Side Quivers VS Bow mount Quivers for long bows and recurve

[30coupe]

I agree with Terry, each situation is different. I have bow quivers, back quivers and side quivers. The one I use least is the side quiver. I find it takes too much movement to get an arrow out and onto the string.

The fastest to reload is the back quiver. I take the arrow out by the nock, lay it across the bow, nock the arrow, and shoot. I can do all this without looking at anything but my target.

I don't care for bow quivers on my longbow, so when I hunt with it, I use my Hill style back quiver. I do like my Selway limb bolt quiver on my 3 piece recurves. It is light enough to not overbalance the recurve and allows me to carry five arrows. Like the side quiver, it is not quite as fast to get into action, but as has been said, it is one less thing to forget.

[Pat B.]

Has Jack Bowers retired or are his quivers still available ??

        Thanks

[joe ashton]

for me a bow quiver is the most 'handy'. and I like great northern.   Light, easy on and off.

[2fletch]

A bow quiver is the most convenient for hunting or whatever. Now there are a wide variety of bow quivers made by us and other quality manufacturers, so that it's possible to find one that's exactly right for your bow and situation. A bow quiver can stabilize a lightweight bow resulting in a tighter shot group. It can also quieten a bow in some instances. My approach is to use only as much quiver as needed for what I'm doing. Too much quiver can cause a bow to feel off balance, and to shoot left (for a right hand shooter).

[Terry Green]

And who says you only have to use just ONE on a hunt.....can anyone figure out why I have both?

   

[RkyMtn Joe]

I started with a back quiver more than 50 years ago, but when I saw my first bow quiver, I became a convert.  I like a quiver that holds 4-6 arrows but usually carry only 4 arrows when hunting near home.

Handiness, ease of negotiating rough places, and easy access to arrows makes a bow quiver my personal choice.

I used bow quivers on my recurves until one day when it was about 15 below out, I called in a fox. Shot and missed, and then broke two cedar arrows trying to get them out of the quiver, for a second shot. Years back they were not very nice to wood arrows when the temps went down to far. I would hope that today they are no longer temperature sensitive like that, as I am looking for a bow quiver for one of my Robertson lefties.

[Slickhead]

IMO the best way to access arrows is a bow mounted quiver. With that said I prefer a back(cat) or a hip (vista)
I carry one arrow on the bow with a solo carrier) and the rest somewhere else.
Thats me though
Ive bought a few quivers in the last few years but always go back to a non bow carry quiver.

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by Pat B.:
Has Jack Bowers retired or are his quivers still available ??

        Thanks

His website is still active.

 http://www.selfbow.com/jackstraditionalarchery/jacks.html

[2fletch]

If you are going to be shooting possibly more arrows then what you have on your bow then you can do as Terry's doing and carry an extra back, side or Safari type quiver. Generally I prefer a 3 or 4 arrow bow quiver, but if I'm warming up on a practice range then I'll have a back quiver with at least 6-8 arrows.

[Roger Norris]

Originally posted by Terry Green:
And who says you only have to use just ONE on a hunt.....can anyone figure out why I have both?

     

Small game arrows in the back quiver, big game arrows on the bow?

I used a bowquiver for years, and then decided I liked the bow naked better. I also use very bright fletching, I felt like I was flagging every time I moved. Just my opinion, so many bowhunters use a bow quiver, I am obviously on the minority.

When Fred came out with the GFA, I got one, and have used itexclusively. It suits my big game hunting style perfectly.

I have recently started using a back quiver for chasing rabbits.....main reason? My rabbit arrows are a mix of diameters, and my GFA gripper only holds one size.

[old_goat2]

I use hip quiver which in my case is a modern type quiver mounted on a leather scabbard for ground hunting and I just bought a bow quiver for tree stand hunting. Did that, cause a couple weeks ago I could have gotten a second shot off but couldn't get another arrow out of my quiver hanging on the tree without a lot of commotion. You can see my hip setup along with all I have too show for twenty days of elk hunting:)
 

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by Terry Green:
And who says you only have to use just ONE on a hunt.....can anyone figure out why I have both?

     

Stump shooting in the Petrified Forest?

[LJOHNS]

I can't hunt with a back or side quiver.  Way too noisy for me with my arrows rattling around and catching on the brush.  I only use a bow mounted quiver when I hunt.

[Pointer]

For me it depends on the bow..some of my older classic recurves are very light in the hand and I like a little more substance in how the bow feels. A strap on quiver is just the ticket for me with those bows. I also have some takedows recurves with heavy wood or metal risers..I'm more likely to use a hip quiver with those.

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by LJOHNS:
I can't hunt with a back or side quiver.  Way too noisy for me with my arrows rattling around and catching on the brush.  I only use a bow mounted quiver when I hunt.

There are work arounds for silence (or rain).  Pull a polarfleece hood over the fletch and keep a plug of foam in the front end.  Then all arrows are held tightly and silently.  

And you can easily spot the broadheads vs. the blunts.  I carry five broadheads and two blunts.  Actually six broadheads, but I pull one and put it on my one-arrow bow quiver.  With the same side quiver I can remove the foam plug and carry 18 blunts for stumping and bunny chasing.

Here you can see mine with the fleece fletch cover and also the sheath of my one-arrow bow quiver.  The 'clip" is 1/2 of a Selway Piggybacker lashed to the lower limb at the fade.

   

Also, as Moleman noted, sometimes your bow tells you.  Some are heavy enough without a quiver; while some feel better with a bow quiver.  And a bow quiver quiets some bows (especially the Selway style) while on another bow a bow quiver add a lot of noise to the shot.  Many variables.

Ain't it great to have choices!

And, if you have a short bow but a long draw the arrows sticking out make the bow awkward in brush.

[Terry Green]

Yes Roger....you got it.

I use a fletch over so I don't feel like I'm flagging.  You gotta have the right type of fletch cover also.