Best Bow Sight for Hunting

Are you new to bowhunting and overwhelmed by all of the options for bow sights? Or maybe you’ve just purchased a new bow and want to update your current bow sight to the latest and greatest option. If so, use this guide to help you choose the best bow sight for hunting.

This guide will show you the best bow sight options whether you are looking for the top of the line single pin sight or want a rugged fixed pin sight.

The right bow sight for you will depend on your budget and use case, so we’ve selected the best bow sights in a few different categories to help you out.

• Best Bow Sight Overall: Axcel Landslyde Carbon Pro Slider
• Best Budget Bow Sight: CBE Tactic
• Best Single Pin Bow Sight: Spot Hogg Fast Eddie Single Pin
• Best Multi Pin Bow Sight: Black Gold Ascent Verdict
• Best Rangefinding Bow Sight: Garmin Xero A1i Bow Sight
• Honorable Mention Bow Sight: Dialed Archery Arxos

Best Overall Bow Sight

Axcel Landslyde Carbon Pro Slider

The Axcel Landslyde is a single pin sight with a carbon composite sight bar. A light weight and sound-dampening upgrade from traditional sight bars.

The sight housing has an inside diameter of 41mm. This, combined with the single pin configuration, gives a nice, wide field of view.

Whether using the Rapid Adjust feature or dialing in fine-tune adjustments, the sight housing moves in silence. No features were spared in this quality bow sight.

Features:

• Weatherproof metal sight tapes

• Individual windage and elevation locks

• Adjustable Dead Stop return-to-zero

• True 1st, 2nd & 3rd axis adjustments

• “CCT” CoPlanar Centering Technology – Aiming ring installed at same depth as sight pins (allows for improved accuracy when viewed off-center)

• FirePin CNC machined pins

Pros:

• Lightweight carbon sight bar

• Modular sight housing design allows for changing out scopes

• Metal sight tapes leave no worry in adverse conditions

Cons:

• On the expensive side

Best Budget Bow Sight

CBE Tactic

The CBE Tactic multi pin bow sight is a great entry-level sight. The aluminum construction saves weight and provides a durable, no-frills option for bowhunters looking for the simplicity of a fixed pin bow sight.

Multi pin bow sights are a great option for bowhunting. With fixed pins, there is no need to worry about dialing in the exact yardage – you can turn your focus to executing a good shot.

Features:

• Tool-less windage and elevation adjustments

• Fluorescent peep alignment ring

• Armed Guard Fiber Management System protects the sight pin fibers from block to sight pin

• Smart Mount patented multi-position mounting holes

• Can be mounted for either left or right handed shooters

Pros:

• Lightweight (only 7 ounces)

• Budget-friendly

• Tool-less gang adjustments for windage and elevation

Cons:

• No micro adjust windage and elevation adjustments

• No 3rd axis adjustment

Best Single Pin Bow Sight

Spot Hogg Fast Eddie XL Single Pin

In the world of single pin bow sights, the Fast Eddie XL from Spot Hogg is a proven option for bowhunters looking for single pin sights.

The Fast Eddie XL is an upgrade from the existing Fast Eddie, with a new 6 inch dovetail and bow mount. The bar design was updated to maximize strength and minimize weight.

Features:

• Micro 2nd & 3rd axis adjustments
• Oversized, easy to use slider adjustment knob
• Solid 6061 aluminum construction
• Dovetail mount for dialing in precise peep sight & sight housing alignment
• Accepts sight light

Pros:

• Proven quality from Spot Hogg

• Adjustable dovetail mount

• Clear sight picture

Cons:

• No “set it and forget it” option like with multi pin bow sights

• Out of reach for some budgets

Best Multi Pin Bow Sight

Black Gold Ascent Verdict

For the majority of bowhunters, the Black Gold Ascent Verdict is the best bow sight for hunting. The bow sight features a movable sight housing but can also act as a fixed pin sight when the sight housing adjustment is locked in place.

If you are looking for a compound bow sight for hunting, this is what we recommend.

Features:

• Lightweight but durable design
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd axis adjustments
• Angled sight tape for visibility at full draw
• Photochromatic shell for optimum sight pin brightness under any conditions

Pros:

• Bomb-proof construction

• 3rd axis adjustments, especially important for tree stand and other elevated shots

• Photochromatic shell adjusts to light conditions to let in perfect amount of light for optimum sight pin brightness under varying conditions

• Dovetail bar for perfect peep sight alignment

• Weighs less than 12 ounces

Cons:

• Multiple pins may clutter sight picture

• Not the smoothest yardage adjustment on the market

Best Rangefinding Bow Sight

Garmin Xero A1i Bow Sight

Compound bow sights have come a long way and there is no better representation of that than the Garmin lineup of rangefinding bow sights. This comes at a hefty price tag, but if you want the latest technology, this bow sight is for you.

According to Garmin, they’re the first bow-mounted digital laser range finders and targeting display systems that measure the angle-compensated distance to your target and provide an LED pin for the shot-even on those ‘in-between’ yardages. The Xero’s LED pin brightness automatically adjusts to the conditions you are in.

A single-button trigger lets you range game out to 100 yards at rest or full draw and limits the need for a separate rangefinder.

Features:

• Dual colored LED pins

• Rangefinding capability up to 100 yards (300 yards on reflective targets)

• Built in electronic level indicators

• Silent button trigger

• Battery life up to 1 year (25,000 ranges)

Pros:

• Can save sight pin settings for multiple arrow setups

• No need to carry additional rangefinding device

• Eliminates need to gap-shoot sight pins or dial exact distance on adjustable sight

Cons:

• Expensive

• Battery operated introduces additional point of failure

Honorable Mention Bow Sight

Dialed Archery Arxos

Ok, yes, I know this is an expensive bow sight compared to other single pin bow sight offerings. But hear me out. I wasn’t sure where to put the Dialed Archery sight in the lineup, but I knew had to include it somewhere.

I recently got to shoot one of these and they are quality. The entire design is so well thought out. If you rarely upgrade your bow sight or value Dialed Archery’s position at the intersection of innovation and functionality, the options from Dialed Archery may be worth a look.

Features:

• Angled Elevation System (AES) vertical adjustment at 20-degree angle (instead of perfectly vertical) allowing for more yardage before having arrow vane clearance issues

• Suspended Top Level

• VOID Dial design allows for yardage tape mounting inside or outside sight

Pros:

• Innovative Design

• Customizable

• Increased vertical adjustment with AES

Cons:

• Price

• Relatively new company/manufacturer

For more information about selecting the best bow sight for hunting, check out our Bowhunting 101 article: