Do you have a back up release?

[ADT knights]

Just wondering how many people have a back up realease for bow season. If you do, do you take it to the tree stand with you? Obvious to why you would but if you don't why not?

I don't have one because I never even thought about it till recently. I will be getting one soon just incase.

 

[oneshotonekill]

Absolutely...you never know when an oopsie will occur. Drop it for whatever reason, strap tear, trigger break, squirrel steals it. Doesn't matter, I have carried a second release in my bag since I was prolly 12 yrs old...I dropped the one I had getting ready for a shot (it was the old hammer style release)....I was screwed then.

 

[jmiller676]

I got more things to worry about if I lose my fingers.

 

[Mike H]

Yup! I don't leave home w/o it.
Tru-Ball Short-n-Sweet.

 

[rkesar]

I always keep an extra in my bag.

 

[baldguy637]

Yep, been in my bag for years.

I never thought of it until one day when I got to where I hunt and realized it wasn't there. I'd been out shooting that morning and it must have fallen out of my soft case as I was carrying it in the house. Luckily my father only lives a few minutes from where I hunt so I went and stole his for the night.

 

[HICKMAN]

hmm, guess I will. Never considered it before.

 

[M4Madness]

I have an old Tru-Ball glove-type release that is no longer made. I love it to death, and can't see hunting with anything but it. I don't carry a backup because I probably wouldn't like it anyway. LOL!

 

[kwatters]

Never have, been bow hunting 25 years without a release failure. I suppose some day I might regret it but not so far.

 

[Deadly Z Driver]

You better have a back up that you trust because if your primary release has neck surgery and you don't think you back up release is up to the task you may waste a lot of time and money...

 

[Lonnie]

yes

 

[dbd870]

Yep I take a spare, mine's not a strap type so it would be far too easy to drop it.

 

[dcary7]

I have a second one, whether I take it depends on how I'm hunting that day/weather. If im stalk hunting then I take minimal stuff. Hunting from a blind or stand then yeah.

 

[yotewacker]

I just use my fingers. They never fail me.

 

[TSmith]

I now have a back up, but only because I bought a different style release when I bought my new bow. I don't carry it with me, but stays with some tools and other bow stuff in the truck. I keep close tabs on my release though, wouldn't want to lose it on the way to the stand.