Limb legs for elk?

[Whodat7]

are limb legs useful for elk hunting?
Seems like it would be nice to have both hands free but easily grab bow, in the final moments when trying to close the deal on an elk.

 

[CMF]

I'd say no, unless you were hunting a blind over water or wallow or something like that.
They don't stand up well on uneven ground and likely tip over.
Could see them coming dislodged and lost going through brush.
Just another thing and more weight...
My bow pretty much stays in my hand unless it's dark.
What do you need free hands for?

 

[coya]

I used them for a few days last year sitting a wallow in a brush blind. That's probably the only situation I'd pack them on an elk hunt

 

[insanelupus]

Uneven, mountain/sloped terrain, plus extra weight (though negligible) , likely not.

For elk I'm usually covering miles and on the move. If my bow is on the ground, I'm napping, answering nature's call, or otherwise indisposed, but the bow nearby.

Wallows/ stands/ ambush maybe.

 

[Whodat7]

I'd say no, unless you were hunting a blind over water or wallow or something like that.
They don't stand up well on uneven ground and likely tip over.
Could see them coming dislodged and lost going through brush.
Just another thing and more weight...
My bow pretty much stays in my hand unless it's dark.
What do you need free hands for?

Makes sense. Thank you all for your thoughts. A flatlander trying to envision scenarios and prepare as best I can.

 

[MT_Wyatt]

I don’t carry them at all for archery elk but agree on the blind or sit scenario.

Most of them time they would just be “extra”
things to snag on vegetation.

 

[sodaksooner]

Mine stay home. just more weight and stuff in the way.

 

[Timberline001]

Possibly the dumbest invention to ever enter the hunting industry and catch on. I see no purpose for them at all. Just lay your bow down on the ground and then it can’t get knocked over.

 

[gretch6364]

I ordered a set with my Hoyt AX-3. They fold forward and allow some weight off the stabilizer...but I may hate them.

I am constantly needing to set my bow down to glass, bugle, etc. I am gonna give them a try. Never tried them before.

 

[Eastonsgrandpa]

I have a couple Arc 34’s that have them. They are nice for when I’m done shooting, but I hate shooting with them on. Don’t even know why but it gives the bow an awkward feel. I mainly use them to keep the bow safe in the gear room when I put them away for the night.

They definitely will never see mountain time.

 

[Maverick1]

are limb legs useful for elk hunting?
Seems like it would be nice to have both hands free but easily grab bow, in the final moments when trying to close the deal on an elk.

No, they would not be useful. Only place I could see them be used is if sitting inside of a pop up blind on flat ground, but I've only done what once in 20 years - on a desert hunt over a water hole. And that was atypical.

If sitting over a water hole, on a steep mountain side, I bring a small hook that screws into an aspen tree. Keeps arrow nocked, and makes things quieter when an animal comes in. I use the same screw in hook at night and hang my bow up in a tree near camp to keep critters away from chewing on it, and me from stepping on it. Happened once!