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Title: Small bow quiver?
Post by: cubs on November 02, 2010, 04:11:00 PM
So, I'm thinking about switching from my back quicker to one of the EFA 4 arrow bow quivers.  My question for you guys is how many arrows do you usually carry into the field?  Previously I have always carried 6, but really like the idea of using a small bow quiver.  Thoughts, opinions?
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Post by: chopx2 on November 02, 2010, 04:15:00 PM
If hunting close to home 3 or 4.
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Post by: bornagainbowhunter on November 02, 2010, 04:22:00 PM
I have only killed 2 deer in one outing with my longbow one time.  I have shot and missed only to shoot again three times.

That leaves me with a total of 4 different outing where I needed 2 arrows, all of the others would have worked well with one.

This does NOT include squirrel hunting,where you need all you can carry.  :biglaugh:  


God Bless,
Nathan
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Post by: Wannabe1 on November 02, 2010, 04:28:00 PM
3
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Post by: Son of Texas on November 02, 2010, 04:41:00 PM
4 - three broadheads one blunt.
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Post by: Bill Turner on November 02, 2010, 04:50:00 PM
I carry 3-2 blade heads and one hex head. Never needed more. Your small EFA will not handle more than 4.
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Post by: penrosefred on November 02, 2010, 05:19:00 PM
3
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Post by: 30coupe on November 02, 2010, 05:36:00 PM
With the EFA quiver on my Kanati, I carry three broadheads and a judo point. With the Linx quiver on my Orion, I carry three broadheads and two judo points. I've never shot more than one broadhead a day, but I have dropped one from the tree stand on occasion.    :banghead:  

So, I carry a broadhead for the shot, a broadhead to drop, and a spare...just in case. I almost always take a shot from the stand with a judo before I get down. Sometimes it's at a squirrel, sometimes a leaf on the ground.
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Post by: Apex Predator on November 02, 2010, 05:48:00 PM
I always carry three broadheads and one blunt.
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Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on November 02, 2010, 06:01:00 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Apex Predator:
I always carry three broadheads and one blunt.
Same.
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Post by: dirtguy on November 02, 2010, 07:16:00 PM
I have the EFA quiver - its well made and good looking.  3 broad heads and one blunt seem to work fine.  Its always nice to be able to go after that pesky squirrel.
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Post by: Steelhead on November 02, 2010, 11:12:00 PM
I carry 3  broadhead tipped arrows.

I use a 4 arrow Eagles flight hood with a 3 arrow gripper on the bottom.I like the combination.Alot of fletching clearance and plenty of room for about any 3 heads regardless of size.
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Post by: WRV on November 03, 2010, 12:32:00 AM
You will be quite pleased with the EFA quiver and Don and his wife are super folks to deal with......Randy
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on November 03, 2010, 01:20:00 AM
I have an efa that holds 3 arrows. 2 with BH and one for tree rats (mace head). I have taken 2 deer in one hunt, but used the same arrow, and have only ever had a couple second shot chances, so how many arrows do you need really? I saw a fella in the woods with 8 or 10 arrows one time. I was like what?
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Post by: Ben Maher on November 03, 2010, 01:42:00 AM
I am a back quiver kinda guy and will often tote many an arrow afield . But I am an avowed stumper and small game hunter so i tend to carry a bunch of Broadheads and blunts .
If I'm using less arrows and hunting an animal specifically I use a small strap on Boa or side quiver .
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on November 03, 2010, 04:29:00 AM
If I was out doing some stuff like Ben, then yeah, I need a bunch of shafts to be fling. Hey, you wacken any more of those camels Ben?
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Post by: Ben Maher on November 03, 2010, 10:30:00 PM
Jerry ..I think you mean my Northern counterpoint. He's northern Ben ... I'm southern Ben . lol
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Post by: 2fletch on November 04, 2010, 09:17:00 AM
Cubs, We at EFA make quivers of many sizes and models. Our biggest sellers are the standard or J-1 size 4 arrow quivers. The 4 arrow "Maxi" is very popular, along with the 4 arrow "Cherokee". If you want something with more interest we make the "Navajo" series, where you can get a quiver with snakeskin, beavertail, etc, or an icon. We also make quivers for a number of quality bowyers and dealers with their logo on the front. (These you would have to buy direct from them.)

My personal choice today is a J-1 Navajo I with our fixed length totem and the "wing" attachment.
It fits solid on the bow and is still lightweight enough that it doesn't change how the bow shoots. I have shot most of our quivers on every imaginable bow with the same positive results.
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Post by: LookMomNoSights on November 04, 2010, 11:14:00 AM
4 broadheads in my Kanati 4 arrow quiver,  1 blunt on a piggy backer.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Stumpkiller on November 04, 2010, 01:14:00 PM
Two blunts, five broadheads in a side-stalker quiver and a single broadhead in a solo-stalker/half piggy-backer bow quiver.
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Post by: Don Stokes on November 04, 2010, 06:02:00 PM
Three broadheads and a judo. I don't put my bow quiver on my bow, though. I hang it in the middle of my back with an old bowstring over my shoulders, hooked to my belt.
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Post by: Doug in MN on November 04, 2010, 09:14:00 PM
EFA quiver 3 broadheads and a Judo. Light in weight and works well for me. I do use the same quiver for either longbows or recurves. This post reminds me I need to call and order up another.