Is there any equipment out there that can accurately judge yardage that you can install on your bow so when you see the target you can go to the right pin and shoot?
The only thing I know about is the Vendetta by Leupold. It is a laser rangefinder that is designed to mount on a bow. I think it is about $300
Thank you. Wow that is expensive. I may end up getting one and putting it on my bow to help me judge the distance when I'm hunting.
Why not get a normal rangefinder? And if I remembet right a bow mounted rangefinder is illegal in some states. Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
I agree with soccerdan. For far less money you can get a pretty nice regular hand held rangefinder and he is correct that in some states bow mounted rangefinders are illegal. BUT to answer your question the Vandetta is the only one I can think of at this time. Either Copper John or Sword sights, can't remember which has a neat little invention of a sight that helps with range estimation. It uses an insert in the sight housing that looks like stairs and you size the deer up with the "stairs" and it will give you a pretty good range estimation. This might be a good "less expensive" alternative to the Vandetta.
It would also seem that it would be added weight to the bow. I have one of the nikon compact models that I use and I simply take readings at different shooting locations around my stand.
I've seen ads for the vendetta but don't know anyone personally who has used one. I hunt in a heavily wooded area so I only have a few possible shot possibilities from each stand. When it's slow I'm constantly scanning any possible shot with my rangefinder & memorizing the distances.
Buy a decent rangefinder. When you get to stand, use it to mark distinctive landmarks around you. If you are in a treestand, use it to measure distances straight out from you, not to the base of the tree. If you check a tree and find it is 26 yards straight out from you (same height off of the ground) and it is 30 yards to the base of the tree, your shot distance hold is 26 yards, not 30. When I am on stand, I spend a lot of time estimating ranges and then confirming with the rangefinder. Sort of OJT....
buy one of the nikons an like others have said range specific landmarks when you get in stand or even when you hang it an do it several times an remember those land marks so you have a quick range of the distance. when i set a stand i set there for 2-3 hours rangeing different marks an remember them out to 70 yards
