Tab or Glove ? Which is better for hunting in cold weather ?

[stickem1]

I meant 3 fingers. Lol

[Greg Skinner]

I shoot all winter long with light or medium weight gloves that I slip a single layer cordovan tab over. The hole is sort of stretched and enlarged, so I can't use that tab without a glove underneath, but it works well for shooting in temps down to single digits. I have more trouble with the bow hand glove getting in the way than the drawing hand, though- just have to be careful not to grip too high on the grip.

[Stump73]

I use glove with fingers cut off with my tab, also  use one those insulated pouches with a hand warmer when it gets really cold.

[thunder1]

I'll shoot a tab year round. I keep my hand in my pocket with a hand warmer and a couple of pieces of wool.

[Roadkill]

Mittens  for us. Just put a Velcro tab on the back. The other side Velcro sewn inside your pocket. When it's time push against the velro. It grabs and you slide your tabbed finger out and warmly on the Strindberg.
Cold here in nv as it snood here today
We hunt rabbitsbevery Sunday duringthebseason and mittens with Velcro works so well

[Clint B.]

Bow hanger, bare hands & pockets for me.

[TooManyHobbies]

I also use a glove and cut 3 fingers off.

[BuckyT]

Originally posted by EHK:
I realize this is a question of personal preference, but I'm with durp.  Cut 3 fingers off a cold weather glove and wear your shooting glove.  Keep the hand in a pocket with a checmical handwarmer and it's almost too warm.

I've got a pair of Manzilla bowhunting gloves/mittens that are the best cold weather bowhunting gloves I've ever owned.

They have a mitten flip up that covers all your fingers and you can insert a hothand in the pocket of the mitten.  When a shot opportunity is presented you pull the mitten off and flip it up away from your fingers.  There is a magnet on the mitten and the glove on the back of your hand that will lock it down out of the way.  Your fingers tips are open on the glove part. the mitten covers up.

I plan on wearing my shooting glove with the recurve under the Manzilla's this year.

[Viadei]

If its cold I just use my regular cold weather glove, its not like it screws up your release, and if it does you just need a little practice, but I prefer to stalk hunt so keeping a hand in a pocket isn't viable for me.  I dislike tabs and 3 fingered shooting gloves anyway so when hunting or practicing in warmer weather i just use an elk or deerskin leather glove.  Years ago Cabelas use to offer different full 5 fingered bowhunting gloves, sadly no one seems to make anything like this anymore.

I cut 3 fingers off a glove for many years so that I could wear my shooting glove, but last year I started using a tab over a full glove and boy is my hand warmer!

[Beav]

Tab with a handwarmer in pockets works well for me.