I’m thinking about getting one but have one hump to get over. I like the fact that you can leave it on your string and you don’t have a release attached to your body and making loud sounds when it hits your rangefinder and every other thing it may come into contact with. I also like the fact that you don’t have to divert your attention from the deer to connecting your release to the loop. I also feel like it would increase my accuracy because no matter how much i adjust, i always feel myself reaching farther than i should for my trigger. The big question is, how easy would it be for you to accidentally bump the release while your bow is on the hanger or while reaching for your bow and trigger the release, making it fall to the ground right before you are gonna try to shoot a deer? Also, any recommendations in the $100-$150 category that are good for hunting more than tournaments? Do any of them have a safety on the front where your fingers go, kind of like a glock trigger or the back of a 1911?

I started out at age 12 with a thumb release then my dad bought me a fletchhunter around 14 I still hunt with it sum and have never hit trigger on accident while hanging on string...its built like a bolt with big washer at bottom to have your hand against while pulling

This is my 3rd season using one. I was always hesitant because I was afraid of bumping the trigger at the most inopportune time. I’ve yet to have a mishap. I carry a spare release in my pack that I can access quickly just in case. Give the Carters a good look. To stay in your price range you would have to go used. They retail for around $210. I’m using a 4 finger Chocolate Lite and I don’t have intentions of ever going back to a wrist release. Whichever you decide to get, get one with a cocking lever. The triggers on them are much better than the ones you have to depress the trigger on to load on your loop. With the lever it’s like having a Jewel trigger on a rifle. The ones without have sloppy heavy triggers that tend to get heavier as the weight increases.

At this point, with my worries, i feel like a moderately heavy trigger would be an advantage.

The Carters come with extra springs to adjust the trigger weight. I’ve got the lightest one on mine and never had an issue. You’re not going to bump it and set it off while it’s hanging on the string.

I use a Carter “too Simple • thumb release. I really like it. You can get them used off archery talk forum in your price range

I've used a Carter's Big Kid 3D (1995? model) for many years of hunting. I attach the release to the string loop. The release wrist string has a knot at the end. I take that knot and slide it in the buss cables "V". If the release gets tripped by accident, the knot catches it on the "V'. Makes it easy to put on the wrist when it's time to shoot.

I have a Scott Pursuit and love it. It comes with a wrist strap but I don't use it

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I have a piece of 550 Paracord attached to mine so I can use it attached to me or my bow.i have attached my thumb release to my bow and climbed the tree to discover the release was on the ground and had to climb back down so now I put it in my pocket climbing tree's.thumb release is definitely the way to go it's easier to draw.your bow draw weight will feel lighter and it helps with shot follow through since you are pulling back on thumb release instead of reaching forward to pull trigger and creeping forward on wrist release

I’m reading what y’all are writing. Come on with some more suggestions

Man, thanks for all the help!

I have 2 truball thumb releases...I also have a scott little goose. All of them have the ability to adjust the trigger to your liking. Never had a problem bumping the trigger, when I grab the bow from the hanger I grasp the release and make a fist, making impossible to.bump the trigger. When I aim, I bring my thumb around the end of trigger and slowly make contact with the trigger.i use back pressure and as I aim I let the bow pull the string forward and activate the trigger. Just like golf, it's about reps and creating the feel.