I use a bow quiver for shooting pine cones or targets but never found one I liked to hunt with. I work with leather and wood as a hobby so I can make almost anything. But I find myself hunting with a nocked arrow and one in my hand. Anyone else do this?
Arrow in the hand to me sounds like a recipe for injury. I do the nocked arrow on spot and stalk depending, but that in itself carries some risk, but at least the bad end is out away from the body. I don't like bow quivers, to me they throw off the balance of the bow. I much prefer a good side quiver that encloses the arrows with a fletch cover. I'm also a fan of the Catquiver.
Heck no. Not in the thickets I hunt in. I actually put a strap on a kwikee quiver and throw that over my shoulder. Works pretty good.
I have no idea why I typed in bow quiver I meant any type of quiver in general. Never used a bow mounted quiver.
I use a cat quiver. I hunt mostly from tree stands and hang it on a hook in easy reach.
I keep a single arrow on the bow. The rest in a side quiver.
Moving I have one relatively quickly.
On stand I have a fast second shot if needed (paid off twice so far).
No arrow on string. I have carried the arrow with my fingers about 3inches up from the broadhead. If I was to slip and start falling I can pitch the arrow away. But these days the terrain is just to unstable in the desert. I made one of those side quivers like in the "How to section" on this site.
I use a side quiver. I have never liked a quiver on my bow!
Bisch
Use a catquiver here and since hunting on the ground I just lean it against the tree where I sit-works well for me.
If you're talking NO quiver... I definitely do not like the idea of carrying around unprotected broadheads! Too much opportunity to injure yourself or others, and depending upon what you're doing - lots of opportunity to dull your broadhead(s).
This is obviously your choice... good luck - BE SAFE!!
Back quiver this year for me. My only complaint is you have to watch low branches when going through the thick stuff.
I use bow quivers, back quivers, and a side quiver depending on the scenario and my mood.
Bow Quiver by far dominates. Unlike BOHO, I don't have a real problem with thickets and bow quivers. Once I push my bow through the brush, I've already pushed my arrows through....which I LIKE...cause I can SEE where my quiver is going and keep it from catching on stuff...and its also quieter.
Heck...sometimes I even use TWO quivers on one hunt...one for small gamer, and one for large game.
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QuoteOriginally posted by John Malone:
I use a bow quiver for shooting pine cones or targets but never found one I liked to hunt with. I work with leather and wood as a hobby so I can make almost anything. But I find myself hunting with a nocked arrow and one in my hand. Anyone else do this?
For safety sake please don't carry broadheads around without protection.
I favor the GFA quiver, don't care for bowquivers(although they are pretty convenient), and occasionally use a back quiver, especially for stumping and small game.
I've had trouble with bow quiver causing a bow to torque. Not all but, some. Started using a Catquiver this year and am really liking it. I like a Selway hip quiver for 3d and around the place. Hunting with it I have to wear a como hood over the fletch or they wave around to much for my liking.
If you haven't cut yourself yet, you will. Tried that route back in the 60's. Get a quiver of some sort.
No bow quiver. I use an Arrowmaster. Wise up, use something.
I don't know how to post a pic but I bought a Farrwest leather Absorkee hip quiver. I'm loving it so far.
I use a Adams arrow holster occasionally. I use it every time a hunt west of the Mississippi
I agree with everything safety wise. Do not walk around without the broad head covered. I personally use hip quivers. Besides cutting yourself, the bow could potentially be marred, the string cut. So many reasons to not do this
Cat quiver here as well....
I'm a ground hunter and suppose I'm generally a back quiver guy. It just suits my uses. I use a few side/Lakota style quivers on occasion, but I would NEVER attach a quiver, or anything, to my bow. It completely throws off the balance I worked hard to establish.
I like back quivers because I can load that sucker up. I've carried dozens of arrows for extended stays in the woods, and even used them to carry small game during a hunt. I'm due to make a new one and just got some real nice leather for it. Gonna kick it up a notch this time since I got some new leather working tools.
I use a Hill style quiver with a pocket on it 95% of the time.Snack and water ,extra string and extra tab in the pocket.
Terry
When I was a kid I climbed trees with a Kwikee quiver, no 'safety hood' give them a bump and safety hood flew off anyway. never got cut once, but one day when it was about 5 below I got a shot at a deer. I missed, went for another arrow, wood, and broke it trying to get it out of the quiver slots. I went to a back quiver and stayed with them since. The same year my hunting buddy had a shot at a small buck, he had a Bear 4 banger with spring wires, rattle magic with Bear 308 arrows. Who ever had it before him had something fatter than 308s. He drew at the deer noticed his arrows were not fixed in the cup, shot, and cut his bow string and blew up his Herters recurve. Even today with the improvements, the name of the game with bow quivers is get the best one that holds your size shaft secure. Some of them still, that have been hanging onto 23/64 cedars can stretch and then not like carbons.
I use a back quiver. Just don't like having something on my bow. I have a howard hill thats broken in and I could do a cartwheel without an arrow falling out.
Arrowmaster by Rod Jenkins for me, tried bow quivers several times and they are not for me.
Years ago I missed a nice deer while using a larger quiver on the bow. I had put the quiver on the bow not realizing it would change the point of impact. I took the quiver off and never used it again. About 10 years ago I ran into someone with a small 3 arrow quiver that seem to have some merit. We bought his leather and dies and started making it to sell. Since then we have made numerous improvements, and have added a variety of quivers from 1 arrow to 6 arrow.
The point that I'd like to make is that all bow quivers are not alike. We have tested several quivers on the market with mixed success. Some will affect the point of impact significantly, while others will not. We guarantee the 3 and 4 arrow quivers we make not to negatively affect the arrow impact.
For half day hunts I can't imagine using anything other than a 3 or 4 arrow bow quiver.
Years ago I started paying attention to who actually killed stuff, yes Hunters that actually kill stuff. And just don't talk about stuff. I noticed that these people who actually killed stuff, yes actually killed stuff, most of these guys had hero pictures with bow Quivers on their bows!!!!... Therefore I use a bow quiverrrrr
No offense Charles but that's the most ridiculous reply I've ever heard. Are you serious?
Got any hero pics otherwise John????
Don't know what a hero pic is, saw many photos of Fred Bear, Howard Hill and other legends of the trad archery hunting world using back quivers. I got nothing against a bow quiver just don't care for them myself. Why are you hijacking my post with this nonsense anyway.
We have a product we call the Solo Stalker which is basically a broadhead sheath that ties to your bow. Essentially it is an one arrow quiver. It is the lightest "quiver" I know of and it keeps those sharp edges covered.
Thanks Larry, might check that out.
Bow Mate Elite is what I have been using. Also have several brands of bow mounted quivers, Cat Quiver which the idea is great but the ordeal of removing and replacing an arrow is a pain in the ass. Back quivers make too much noise, especially when I bend over to look at something, which I do more than I realized until I put on a back quiver. I've settled on the Bow Mate, it's quiet, protects fletching which is good in wet places like Alaska. I like not having anything attached to my bow, might not make for great hero pics but is good for carrying and shooting consistently.
I never use a bow quiver on my Hill style bows. Just don't like them. I hunt solely from stands, so I can carry a back quiver in and either hang it on my ladder stand or lay it on the ground beside me in the ground blind. This is the most convenient arrangement for my style of hunting.