Fletch covers pros and cons

[davesonic444]

I'm thinking of one for my bowquiver.I would like to hear your opinons on them and best brand to use.
Thanks,Dave

[chessieboy]

ziplock. plastic bag and rubber band. cheap and ealisly replaceable

[Hot Hap]

For rain or camo?

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Fleece is quieter than the cotton ones but pick up more beggars lice, walking sticks and burrs than the cotton/poly blend.

[Allan Hundeby]

Anyone ever spooked deer because ther baggies/Zip-locs were too light-reflective or noisy?

[OconeeDan]

I noticed the fletching rubs the cover a bit when shooting, just a tad more noise.
I made mine using a scrap of camo cotton and an elastic cord.

[Whip]

I had Jeff at Gray Wolf Woolens make me one out of his Wolfskin fabric and attach it to my quiver with elastic shock cord.  It's soft, sheds rain, and doesn't pick up burrs.  I use mine on a side quiver, so don't have the noise when shooting, but the feather will make noise when removing an arrow if you're not careful.  I usually have an arrow out well before a shooting opportunity, so that really hasn't been an issue, but I suppose it could be someday when I need one quick.

[Terry Green]

Fletch Covers Click here....

Whip...ya just hide one on the outside on the back.....I'll take a pic......

[davesonic444]

Thanks for the replies.
I'm looking for camo covers.Will covers make much noise when i shoot.

[Rico]

When it is raining,I use a bagel plastic bag just lift an arrow tuck the bag and it stays in place. The 1 arrow out of the quiver while on stand is a fletched with goose feathers.

[Terry Green]

My camera setting was off it seems....as there is a major flare on the fletch cover....but I think you get the idea.

   

I dont' have a problem with noise from my fletch covers in any way, form or fashion.

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A tad off topic...

From my experience it is wise to leave two shooters outside of the cover.

I can promise you that it is impossible to snake out a second arrow after you have really screwed up the first shot.

Some day I may be able to forgive myself...

Bob

[ZaneD]

They work great. Don't worry about brands, just make one yourself. I have expiremented quite a bit with these and I have found a design that makes absolutely zero noise while shooting. Make the cover about 10" long, and make it so that it is not very loose. Make it where it touches most of the feathers but it does not make them lay down. If you do this with regular fabric then it WILL make noise. So that is why I use this stuff I got from walmart that is fleece on the inside, and it looks and feels like cotton fabric on the outside. I would tell dimensions but you need to custom cut it for your own quiver, so it fits correctly. I also do as Terry suggested and keep an arrow outside of the cover for quick removal. If you look at the one Terry posted then you will see why I like to custom cut it to fit each specific quiver, his looks kinda baggy because in my opinion, it is a little too big. No, offense Terry, not saying that there is anything wrong with it, just stating my opinion. I will post a pic of mine shortly. hope this helps at least a little.

[SOS]

Use an old worn out sleeve or pant leg, some staples and elastic.  I concur with Terry, leave the back arrow - #1 in your quiver out for quick, quiet first shots.  Don't know if you'll be able to make it out, but that's how my quiver is arranged - especially for still hunting pigs with a bow quiver like in this picture.  I like white fletch, crests, nocks for arrow visibility.  Though not always, for tree stands I use a hip quiver to hang up and don't really worry about a cover then:

 

[ZaneD]

A pant leg works but the only problem I have found it that they make noise on me.

[Terry Green]

Yeah Bob...when I put that one on the shelf...I put another one in that position for easy access.

What I like about THIS fletch cover is that it is open at the bottom...for easy 'snaking' out arrows...And, being bottomless, you can slide it toward the quiver and get it off feathers while your not hunting..and the wire around the upper rim allows you to bend it to suit your quiver's arrow pattern.

I have 4 on order now that I asked him to put wire around the bottom 'hoop' as well to see it that works even better.  The bottom hoop now has some type of plastic hoop that is very bendable for different size....but I think it would be even better if you would custom bend it into a position for different quiver patterns.

The brand Bob carries is the most functional one I've found.

[D. Key]

I bought some a few years ago that slipped individually over each arrow.  they were about 7" long, made of camo material and had elastic at each end.  A bit inconvenient to install but worked great.  Like the dummy I am sometimes, I gave them away and wish I still had them.

[Rick Perry]

hmmm ......... why not leave the bottom of the cover open  ........... you could reach up into it to remove the next arra .

[hickstick]

I made one a few weeks ago from the sleeve of an old  trebark (original pattern) shirt that no longer fit.  I glued and stitched the 'sleeve' that I ran shock cord through (the top of the cover), to it ended up soft/flexable, yet ridgid enough to stay open.  then I just cinched the bottom, cuff part, with a rubber band.   had 4 deer with 20 yards of my stand on saturday and none of them seemed to mind, especially trying to snake the second arrow outta the quiver (wont tell you what happened with the first (or the second) arrow)  

[Terry Green]

Yes....its best to leave the bottoms open, not so you can reach in from the bottom...but when you do go to get an arrow you can grab the shaft where you need to and pull down without having the nock hit the bottom of the cover and pushing the whole thing down.