Bow Quivers on a Howard Hill Style Longbow?

[ErikT]

There have been a bunch of posts on here lately about Howard Hill and D-style longbows and I'm getting the fever.  Back quivers seem to be the traditional and popular choice for this type of bow but I'm wondering how many guys hunt with bow quivers on these bows?  Would a bow quiver tend to ruin the shootability and balance?  I'm a bow quiver fan on recurves and my r/d longbows but you don't see many bow quivers on traditional longbows.

Comments and pics welcome.

[Orion]

I use them -- Selways and Eagle's flight.  Bow quivers don't affect the performance of a Hill any more than they do other bows.

[Wannabe1]

I already did this topic. Check the link below and you'll see the responses I got. Watch out for the ghost of Howard though.  

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=094709;p=1#000000

[David Mitchell]

It does for me. I just can't abide a bow quiver on any Hill style bow. I really like the GFA type quiver or my Jack Bowers Chief if I'm not using my back quiver.

[Brad Davis]

I use a HH back quiver and Selway slide on quiver when playing with my big five. Tend to use the back quiver for field points, blunts and flu flus. I use the Selway for broadheads.

[Brad_Gentry]

I use a back quiver or an Asbell-style I made. One of the reasons I love Hill-style bows is the lightness in the hand, and a bow quiver just ruins that for me (YMMV).

[3Under]

Selway and Great Northern works on my Northern Mist Shelton Hill style longbow. Right now I'm using the Selway. It's >15 years old. Sorry I don't have any photos. I agree with Orion on performance. Over the years I seem to shoot just a well with a bow quiver. The extra mass I guess.
Probably it doesn't fit the perception or image of lean-clean Hill type longbow for many!

[Ben Maher]

I prefer my a non bow quiver ... either back quiver , arrowmaster or bowers side quiver .
i do occasionally use a bow quiver but prefer my quivers off the bow.

[Carbon Jack]

Quivers attached to a Howard Hill longbow offends me in every way possible! LOL

Rather like putting a telescope on a blackpowder rifle.

Back quiver only for the HH bow. A guy has to have some sense of history.

Jack

[Rik]

I shoot tighter groups with a bow quiver than I do without. Probably due to the added weight near the handle stabilizing my bow arm.

A Hill bow with no bow quiver looks a bit dainty. Strap on a serious, manly looking bow quiver and it looks downright lethal, lions and bears run in fear, and freezers overflow with backstraps, tenderloin, steaks, and roasts. Plus, the stunning beauty of my bow quivers gives my longbow-totin' friends fits of jealousy. Heh heh. . .

 

[Fletcher]

Both my Tim Meigs and Dave Johnson Hill-styles have carried Great Northern bow quivers.  They work great for me.  That is the Dave Johnson in my avatar.

[Ben Maher]

You is a bad man Rik

[ErikT]

Originally posted by Carbon Jack:
Quivers attached to a Howard Hill longbow offends me in every way possible! LOL

Rather like putting a telescope on a blackpowder rifle.

Jack

That's kinda the response I expected- I'm not surprised.    I love the simplistic look and appeal of the naked Hill style bow- but, call me crazy, but there's something about a traditional bow with a bow quiver that looks lethal.  Plus, IMO, the bow quiver is hands down the best way to carry arrows when hunting.

[ChuckC]

Rik, just looking at that goat.  How in the world does (did) it get around ?  Must not have lived around trees and heavy brush.

Done right a bow quiver can actually take up some of the bow's shock so your arm doesn't have to.  I know. .  no shock here. . .  well SOME bows do have it.

ChuckC

[longbowben]

I will be using a great northern on my bow.I might offend someone but i dont care i like my quiver on the bow.ITS WHAT I LIKE..........

[wisconsin wood butcher]

hands down the kanati slim jim mines the 3 arrow with straps ive not been nice to it and it hasnt failed

[Rik]

I find the aesthetic beauty of a Hill bow is further enhanced with the proper application of a spray-painted camouflage design on the limbs.

 

[toddster]

I Love a back quiver, but don't have one that fits the way it should.  I have and like the arrow master side quiver.  But when it comes to hunting with a stand, I like a bowquiver, easier to transport and take it off when in stand to shoot.

[Carbon Jack]

Originally posted by ErikT:
 

Originally posted by Carbon Jack:
Quivers attached to a Howard Hill longbow offends me in every way possible! LOL

Rather like putting a telescope on a blackpowder rifle.

Jack

That's kinda the response I expected- I'm not surprised.    I love the simplistic look and appeal of the naked Hill style bow- but, call me crazy, but there's something about a traditional bow with a bow quiver that looks lethal.  Plus, IMO, the bow quiver is hands down the best way to carry arrows when hunting. [/b]

I hope you boys understand I'm only kidding where personal bow or quiver style is concerned. I really don't care how a man outfits himself. I find it interesting to see the diversity of opinion and style. Heck, I even don't find compound bows the evil device many do. It's just another shooting device like a rifle or musket.

You have to understand I'm a victim of having read "Hunting The Hard Way"; Howard Hill's hunting book. For me this was the pinnacle of archery and everything that came after Hill was not quite "cricket".

Except, of course, for my beloved carbon arrow.... and carbon limbs, and Super-nocks you can adjust in the field, and Fast Flight string material, and chemical handwarmers, my GPS, etc, etc.

We all have our non-traditonal loves where archery is concerned. Please don't take offense by my selective HH affliction. It's all good fun.

Jack

[ErikT]

No offense taken!