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Top Bowhunting Gear Directory:
Made in the USA

By Matt Mullins – Last updated August 6, 2024

Frankly, I don’t understand how anyone could buy an imported bow when all of the top quality bows are proudly made in the USA and support American jobs. Here I’ve created the ultimate directory for American made bowhunting gear including bows, arrows, broadheads, field points, and release aids.

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American Made Bows

Bear Archery

Bear Archery is one of the big American manufacturers of compound hunting bows, crossbows, and long bows. They’re well known for making good quality bows at affordable prices. Where to find them:

 

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Black Widow Bows

Black Widow Bows is a small family run business crafting custom traditional bows such as longbows and recurves. Where to find them:

 

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Bowtech

Bowtech makes high end compound bows in Eugene, Oregon, USA. They also own the Diamond Archery brand, as well as Stryker and Excalibur Crossbows. I was very pleased with the Bowtech speedy SR6 I used for years. Where to find them:

 

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Darton Archery

Darton Archery makes compound bows and crossbows. They’re known for making fast bows. Where to find them:

 

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Diamond Archery

Diamond Archery makes excellent compound bows. They are a sister company of Bowtech. Where to find them:

 

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Elite Omnia Tan Bow Made in USA

Elite Archery

Elite Archery manufactures some of the top bows in the industry. I’m personally shooting an Elite Verdict target bow and love it. Where to find them:

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Genesis Archery

Genesis Archery makes youth compound bows in the USA including the official bow of the NASP National Archery in Schools Program. Where to find them:

 

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Hoyt

Well known for Olympic medal winning target bows, Hoyt also makes premium quality compound hunting bows. Where to find them:

 

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Martin Archery

Martin makes a variety of compound, traditional, and take down bows. They produce some very fast 348 fps bows. Where to find them:

 

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Mathews Inc.

Mathews makes premium, fast, and smooth bows. They are one of the most popular brands available.  Where to find them:

 

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Mission Archery

Mission is a division of Mathews which focuses on high performance for an affordable price. Where to find them:

 

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New Breed Archery

New Breed Archery makes compound hunting and target bows. Where to find them:

 

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Prime Archery by G5

Prime is the premium line of hunting bows made by G5 in Memphis, Michigan. Where to find them:

 

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PSE Archery

PSE is one of the largest US manufacturers of bows including a wide variety of compound bows, fishing bows, traditional recurve and longbows, target bows, and crossbows. Where to find them:

 

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Quest Bows by G5

Quest represents the affordable yet still high performance bow line by G5. Where to find them:

 

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Xpedition Archery

Xpedition crafts some very fast compound bows (claimed 364 fps). Their Yankton, South Dakota facility has produced aerospace parts for 52 years and now also produces excellent bows as well as their Viking crossbows. Where to find them:

 

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*Note – Athens Archery closed it’s doors in early 2024 and is no longer making bows.

Arrows Made in the USA

Arrow Dynamics (Nitro Stinger)

Arrow Dynamics crafts carbon fiber arrows, traditional wood arrows, and crossbow bolts in Topeka, Kansas. Where to find them:

 

More Info/Pricing at NitroStinger.com

Easton Archery & Beman USA

Easton is the biggest name in arrows and they make their arrows both in my home State of Utah and in the State of Indiana, USA. Practically all Olympic archers use Easton arrows.

 

Easton also owns and produced Beman USA arrows, though the Beman brand now appears to be discontinued. I’ve personally run 5mm Easton FMJ and Axis arrows and highly recommend them. Where to find them:

 

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Northwest Archery

Suzanne St. Charles and her husband Roger Hammond craft custom ornate traditional wood arrows. Where to find them:

 

More Info/Pricing at NWArchery.com

 

American Made Broadheads

Abowyer

Abowyer makes heavy and light single bevel fixed blade broadheads that come as screw on, glue on, and traditional tie on trade points. Where to find them:

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Auto-Lock

Auto-lock makes wide edge mechanical broadheads and also claims the first hybrid broadheads. Where to find them:

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Cutthroat Broadheads

Single bevel and three blade heavy solid fixed broadheads for screw on or glue on arrows. Where to find them:

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G5 Outdoors

In addition to bows, G5 is known for making great broadheads. They also produce field points that mimic the flight of their broadheads. I took my largest bull elk with a 125 gn. G5 Striker broadhead atop an Easton Axis arrow. However, I now shoot QAD Exodus and Tooth of the Arrow broadheads. Where to find them:

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Grim Reaper

Grim Reaper makes mechanical, hybrid, and fixed broadheads. I especially like their Micro Hades broadheads. Where to find them:

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Iron Will

Strong and deep penetrating broadheads with titanium or steel ferrules. Where to find them:

 

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Kudu Point

Kudu produces thick single bevel stainless steel broadheads that excel in penetration. Where to find them:

 

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Magnus

Magnus makes a wide variety of tough fixed broadheads for large game and turkeys. Where to find them:

 

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QAD

QAD makes the reliable Exodus fixed broadheads which penetrate well with replaceable blades. I’ve personally used and still use QAD Exodus broadheads with great success. Where to find them:

 

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SEVR

SEVR manufactures one of the few mechanical broadheads I might consider for elk hunting (I prefer fixed). Their hybrid mechanical earns John Lusk’s highest broadhead rating as of 2024. Where to find them:

 

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Slick Trick

Slick Trick broadheads have been a reliable hunting broadhead for decades and continue to perform. Where to find them:

 

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Thorn

Thorn makes innovative mechanical broadheads where the blades are completely contained within the ferrule to optimize accuracy. Where to find them:

 

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Tooth of the Arrow

Produces high quality solid 1-piece broadheads that fly like field points in my well tuned bow. I personally rock both 1-inch (for longer range) and XL (close range) Tooth of the Arrow solid non-vented broadheads. I also own their sharpener to reuse them. Where to find them:

 

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Valkyrie

Valkyrie specializes in heavy FOC premium quality broadheads. Think 150 to 250 grain fixed and mechanical broadheads in steel and titanium. They also make field points to match their broadheads. Where to find them:

 

 

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VPA - Vantage Point Archery

VPA crafts a variety of premium solid steel broadheads in light and super heavy weights. Where to find them:

 

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VIP Archery

VIP specializes in high quality wide cut mechanical broadheads for deer and turkey hunting. Where to find them:

 

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Wasp

Wasp has been making dependable broadheads in Connecticut for over 50 years now. They produce both fixed and mechanical broadheads. Where to find them:

 

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* NOTE – I personally asked Feradyne owned Muzzy if their broadheads were made in the USA.  Muzzy are not made in the USA; now their components are made overseas and only assembled in Wisconsin. Also, Trophy Taker broadheads like the Shuttle T are NO longer made in the USA.

Bow Releases Made in the USA

B3 Archery

B3 Archery manufactures high quality release aids and bow sights in KY, USA. Where to find them:

 

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Hot Shot Archery

Hot Shot Archery precision machines excellent releases for affordable prices in my home State of Utah, USA. Where to find them:

 

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Scott Archery

Scott Archery makes fantastic release aids in the USA. You can’t go wrong with any of these brands of releases. Where to find them:

 

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Tru Fire

I’ve been shooting with a Tru Fire Edge 4-finger release for many years now and love it. Of course they also make great wrist buckle style releases.  Where to find them:

 

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T.R.U. Ball

T.R.U. Ball has made great finger and wrist buckle releases for decades.  Where to find them:


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Ultraview

Ultraview builds premium bow releases, scopes, and sights in the USA. Their arrows are imported by Victory.  Where to find them:

 

More Info/Pricing at Black Ovis

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