Allen Company Automatic Bow & Gun Retriever: The Ultimate Hunting Tool for Easily Retrieving Your Gear

Kurt W.: I love this product as it has become my go to to hoist my gun up into my tree stand! I removed the clips on it and used parachord as it is much quieter. Happy with my purchase!

United States on Dec 13, 2023

Jade : Its worth it

Canada on Dec 02, 2023

Amazon Customer: Works great for saddel hunting and it's light weight

United States on Sep 23, 2023

Moe Gee: I have used this while saddle hunting with both my bow and rifle. The line is too thin for this application. It's difficult to get a good grip on the rope and thus easy to get rope burns. I do like how the hoist automatically spools so I don't have to manage the extra line while pulling up my bow. That said, I switched to another system. I am now using paracord.

United States on Oct 30, 2022

casts_by_fly: I hunt from a saddle and have this clipped onto the saddle belt. It works great as its is designed. I fought loose ropes getting tangles in brush or on my steps. This keeps a taut line as I climb without ever lifting the bow off the ground which is great. As I haul the bow up it retracts the line just right.

the line is a little thin given the size of the retractor. I was thinking it would be 1/8" cord, but its more like 100 lb braided fishing line. You need two hands and have to watch as its hard to get enough purchase on the line to keep it sliding. To that end, I'd love if the lock/unlock switch had a third position of "locking retract" where it would retract as it had slack line, but then wouldn't pay out line if pulled on.

United States on Feb 22, 2022

Kenan: works well. relatively quiet. Coil works well. Only issue is the cord is too think to pull up or let out. Unless you're careful, you'll either get a rope burn, cut or both.

Canada on Nov 16, 2020

Evan: 5 stars because it is what it says it is. I really love the self retracting line, other products I was looking at were manual crank re-winders but this one is completely automated which means one less thing I have to worry about. I have not taken this out for a full hunting season yet but I do not expect any problems as far as durability. The line seems strong enough to last a long time. As the other comments have said, the line is thin. It saves weight and makes it less bulky but it can be a bit hard to grip. Not an issue for me but something to think a bout. I use it for a compound bow and it's fine, if you use it for anything heavier it may be an issue. The only thing I would change is the size of the clip. I wish it had a larger clip on the end that is carabiner style. So much better to have too big of a clip than one that is too small and you cannot change. Really like this product overall, though.

United States on Nov 21, 2019

Steven: Great buy!

Canada on May 13, 2017

ledi: Great

Canada on Dec 05, 2014