Which of these would you find the most practical for day long or shorter hunting outings:
Dawgware Deluxe side quiver
Catquiver Mini
Catquiver ii
Why? Thanks!!!
FYI I usually carry a knife, compass, rope, jerky and a few other sundries with me in the field
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The Hill style backqiver for me. Once proficient with it...it is fast, quiet, carries a ton of arrows, your lunch, and a squirrel.....
It just takes dedication and practice....much like archery itself.
I really like my Bow Mate elite side quiver which is very similar to the Dawgware so that would be my choice.
I think it depends on what Im going after.
for deer I like a bow mounted quiver (mini max 3)
For squirrel,rabbit or roving I like a back quiver
Keeps the arrows away from brush etc.
I would go with a side vs. back style. I just find them quicker and easier to use.
Safari Tuff Arrowmaster/Duiker or Bowmate Elite hands down, both superb. Side quivers rule!! I hate bow quivers and did a back quiver for a while but once I switched to a side quiver I felt like I came home. So easy to use.
I only have experience with one on your list. I carried a CatQuiver Mini for a decade. Most of that time I was hunting with a compound, having switched to Trad a few years ago.
I loved the Mini, but a couple times I found my bowstring inside the bottom part of the quiver with my broadheads. I was fortunate that it never cut my string. I remedied this by putting a thin rubber band around both sides of the quiver. This keeps the string away from sharp objects, and it is also easy enough to pull off if a shot presents itself while walking to or from the stand.
It wasn't one of your listed options, but I'm going with the Safari Tuff Arrowmaster this season.
I started out using a side quiver..may not have had bow quivers back then..and lost arrows out of it in the thick stuff. Tried a back or side..either way, last season and almost forgot it a couple times.
I like bow quivers best.
Dawgware.
I like the Arrowmaster too... really a nice non-bow quiver...
Safari Tuff!
I have used a back quiver and enjoyed it, but my favorite is my greatnorthern bow quiver. Holds 5 arrows in a quick and handy location. But quivers I've found quivers are like bows, and it's all about the individual
Dislike the mass and weight of the bow quiver-unless needed to stabilize some light longbows. The safari tuff works best for me, rides on the side and does not catch on brush and easy to select the arrow with the point you want to shoot. Back quivers look cool, but are a pain to get arrows out of without a strain. One opinion. Thanks, Roy
dawgware or bowmate elite when i am hunting with my longbows.bow quiver with my curves just dont seem rite shooting a recurve without a bow quiver.
I have used them all and would recommend a Catquiver. Number one reason is that all the others catch everything that you walk through.
Worn and used correctly, you can't beat a back quiver for all around use.Sorry, I know it;s not part of the choices outlined on the heading, but had to say it. :campfire:
What are you hunting for/where? Will you be still hunting or stalking?
I have two of the quivers you mention and about every other type not.
I have found that no one quiver fits all. Depending on the hunt, I most likely will choose a couple.
I like a back quiver for stumpin squirrels rabbits and such. For deer hunting I like the ArrowMaster quiver. I like to strap it to the side of my day pack. I can still retrieve an arrow if needed.
My choice is none of those. I use a strap on Thunderhorn for almost all my hunting. My second choice is a good back quiver. I used a catquiver for a few years but got away from it and sold them.
Primarily stalking, roving and ground blind hunting.
I don't like the way the bow quiver feels on my longbow.
Great suggestions! Keep em coming!
Since I am not a stalker and shoot almost exclusively from a stand or blind, I find a back quiver to be the most useful. It carries lots of stuff, and I set it down or hang it from the stand once I get on station. Consequently it does not interfere with shot making. Noise is not an issue for if the quiver rattles, I am moving too fast.
I use a backquiver 90% of the time with a large fanny pack. The other 10% and on rainy days, my Catquiver 3.5. I'm not a big fan of the bowquiver and only use it under certain conditions.
I use a catquiver mini and day pack. They all have trade offs and the catquiver suits me best.
i know i mentioned the arrowmaster and the bowmate elite. i have tried both and they are very similar, only real major differences are the arrowmaster has the pocket on top, the bowmate on bottom..the arrowmaster opening is side-specific/ you choose lefty or righty..the bowmate is ambidextrous..and lastly the arrowmaster has a frame, but overall is soft so it conforms more to your side, whereas the bowmate elite is a rigid tube. I ended up choosing the bowmate elite. my brother chose the arrowmaster. go figure. LOL
Great stuff! Many opinions. I appreciate it!I like the idea of a side quiver and the Cat. I guess I just need to take the plunge and try one of them out...
Once you become accustomed to and learn how to use it, the back quiver hands down.
Dawgware Deluxe side quiver.
I'm a takedown recurve shooter and I use the Thunderhorn bolt-on.
For stumpin and small game...anything where you're slingin a lot of em...the Safari Tuff.
Irv Eichorst
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I never cease to be amazed at how someone asks for choices between specific bows, quivers, etc--have it narrowed to 2-3 options and most posts recommend other models not in the list. Why do we do that? :dunno:
I would go with the Dawgware of those three.
I wouldn't say a loose opening back quiver because if you trip and fall forward you may get a face full of broadheads,, my opinion for the most practical has to be the GFA style,, you can do anything with that quiver,, here check this out..
1. you can mod it with straps to mount to a riser, or use a bicycle tube cut in strips
2. you can wear it as a back quiver
3. you can wear it as a belt quiver
4. you can attach it to a horse or a back pack.
5. you can make who ever is walking behind you carry it for you.
6. you can cram your lunch in-between the arrows.
7. you can have a sheath made that snaps around the main rod that holds the top and bottom together.
8, it can be modded to hold a tenkara rod for those stream side moments when you wish you had a tenkara rod.
9. everyone smiles when they have one.
QuoteOriginally posted by Tajue17:
I wouldn't say a loose opening back quiver because if you trip and fall forward you may get a face full of .
Maybe only if you fall, get bucked from a horse! LOL
btw a well fitting hill style will not let arrows fall out...
Safari Tuff
Of those three choices, I would go with the Dawgware. Since you plan to stalk, nothing beats a side quiver in placement, silence, and ease of arrow drawing. I personally use a Raptor Archery side quiver. Ted Fry designed it himself and has taken a lot more animals than I have without a single incident.
QuoteOriginally posted by David Mitchell:
I never cease to be amazed at how someone asks for choices between specific bows, quivers, etc--have it narrowed to 2-3 options and most posts recommend other models not in the list. Why do we do that? :dunno:
I would go with the Dawgware of those three.
Because many like to blow their own horns. I'll not comment because I've never used any of them.
Ditto on the safari tuff...it works very well.....but if I'm in a tree or groundblind, I remove it and hang or place it right by me for quick arrow retrieval.....
QuoteOriginally posted by two4hooking:
QuoteOriginally posted by Tajue17:
I wouldn't say a loose opening back quiver because if you trip and fall forward you may get a face full of .
Maybe only if you fall, get bucked from a horse! LOL
btw a well fitting hill style will not let arrows fall out... [/b]
I guess it doesn't really matter how it happened, but we all have taken a fall or two while hunting at some point,, and I have not seen too many people that have a correct fitting back quiver---> the test is when people have their backs turned and you can reach up and slip and arrow out without them feeling it chances are its too loose for broadheads.
anyway someone mentioned Ted Fry's quiver and I agree with that also, I have the leather stalker model that you remove the broadheads forward and out and the fletch is covered,,,, another awesome well thought out quiver that you can have a selection of arrows and quietly remove a judo, broadhead or even flu flu with out much effort or noise.
All the ones that you mentioned are good and have there place......one other is the Mark Baker style side quiver.....pretty handy!!
All the one that you mentioned are good and have there place......one other is the Mark Baker style side quiver.....pretty handy!!