Abstract: A compound archery bow equipped with a cable guard can be suspended in front of a seat in an elevated tree stand by a support mechanism attached to the front edge of the seat. The support mechanism includes a mounting bracket attached to the undersurface of the seat, and a support member affixed to the terminal end of the cable guard. The support member has a slide pin adapted for insertion into an open top socket on the mounting bracket, such that the archery bow can be supported in a stable position in front of the hunter. The seated hunter can readily remove the bow from the support mechanism for shooting purposes.