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Best cold weather gloves for archery

7.5K views 26 replies 22 participants last post by  Rob M526  
#1 ·
Anyone know if gloves for cold weather archer exist?? Lol. Ive got the sitka early seaon gloves with the open Thumb amd pointer finger and these are my go to and are amazing from Sept-Nov 1st but when it drops this ain't enough.
I also have the sitka liner gloves which ill double them over my esw gloves on chilly morning hunts such as right now 34°.
I also have the first lite warm weather gloves which i think suck as the fingers are made for Andre the Giant. They are way to long and sloppy for archery. I was looking at the first lite talus gloves as they are fingerless but look warm. Ive also got sitka shooter gloves which are a cheap football glove and again suck.
Anyone got 1 pair that by themselves are perfect for those Novemeber cold weather ARCHERY rut hunts? Im talking warm, tight fit but non restricting and good sizing????

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#3 ·
I posted this question in another place as well and began looking at the fingerless FL gloves myself since they seemed to get good reviews from quite a few people. I agree with you, my sitka "shooter" gloves are halfway acceptable for when it's chilly shooting a gun MAYBE, but not great for bowhunting.
 
#4 ·
Thin gloves and handwarmer in your pocket or muff. I never wear thick gloves, or any glove really, on my hand, whether I'm shooting my trad gear or compound.

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#5 ·
I think i might grab those talus gloves and ill put the liners under em when its really cold. Anyone use those thermacell rechargeable hand warmers???
I just can't believe a company has not perfe cted warm gloves for archery..

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#6 ·
I like using the Jersey gloves for hunting when the temps dip down. I got this tip from Midwest Whitetails host Bill Winke. These gloves are really cheap and are surprisingly warm! My local Tractor supply sells them. And they work great for Bowhunting and using a release.
 
#14 ·
I refuse to use a glove on my trigger hand ever since an unintended release due to not being able to feel the trigger well. Fortunately it caused a clean miss. Now it's a muff with a handwarmer for my right hand when it's cold. (I'll wear a glove till I get situated on stand though).
 
#19 ·
Love my hand warmers but when I take my hands out of the muffs they turn to ice. It's a problem when you grab your bow and are waiting to draw on a deer who hangs up a bit. Key is to keep your core as warm as possible so your body doesn't pull blood from your extremities. But sometimes it's just that cold. Just picked up gloves from a site called Back Country. PL100 in black. They have touch tips to use your phone as well. Trying them out tomorrow (11/23/18). https://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-pl-100-sensor-glove-mens?s=a
 
#20 ·
I second the jersey gloves. They are very warm for how thin they are. I used them in -4 degree wind chill weather this year while bow hunting in South Dakota and was good to go. I did keep my hands in my pockets until they were needed, but when a deer would hang up I was still fine.
 
#21 ·
It was 2 degrees on thanksgiving morning. I second the opinion about keeping your core warm 110%. I always bring my sitka kelvin vest in the pack. Sometimes that dont matter such as yesterday. Had to keep my hands in my fanataic pouch pocket with handwarmers with Sitka liner gloves topped with muff style gloves. Lol. It was frigid. I really wanted to try those first lite talus gloves but are sold out of my size. I think ill give the jersey gloves a try

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#26 ·
I have a pair of Icebreaker merino gloves that I wear. I cut the index finger off on my shooting hand...can't stand not having the feel of the trigger. They are very lightweight but work perfectly as I hate bulky gloves. Would hunt with no gloves if I could. I just throw a couple handwarmers in my pockets and it does the job.
 
#27 ·
No thick gloves for cold weather archery. I wear thin polyester camouflage gloves with a hand muff and hand warmers.
No specific brand of glove basically the same as I wear spring turkey hunting.
A good hand muff really helps. I don't wear cotton gloves because cotton doesn't dry fast when wet or sweaty, poly does.
Thin wool are probably as good or better haven't tried them yet.
Thin-medium thick poly gloves, hand muff with hand warmers. This is what I wear when bow hunting Iowa when the wind is blowing 20mph with 0-5 degree wind-chill.
I will say my Uncle who is a veteran big buck killer with a bow wears jersey gloves when we're in Iowa and they work for him. But he also uses a hand muff and warmers.
I also cut the finger tip off my trigger finger so I can feel the trigger.