I got handed a Trophy Taker drop-away rest a few years ago from a family member who had moved on to bigger and better things. I was shooting the whisker biscuit at the time and didn't have any problems with it.

Honestly, I can't tell any difference with respect to performance. This goes for both noise and accuracy. The idea that they are somehow noisy seems preposterous, especially when non-containment rests often result in arrows clanking off of the bow, treestand, etc when they are used in the field. Furthermore, the affect of the the WB on fletching longevity also seems negligible unless you are shooting actual feathers. As a target shooter you are probably better off with a drop-away, but as a hunter it seems mighty hard to be the ease of setup, safety (because of containment) and economy of a Whisker Biscuit.

I have yet to pick up my bow from any position while treestand hunting (often resting across my legs with the the release on the string)to find my arrow swinging around by the nock while using a whisker buscuit. That feature alone is why I switched to it.

I've never used a wisker bisquit so I honestly cannot say anything bad about them, I use a two prong spring rest and I've never had a problem with it. All I can say ( yeah I know its hard to believe Ha! Ha!) is that if it works for you and you trust it, by god use it! Maybe if mine breaks someday I'll try one out!

C'mon Dave, do you really expect us to believe that you worry about 2-3 fps?

Ok Dave, this one is gonna be a little bit harder for me to shoot you down on versus the last "Speed Kills" post.
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Now I will agree that the old ugly cookie (whisker bisquit) is a great hunting rest. But there are a couple of major points on why they are not the best rest available for hunters.
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First off the whisker bisquit is hard on fletching unless you fletch with a 2 degree offset or strait. The really tare up helical fletching. And for guys like me who shoot 15,000 arrows a year out of their hunting bow, well I would be re-fletching my arrows every week.
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Another point is that the are LOUD! The noise the arrow makes rubbing on the whiskers while drawing is just to much for me. Loud enough for deer to here if they are inside 40 yards.
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Also when it us cold them whiskers just dont hold up for me. They become very brittle.
----------------------------------------------------------The only upside of a whisker bisquit is the full containment of the arrow. But with my QAD HDX I get the full containment of the WB but the silientness and accuracy of a drop away (even though the accuracy differance isnt enough to really argue). I will never go back to the whisker bisquit after owning several QAD HD and HDX drop aways, even though they are 3x the cost of the WB.
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Oh and good shooting with that Helim!

Ha! Nice job, Pacific Hunter. Way to turn the tables on me. Indeed, that's part of why I like a really fast bow--to make up for the 2-3 fps I lose with my Whisker Biscuit.

Love mine. Lets me stalk with confidence knowing my arrow will be where it's suppose to when it's time to shoot.

The reason that the whisker biscuit is accurate at those ranges is that it acts on all three fletchings just about the same. The main area of concern with fletching contact is when it is only one or two, which results in a change in trajectory. I haven't/don't use a whisker biscuit and opt for a drop away mostly because I do not want to flinch and have the movement result in a bad shot. For me it is an ethical thing.

For the money I don't think there is anything better, and as stated its so simple and hard to believe it works so accurately but it does. I don't plan on switching anytime soon, and shooting 2" Blazer Vanes it takes hundreds of shots before I notice any sort of rippling in the vanes, and they still fly just as true.

Shoot me down: The Whisker Bissuit is Still the Best Rest for Bowhunting.

First off Dave in order to argue that it is "still" the "best" you need to provide evidence that at one time it "was" the best rest for bowhunting.

Both are difficult arguements to make, and are probably false, because they are blanket statements that may only apply to a specific time period, a specific style of hunting and a specific type of bow.

I would argue that considering the history of bowhunting and the thousands of years it encompasses the Whisker Biscuit Arrow Rest has yet to make much of an impact. In fact I would go so far as to say that it isn't even a blip on the radar screen when compared against the Grand Sport of Bowhunting and it's rich history. The Comanche's of the Southwest, the Mongol Hordes of Asia, the English Long Bowmen, the Hittite Bow Hunters of Anatolia to name a few, would probably have their own favorite Bowhunting rest. We might be taking ourselves a little to seriously to think what we're doing with our modern bows and arrows is really that impressive. The book "The Witchery of Archery" (written in 1878 and avaiable to read online at Google Books) talks about shooting deer at 100+ yards. To my knowledge Dicks Sporting Goods wasn't selling the Whisker Biscuit in 1878.

I used a two prong rest before switching over to the Bisquit, and I have haven't looked back since. Full containment is a wonderful when stalking, drawing from a stand, etc. I never have to wonder if the arrow will fall off and the less to go wrong on a big buck is the best. All fletchings get affected at same time so no ill effect other than 2-3 fps, that's fine by me! I've shot accurately with that rest at any hunting ranges so I won't switch any time soon. In regards to 'lovetohunt' comment on noise, I've never had a deer spook from drawing with a bisquit and I regularly shoot them at 10 yds or less. Camo arrows and certain carbons will make more noise than smooth, shiny carbons though, maybe that is why he has the noise problem. Bisquit is the best thing for bowhunting in a long time, simple and reliable.

I'm sure it costs you a little speed and accuracy but the affects are negligible in terms of hunting accuracy in my opinion. I don't use one simply because i'm happy with the drop away rest that my bow came with. Before that i had a Capture rest which used 3 brushes to capture the arrow with space in between to eliminate fletching contact. It was a great design but cheaply made. that design could be the ultimate hunting rest if someone made a quality one, metal not plastic. Just my two cents.

If it has gotten to the point where the whisker biscuit is effecting your accuracy enough to matter you are a fortunate hunter. For most of us it is the only hunting rest needed and the greatest innovation since the mechanical release.

Quad ultra rest is a quieter and very reliable rest. Whisker is tough on vanes, but is easy to set up and reliable for hunting.

I don't bow hunt but used to use the term years ago before it was invented!

I was having a terrible time trying to get a Hoyt tuned up and basically threw all accessories out the window and started over with top of the line drop away, more precise sight adjustment, new release, string loop instead of metal , added a stabilizer, and once it was all set up it took me from 265 to right at 280 +/-2 fps. Like I said, could have been a combo of factors but I am blaming the rest.

Kevin,
Good point. I have also noticed that arrows with a camo finish make more noise when drawn through a WB. I don't have that problem with other arrows.

Pacific Hunter,
I can only speak from my own experience, but I've shot them side by side through a chrono and never seen more than 5. (I don't doubt that you did, though.) On average, I've seen 2 or 3.

I have been shooting a WB and not had a problem with but I am going to try a QAD drop away rest. Also there are several drop away style arrow rests that lock your arrow in the shooting position and it cannot fall out. Two examples are Schaffer's Opposition rest and Trophy Ridge's Revolution rest.

sticking with my Limbdriver from Vapor Trail. cool video though.

I love my whisker biscuit. Yes - I probably lose a little speed compared to a fall-away rest. But nothing holds better. I have seen many archers swearing and cursing as they try to replace an arrow into a rest at full draw using a fall-away rest. Admittiedly, this is not a good idea, but many people do it anyway. I don't even have to think about it.

Whisker Biscuit is what I use and I see no reason to change. No moving parts, arrow "secure" in place and no noise.

I may change bows, but not rests.

Please, read my blog at http://awildbeastatheart.blogspot.com

A whisker biscuit is nice, but with my drop away rest, nothing is touching my arrow when it's getting released from the bow string. My groupings are tighter at the range. For some, the issue is a reduction in arrow speed. For me, it's about accuracy.

i have shot a whisker biscuit for three years now and about 8 squirrels 1 raccoon 1 coyote 1 rabit and 8 deer wont tell you they were missed with it. i like that i can be about blown out of a tree and know that my arrow is still on the rest instead of on the ground. i have shot several others but this one is what i like best and 19 animals cant say different.