2017’s best hunting gear: Everything for the Canadian bowhunter

Also check out Outdoor Canada’s full roundup of the year’s top new hunting gear, including firearms, bowhunting gear, optics, apparel and accessories.

There’s never been a better time to buy new gear for bowhunting. The number of new, high-quality bows and accessories coming to market this year is shocking, and with a downturn in archery sales last year, the prices have never been more competitive. And new technologies continue to produce better quality high-performance gear, making bowhunting more accessible to more people. This past January at the 21st annual Archery Trade Association Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, I had the chance to survey the best new gear on offer from some 653 exhibitors. Here’s what I found most impressive.