Hey everybody, I'm just starting out with trad hunting and I would like to know your opinion about quivers. I'm really debating a back quiver or bow quiver and I would like to know what you use and for what reasons while in the field. Advantages/Disadvantages? Thanks a ton! -Lee
Hello Lee,
Welcome aboard! I use a bow quiver or a cat quiver, depending on conditions and how I'm hunting that day. Early season when its hot here in TN I use a bow quiver just to keep that extra weight and subsequent heat off my back.
As the season goes on and it gets cooler and wetter, I go with the Cat Quiver to keep my fletching dry. Also, I usually hunt longer later in the season and the cat gives me room to keep a snack and some water.
I've tried back quivers and unless I'm bunny hunting or stump shooting I just can't get comfortable with one. I've never been able to draw an arrow from a back quiver without a lot of movement.
Good luck!
I love my back quiver!!!!! It is all I use when hunting with my old Bear recurves.I have used it for years,and as far as moving through cover etc. it is practicaly a part of me.When going through thick cover I pull it down under my arm(almost horizontal) and the arrows do not catch on the brush at all. It carries plenty of arrows and is easily removed when I get to my stand. The only thing I do not like,is that the strap acrossed my chest somewhat hampers my ability to open my clothes and "ventilate" when I start to move around and get overheated.
However.....I have also always been a big fan of the bow quiver. My oldest son Kevin and I have Selway slip-on bow quivers on our Mikuta longbows.They are not perfect,but a bow quiver is probly the most practical quiver option there is.Your bow,quiver and arrows are all in one neat package.They are quiet,protect your broadheads,and really are not that heavy at all.
As much as I love my back quiver.....For hunting,I have to give my nod to the bow quiver!!!!! :thumbsup:
Make sure you look at the GFA quiver. Works great for stalking and stand hunting. Keeps the weight off your bow.
JDS III
I use an 3 arrow bow quiver on my long bow,two of the arrows are for small game/stumps set in up side down,the other is a broad head tipped for a starter arrow,ialso use side quivers now that i made with extra broadhead tipped arras for just in case!! my recurve i just use a side quiver i made from an old hip qiuver!! i like the side quivers as they move thru brush or thick cover with great ease,most of my hunting is still/spot and stalk,but once in awile i'll make like a monkey and climb into a tree stand!!good hunting! jim
back quiver or lakota quiver why they just work better for me plus i dont like anything hanging off my bows.
If i'm going out all day by myself I use my GFA because I wear a large fanny pack and the GFA doesn't interfere with the pack. If it's just a morning or afternoon hunt close to camp or with friends I use a back quiver which is my favorite. I am looking at getting an Arrowmaster to try next season which may be the best of both worlds. Good luck!
Spanky
For hunting, I like a cheap side quiver (with foam for the heads and the rubber grabby things for the shafts). Rather than attaching it to the belt around my waist though, I wear it on a belt slung around one shoulder. It works like a poor-man's GFA quiver.
I hunt on public ground here in PA and use a climbing treestand so I like a bow quiver. But I like one that is removable once I am set up so I either install inserts and use 3 arrow Qwikee Qwivers or I like the detachable Selway's.
I use side quivers, I have both a GFA and a Great Northern Side Kick.
Very easy to use in the thick stuff.
I also hunt from the ground, so I take it off, lay it next to me, remove an arrow and have easy access to a second arrow should I get the opportunity to use it.
That being said, I also read Terry Green's opinion and saw the photo of his bow mounted quiver being used as a "portable blind".
Makes good sense, I just haven't bought one yet or practiced shooting one on my bows.
Next year.....
John
I have used a six arrow bow quiver and liked the arrows right at my finger tips. The only downside was it tended to make my bow seem heavy and a little unbalanced.
I swithched to a Cat Quiver Six (Fanny Pack Style). Great set up but putting an arrow back in the Cat was a problem for me. I found I had to take the quiver off to replace the arrow. I resolved this problem by adding a single arrow Skookum bow quiver to the Cat set up. Great combo! The Cat is great for stalking and arrow removal is a snap. Going under and through brush is no problem. The Skookum gives me an arrow at my finger tips with fast easy replacement.
I've hunted for many years and in my opinion if your going up, down or across any type of slippery ground, your arrow should be taken off the string and put in a well made quiver. One slip with a sharp broadhead can be a real bad deal.
There's alot of great quivers out there. Best advice is buy quality. They not only carry your arrows but they save your butt when you slip down a slope with a buch of razor sharp broadheads.
lee,
Keuka has it nailed about buying quality and make sure you broadheads are completely covered.
I hunt 4300 acres of leased property from a timber company, the roads are mostly unpassable except for an ATV or log skidder, so I keep my bow unstrung in the handle bar mounted gun rack of my atv,and my side quiver strapped to the back rack so in case of an accident, I reduce my chance of "falling" on my quiver.
Whatever type of quiver you choose (they are all good) Safety First!
I have a huge scar on my right thumb from the "old days" back around 1975, when I hit a Bear razorhead with my thumb on a bow quiver that had no cover on it.
It is easy to forget about the broadhead in the "heat of the hunt"
Hunt safe and good luck this year,
John
check out the Arrowmaster quiver before you buy anything. I have a collection of quivers and finally with the Arrowmaster the search is over.
Its truly awesome,
Billy
stalker side quiver for practice or small game, selway and efa bow quivers for hunting, ust got a gfa quiver that I will take hunting this year
back quiver generally with a side quiver(gn sidekick) a close 2nd, bow quiver less and less....they are very convinient but i dislike the weight and look.always have a cat quiver handy in case of rain. Ben
I like to use my back quiver, slightly modified. I attached a "rubber grabby thing" (as it was called in a prior comment) off of a side quiver to the outside lip of my back quiver. That holds the shafts, and some grass seed or foam in the bottom of the quiver keeps the heads from rattling together. Overall it makes for quiet walking and easy one-handed release of arrows. The only thing to watch out for is making sure to duck your shoulder low when walking past/under brush.
QuoteOriginally posted by mrkbsm:
I like to use my back quiver, slightly modified. I attached a "rubber grabby thing" (as it was called in a prior comment) off of a side quiver to the outside lip of my back quiver. T
Hey - stop knocking my overly technical description.
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