Bow-hunting is unlike any other form hunting. It puts you in tune with your body, and the animals you’re going after. Its incredible difficulty also makes it that much more rewarding once you’ve actually recorded a kill.
Hunting with a bow goes back thousands of years, and doing it now puts you in touch with the more primordial side of our ancestry. It’s a refreshing change from the modern lives we all live.
However, just because bowhunting is as old as civilization itself, doesn’t mean that your tech has to be. Bowhunting has undergone tremendous innovation over the years. This is especially true when it comes to bow sights.
If you want to improve your bowhunting performance, check out this list of the best bow sights available in 2018.
But if you’re completely new to bowhunting, perhaps you’ve jumped the gun. Check out our introduction to compound bow shooting first before you start perusing this list.
IQ Define
This bow sight is truly one of a kind. It’s a five-pin sight paired with a built-in rangefinder with a guaranteed accuracy of plus/minus one yard.
With the IQ Define, you no longer have to reach into your pocket or backpack to find your independent rangefinder and risk scaring off your prey.
This sight is light and ergonomically designed to preserve the balance of your bow.
Trophy Ridge React 5-Pin
What makes this bow sight stand out among the rest on the market is its lightness and versatility.
It is made of copolymer materials, making it 25% lighter than primarily aluminum-made sights on the market. Because of this, it is also rust and corrosion-proof. Its lightness also allows it to keep the balance of the bow intact and reduces the vibration of the bow when you shoot.
The sight has several different mounting holes so that you can place it exactly where you want it on your bow. Its bracket is also reversible, meaning it can be used for a lefty or righty.
Garmin Xero A1i
Garmin is most famous for manufacturing GPS systems, so you already know you can trust that this bow sight will have the best range-finding capabilities on the market.
This sight auto-ranges and projects a lighted pin for the exact distance it measured. The A1i also estimated the arrow’s point of impact and sends the information it records to a Garmin-compatible device. If you’re a stats junkie this is definitely one of the best bow sights on the market for you.
AXCEL Sights RheoTech
The AXCEL RheoTech is a powerhouse when it comes to customizability. This sight offers four-, five-, and seven-pin options. Choose whatever you wish.
This sight also allows you to adjust the brightness of the pins by simply turning the sight’s RheoStat Cover.
This AXCEL sight also boasts a diamond-shaped mounting bar which will aid in its sturdiness and durability.
TRUGLO Archers Choice Range Rover Pro Green Dot Sight
This sight sticks out among the crowd because instead of pins, this sight uses a green LED dot for aiming. And with a 700-hour battery, you don’t have to worry about that green dot ever disappearing.
TRUGLO sight owners also benefit from being able to use their Zero-In Adjustment Dial, which delivers stunning accuracy and allows you to easily dial your shot for windage and elevation.
This sight also has 40 yards of pre-marked yardage so short range-finding is made simple.
CBE TL-3
This innovative sight boasts some innovative tech called the ArmedGuard Fiber Management System. The pins on this bow are powered with fiber optic cable. This makes them so bright that you can see them clearly in the pitch-black dark of night or the gray, obstructive fog of early morning.
This bow also sports several mounting holes and has stainless steel bolts so rust should be a thing of the past.
HHA OL-5519 Optimizer Lite
This movable-pin sight might be the best in its class. It’s good for both lefties and righties, is rust- and corrosion-resistant, and has pins powered by fiber optic cable.
It also sports a rheostat light that allows you to adjust the brightness of your pins. The only downside of this sight is that since it is single-pin, making measurement adjustments on the fly may take longer than other sights on the market.
Trophy Ridge 1 Pin .010 RH React-One Sight
This is the second Trophy Ridge bow sight on this list and it’s for good reason. They make good bow sights, and this is the single best single-pin sight on the market.
This sight boasts Smart Pin Technology, so the sight can calculate the pin gap up to 100 yards on its own. It also has second and third-axis adjustments so you can really key in on your prey from any height or distance.
It’s also made of 100% aluminum, which while heavy, makes this sight extremely durable.
Hoyt PRO XCEED
This is another single-pin sight. It’s not as intricate as the aforementioned Trophy Ridge single-pin, but its simplicity is the appeal here.
Single-pins allow you to dial in exact distances and this has never been simpler on the Pro XCEED.
Also, if you like to put a little flair on your bow, this sight has interchangeable sight rings of different colors.
Spot Hogg Double Pin — Double Pointer
This sight boasts an aiming system know as the Double Pin – Double Pointer. This system involves two pins and allows you to calculate the distance of both pins no matter where the dial is set.
The benefits of this are huge, and should drastically cut down your time calculating your shot. With this simple system and an uncluttered sight-window (who needs all those pins anyway), this sight is a breeze to use.
Now That You’ve Seen The Best Bow Sights…
If you don’t want to skimp on getting a bow sight, you shouldn’t skimp on getting an actual bow either.
Check out our review of the top 3 best compound bows on the market and see if any of them are to your liking.
