Bow quiver vs other quiver options

[Ruttinghard]

BAK, what quiver is that?

[Marlin]

I use  GFA quiver I’ve had for years and love it.. light with no bulk..  I also sometimes use a solo stalker tied to my upper bow limb..

[Stumpkiller]

For some time now I have been using single-arrow bow quivers and a side-stalker (Jack Bowers) quiver with two blunts and four spare broaheads.



With the foam plug out it will hold 18 stumping/roving/target arrows.

[Terry Lightle]

Hill style back quiver or GFA for me

[RIVERWOLF]

A few asked , so here you go ......3 styles/variances of My version of a back worn -side draw tube quiver......Alpha

Like said , every style has it's pro's / con's.....This style is fast-quiet-and with minimal movement . All mostly to your back and off side of the shot.

       "They work just fine;)

[landman]

My middle brother and I grew up close to each other in birth order and we both enjoy bow hunting.   He's cheap and cares nothing much for elaborate efforts to give him assistance so he hunts with a 45# Kodiak Hunter, to which he added a Black Widow single arrow/broadhead mount so that when he does go bowhunting he has a single arrow with a broad head at his disposal.   One arrow....that's all he takes and he has killed several deer with his setup.   He laughs at me for owning 4-5 EFA quivers and a couple of older Selway models.

[RIVERWOLF]

Jon , you need to "enlighten" your middle brother  :biglaugh:to the fact that one "needs" more arrows to shoot more arrows
I love "LOVE" being an opportunistic kinda hunter/rover, as in "if" oppertunity arrives for a squirrel while out...I'm ready.....should a clump of grass or a leaf call out while to or fro my hunting location (if you even have one;) I like to know I have a judo -blunt or two 

Honestly though....Hat's off to your brother if that one arrow thing works for him.....

[MnFn]

I use both types, bowquiver and Safari Tuff.  I mostly use the Safari.  I started out with a full sized one when I was elk hunting in CO and just tied it to the side of my back pack. I never shot with that backpack on.

A few years ago I sold the Safari-Tuff regular, and bought the  S.T. Duiker. It’s a little smaller, but I ve heard they don’t make that one any longer. I liked the option of the bigger size for more arrow capacity, at times.

[landman]

River, we are both in our 70s, I am the older and he is the middle brother.   It wasn't always so, but we get along extraordinarily well however to some degree there still exists the "you don't need to be telling me what to do" aspect that is typical of brothers and it pops up occasionally.   Long ago we established an unspoken "no harm, no foul" rule so now I just give him the biz when he trots off to bow hunt.

But speaking of knocking about and stump/leaf/squirrel/dirt clump shooting, now that I'm a geezer, I actually enjoy getting out and doing that more than I enjoy sitting in a tree stand.   I just don't have the stamina for long sits but I did enjoy them when it was different from what it is now, for me.

[Alexander Traditional]

[Alexander Traditional]

Here's one I'm working on for a hunt coming up in a month. I 've got to cut a few more pieces out and get the top on it. I'm going to thread a rod and thread it through the gripper and then up through the foam and put a nut on top. I have a leather side quiver and have had them work,but don't like the noise they can make and the head rubbing together. I'm hoping this will work,it's coming out very nice so far. I plan on using the cut out too,but they would be broadhead specific.

[RIVERWOLF]

Jon, brother...I have 2 younger brothers myself so Iget the sometimes brutal honesty ...

I also get we are all different , and should respect that as well (though it comes with some brotherly laughs;)

Good to hear you gents are still getting after it ! 

Best your way my friend ........

[BigJim]

For me, there is not another option.. Bow quiver or bow quiver.
BigJim

[RIVERWOLF]

""For me, there is not another option.. Bow quiver or bow quiver.
BigJim""

I fully understand that . Get it. Lots of bowhunters prefer the simplicity of a well designed bow quiver . I used one myself years ago.  ...but we are all different. I've been hunting with a back worn quiver so long , I feel "nekkid" without one ;^) I like my bow nekkid and prefer a back worn side draw quiver for a lot of reasons.

Also know "A-LOT" of people that use many different styles of quivers  for different hunts/locations.


As mentioned before, each and every style has it's pro's & con's......

[2fletch]

For a morning or afternoon hunt, I would recommend a two to four arrow bow quiver. Only once have I needed more then three and that was because i took two shots at a fox, and then had a doe jump the string. That left me empty handed to watch her for a couple of minutes as she browsed, and then passed within 6 feet.

It's great that we have so many choses. A bow quiver works well in many situations because of it's convenience. It can even quieten some bows and improve accuracy. However, if you are shooting moving targets it can be a negative.

There is a use for all types of quivers. I have used a small bow quiver and then a side quiver for backup when stump shooting.   

[kopfjaeger]

Another quiver I use sometimes.

[Kirkll]

A few asked , so here you go ......3 styles/variances of My version of a back worn -side draw tube quiver......Alpha

Like said , every style has it's pro's / con's.....This style is fast-quiet-and with minimal movement . All mostly to your back and off side of the shot.

       "They work just fine;)

For hunting i definitely prefer a bow mounted quiver. I like the Sellway strap on the best.......

But..... I used a side quiver like this one River Wolf is show casing for 3D for years, and used it on pack in hunts to store my arrows. I had one like this custom made from leather that had a full cover that snapped on.   

I also made a lighter weight version of this myself from thin wall pvc pipe and wrapped it with a fleece material that i attached to my pack.

These are very nice used with a shoulder strap for hunting or 3D.     Kirk

[RIVERWOLF]

Like mentioned , I have tried pretty much every style of quiver known to man ;^)
That is one of the reasons I set out back early 2000's to build what worked best for me no mater the hunt or method .

I didn't invent the back worn side draw quiver....just like back quivers, side quivers etc..I'd imagine early man had all these covered. But...I did design my version , layout , and choose all my materials on my own 110%. Lot's LOT'S of years and field work testing.

For me, nothing works better . Worn low of the shoulder, vertical. Fast -smooth-deadly quiet with "Minimal" movement all to your off side of what your shooting at .  Nothing protects the arrows as well , nor the hunter imho....

Some have been using back quivers or bow quivers so long they feel naked without them as well. Nothing wrong with that.  As mentioned above. Everyone is different , and having so many choices is a beautiful thing ...  

[Kingstaken]

For me it's the Great Northern strap-on with its rubber straps stays in place and doesn't ride down/up to the limbs. I find the slide-ons besides being heavier have a tendency to creep away from the riser to the working part of the limbs. Just me.

[RIVERWOLF]

Yep..Big Jim , Great Northern , all mentioned above are Great quivers....it's a matter of finding "The ONE" or if a varity of style quivers work best for you .....Having such a varity of choices is a beautiful thing ....