HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Rik]

For any of you thinking of shooting your Hill bow with a bow  q--q--quiver (yes, I said bow quiver), here's an interesting thing I noticed this weekend.

Since the snow has finally melted enough to get somewhat into bear country this coming weekend. I decided to try to hunt bear without a bow quiver this year, so off it came and out I went for a long-one-arrow shooting session.

At 20 yards my arrows were hitting two inches left, 100 percent of the time.

After about 30 arrows I started aiming two inches to the right and they were dead in the middle of the small leaf I was shooting at.

Well, I simply couldn't have that going on, so back into the house I went to reattach the bow quiver. I went back outside and put every arrow dead center.

The point of this story is that bow quivers subtly change the way your bow shoots. I could resolve the problem by aiming to the right (not an acceptable option) or by dropping five pounds in spine weight (not enough time to order shafts and make new arrows with only four days until I begin hunting).

So, for this bear season, it looks like I will be posing for stylish pictures with my manly bow quiver firmly attached to the bow (poor Nate will be green with envy).

[bulldog18]

What kind of bow quiver do you use Rik?

[Rik]

Bulldog18,

My quivers are Frankenquivers.

I use the strap-on parts of a Thunderhorn quiver, and the bottom arrow holder of either an Ace-in-the-Hole quiver or a Delta quiver. They have a flat piece of steel attaching the upper part to the lower part so I can remove it in one piece and strap it to my backpack when I need to, with the arrows still in the quiver.

This photo shows what the end result looks like. Unlike quivers with flat arrow-holding brackets, these arrows are held nice and tight, in a smaller space.

 

[Rik]

P.S. Those are goose feathers in the photo above.

100 percent waterproof, and approved of by 99,999 out of 100,000 British Longbowmen. The real deal.

[Rob DiStefano]

rik, sorta like my efa totem quiver, where an alum tube (arrow shaft!) bridges the hood and holder i can remove the quiver, attach a sling and it becomes a side quiver ...

 

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Rik:
P.S. Those are goose feathers in the photo above.

100 percent waterproof, and approved of by 99,999 out of 100,000 British Longbowmen. The real deal.

+1              

my fletch making factory workers ...

 

the fruits of their hard labor (hey!  it's june!  the moulting season is ON! get 'em while ya can!) ...

 

and they work SO well on woodies and carbs ...

 

[Rik]

Rob, I fear those photos of yours are going to convert a whole bunch of turkey-feather shooters.

P.S. GREAT PHOTOS by the way!

[bulldog18]

Thanks guys, I have been trying to decide to whether or not to use a bow quiver on my Hills.

[Rob DiStefano]

and after ya gather up all that beautiful, FREE GRAY GOLD ....

 turn \\'em into fletchings!

[Rik]

If you look close at the photo of the mule deer, you will see the chartreuse feather tracers I put on the arrows so I can see them fly.

That's half the fun of archery!

[Rob DiStefano]

yep, the only issue with goose feathers is their anonymity and tracers help bunches ...

 

 

[Nate Steen .]

Rik,

99,999 out of 100,000 British longbowmen didn't use a bowquiver, however the one that did is your hero!!!    :D  

imagine the horror at hearing thousands of grey goose shafts whistling down on you, enough to put the scare into the Frenchies or a lone doe at the top of the mountain for sure...lol.

I've tried lots of bowquivers over the years and never could get used to the feel of them on a longbow.  On a recurve they feel good...go figure.

But backquivers also just look plain cool, especially with a haversack and plaid hunting clothes.  This is this year's hunting garb, decidedly low key....    
 
 

[Rob DiStefano]

i like low key!  

[ChrisM]

I like the idea of a back quiver if just to keep that part of my shirt under my arm and on my chest from getting in the string of my 68" bow.

[2treks]

Originally posted by sunset hill:
[QB] Rik,

99,999 out of 100,000 British longbowmen didn't use a bowquiver, however the one that did is your hero!!!     :D    

Who? I am drawing a blank.

[Montauks]

Nice Rob, I've got a little collection going myself

[Ben Maher]

I just can't bring myself to put a bow quiver on my Hills/Belchers/Millers aside from pack in hunts where every nite is a different camp/bivvy ...

I think I'm still a bit in love my Robin Hood fantasy to modern up with a Bowquiver lol !

 
pick the the longbow guy ...
 

 
was some good eating ... "red plaid hog" was the name of the dinner that nite  

Mmm nah ...

 
jus ain't the same .....

[Rik]

Near as I can tell, that photo of Nate clearly shows three things:

1. Bow quivers and haversacks do look kinda (I will only admit to "kinda") cool.

2. He is standing in extremely good bear and elk country.

3. Nate is obviously not an inch taller than five foot two.

P.S. If you didn't already know, Nate is height challenged. But he is okay with it as long as you don't mention him and Billy Barty in the same sentence.

[Ben Maher]

Originally posted by Rik:


2. He is standing in extremely good bear and elk country.
 

Sweet ......

I think if I was wandering elk and bear country I'd have my backpack with me just in case an overniter is called for ... the I'd have me on a Bowquiver
 I think.

[frank bullitt]

Bowquiver Rik, really?

Are you not the same one who said in another thread a "longbow is suppose to be long"?

Not a recurve, with mass weight in the handle?  :confused: