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Method for hanging your arrows?

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Lastmohecken

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How and where do most of you, hang your arrows while in the tree? I am a trad shooter, mostly recurve and sometimes I use a back quiver, but I also have an old Kiwi quiver I thought about using with a sling, but I have been thinking about how to hang it, and where in the tree, where it will be easily accessible, for a quick second shot, but also out of the way.

I noticed Eberhart had some kind of bracket that held his quiver above his teather. I don't know if he made it or bought it. I don't think I want to keep a quiver on my bow, although I have done that before. I do have a backquiver I like pretty good, but can see issues with it, while saddle hunting. I guess I could lash it above my teather, somehow.

Just curious how most of you do it.
 
I have a paracord loop tied to my quiver which I hook through a keychain carabiner on my gear strap. I orient it on the right side of the tree in front of me. The video show my compound but I do the same thing when I carry the longbow (I sling a quickee quiver when hunting with it).

 
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Lastmohecken said:
How and where do most of you, hang your arrows while in the tree? I am a trad shooter, mostly recurve and sometimes I use a back quiver, but I also have an old Kiwi quiver I thought about using with a sling, but I have been thinking about how to hang it, and where in the tree, where it will be easily accessible, for a quick second shot, but also out of the way.

I noticed Eberhart had some kind of bracket that held his quiver above his teather. I don't know if he made it or bought it. I don't think I want to keep a quiver on my bow, although I have done that before. I do have a backquiver I like pretty good, but can see issues with it, while saddle hunting. I guess I could lash it above my teather, somehow.

Just curious how most of you do it.
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I have an Alpine Powerloc quiver with a belt in loop on the hood's top. You can also add a paracord loop to most other quivers.

I'm a rightie, so my bow hangs to my left and my backpack and quiver are to the right.

My backpack has it's own dedicated paracord and nite ize cam jam on it so I can hang it independent of my gear strap. My gear strap is amsteel daisy chain and cam jam.

My quiver goes on the gear strap. I have several medium sized nite ize s-biners that I clip my quiver on and also small items to my gear strap (usually milk weed, rangerfinder, and grunt tube).
 
I ran a thread a few years ago on archery talk about this very subject. All sorts of good ideas on there also. Tight spot has an actual bracket that you can purchase extra that goes onto the quiver and clips under the tree. There’s a couple other manufacturers that have a similar gizmo.
 
Good ideas, everyone. Yep, I have just been thinking about this part of the equation. Eberhart had something in one his videos where he had bracket, that held his quiver pretty solid, it looked like, where one could just reach up and remove an arrow without needing a second hand at all to steady the quiver, etc. I like having a quick second shot, and I have made good on that second shot, more than once.
 
I have a loop on my quiver and can hang it off a hook or 'biner on my gear strap or tether. I hunt with a wheelie bow and generally detach my quiver in the tree.
 
I had a tube style quiver mounted to the right side of my pack last year, I’m going to use a Gunshy archery quiver on the bow this year and just leave it mounted.
 
My recurve has an attached selway. My compound has a G5 quickquiver which comes with a small screw in attachment but if on public can just detach and hang on hook. Leaving attached is easiest option just always shoot with it on.
 
Regarless of the bow I’m using I keep my quiver on. I ground hunt and stalk with the bow as well as stand hunt and saddle hunt. I want all things consistent, so it stays on.
 
Lastmohecken said:
How and where do most of you, hang your arrows while in the tree? I am a trad shooter, mostly recurve and sometimes I use a back quiver, but I also have an old Kiwi quiver I thought about using with a sling, but I have been thinking about how to hang it, and where in the tree, where it will be easily accessible, for a quick second shot, but also out of the way.

I noticed Eberhart had some kind of bracket that held his quiver above his teather. I don't know if he made it or bought it. I don't think I want to keep a quiver on my bow, although I have done that before. I do have a backquiver I like pretty good, but can see issues with it, while saddle hunting. I guess I could lash it above my teather, somehow.

Just curious how most of you do it.
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I got talked into leaving my quiver on my trad bow from the saddle folks here lol.
My wheel bow quivers I take off and hang on my tether by a piece of coated #12 ground wire. The ground wire can be cut to whatever length and bent over and around about anything to hang bows quivers backpacks whatever, on tethers, branches, screw in bow hangers you name it.
Like a gear tie but stiffer and holds! Double it over to make it even stiffer if need be.
 
Fgirtyman said:
I got talked into leaving my quiver on my trad bow from the saddle folks here lol.
My wheel bow quivers I take off and hang on my tether by a piece of coated #12 ground wire. The ground wire can be cut to whatever length and bent over and around about anything to hang bows quivers backpacks whatever, on tethers, branches, screw in bow hangers you name it.
Like a gear tie but stiffer and holds! Double it over to make it even stiffer if need be.
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I used garden wire from Menards. Like a gear tie but weaker. Sufficient for the purpose though.
 
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