I lay my bow across my lap in a few stands, gets in the way. Force of habit in the other stands and I worry about an impromptu snag while moving it into position.
I have the cheap ole Quikee Quiver and hang it from tree pegs or my bow hangers when hunting my hang on or ladder stands. I also have the screw in clip for the quiver that I use. My climber has a Quikee Clip mounted to it.
Peak, I cut out nice round holes in the foam for my Rages to fit into without disrupting the blades, but it still secures them. I can't remember who posted the Rage head with a little piece of shrink tube around the top part of the blades, but that is genius. I killed two deer this year with the shrink tube deal and they opened just fine with complete pass throughs. You can "bang" them around a lot more without getting premature blade deployment. I have always taken my quiver off in the stand and hung it from a bow hook. Don't know why, just don't want it on there when I shoot.
I have an additional bracket connected to my Summit to clip my quiver into while on stand. I hang it on a hook when I'm in one of my lock-ons. My bow feels more balanced when it is off. I practice with it both on and off because you never know when you might have to make a shot with it on. But I am the most comfortable shooting with it off.
Wow! I honestly had no idea so many people take their quiver off the bow. I have never done that, and don't see a need. Its never been an issue getting a 2nd shot off, or getting it snagged on stuff, etc. To me, its just part of the bow. Never had an issue shooting with it on either, I shoot with it on all year. I only know one guy who doesn't have his quiver on his bow....he uses a hip quiver. Ironically, he hates it. LOL
I never liked a quiver attached to my bow mainly due to reasons mentioned above. It's just a personal preference of mine. I have a hip quiver that I run a strap through. It is often slung across my back when walking to my stand. When in a tree, the quiver is strapped to the tree I'm in. It has worked out well for this guy. C
Shooting with a quiver full of arrows on your bow adds extra weight, throws off the balance to one side, can create extra noise, and actually has a pretty noticable ability to catch wind on those breezy days. Those are the primary reasons I take mine off. Plus, I shoot without it all summer so it feels more natural. I
That's exactly why I remove mine as well. AND I've never been busted (the two times) I had to make follow up shots. One of those was on a gang of turkeys too.
Each to their own and I'm not knocking how people do things at all but never have I understood this why people take their quivers off. When I still shot a compound It stayed on and It also stays on my recurve. When your quiver Is on your bow you can't tell me there's an easier way to grab an arrow any other way when needed. Shooting with a quiver full of arrows will add extra weight but It's no different then a stabilizer. Just like a stableizer, this will help you. A good bow quiver will not create extra noise. The complete opposite will happen. Your bow will be quieter. My recurve Is much quieter with the quiver on. Less twang of the string as the quiver absorbs the shot more. To me compounds are noisy so this would be a plus. As far as a bow being off balance I've never noticed It but then again I practice with mine on 100% of the time so I'm used to It. I've shot my recurve without the quiver on and It didn't feel right In the least so I can see why people who don't shoot with them on feel the same way when they do with them on. As far as wind catching It I've never noticed that either but then again It's the only way I've ever hunted (quiver on bow).
I actually tie my quiver to my bow rope that I have tied (never comes off of the stand) to the stand. I tie it and hang it over the edge, it works great. To answer some people's questions as to why people would do this I'll share why I do it. When I sit in my stand, I don't hang my bow. I sit with the bow across my lap. Now, while it doesn't actually sit on my lap, and it sits on my stand, I wanted to provide a visual image. Having the quiver on the bow would not allow me to do this because my arrow would be in the way (I use a containment rest, which allows me this method). I find it much easier to pick up my bow from my lap as opposed to a hook, this is just my preference. This is the only reason my quiver doesn't stay on the bow.
but wouldn't this weigh the bow down on one side of the bow making it tilt to the side of the quiver? My stabilizer helps balance my bow from leaning forwards or backwards. But, for me the extra weight if u have to draw longer than planned it just shortens the time to hold back i believe.
Like Vendetta I tie mine onto my hoist rope just in case it gets dropped! I take mine off the bow in the treestand so that I have less to bump around and less weight to hold. I practice with and without because I also do a lot of spot and stalk here in Colorado so it's easier to have it on the bow in those situations.
i like going up in trees that the tops fork off bout as far as up as i want to be in my stand. i use a tree peg for my bow hanger and i'll wedge my gear and quiver in the fork where there is no movement. i put a drink holder on my climber everything has to be where there isnt any movement and wont fall if the wind blows or i am moving around.
Fishing line and a TREBLE HOOK!!! That be the Foshizzhnit!!! I use a bow hanger, and mine is pretty stable, never knocked it off yet.... As for the twigs, I likewise had an experience today that would make me pull all my hair out if I had any!!!
used to hang it on the tree especaily when using aluminum arows. Now on the bow last year I shot a very large buck I hit it in the shoulder I was trying to reload and get off a second shot but my arrow got tangled in a limb while I was trying to reload had I had it on my bow it would not have been an issue and I would have gotten the shot off. Lost that buck trailed him for 500 yrd and he vanished in the middle of a field with no cover for 500 yrds in every direction. I had learned for that lesson make the first shot count but take every advantage you can.
