Bowhunting Gloves Recommendations?

I'm usually not a UA fan but this is one solution that works. The gloves are thin enough to give you dexterity and still offer some warmth. If you wear a muff and keep your gloved hands in them until go time, it works out well.

Blessings............Pastorjim

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That’s a great idea. They make something very similar for snowmobile handles. They might give you some ideas


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cheap $1.99 jersey gloves in camo end of November and December I put handwarmers in pockets that's it folks I gotta have that feel ya know

 

Mechanix gloves with index finger tip and thumb tip cut off on right hand. Same gloves I wear for shooting pistols and AR. Use a lighter to singe the ends of the cuts so they don't fray.

 

Another vote for tight thing gloves inside a muff with hand warmers.

 

I did discover a buddy of mine that claimed he did this, had not purchased high grade merino wool. No worries, I'll still cut, if it doesn't hold I have a skilled person to sew the fingers so unraveling doesn't occur.

 

UA or Primos ultra thin liners with the index and thumb tips cut off. My coats and harness all have hand warmer pockets and they are usually good enough without heat packs. When it's really cold (under 20) I have a pair of Redhead fleece glomits that are finger tip-less that work really well.

I've been thinking of going to a thumb release for this very reason. That and no matter what I do I seem to clank my wrist release off something at the most inconvenient times.

 

I am another one for no gloves and sticking to the muff. I've tried practicing with gloves and I just can't do it. Both hands feel off to me, I don't like holding the bow with gloves and I hate using my thumb release with gloves.. I was better off with the regular wrist release if I was going to use gloves. The last couple days of PA archery were extremely cold this year and at some points holding the bow was brutal but I can deal with it when there is a buck in front of me and it doesn't seem to affect my shot or confidence like gloves do.

 

best gloves i own for bow hunting whitetails is a filson wool glove. My hands stay in my pockets mostly.
When i am out and about chaseing other game i use a few different pairs of sitka gloves depending on the weather and temp.

 

First Lite Talus gloves are another fingerless option. Once it gets cold I'll add a cabelas muff. Since switching to shooting a thumb release BT I generally don't wear a glove on my shooting hand most of the sit, but they're thin enough that I probably could if I wanted to.

 

I don’t usually use gloves but I have a pair of Manzellas I cut tips of the thumbs off so I could use my phone. They are a minimally thin glove just enough to hide my pale white hands and block the wind a little


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I've used latex gloves under a thin under armor pair of gloves and they keep my hands plenty warm. It's a trick from football. You have to bring the latex gloves to the stand then put them on otherwise your hands sweat and they will get cold.

 

I use a pair of cheap fleece gloves I found at Menards. I’ve spent anywhere from $10to $60 on gloves and these cheap $10 ones are my favorite. They have a zipper on the back of the hand you can put a warmer in. They aren’t very thick at all but keeps the hands comfy for the periods of time they are out of my hand warmer muff. A hand warmer muff really is a must to really keep your hands warm. My only complaint of these is that while being cheap they are also built cheaply and I’ll go through a pair a year. I will always rip one. I have one pair that are still together and I am considering seeing if I can find a place to to get them sort of recreated with better materials and craftsmanship.

 

Seeing a lot of love here for Sitka gloves - and for good reason. It sounds like their Fanatic Glove (https://www.sitkagear.com/products/whitetail/necessities/fanatic-glove#) would be the best for what you want - keeping your hands warm while maintaining enough dexterity to shoot. They're designed to be used with a muff (open fingers on the thumb and index finger).

Two other things to note:
1. If your bow hand is getting cold, you could always wear a warmer glove on your bow hand and a lighter liner glove on your shooting hand.
2. Also worth making sure you're base layers are keeping your core warm - hard to keep the circulation going to your hands if not!

 

I have never wore a glove on my release hand no matter how cold it is. It just doesn't feel right to me.