Am I missing something?

 

[spoon]

I hang mine, only been busted couple of times

 

[Buckblaster]

I hunt out of a Lone Wolf 90% of the time. It has a bow holder built into the platform. If I'm not in it I have a hanger that screws into the tree.

Me too on the lone wolf. I couldn't get my parallel limb bows to fit in the bow holder. Am I missing something?

They make an adaptor, but some diamond/bowtech bows wont fit due to the draw stop.

Get you an adaptor. I tihnk I saw them on the lone wolf site.

 

[UTGrad]

Great post, I wondered how I will be able to sit still in the stand this coming season and where I was going to keep my bow. I planned on reading as well, since I can't sit still very long. I will probably hang it. I wish I had more patience or I would hold on to the bow.