What is disclosed is an archery hand warming device that functions to keep a user's bow hand warm when grasping an archery bow. The device has a sleeve that fits over a user's forearm and two flaps that wrap around a user's hand when grasping the handle of a bow so as to shield a user's bow hand from the elements. The archery hand warming device utilizes a grommet or other opening typically located in one or both flaps which allows for the passage of a male threaded connector of a typical archery stabilizer to pass through and connect to the female threaded connector of an archery bow in order to mount or attach the archery hand warming device to the archery bow.

In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser, a first limb, a second limb and a bowstring. The riser comprises a first rail, a second rail and a plurality of connecting members extending between the first rail and the second rail. The riser comprises an accessory cavity comprising an aperture through the first rail. The aperture comprises an asymmetrical shape. In some embodiments, the aperture comprises a first aperture and the accessory cavity comprises a second aperture through the second rail. In some embodiments, the second aperture has the same shape as the first aperture.

A wind detection device with a flexible enclosure, and opening, and a dispensing tube, filled with powder or liquid and designed to be attached to hunting equipment, headgear, or clothing, wherein pressing on the outside of the device causes a puff of powder or vapor to be dispensed into the air, allowing the user to determine wind direction.

An archery release aid mount includes an attachment mechanism configured to rigidly attach the archery release aid to a bow. A securing device is configured to receive an archery release aid. The securing device includes a securing device that upon the archery release aid mount receiving the archery release aid, holds the archery release aid securely, and that is configured to allow a user to without tools remove the archery release aid from the archery release aid mount when the user wants to use the archery release aid during archery.

An accessory mount having a plurality of uses and mounting provisions wherein an accessory may be operably removed and engaged with the accessory mount. The accessory mount may be worn on a belt or engaged with any end use article, such as a bow, a tree, a tree stand. The accessory mount shall have radial indexing provisions, allowing a receiver to rotate about the axis of the provisions.

An apparatus having a release holster apparatus including: an elongated strap; a pocket between first and second sections of cloth material, attached to the elongated strap; and a flap attached to the elongated strap; wherein the pocket has top and bottom openings; wherein the flap has a first end attached nearer the top than the bottom opening: wherein the flap has a second end opposing the first end of the flap; wherein the flap in an open state does not cover any part of the top opening of the pocket; and wherein the flap is configured to be placed in a closed state in which the flap covers part, but not the entirety of the top opening of the pocket, and wherein a section of the flap is attached to a portion of the first section of cloth material of the pocket.

A wind detection device with a flexible enclosure, and opening, and a dispensing tube, filled with powder or liquid and designed to be attached to hunting equipment, headgear, or clothing, wherein pressing on the outside of the device causes a puff of powder or vapor to be dispensed into the air, allowing the user to determine wind direction.

A method for monitoring operation of an archery bow includes attaching an apparatus to a bow cord. The apparatus includes a processor, a monitoring device electrically coupled with the processor, a wireless communication module electrically coupled with the processor, and a power supply electrically coupled with each of the processor and the wireless communication module. The method further includes detecting, by the monitoring device, a tension of the bow cord. The method also includes generating, by the processor and based upon the detected tension of the bow cord, data concerning tension of the bow cord. The method further includes wirelessly transmitting, by the wireless communication module, the data to a remote computing device. The method also includes receiving, by the remote computing device, the data. The method also includes presenting, by the remote computing device and based upon the data, information to a user reflecting the detected tension.

A crossbow de-cocking mechanism may include a trigger mechanism, a trigger latch mechanism and a winch assembly. A first rotational input to the winch may move a trigger latch to disengage the trigger mechanism. A second rotational input to the trigger latch, opposite to the first, may move the trigger mechanism to move a crossbow bowstring from a cocked position to an un-cocked position.