Hunting Gear

Insightful tips for choosing a deadly broadhead while the opinions wage all around you.

A deep dive into the cellular trail cam debate.

New-age compound bows come packed with fantastic features that will have you reaching for your wallet.

A handheld thermal scanner like Armasight’s Warden 640 makes scanning the woods simple, efficient and safe.

Once again it’s time to reveal our Readers’ Choice Awards winners. As we’ve done for decades, we asked readers of Bowhunting World magazine to vote for their favorite hunting and archery brands. The manufacturers highlighted on the following pages were chosen as Readers’ Choice Awards winners in 54 categories.

The ultra-portable and lightweight Crazy Creek HEX 2.0 Original Chair is put to the test during the 2024 whitetail season.

The Rise Pack from Badlands was designed for deer hunters who ambush whitetails from treestands. Did it pass the author’s test?

If you’re ready to upgrade your crossbow, or buy one for the first time, then check out these nine top-shelf models.

The author carried the Steiner Predator 10x42 binocular during the 2024 deer season, and also put it to the test later while watching wildlife in much more challenging lighting conditions.

This year’s winners include a new compound bow, a quick-release bino harness, and an innovative way to mount a wind detector.

The author recently returned from the 2025 ATA Show, and here are his top six takeaways.

The author owns nearly 30 different stands — here are two of his favorites.

While Christmas shopping for others, the author discovers an ideal gift for himself, the Vevor Manual Pole Saw/Pruner.

With rangefinding capability incorporated into the new Burris Signature LRF 10x42 bino, hunters no longer need to juggle two items in the field.

Check out these fine packs and bow cases that will keep your archery equipment safe and secure.

This lightweight little scope is small in size but big on quality and features.

Put these tools in your whitetail bag of tricks.

Sightmark’s Wraith Mini Thermal Riflescope gets you in the game!

The author and his elk guide put a hunting and hauling workhorse, the Can-Am Defender, to the test in the Arizona backcountry.

The author and his son put a Frogg Toggs Grand Refuge 3.0 wader to a season-long torture test on public land sloughs.

Throughout North America, cellular trail cameras have changed how hunters scout and pursue whitetails.

Feral hogs are a bigger problem than ever, but the right tools — like Pulsar's thermal optics — can help hunters fight back.

Want to be more mobile, more comfortable, and more adaptable in the deer woods? A tree saddle like those from Tethrd is your answer.

Broadheads have stood the test of time, delivering protein for the table and preserving life and liberty.

Practice makes perfect, but only when you have targets specifically designed to tame today’s incredibly powerful crossbows.

Straight and narrow is all the rage in today’s hunting arrows — with incredibly tight straightness tolerances and micro-diameter shafts leading the charge.

With so many great options to choose from, 2024 is a great year to be a bow buyer. Here are 16 models to check out at your local pro shop as you gear up for bowhunting season.

The author seeks a clothing solution for October whitetails, when temperatures are 40-65 degrees. He finds it with KUIU’s new Encounter series.

Each year we ask readers like you of Bowhunting World magazine to vote for their favorite hunting and archery brands. The manufacturers highlighted here were chosen as 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards winners in 52 categories.