As new resident of Georgia I can't hunt for 90 days. So I have been trying to get ready for when I can go out. I understand that a bow quiver is to so easy but I tend to shoot a bare bow much better. What quiver do you guys like.....???? Hip, over the shoulder, like an Asbell, or Safarituff style. Mark Baker style or some home made style. Share your thoughts on what works for you.......I hunt from the ground most of the time. Really don't have to carry more than 4-5 arrows.
I've used the smaller safari tuff quite a lot and really like it. I have the larger one too...too big for me. The smaller (duiker) I put in 4 snuffers with big 4 fetch and it fills pretty good. I add thicker foam in the bottom to fully bury the snuffers and sewed some flannel over the black material that bands the side hole..it was a bit scratchy on brush. Have used that with a solo stalker type 1 arrow deal on bow a lot too...good combo.
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Ron I like the Dawgware side quiver (tube style)
I have a Big Jim side quiver that I use the heck out of.
Cat quiver mini
Ron I like the Suffari Tuff Arrowmaster. I've used it on 3 horseback elk hunts and I use it both in a tree stand and on the ground here at home. I've tried others but I keep coming back to it. It adjusts well on the fly and it holds the arrows even when things get a little "westerny". It also hangs anywhere.
I'm using a thunder horn hip quiver. Seems sturdy and though I've only used it a few years now I have no complaints
Thanks guys, I have a bunch of stuff I can use, Safarituff, Absorkee, home made Asbell style and a few more. I will have to see how things carry with my pack seat. Keep the ideas and opinions coming........
Great Northern Sidekick (the one I am currently using)
Farr West Leathers (can't remember the model name of the one I have)
Best 2 off the bow quivers I have found.
Bisch
Here are a couple of my favorites:
A Kanati bow quiver converted to an over-the-shoulder fluidly adjustable quiver (I'm a fan of ACE broadheads)
My favorite for fair weather....ala braded nylon paracord
And for a threat of foul weather I will use the same conversion of a Cat Quiver mini.
Unlimited potential...can silently slip it to any position behind you, hang it up, lay it down...
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Sunset Hill back quiver most of the time, especially for a general stroll or stalking and small game hunting.
For walking in to sit and wait, or out of the canoe or inclement weather, I like the Safari Tuff Arrowmaster. I like the big one because I prefer to carry a bunch of arrows regardless of the hunt. I ran out ONCE on a rabbit hunt, and I want to be sure it only happens ONCE. I met Rod at his shop here in town and picked out my quiver. Trying on the different sized models back to back, I decided the big one didn't carry or fit much different than the smaller ones, so I opted for the extra capacity.
The more I use it though, the more I'm growing to love my back quiver. The only big downfall i have found with it is when I'm needing to wear a backpack. In those situations it's a lot easier and more accessible to strap the Arrowmaster on the side of the pack.
All that being said, I don't miss my bow quiver. :thumbsup:
Quote from: ron w on October 17, 2018, 06:43:18 PM
As new resident of Georgia I can't hunt for 90 days.
What? Quitter!
My favorite is a Jack Bowyers Side Stalker quiver. Hunting I carry five broad heads (with a foam plug in the base) and a blunt or two. Stumping it will hold 18 blunts.
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With a polar fleece fletch cover it is quiet and convenient.
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I have two that I use. I don't care for bow quivers; they always seem to negatively affect my shooting. When I did use a bowquiver, it was a Snowcraft strap-on, and I would take it off and hang it up when I got in my stand or blind.
Nowadays I use a Catquiver II (though I'd be just as happy most of the time with a Cat I). I like the way the Catquiver takes care of my (real feather) fletchings.
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I also sometimes revert to an old Southland backquiver that I've had for nearly 30 years. It's basically just a back quiver with two outside gear pockets on it; made of camo cloth with padding sandwiched between the camo and a fleece lining.
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I made a GFA style quiver from an old Selway bow quiver. It holds the arrows securely is comfortable to carry and can be tucked behind you as you move through brush. I also have a side stalker style but I use it for practice shooting. I prefer the GFA for hunting.
I probably spent enough on home-made and store-bought quivers over the years to buy a new house...for sure a new truck! For me, the Safari Tuff is far and away the best and most versatile all-around quiver I've ever used. I live/hunt in MS. Similar terrain.
I've been using the Powderhorn from Cedar Ridge Leather Works and have been very pleased with it.
Not to steal this thread, but does one have to worry about wood arrows flexing in a cat quiver (from the pressure)? Thanks
I really like my GFA quiver.
I use a back quiver or GFA
Terry
I like a bare bow also so use a strap on arrow quiver I can take off when I stop to hunt. The thunderhorn boa is 60$ and is plane jane black plastic but a little glue and leather you have a custom job.
Tim B
I remember when Fred started selling the GFA commercially. He had a table at the Kalamazoo Expo. One of the things I like about Fred is that he is humble. Fred looked like a giant behind a tiny table. I remember him grinning kinda sheepishly. Our conversation was something like this:
Fred: Hey Roger, hows it going?
Me: What the heck are you doing?
Fred: I've been making these quivers for myself for a long time, what do you think?
Me: Sure, I'll try one
I have been using that same quiver Fred handed me since that day. Everywhere. Michigan, Wyoming, Idaho, Canada...everytime. I tried a bow quiver on my Widow for about a week. Nope. Back to my original GFA.
Durable? Yep. I hunt a ton. We are 18 days into our season here and I have hunted 9 times. I am NOT one of those guys who baby's his gear. It has been flung out of treestands, slammed in truck doors, bounced around in the bed of my truck. Brute strong.
Quiet? Absolutely. I'm a noise freak. I recently took apart a tree stand and climbing sticks and applied adhesive microfiber to the entire thing for silence. Nearly every piece of gear I actually use is modified some way with noise in mind. Modifications to my GFA? ZERO.
Functional? I have used it while staking/stillhunting, ground hunting, treestand hunting, hunting from a canoe.....yes, it adapts.
In my humble opinion, the GFA quiver is the best available. 20 years from now we will be buying them up to USE, not because they are some kinda collectors item (which they probably will be).
My favorite so far has been a kwickee air 6 arrow bow mount that I added a wide nylon strap (strap from a purse my wife was gonna throw away). For walking I could adjust it high and tight then when shooting I would rotate it down so I could easily access my arrows.
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I have a large selection of back quivers. Most are leather and hold 8 - 10 arrows. I usually only take 5 or 6 arrows afield, so a large capacity is not needed. I use a woven white oak basket style back quiver when shooting primitive bow/arrows.
For hunting a Safari Tuff. For many years before the ST I used a Selway hip quiver.....still have it as a back up if needed.
If you are interested in the Sarari Tuff and need more info. about how it works in various terrain, get in touch with Denny Sturgis Jr. He's used them literally all over the world in all sorts of conditions. If there's a such thing as a torture test for a quiver, he's done it.
This is my GFA style hunting quiver...
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...and my side stalker style target and 3D quiver...
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I like (DWF Leather Artistry) Dennis Filippelli's side quiver. It differs from other side quivers as it is made of soft/supple leather. Thus it collapses around the arrows and eliminates any rattle noise. Dennis is a PBS traditional bowhunter...tippit
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Thanks for all the input fellas, I have most of what been mentioned, just have to decide what's good my type of hunting. Trial and error will tell the tale in the end.......lol :thumbsup: Heck that's half the fun trying new or different stuff and tuning it to your needs.
Almost always wear a backpack so I use a side stalker made by Jack Bowers :archer:
I started hunting with a backquiver. Went to a side stalker fro a while, still use it from time to time, a great design for sneaking through thick stuff and the fletch cover helps with wet weather.
Last year I bought a EFA Mesa 3 arrow quiver with the totem attachment. I love that quiver for mountain hunting. The velcro strap system is rock solid along with the totem. Light weight and adjustable. I actually do like shooting with it on, it seems to balance my longbow well and deadens the shot even more (wooden arrows over 10 grains per pound, not much left to deaden, but still)
All this said however, last week I went moose hunting for 5 days. I forgot my bowquiver (with 3 arrows) on my work bench, luckily I threw my back quiver in the truck on the way out the door. I scabbed together some arrows with spare broadheads and shouldered my back quiver. I LOVE hunting with my back quiver! I find above all else, it makes me a better hunter. My preferred hunting method is still hunting. The back quiver forces you to slow down. People complain about arrow rattle with back quivers. If shafts are rattling and fletching rubbing, you are moving too fast! The back quiver remains my favorite 20 years after first using it.
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Not to steal this thread, but does one have to worry about wood arrows flexing in a cat quiver (from the pressure)? Thanks
No, not a problem as the pressure, if you can even call it that, is very minimal.
I prefer the Asbell quiver.
I've been at this over 50 years now, and I have to believe I've tried just about every method of carrying arrows that folks have come with and then some. I'm like the OP in that I'm not a fan of having anything mounted to my bow. I know there may be some advantages, but they don't out-way the detraction's for me.
This is what I've settled on for the past few years. It has served me well. It is just a Kwikee mounted to an over the shoulder bag. Contains all I need for a day in the woods, and is handy as all get out.
:dunno: I think I have narrow it down to 3 quivers, Safarituff, Absorkee or a Asbell style made from a Kwikee . One of these will be in the woods when I can finally get out.
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Mine is an old quiver from my wheelie days strapped to my backpack. Works great. Stays close to my body, and I can reach under my arm to remove arrows
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3Rivers Head Honcho. I am not sure they even offer it anymore.
I love the Bow Mate.....(non-sponsor web link removed)
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Has anyone used a side quiver while carrying a Waldrop PacSeat? Wondering about access for a shot or follow up on the way to/from stand or moving around with one on the back. Specifically thinking about the Safari Tuff Duiker model.
I have , depends on the terrain. If it's thick not so good, open or hardwood it's ok
I use a number of different quivers. But, my favorite is one I built myself from a fiberglass tube, camo added by using contact cement to apply wool. It's most similar to the "bow mate elite side quiver" at 3 Rivers Archery.
I've had a shot while walking in which I simply reached back, pulled the broadhead out of the foam, let it drop toward the ground until I had the fletching, then I knocked the arrow. Works well.
Big benefit to me is keeping the fletching dry.
If I use a bow quiver, I almost always take it off when I get on stand anyway.
Good luck with a quiver.
A bunch of years back I bought a bow quiver than used velcro straps to attach it. I have no idea at this time who made it. The velcro was too hard on the bow finish, and it tended to work loose, and besides that I just didn't like the feel of my bow with the lopsided extra weight. After trying a back quiver and a hip quiver, which was like waving a flag with my limp, I converted the velcro bow quiver to a back quiver by adding straps to the top that go over both shoulders and attache to my belt in front. It stays hidden while I'm moving, and I can easily reach back and quietly get an arrow out. I keep a judo on the left side and a broadhead on the right, with two more broadheads in the middle. I've used this setup for a decade or more now.