Im wondering about a bow sling that I keep seeing on tv, or bow hunting shows. Guy use it alot. It's just a strap with what it looks like some camo stretchy cloth going to both wheels on the bow. It looks pretty sweet but I can't find one anywhere. Does anyone know what Im talkin about or use one of these? If so could you let me know the brand or where I can get one. Thanks

Sounds to me like you are describing the Primos Bow Sling...

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?QueryText=Primos+Bow+Sling&N=4887 &Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1& amp;Ntt=Primos+Bow+Sling&noImage=0

If not I recommend the Primos sling. Awesome!! Another great feature is it is great for raising and lowering your bow in and out of treestsands, protects your cams and strings. I also used one last year while doing a wilderness elk bowhunt; this is simply a must for any bowhunter IMO.HCH

looks like another gimick to me... why carry more sh*# when you don't need to? it's not like it is that much work to hold your bow in your hand and besides, what if you're stalking into your stand and the big-boy is stand forty-yards away...

I think youmade my point when you said. "Why carry more Shi*# when you don't need to?" Exactly my point waltwittman!!!!

Oh and if that big boy is by your stand and he's only 40 yards away and doesn't hear you walking to your stand. I don't think it would take to long to pull that off and knock an arrow.

P.S. It's a long walk for some of us. Not all of us put our stands close to the road so we can get back to the truck before dark. Yascaredy-Cat!

It helps a lot in hunting here where I have sometimes a mile hike through heavy brush witha 2000+' climb just to get where the deer or goats are. It's better to have the bow slung over the shoulder like these slings do rather than attached to the pack where it tends to get grabbed by every alder you walk by. Carrying it in hand is an option but a real PITA when you need both hands for climbing.

I've toyed around with the idea of getting a Primos sling for a long time... I would love to not have to hold my bow on the long treks in to my stand; the problem is, my shoulders are usually taken up because of my stand on my back.

I've tried to sling a backpack over my shoulders when I'm packing my stand in, and I've found that usually one strap at a time is enough over them.

(Before anyone makes a smart-alecky remark, I've got a 33" waist and a 44" chest and can bench around 240... not bad for someone weighing 180; I don't think my shoulders being too small is the problem... )

I use the primos sling for elk hunting. I wouldn't think about going without it. It really saves on the string and cables on the pack in, and works like a champ when covering 4-5 miles a day in the high country. I pack my bow in on my pack until I hit our base camp which is 3.5 miles uphill from the trailhead, but when I leave base camp, my bow is slung over my back with the sling. It sure is nice to have an extra hand when the going gets rough. A bow can feel like it is 50 pounds by the end of the day.

PMSchammel,
sounds like you've got another hard-driven opinion that you won't budge on. look, all i am sayingis thatif you're not hunting in the mountains and havea serious hike in front of youthe idea of not having your bow locked and loadedis not well thought.just lastyear had i had my bow ready while i was walking into my stand i could have shot a buck of a lifetime.i know it's kind of a cheap way to kill one(kind of like sneaking up on one on a fence line or something), but i would have had him. the sling is great for the mountain hunts; less than desirable foranything less.

I like using mine for walking in/out in the dark. Theres not need to be ready then as well as I can walk right up my tree w/o stopping to tie off my bow. Its also not that bulky to put in the pack if you dont use it. Its very handy when you want to use it. I do walk in ready to shoot, but thats only one way... Now honestly I only use it 50% of the time anyway, only on long walks or in the mnts. Its also nice to have on when you take a 4wheeler in or out... I like the protection of the strings too.