Anyone use a hip quiver for hunting?

[Nala]

Hey all.

Been thinking about trying one of the hip quivers for hog hunting.  I am talking about the ones that attach to your belt and leg.  I've used them before but its been a while and it wasn't in Texas.

So I thought I'd ask and see what you all thought and if you had any recommendations on which ones worked well for you.

Thanks
Nalajr

[Tatonka17]

I use an Absorkee quiver by Farr West Leather and love it. I've hunted some incredibly thick scrub oak, and it performs very well.

[Thare1774]

I have a couple of Selways and I absolutely love em!

[Tater]

I have and use both of the quivers mentioned above (Absorkee, and Selway)both work great I do not attach the Selway with the leg tie down only the belt loop.

[Rob DiStefano]

i made up a lace-on hip quiver for the 2006 "mod melt" texas javie/hog/bunny hunt and it worked just fine for traipsing around the mesquite and stalking the critters.  these dayze i prefer i side stalker or bow quiver.

 

don't hurt to relive that adventure, either.  :D

 2006 Trad Gang Mod Melt

[Craig Schoneberg]

I too use the Absorkee quiver by Farr West Leather. Really like mine.

[Rob DiStefano]

i have an absorkee - it is NOT a hip quiver, it's a modified side quiver.  these two quivers are completely diff'rent styles.

[backyardbowhunter]

I have used a hip quiver for 20 years. I don't like anything hanging on my bow. I just got a back quiver / backpack to try, since I usually carry a pack anyway. This way I only have one extra thing to carry instead of 2. We'll see.

[mjh]

Used a selway hipquiver for years, recently changed to an arrowmaster, never did like a bowquiver.

[Mark Baker]

Check out the Absorkee....a great product and really quite unique, as it's the only hang-on your hip style out there.

I should add...having a quiver "tied" to your leg makes very little sense.  Every time your leg moves, your fletches will "flag".  It also ties up your arrows, making them tougher to move when navigating the thick stuff....you need to be able to have that flexibility.

[wissler]

I use a Selway. When I'm stalking, it's on my side. When I'm in my treestand, I strap it to my tree behind me. I've been using it since 1996.

I will mention I took some camoflage polar fleece and sprayed adhesive on the rawhide and covered it with the fleece. When the rawhide would scrape against brush it was noisy. Now it's silent and invisible. Made a matching fletch cover for it as well.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Mark Baker:
Check out the Absorkee....a great product and really quite unique, as it's the only hang-on your hip style out there.

I should add...having a quiver "tied" to your leg makes very little sense.  Every time your leg moves, your fletches will "flag".  It also ties up your arrows, making them tougher to move when navigating the thick stuff....you need to be able to have that flexibility.

mark,

i have an absorkee, it's not a hip quiver in the traditional sense of what been called a "hip quiver" since the 195's.  it's a side quiver that clips to a belt that you provide, and a completely diff'rent functionality and much less of a vertical slant than a true hip quiver.  

yes, most true hip quivers require the use of a tie-on leg lacing and yes, when walking/stalking with this quiver bristling with arrows the fletching will "flag"!

as such, i do not recommend a hip quiver for walk 'n' stalk hunting.  it's good for the range and to hang in tree stand.  that's my opinion and why i prefer a side stalker quiver in the style of the absorkee or jack bowers, or a bow quiver.

ymmv.

[recurve3]

I use the Absorkee quiver by Farr West Leather. Really like mine.
The only complication I have is with a safety harness getting in the way of my belt!.

[Tater]

Call it whatever you like the "Absorkee" rides on my hip and it works......Slips right on the waist belt of my pack.

[Rob DiStefano]

i hear what you guys are saying about the absorkee and for the most part i agree, but the absorkee is NOT a hip quiver and therefore it has no bearing to what the topic starter asked.  please let's get back on track.  thanx.

[ddauler]

I did back when I hunted alot with selfbows but use bow quiver on glass bows. Both work great as always lotta trade offs. They really work well when tree stand hunting. Just dont grab bow and forget quiver...yea been there done that.

[Mark Baker]

TomAtoes, TOMaTOES....in my definition, it would be a hip quiver.   Never even heard of a "side" quiver until recently....doesn't mean they didn't exist decades ago, I guess.   But I understand where you are coming from, Rob....not sure the original post was so definitive though.

I will say that the closest thing to the absorkee...the one it was modeled after most in it's design and the way it "rides" is the Idaho Side Quiver...I think it's called, which has been around for decades. So there you have it!  And you are right, in that the fletches ride straight back...that was the point.   That was also the point to the quiver caddy "angle", that is used with the absorkee.  Either way....it works for me.  

For the range...a "hip" quiver, like Rob describes would work fine.

[Rob DiStefano]

there have been a gaggle of mods to the full range of off-bow quivers that are not situated on the bowhunter's back.  all of these would be considered "side quivers" with the exception of a hip *pocket* quiver (that some folks use with twin blade arras for hunting).  

so, for a "side quiver" the styles that i know of are ...

• lakota/plains indian - the over-the-shoulder hanging, full length "arrow bag".
• side hip - attaches to a belt, the top of the quiver is vertical and the slim arrow pocket itself dogleg angles forward - without a bottom leg lace it's pretty annoying and flops around way too much.
• side target - tube or oval cross section, hangs off a belt via one or two loops, angles forward, no way to lace it down, flops around, not good for hunting imo.
• side stalker - basically a modified tube that hangs off a strap around the shoulder, angled up and back, comes in various lengths and cross sections, 2/3rds arrow length to complete arrow enclosure, the asbell arrow clip quiver

(basically a bow quiver with straps).

• side hip stalker - clearly, this is the absorkee and i dunno of any others like it, a short stalker style with arrow clips, rides high off the hip and clipped to a belt, arrows face the rear and angled slightly up.
• straight tube - a take-off on the english war quiver, just a tube with small belt loop, hangs straight down, old timers like the thompsons and others used these for hunting

there are lots of variations of the above.  it's all good, use what works best for ya.

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Originally posted by Mark Baker:

I should add...having a quiver "tied" to your leg makes very little sense.  Every time your leg moves, your fletches will "flag".  It also ties up your arrows, making them tougher to move when navigating the thick stuff....you need to be able to have that flexibility.

I will second this. I tried a hip quiver that tied to the leg. It is noisy and awkward in tight stuff. I much prefer a horizontal version which can be slid around to maneuver more easily.

[ksbowman]

I use a Selway and I really like it. I use an elastic string to attach it to my leg and I took a large key ring and attached it to the hood so when in a tree stand I can hang it fletch down from a stob or bow hook for easy arrow access.