How many arrows do you guys and gals carry when hunting, bow quivers and or others(side quivers,back quivers,ect...) The reason for my asking is, I use a small bow quiver now,It holds 3 arrows, two,three blade heads and a judo,no room for three bh arrows! i was thinking of buying a four arrow quiver from 3r,their(mini boa)so hopefully i could carry three bheads and a judo! I'm not to comfortable with just two bh as i have had the chance a couple times for more than one shot(longbow is really quiet) I know, if you make that first shot count then there's no need for more arrows,but s#@t happens!! lets hear what everybody carrys and why, should be fun!!! Jim :campfire: oh, this is for deer and turkeys,bears,elk ect>>> I use a back quiver for small game w/ at least a dozon arras!
3 2blade in my eagles flight with the jumbo hood.You could fit 3 3blade in the jumbo hood.
I carry four when deer hunting...three with broadheads and a small game arrow.
When hunting tree rats or other small game I carry a back quiver with at least a dozen arrows.
Chris
For years I have carried 3 broadheads and a judo. Like you say, stuff happens. Occasionally a follup up shot is needed for whatever reason.
I've recently started carrying an Arrowmaster quiver, and really love the capacity it gives me. I will now probably carry 4 broadheads and two or three blunts or judos. It could carry more if I wanted to!
I will only be carrying 4 this fall, since I will be using some old Bear quivers. In the past I carried 5, 4BH and 1 blunt or field tip.
......KY :archer:
4 B.H 1 JUDO
I have a couple Selway bowquivers that hold 5-6 arrows. When using them I usualy carry only broadheads.
However.....I love hunting with my backquiver!!!!!
As much as I like the bowquivers,I always seem to come back to the backquiver. I'll start the season with a half dozen broadhead arrows,and a half dozen blunts. At the end of the season I may only have 4-5 arrows left in it LOL.
I end up shooting a lot of grouse and have found that one judo isn't enough. I generally have a selway quiver with 4 BH and 2 judos. Probably more than I would ever use, but I like to know that lack of arrows will never be the reason for me not taking a shot. ( I also carry a couple extra judos in case I have to switch one out)
That being said, I try not to do too much stand hunting so my setup might be different if I were sitting in a stand all day. I like to put on the miles and spot and stalk - just a personal preference - but imagine that this will change as I get older and am less able to roam the mountains.
4 arrows in an EFA, all with broadheads (usually a mix of whatever I grab out the box. 2, 3 or 4 bladers)
I carry 3 or 4 .38 special screw0in blunts in my pocket. Only takes a sec to switch one out.
I have carried anywhere between 3 and 2 dozen at a time. It all depends!
When using my backquiver, I carry 8 broadheads and 2 judos. Catquiver, I carry 8 broadheads. My Great Northern holds 5 broadheads.
4 broadheads.
Anything I shoot at while deer hunting gets a braodhead.
I always keep a file in my pack so they are always kept sharp.
For me it depends on the hunt I will be doing. If I am going back in off road for several days I take a Thunderhorn bolt-on that holds 5 arrows. If I am just doing a day hunt just outside of town then a 3 arrow quiver will do just fine.
4 broadheads and 2 judos in my Thunderhorn "Boa" quiver. I really like that thing, easy to strap on and off of bow, holds six arrows snugly, and it's not as pricy as some of the other strap on quivers.
Zack
Thanks for the responces guys, I can't justfy buying a new quiver for just one more arrow, but still like to hear from the rest of the gang!!
2 braoadheads in my bow quiver for deer. 12 field points in my back quiver for small game.
I carry 6 broadheads & a piggy backer with a hex blunt in a bowquiver I made into a quiver similar to the G F A quiver. Frank
i usually carry 4 good BHs for deer 2 ok BHs for whatever (coon,fox,coyote,rabbit) and about 4 or 6 blunts for the those pesky squirrels they tempt me quite often :knothead: :archer:
4, 3 BHS and a hex head! Shawn
5 BH arrows in a light bow quiver and like rob i keep a few ace hex blunts in my pocket
I also carry the Safari Tuff Arrowmaster! I carry 5 arrows with BH and 4 with judos/hex heads for small game! I love the option that the Arrowmaster provides! The quiver just follows you where ever you go! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Usually six in a hip quiver - 3 bh and 3 hex heads. When rabbit hunting / stump shooting - all I own - in a back quiver.
Heh.
Didn't 3R used to sell an add on quiver that was just a little set of clips that would clip a judo on the outside of a BH already on the quiver?
Rusty, they still do, i had totally forgotten about those until you posted and reminded me!! they are called piggy backers!! good one bud!
2 or 3 for deer.I carry about 6 when hog hunting.
OK, Has any of you guys ever had a chance for more than one shot while out deer hunting? I did a couple years back, had a shot at a buck, as i started to draw he side stepped,must have caught some movement,i had allready hit full draw picked my spot,but he was on pins and needles, I had thought about letting down and waiting, but when your on the ground still hunting and in the semi open and the buck being with in 10 yards, he would have seen me letting down for sure! So i let her rip, needless to say at the same instant he bolted and my arrow nicely sliced through air where he was standing!! But it wasn't enough to spook into the next county, he circled around trying to get down wind which put him back in range again!! my second arrow never left the bow, i came to full draw again but he was quartering to me, not a very good shot even at 12 yards!! the wind swirrled he was gone!! If I had shot the second arrow and wounded him and needed another,i would have had to hike back out a mile to my jeep for more and hike back in! That was fun just the same!! so lets here some of your second chances or more!!
When I specifically target bushtails & cottontails, I use a suicide quiver holding four shafts. Blunts, of course.
For when I've whitetails and turkey in mind, I use a safer 3+1 that's covered. I.R. really good at cutting myself. Dad says "if it's sharp, he'll find it".
When I'm roving with nothing in mind, but it seems like about every season is open, I wear a back quiver stocked with everything for shooting anything from stumps to steaks. That quiver is usually loaded with 16+ shafts.
I color-code my fletching & cresting, and use flanged nocks. The patterns & colors I use work in low-light...notwithstanding that when I load my quiver, it's done in a manner that I know how far forward or backward to reach when a meal presents itself.