The 10 Best Compound Bows for Hunting

Long axle-to-axle stability in a light package. Bridge-Lock sight integration cleans up the front end.

Carbon riser, dead-quiet at the shot, and the most forgiving hold in Hoyt's lineup.

Deadlock cam system lets you tune horizontal nock travel with a hex key. Nothing else tunes this fast.

Fast without punishing the shooter. Adjustable draw stops and a genuinely smooth back wall.

The best-holding valley in archery. Elite's SET technology adjusts cam lean without a press.

Parallel cam system cancels cam lean by design. Heavy, stable, and made for known-distance accuracy.

Full-size hunting performance at half of flagship money. The best mid-price bow made.

Small-shop build quality with tolerances that rival the majors. Quiet, dense, and dead in hand.

Adjusts from 7 to 70 pounds and 15 to 31 inches. The right first bow for a growing archer.

Mathews-built, wide adjustment range, and priced for a hunter who is still learning their draw.