Best elevated rest for hunting

[Gen273]

Guys,

I am contemplating trying an elevated rest on one of my hunting bows. For those of you who have gone down this trail ahead of me, what is your favorite elevated arrow rest for hunting?

[Kelly]

Feather rest or Bear Weatherest.

[mnbwhtr]

I'll second the brush rest, used one since the 70's.

[Gen273]

The Brush rest is what I was leaning towards. What are you guys using for a strike plate? Also, how much noise if any, does the bristles create on the drawing of the bow?

[mnbwhtr]

I don't notice any noise from the brush and I cover the strike plate with moleskin. The last couple rests were par rests I got from Chad Holm the last time I seen him.

[Gen273]

Thanks, guys! I am going to try a brush rest.

[M60gunner]

Brush rest since the early 70’s. I made a strike plate from thin leather to cover that area of the window. I cut a hole to fit the rest. So, rest was surrounded by leather. These days I would use Velcro. Also Velcro on the shelf. Yes, I tried other rests, namely flipper type. Some can be a pain especially if you catch the wire on a branch. Another rest that’s popular Is the Bear Weather Rest. Lots of folks like them. Either one isn’t that expensive , I carry a spare although I only had one fail ever.

[Gen273]

So the bristles of the brush should be horizontal and not vertical? Sorry if that's a dumb question, but I have always shot off the shelf. In your picture, the bristles are horizontal.

[mnbwhtr]

Yes, horizontal

[woodchucker]

Years ago, We all put Bear Weather-rests on our recurves, to shoot aluminium arrows with plastic vanes.

They work as good today, as they did then!! 

[M60gunner]

You may notice the rest sits fairly close to the shelf. What I did was trim the bottom of rest. Idea is getting closer to hand somewhat like shooting off shelf. I can still shoot vanes and do. I can also cant the bow if I want within reason and not throw off the arrow. Learned this from an Ohio deer hunter of some notable fame whose name I can’t recall this second.