Bowtech Stalker Compound Bow

The BowTech Stalker is a value-tier single-cam hunter from 2001 through 2003 that earns its keep on two things owners agree on: it is deadly accurate and it is genuinely light, at 2.9 pounds bare with a long, forgiving 33-inch-class riser. It rates a modest 298 to 306 fps IBO by design, and in the field it pushes a heavy hunting arrow right around 251 fps - plenty for whitetail, hogs, and black bear from a stand or blind. Its broad 27-to-32-inch draw range makes it one of the few forgiving hunting bows of its era that fits a taller, long-draw archer, and BowTech offered it in a left-hand build as well. The honest trade is at the shot: it is not as dead-in-hand as the flagship Patriot or Liberty, though a few minutes moving the vibration modules down brings it most of the way there. In my experience a light, simple, repeatable bow like this is an easy one to shoot well, which is exactly what its owners keep reporting. It is an excellent used-market pick for the hunter who prizes a steady, accurate, easy-carrying single-cam and does not need flagship speed or a dead-quiet factory shot. Buyers who want the most compact finished rig should look at the BowTech TomKat, and those who want the steadiest long-riser hold should look at the Mathews Classic... read full review