You can do whatever you want, you don't have to use release or stabilizer.You can hit a deer over the head with your bow if you wish!

Myself, I prefer to use what makes me a better shooter and more efficient hunter.
There is a reason you don't want to use peripherals, either you can't afford them, or you are scared of them. BTW, I'm not trying to be sarcastic, sometimes people are skeptic of something they do not understand.

a release- yes it will improve accuracy!
A stab- can improve stability!
But a arm-guard??- If you need to use a arm guard, IMO you need to learn PROPER FORM! With proper form and a properly fit draw length, hitting your arm will not be a problem!

Scared of them? Do they bite?
People have gone without that hi tech stuff for years. If I practice without em (and get accurate) whats the diffrence between using em and not using them? I am not a deer stand hunter cause I dont live in The woods, I am hunting in sage brush and scrub oak. In order to get within range of a deer im gonna have to stalk, I dont like the idea of stalkin with what I think is unnessesary gear hangin all over me. Plus if I can do without, why spend the money?
I think I am gonna try huntin without that extra stuff this season, If it doesint work than I will do it your way.
If I get one I am sendin u pics!

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What bow are you going to hunt with? Cause it's gonna matter.

BTW, I have never been hunting and had "stuff hangin all over me". I'mnot sure what you are actually getting at.

I am huntin with a PSE brute (compound). I mean, puttin a stalk on a buck, crawlin on the ground with a release strapped to my hand doesint sound quiet or comfy.

Thats what I told him!
I think it is happening cause his bow is set at to much poundage for him.

Nothing wrong with shooting fingers. I know of a few people around here who still shoot compounds using fingers Instead of a trigger. Someone mentioned the compounds of today don't fit the finger shooters very well. There's truth to It being these compounds look like little kid bows. What's the ATA length on your PSE? I'm a recurve shooter and some day I may have to go back to a compound when my age gets up there and when or If I do there won't be no release In my hand either.

If you want to hunt with your bow with the least amount of gear, you could even eliminate the peep as long as you have a good and consistent anghor. Just tie in some white thread. or similar, that your eye catches where the peep was at full draw.

IMO, every archer should learn to shoot fingers. At least once in thier life.

It really depends on your draw length. Most mfg still make at least one model that is good for finger shooting. The string angle is what gets you. If you shoot less than 28" draw, then 37" ATA would be perfect for fingers, if you shoot more than that, go higher to 40" ATA.

I do shoot a release with modern bows, but a person who is willing to master a good clean release can shoot right with a trigger shooter with good hunting accuracy. But it takes practice. I go by the idea that less is more these days. I went the route of going from a longbow in my childhood to a compound (fingers of course) to trigger, to big a$$ stabilizers, to compound to compound, more and more crap hanging off of it, and now back to longbow. There is something so satisfying with it.

You are not going to like shooting with fingers with the Brute. Nothing wrong at all shooting with fingers but you need a bow that will allow you to do it comfortable and accurately.

You don't even notice it.