I'm thinking of one for my bowquiver.I would like to hear your opinons on them and best brand to use.
Thanks,Dave
ziplock. plastic bag and rubber band. cheap and ealisly replaceable
For rain or camo?
Fleece is quieter than the cotton ones but pick up more beggars lice, walking sticks and burrs than the cotton/poly blend.
Anyone ever spooked deer because ther baggies/Zip-locs were too light-reflective or noisy?
I noticed the fletching rubs the cover a bit when shooting, just a tad more noise.
I made mine using a scrap of camo cotton and an elastic cord.
I had Jeff at Gray Wolf Woolens make me one out of his Wolfskin fabric and attach it to my quiver with elastic shock cord. It's soft, sheds rain, and doesn't pick up burrs. I use mine on a side quiver, so don't have the noise when shooting, but the feather will make noise when removing an arrow if you're not careful. I usually have an arrow out well before a shooting opportunity, so that really hasn't been an issue, but I suppose it could be someday when I need one quick.
Fletch Covers Click here.... (http://www.morrisonarchery.com/html/caps_covers.html)
Whip...ya just hide one on the outside on the back.....I'll take a pic......
Thanks for the replies.
I'm looking for camo covers.Will covers make much noise when i shoot.
When it is raining,I use a bagel plastic bag just lift an arrow tuck the bag and it stays in place. The 1 arrow out of the quiver while on stand is a fletched with goose feathers.
My camera setting was off it seems....as there is a major flare on the fletch cover....but I think you get the idea.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/fletch1.jpg) (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/fletch2.jpg)
I dont' have a problem with noise from my fletch covers in any way, form or fashion.
A tad off topic...
From my experience it is wise to leave two shooters outside of the cover.
I can promise you that it is impossible to snake out a second arrow after you have really screwed up the first shot.
Some day I may be able to forgive myself...
Bob
They work great. Don't worry about brands, just make one yourself. I have expiremented quite a bit with these and I have found a design that makes absolutely zero noise while shooting. Make the cover about 10" long, and make it so that it is not very loose. Make it where it touches most of the feathers but it does not make them lay down. If you do this with regular fabric then it WILL make noise. So that is why I use this stuff I got from walmart that is fleece on the inside, and it looks and feels like cotton fabric on the outside. I would tell dimensions but you need to custom cut it for your own quiver, so it fits correctly. I also do as Terry suggested and keep an arrow outside of the cover for quick removal. If you look at the one Terry posted then you will see why I like to custom cut it to fit each specific quiver, his looks kinda baggy because in my opinion, it is a little too big. No, offense Terry, not saying that there is anything wrong with it, just stating my opinion. I will post a pic of mine shortly. hope this helps at least a little.
Use an old worn out sleeve or pant leg, some staples and elastic. I concur with Terry, leave the back arrow - #1 in your quiver out for quick, quiet first shots. Don't know if you'll be able to make it out, but that's how my quiver is arranged - especially for still hunting pigs with a bow quiver like in this picture. I like white fletch, crests, nocks for arrow visibility. Though not always, for tree stands I use a hip quiver to hang up and don't really worry about a cover then:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j87/SOS_321/Stevehunting-1.jpg)
A pant leg works but the only problem I have found it that they make noise on me.
Yeah Bob...when I put that one on the shelf...I put another one in that position for easy access.
What I like about THIS fletch cover is that it is open at the bottom...for easy 'snaking' out arrows...And, being bottomless, you can slide it toward the quiver and get it off feathers while your not hunting..and the wire around the upper rim allows you to bend it to suit your quiver's arrow pattern.
I have 4 on order now that I asked him to put wire around the bottom 'hoop' as well to see it that works even better. The bottom hoop now has some type of plastic hoop that is very bendable for different size....but I think it would be even better if you would custom bend it into a position for different quiver patterns.
The brand Bob carries is the most functional one I've found.
I bought some a few years ago that slipped individually over each arrow. they were about 7" long, made of camo material and had elastic at each end. A bit inconvenient to install but worked great. Like the dummy I am sometimes, I gave them away and wish I still had them.
hmmm ......... why not leave the bottom of the cover open ........... you could reach up into it to remove the next arra .
I made one a few weeks ago from the sleeve of an old trebark (original pattern) shirt that no longer fit. I glued and stitched the 'sleeve' that I ran shock cord through (the top of the cover), to it ended up soft/flexable, yet ridgid enough to stay open. then I just cinched the bottom, cuff part, with a rubber band. had 4 deer with 20 yards of my stand on saturday and none of them seemed to mind, especially trying to snake the second arrow outta the quiver (wont tell you what happened with the first (or the second) arrow) :)
Yes....its best to leave the bottoms open, not so you can reach in from the bottom...but when you do go to get an arrow you can grab the shaft where you need to and pull down without having the nock hit the bottom of the cover and pushing the whole thing down.
I always make them to with the bottom open, it's much easier to get the arrows out.
I think it was on this site that I heard about using a condom for each arrow. Works great on arrows with screw in points. Cut a small slit in the tip, slid over the shaft and replace the tip. Simply pull the condom off towards the nock when needed. The good part of this is that unlike the other covers this protects the fletching from water dripping down the shaft.
Now it was pretty interesting explaining this to my wife right before I left on my 3 week trip to Alaska.
et
I have a old pair of neopreme camo wader.I think a piece of the leg could be just what i want.The feet are worn badly so this will be a great use for the wader.
So do you think i should wire it to the quiver or just run a bungee cord.
Thanks for the help.
Dave
downside: Briars and brush pull them off at the worst possible time, and it's hard to put an arrow back once it's drawn. That said, I use them on my side quiver for big game. I really like my Catts sidekick--you don't need fletch cover with it.
heres a pic of my homemade fletch cover...sleeve of an old trebark shirt.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/hickstick/07doenbow.jpg)
A topic I can relate to, I just completed my custom build as well. Used an old trebark shirt like hick did. Cut off the sleeve above the wrist and just above the elbow. Turned it inside out, turned a gallon zip loc bag inside out, and stitched it along the bottom. Pushed the bag inside "right", stitched the top corners, ran a shock cord from an old coat into each corner. I put two of the "push in" locker button dealy thing on the cord. The top one is how I wrap the loop around my quiver bottom, the bottom one slides down to tighten around my arrows if needed. The key for me was to make the cord the right length. It pulls snug when attached- but I can still push an arrow down into it- and get the broadhead out of the quiver- then pull the shaft out of the bag. Sorry- no pics, I'm at work. It works pretty slick, and is quiet. I'll try to post a pic tonight after b-ball practice....