How many practice without bow quiver, hunt with it on?

[sheepdogreno]

Never liked shooting with a quiver on. Dont hunt with one on. Never hunted or shot with quiver on my wheel bows either. Not because I can't mainly BC the quiver hanging on side kicks my ADD in and I feel like I get distracted by the quiver of arrows hanging there...

[Jwilliam]

Originally posted by Pat B:
It would be like shooting two different bows to me.

I set them up the way I'm going to hunt with them. I have 2 longbows that I shoot with quivers on. They were fairly light and needed the added mass weight. The rest of my bows get shot without quivers. I use a GFA side quiver with them.


Bill

[Bill Turner]

I practice without my quiver attached until September and then practice with it attached throughout the season. Never noticed a difference.    

[ISP 5353]

I leave my bow quiver on all the time.

[Firstlight]

Bow quiver 100% of the time.  I agree with practice how I'll hunt.

Plus, I stump shoot in some high density Bear and Cougar areas so it's nice having broad heads, just in case.  Heck, last year at the archery range there were multiple bear sightings.

My bow shoots very differently with and without a quiver.

[term]

I'd like to thank everyone for their help and for sharing their opinion. I spend 95% of my hunting time in a tree and have hunted the last few years with a tube style quiver attached to my pac. In cold weather when I have a lot of clothes in my pac I start to feel like a turtle walking through the woods. The quiver hangs on the low limbs ect. After reading everyone's opinion I think I'm going to try shooting a couple of months without bow quiver. Then mid summer when shooting is good slip it on  for a few days and see how it affects me. Can always go back to tube if need be. Thanks again. Term

[pdk25]

Depends on the bow. Haven't noticed much difference with heavy mass risers with side mount or limb bolt mount.  A strap on quiver, that is another story.

[Mr. fingers]

If your on the upper or lower end of your ideal spine adding a quiver full,of arrows or taking it off can effect arrow impact
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That said I go back and  fourth between a bow quiver and an arrowmaster side quiver. I'm wishy washy.  When using a climber tree stand I perfer a bow quiver actually in a treestand I like a bow,quiver. But,certain treestands I have the quiver actually causes clearance problems when stalking'or still hunting I like the side quiver. I do,like the feel of a naked longbow but I'm a tough more,accurate,with the bow quiver. I could get  a deflex  bracket for bow quiver to  eliminate the clearance,problems in the stands but I dont,like the idea of adding more hardware to the bow , there is no perfect quiver.

[2fletch]

There is a lot of variation in bows and quivers. Some lightweight bows will shoot better with a quiver. Some heavier quivers can change how the bow shoots. I only use lightweight quivers so it doesn't matter much whether it's on or off the bow. It's always a good idea though to practice before the season for how you are going to hunt.

[dbd870]

I leave mine on year round as that is how I hunt. If I didn't do a lot of stand hunting I'd definitely find a back quiver I liked. If I hunted mostly fixed stands I'd rig up a way to hang one but Much of my stand hunting is from my climber

[Kingstaken]

Always have quiver on longbow. I like the added weight it gives when shooting.

[maineac]

I tend to shoot with a quiver on if I am going to hunt with it.  I don't like a bow quiver on my light mass bows. It changes the feel of the bow so much.  With the heavy mass bows I don't notice any real difference with quiver on or off.  So I tend to wait until a week or so before season to use the quiver on the bow during practice.

[BowMIke]

I've started using a Safari Tuff Duiker quiver and hang it up when I'm setting. I like it pretty well so far.