how many arrows?

[jdb]

I am going on my first ever archery hunt I will be hunting some private land north of spokane. we will be gone about 5 days. so whats the general concensus on how many arrows to take on such a trip? I started with a dozen but I have lost 2 and broke 1 so I am down to 9 think thats enough?

[nw_bowhunter]

I always has at least a dozen with me at camp however I only hunt with 4 in my quiver. I used to carry lots of arrows but now I found that 4 is plenty. Make the shot count

[GoldTip]

I always have 4-6 extra arrows at camp, and carry 4 broadhead equipped arrows in my quiver and one with a Judo point for grouse.

[bowpredator]

I always fill my quiver with broadheaded arrows (4), then have 12 arrows back at camp or in the truck in my bow case with enough broadheads for them. I usually go for a week at a time and usually only use 1 or 2 out of the quiver. The extras are for back up and target practice(I always take a Black hole target with me when I go hunting for any lenth of time in case I have to make any repairs and need to resight my bow. Plus most of the guys I hunt with also shoot the same size arrows so if they run out on a week long hunting trip I can always make some extra gas money off of them. $10 an arrow sounds about right wouldn't you think? HaHa 

Rodger

[Choclab]

I usually carry 5 BroadHead's and 1 SMG. I keep another 1/2 dozen in the truck.

[boneaddict]

I carry 6 with broadheads.  When I went into the deep Alaskan woods I took 9. 6 for me and 3 extra for camp.

[Shadow Cat]

I like to carry 3 broadhead and 1 judo point arrows in my quiver. The more arrows you have in you quiver that is attached to your bow, the more it will act like a sail on a boat and catch more wind causing you to move more and possibly rush a shot that ends up being a bad shot.

[boneaddict]

Interesting thought Shadowcat.  I was thinking about cutting back as the more arrows you have the more likely they are to get twnged by a piece of brush, if you are shooting aluminium or hung up in brush.  I've been watching some Primos elk videos and notice they always remove their quiver off their bow when they get ready for the shot.   I can see good and bad points to this.  ANyone have any thoughts.

[WDFW-SUX]

If you practice with the quiver on  you will have no problems. I never take mine off and don't even notice its there. The one advantage to no quiver is wind is less likely to grab your riser and torque your bow.  The other thing about the primos guys is that they are trying to sell that tube arrow holder with the sling which looks lame to me, and way harder to grab a second arrow than one from an attached quiver

[boneaddict]

My thought was if you needed another arrow, or you missed and had another shot you'd be pissed if your quiver was laying back about 10 yards.

[WDFW-SUX]

Agree I dont see any advantage of not having it right there on the bow.  The other thing is that a full quiver acts as a noise/ Vibration dampener. I can't figure out how you would carry one of these quivers and a pack and stay quiet while moving anyway

http://www.huntinfo.com/product/quiver.php

[Machias]

I hate having my quiver attached to the bow, much quieter without it, weighs a tad less and no effects on windy days.  I have always hunted with a hip quiver, just a personal preference though.  I normally hunt with 6 arrows, 5 broadheads and one judo.

[Shadow Cat]

I am mixed on this. I leave my quiver on, but I am looking for a new way to carry my arrows to get it off of my bow to reduce wind drag and weight. So far, it stays on but with a reduced number of arrows.

[bearbait]

My current bowquiver holds 6 arrows. The back one or two (closest to me) is a small game/bird arrow the front four have sharp broadheads.   If I need a broadhead I always draw from the front.  Have done this for 20+ years so is automatic.  My bowquiver always lives on my bow  whether hunting, practice or tournament shooting and is always full. If the wind is bad enough to blow my bow around, think what it will do to an  arrow in flight.....
bearbait

[Ironhead]

I carry 4 broadheads and a judo. Broadheads are 2 flo greens and a white, judo is 2 orange and a white. I always hunt and shoot with my quiver on but it is detachable if I need it.