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Quiver On vs. Quiver Off: Which Works Best?

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  1. Bowhunting.com Staff

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    You could go out and buy a counter stabilizer as the article suggests, or you could just never take your quiver off like I do. You get used to countering the weight within a few shooting sessions.
     
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    I have a hip quiver, never have strapped it on I just carry it to my stand.
     
  4. Hatfield Hunter

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    No wonder I like you Sota--we think alike----hip quiver strapped to leg if long walk--just carried for short walks, done this for oh over 40 years I suppose----many years ago I witnessed my brother in a tree stand ( remember the baker climbers ? ) from a distance, I really saw the feathers moving quite noticeably up there, so I never kept them on my bow after that
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    To be honest I hunt at home and I am thrifty (too cheap) to spend crazy money on a quiver that mounts to the bow.
     
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    grommel Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Off, since day 1
     
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    WillO Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I do a lot of spot and stalk hog hunting so I recently bought a Tight Spot because of the good reviews. Yet to see a massive difference from the old quiver but I keep it on.
     
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    I use to always where a hip quiver. Till hopped off the top of a fence one day and ran a nock through the bend in my arm. It went in a least 1" -1 1/2" deep. It wasn't the quiver fault just a dumb moment on my part.:biggrin:
     
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    Same.




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    GMCmedic Weekend Warrior

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    In the past ive kept it off but practice both ways. Ill probably keep it on this year, as it will work better for something new im trying.

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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Consistency one way or another is all that matters. (On personally)
     
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    I practice with it off. So it stays off when in the stand. :tu:
     
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    I use Tightspot quivers and they never come off the bow. Noiser quivers or models that don't fit as tight to the riser I can understand why some people remove their quivers.
     
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    Practice both ways b/c I SnS and stand hunt. But in the stand it comes off. I've forgotten before and gotten pegged and I'm 100% convinced it was all those white Quickfletch sleeves moving..,
     
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    The only reason i take my quiver off in the stand is to lay my bow in my lap. If I choose to hang up my bow while I wait then I would leave it on.
     
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    I practice and hunt with it on. It's what I'm used to.
     
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    Depends. Deer hunting, on the bow until I get to the stand. Elk hunting, on the bow from first day to last.
     
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    I practice with it on and off, but most of the time while in stand it's off.
     

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