quiver choices

[daddyhoney]

I am relatively new to archery and have been keeping my arrows in a bucket while target shooting in the back yard.  I am about to order a Black Widow soon and was wondering how most of you carry arrows in the field while hunting.  I had thought I would have them over my back but upon reviewing the BW pictures of game I noticed that the majority of hunters have a bow mounted quiver.  I would apppreciate some imput on pros and cons please.  Also on the BW should I get quiver hardware attached at the factory or go with some bolt on aftermarket affair if I do not do the back quiver route.  Thanks, daddyhoney

[Bard1]

Well sir, that is a good question.  Really it comes down to what one likes.  There are pro's and cons to them all.  Me I am partial to a bow quiver.  I like the added weight on the bow for stability.  I like that my bow and arrows are always together.  Where I hunted in oregon, it was often thick thick thick and nasty in the brush.  A back or plains quiver always just got hung up on everything and my arrows would get dumped.  For me the biggest down side to a bow quiver is my arrows are more exposed to abuse and weather.  Another nice thing about a bow quiver is that it frees up my back for a back pack.  It also keeps my bow and arrows together.  
  Another thing to consider however is what your hungting.  For small game like squirls and wabbits you may want a back or plains quiver to hold more arrows then you could with a bow quiver. In the end you'll just have to try and see what works for you.  
Derek

[Homebru]

I carry mine in a Kwikee Kwiver mounted on a Quiver Caddy by Mark Baker.  I also use a Side Stalker from Three Rivers.  Two great options.  Then, I've got a CatQuiver in the basement.....never used it but couldn't pass up the $15 price tag.
homebru

[Yolla Bolly]

My first quivers were old style back buckets, but now I like my Chuck Adams hip quiver---it required some modifications to make it work for me (most equipment does).  It does interfere somewhat with a full size backpack (with padded hip belt), but i have been able to work around that by hanging the quiver low from a separate belt.
I have used a middle-of-the-back CatQuiver III, which was ok for dedicated deer hunting, but since I do a lot of informal target shooting,  I like the ease of choosing an arrow, and of returning it to its "slot", that the hip quiver provides.
 I have a Great Northern "stalking" quiver that hangs off the shoulder---it works if one is using all the same type of arrowhead, but mixing blunts, Judos and broadheads is frustrating and noisy. So now it mostly carries target arrows.
 I recently bought a mini-Cat quiver, which also hangs off the shoulder. I plan to try it this spring for turkey hunting---it is quiet, and I think it will work  around  the large Kifaru pack I am using to carry in the blind.  
I have not used a bow quiver since the 60's---I expect they have improved a bunch since then, but I did not like the extra weight on the bow, nor its tendency to catch brush; and I found that my point of impact changed laterally as the number of arrows in the quiver decreased.

Are there any other archers in your area that might have unused quivers for you to try before you buy?

[straitera]

I'm definitely against drilling for quiver mounts on any of my bows. There are too many other good options which preclude damage or devaluation. Selway makes a popular slide-on. Catquiver is easy to carry albeit a little slow to retrieve an arrow quickly from your back. My favorite for years has been a 8-arrow homemade hip quiver based on the old Bear quivers. It works very well and is angled so the arrows do not snag through brush or dense foilage. Lately I've been hunting with a Selway but the attached quiver for some reason seems much of a distraction. I got some good advice recently on the proper way to hunt with the HH style backquiver and hope to make one soon. You'll soon discover what works best for you. They are all good choices in one way or another. Good luck.

[mike g]

Gary....
If you are like most people you will wind up with just about every type of Quiver known to man. and you will still not be able to decide....
    That is the truth on this subject.....

[fyrfyter43]

I use a back quiver from Mike's Archery Leather (a sponsor here), and a GFA quiver. The GFA is great for hunting, especially in thick brush. The back quiver is just too purty to take out in some of the thick cover I hunt. The back quiver I use mostly for 3D shoots, stumpin' and squirrel hunting.

[varmint]

Originally posted by mike g:
Gary....
If you are like most people you will wind up with just about every type of Quiver known to man. and you will still not be able to decide....
    That is the truth on this subject.....

Ain't that the truth!!!  

[B4NZ41]

For hunting, I started out using a hip quiver with a strap on it so I could take it off, and put it on easily. The hip quiver was nice because it didn't let the arrows jingle around like a back quiver would. But when hunting, you sometimes come in contact with a thing called underbrush, and arrow fletching is one of underbrush's favorite snacks. So now I'm using a Catquiver. I like the cat quiver alot because it's quiet, the fletching is protected, and I don't need to carry all my stuff in an extra bag, or have my calls and binoculars dangling around my neck.
 http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchResults?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&searchOption=products&hvarSearchString=cat+quiver&hvarAID=google&cm_mmc=Googl   e_AdWords-_-Brands_Archery+-+Rancho-_-Broad+match+search+747235045-_-cat%20quiver%7C-%7C100000000000000124573
 
 http://www.3riversarchery.com/Cat.asp?c=14&s=0&p=0

[BobW]

Mike G nailed it!!!!!!

[woodchucker]

mike g said it best!!!!!

ALSO.....I have to agree with straitera.....

If your just getting started I would not order a custom bow with quiver mounts. The bow possibly might not work out for you,and the quiver mounts could possibly make it harder to sell/trade the bow if you wanted to.

[Labs4me]

Keep your options open! Have Widow install the quiver inserts while your bow is being built. This will in no way de-value your bow.

Below are a couple photos of a Kwik-3 quiver that I had a local leathersmith make "pretty". You'll need the inserts if you decide to use a Kwikee quiver.

 

 

[Jerry Jeffer]

I use a cat quiver while hunting deer and a basket quiver while small gaming and target shooting.