Bowhunting loadout builder
This builds a complete bowhunting kit from the picks in our full guides, and nothing else. Pick a scenario and each of the seven slots fills with the gear our guides name for that hunt, criteria first. Swap any slot for the other picks in that guide and the MSRP total updates. Every item links to its full guide section and to where to buy it. The total is MSRP; street prices at retailers vary.
The starter kit: a ready-to-hunt bow that fits and grows, and the value pick in every slot that has one.
Bow
Bear Cruzer G4 RTH
Top beginner pick
The top beginner pick: a ready-to-hunt package that fits a wide range and grows with you.
$479.99 MSRP (ready-to-hunt package)
Release
TruFire Edge
Value pick
The value release: the affordable entry owner feedback points beginners toward, capable without the flagship price.
$99.99 MSRP (maker page)
Sight
Black Gold Ascent Verdict
Slider pick
The slider pick, and the lower-priced of the two verified sights: a close-range, low-light multi-pin.
$279.95 MSRP
The sights guide names no budget pick. This is its more affordable option, not a budget-specific sight.
Arrows
Gold Tip Hunter
Value pick
The value arrow: the new builder's and high-volume practice shooter's pick.
$59.99 per 6-pack MSRP
Broadheads
Magnus Stinger 4-Blade
Value pick
The value broadhead: for the hunter filling a quiver on a budget who owns a sharpener.
$51.99 per 3-pack MSRP
Rangefinder
Halo XL450
Budget pick
The budget rangefinder: the entry price in the guide's field.
$139.99 (maker-listed)
Case
Easton Bow-Go 4118
Soft pick
The soft pick: the lowest-cost way to carry a bow to the range and back.
$67.99 to $74.99 (maker pages)
First bow on a budget
$1,179.89
MSRP total; street prices at retailers vary.
Every pick comes from one of these guides