2020 Bowhunting World Readers’ Choice Awards

Voting for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards was moved to a 100 percent online submission system. Voters were able to make their voice known by using an online form with dropdown menu selection for each product category.

Grand View Outdoors promoted the voting process heavily on all of its consumer websites, associated e-newsletters and dedicated e-mail lists. The overall result was an increase in participation by a factor of five.

We think this increase has led to a more accurate and valuable set of results. We appreciate every individual who voted. Thank you! With that, here are the top products based on the collective voice of the Bowhunting World readership.

Bows, Arrows and Accessories

Compound Bow

• Gold: Mathews
• Silver: Hoyt
• Bronze: Bowtech

Crossbow

• Gold: Ravin
• Silver: TenPoint
• Bronze: Barnett

Traditional Bow

• Gold: Bear
• Silver: Hoyt
• Bronze: Black Widow

Drop Away Rest

• Gold: QAD
• Silver: Hamskea
• Bronze: Vapor Trail

Carbon Arrow

• Gold: Easton
• Silver: Gold Tip
• Bronze: Black Eagle

Lighted Nock

• Gold: Nockturnal
• Silver: Lumenok
• Bronze: GloryNock

Peep Sight

• Gold: G5
• Silver: Specialty Archery
• Bronze: TRUGLO

Fixed Bowsight

• Gold: Trophy Ridge
• Silver: Axcel
• Bronze: Black Gold

Movable Bowsight

• Gold: HHA / Axcel (tie)
• Silver: Spot Hogg
• Bronze: CBE

Mechanical Broadhead

• Gold: Rage
• Silver: Grim Reaper
• Bronze: Swhacker

Fixed-Blade Broadhead

• Gold: Muzzy
• Silver: G5
• Bronze: Slick Trick

Stabilizer

• Gold: Bee Stinger
• Silver: LimbSaver
• Bronze: Titanium Archery Products

Quiver

• Gold: TightSpot
• Silver: Mathews
• Bronze: Trophy Ridge

Target Release

• Gold: TRU Ball
• Silver: TruFire
• Bronze: Scott

Hunting Release

• Gold: TruFire
• Silver: TRU Ball
• Bronze: Scott

Bowstring

• Gold: GAS
• Silver: Vapor Trail
• Bronze: Winner’s Choice

Feather Fletching

• Gold: Trueflight
• Silver: Gateway
• Bronze: Ozark Feathers

Vanes

• Gold: Bohning
• Silver: AAE
• Bronze: Easton

Bow Silencer

• Gold: LimbSaver
• Silver: Mathews
• Bronze: Bowjax

Bow Case

• Gold: SKB
• Silver: Plano
• Bronze: Pelican

Conventional Target

• Gold: Block
• Silver: Rinehart
• Bronze: Morrell

3-D Target

• Gold: Rinehart
• Silver: Delta McKenzie
• Bronze: GlenDel

Bag Target

• Gold: Morrell
• Silver: Rinehart
• Bronze: Delta McKenzie

Hunting Gear

Clothing Manufacturer

• Gold: ScentLok
• Silver: Sitka
• Bronze: ScentBlocker

Camo Pattern

• Gold: Realtree
• Silver: Mossy Oak
• Bronze: Sitka

Boot

• Gold: LaCrosse
• Silver: Muck
• Bronze: Irish Setter

Fixed Treestand

• Gold: Lone Wolf
• Silver: Millennium
• Bronze: Summit

Climbing Treestand

• Gold: Summit
• Silver: Lone Wolf
• Bronze: Millennium

Ladder Stand

• Gold: Big Game
• Silver: Muddy
• Bronze: Millennium

Ground Blind

• Gold: Ameristep
• Silver: Primos
• Bronze: Barronett

Safety Harness

• Gold: HSS
• Silver: Muddy
• Bronze: Gorilla

Backpack

• Gold: Badlands
• Silver: ALPS OutdoorZ
• Bronze: Tenzing

Knife

• Gold: Outdoor Edge
• Silver: Buck
• Bronze: Gerber

Feed/Supplement

• Gold: Big & J
• Silver: BioLogic
• Bronze: Whitetail Institute

Elk Call

• Gold: Primos
• Silver: Flextone
• Bronze: Rocky Mountain

Turkey Call

• Gold: Primos
• Silver: H.S. Strut
• Bronze: Woodhaven

Deer Call

• Gold: Primos
• Silver: Illusion Systems
• Bronze: Flextone

Scent/Lure

• Gold: Tink’s
• Silver: Pure Whitetail
• Bronze: Code Blue

Odor Elimination

• Gold: Dead Down Wind
• Silver: Pure Whitetail
• Bronze: Scent Killer (Wildlife Research Center)

Cooler

• Gold: YETI
• Silver: Coleman
• Bronze: RTIC

Bino and Spotter

• Gold: Vortex
• Silver: Leupold
• Bronze: Bushnell

Rangefinder

• Gold: Leupold
• Silver: Vortex
• Bronze: Bushnell

Game Camera

• Gold: Moultrie
• Silver: Browning
• Bronze: Wildgame Innovations

Decoy

• Gold: Avian-X
• Silver: Primos
• Bronze: Flambeau

GPS Unit

• Gold: Garmin
• Silver: OnX app
• Bronze: HuntStand app

Additional Categories

Favorite New Product for 2020

• Gold: Mathews Vertix
• Silver: Bowtech Reckoning
• Bronze: Hoyt RX-3

Favorite Bowhunting World Column or Department

• Gold: New Gear/Product Reviews
• Silver: Whitetail 101
• Bronze: Backcountry

Favorite Bowhunting Show

• Gold: Bow Life - Levi Morgan
• Silver: Crush - Lee & Tiffany
• Bronze: Bone Collector

What topics would you like more coverage in BW?

• Gold: Gear/products
• Silver: Bow set up/tuning
• Bronze: 3-D archery