Back Quivers who uses them for hunting

[Ballshooter]

As some of you know my wife got me a Sanlida longbow for my birthday I am getting pretty good with it and may hunt with it this year. I love my junxing f261 with Nika N3 limbs so smooth and just shoots so well. But I am afraid I got the howard hill bug. I would love to get a real hill style bow but this Sanlida royal x8 longbow is close lol. I had a Salway quiver on it but with it on the bow I get string slap to the arm without it on I get no slap and better arrow flight. Yes quiver is passed the fade of the limbs. It just shoots better without. So now I need something to carry my arrows. I was thinking a hill style quiver or GFA your thoughts?

 

[GeoFish]

I used a Cat quiver for a few years.

Untill I for got it the second time.
I now use a bow mount quick release. I always take it off on stand.

 

[NMSbowhunter]

I shoot a Hill style ASL. I currently have a bow mounted quiver on it and it works OK but I really like the lean lines and balance of a bare bow. I have a leather Hill back quiver also. I have used it in the past. My observation is that a Hill back quiver will work fine if it is used as intended. They really are stalking quivers. Howard Hill hunted spot and stalk, not out of a tree stand or a tree saddle (he did hunt off horseback, so you can say he was sort of a saddle hunter, lol.) You can hang the quiver off a bow holder once in a tree, but I found it fiddly. I was sorely tempted to switch back to the Hill back quiver this past hog season. It would have been great for that.

I back quiver needs to be broken in. They are usually pretty stiff when they are new. You want to get it soft so it can collapse and hold the arrows firmly and not let them jostle around. The best source of info if Hill's book Hunting the Hard Way. In it, Hill talks about the quiver and its use.

I also like the Cat Quiver. I have a large one than shown above, that is more of a backpack. They are long out of production at this point, but they are nice also.

 

[Phopkins]

In the 90s I used a hip quiver a lot. It worked well unless you were stalking in really tight brush.

 

[Ballshooter]

I hunt brush maybe Ill just get a 2 light quiver I have seen a few two arrow quivers out. The hill style quiver is a possibility for me I guess.

 

[BTaylor]

For folks interested in back quivers, my buddy Rick builds these. I dont use a back quiver but I have looked at lots and I have never seen one I though was better designed or built.

Quivers

Unique carry solution for archers and bowhunters. Vintage style and modern materials blended together for the ultimate archery accessories.

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[KYhunter66]

I have a custom made Jerry Hill back quiver and it's great. I'm using it for practicing and stomp shooting. I didn't like it at first but it's starting to get broken in. It takes the shape of your back. Now I can even bend over and the arrows stay in place. He still makes them! on his website. He even signed it.

 

[KYhunter66]

I also have a three rivers tube quiver for hunting I really like it.

 

[Red Beard]

I also have a three rivers tube quiver for hunting I really like it.View attachment 117835

This looks exactly like the Palmer I have. Love that thing.

 

[Heydeerman]

I have used a back Quiver and I really tried to like it. I really wanted to like it. I also tried Cat Quivers and have had several. I have a Safari Tuff Quiver that’s over 20 years old that I will occasionally use when I’m hunting on the ground: it’s hard to neat a bow Quiver. Great Northen is all I use.

 

[JoyRyd]

I’ve never tried one. Do the arrows rattle around and make noise? Do you take it off to put the arrows back in the quiver? Do the broadheads get dull? Is it noisy pulling/putting arrows in/out?

I like the idea, but it doesn’t seem practical for hunting? I need to try one, I guess?

 

[NMSbowhunter]

I’ve never tried one. Do the arrows rattle around and make noise? Do you take it off to put the arrows back in the quiver? Do the broadheads get dull? Is it noisy pulling/putting arrows in/out?

I like the idea, but it doesn’t seem practical for hunting? I need to try one, I guess?

With a Hill style back quiver, if it is properly broken in, it will be soft and it will collapse on the arrows as it lays across your back, holding them in place and making them quiet. With a well broken in quiver you can even bend over to pick something up and the arrows won't fall out. Most folks put some sort of foam, etc. in the bottom to keep broadheads from poking through the bottom. I've heard of people putting oats in there. The bottoms are usually pretty thick leather, so it really isn't a big deal. If you practice with one, reaching back and drawing an arrow is fast and smooth. You can also return arrows to the quiver with practice, without taking it off your back. The broadheads can bang together in there and so there is a chance they can become somewhat dulled over time. A regular size Hill style back quiver can easily hold a dozen arrows, and possibly 2 dozen., so you do get a capacity advantage. Howard Hill was not shy about loosing arrows and I'm guessing he lost and destroyed quite a few.

In the video below, you can see John Shulz drawing and shooting from a Hill quiver.

 

[TheBlindCat]

I used one of the side access tube quivers (Riverwolf from archery talk). The problem is strapped to a pack, the tube needs to extend below the pack or far above it. So either the pack hits the tube coming down the tree or catches on anything you duck under. If you’re not using a pack, they’re nice and would work fine on a Pacseat. But now I just use a bow quiver (usually Gunshy) and Water Poof on the fletchings.

 

[bonehed67]

This is my quiver of choice when hunting with the recurve. It holds everything I need and is very comfortable.

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