To quiver or not to quiver

[Buckmark]

So im shooting my bow the other day and i think i can hear a noise when i release that i dont like, evan have the missies stand behind me and listen (she said she couldn't hear it), ii'm sure i could so i start looking for it.
i remove my quiver and take a few shots, not sure if the noise is gone, but i've never shot without the quiver on.
Felt different but in a good way, shot just fine, no change in impact.
So now im thinking of getting a belt quiver, any ideas.
Iv'e been shooting my bow (the same bow) for years and just never thought about not having it on there, felt lighter (duh) but also alittle more steady (probably in my head).

[Todd_ID]

A buddy gave me a belt quiver for my Alpine Soft-Loc quiver last year, and it was a great thing.  I love not having the arrows there on the bow as I turn it sideways to push through the brush, and it is really nice to be able to carry the bow in any direction that I want when I'm hiking a long ways either on a trail or a road; I use a sling most of the time hunting, and it is nice not to have to worry about the arrows when the bow is on my side, also.  It's weird to get used to, but it's a better mousetrap....at least for the one I have.

[jackelope]

any issues with the arrows making noise or getting hung up in the brush?

[Todd_ID]

http://www.alpinearchery.com/softlochip.html

This is the one I have.  There're always issues with noise when your dealing with arrows and brush, no matter how you carry them, but I think this one helps minimize the noise some; it rotates 360 degrees, so you can angle the arrows the best way to get through the brush.  You can get it hung up pretty easily, but you get used to how to carry it through different obstacles, and it gets to be second nature, so I don't have many problems with it.  The rotating feature is what makes this particular one work so well.

[Crunchy]

Dont worry about the noise, by the time any critter hears it the arrow will have hit its mark.

[Ray]

Why not attach a sling to the existing quiver and throw it over your back?

Then you can carry it in any position you like.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

When I shot C-pounds I always had bow mounted quivers, then I switched to hunting with a recurve and naturally I went with a bow mounted quiver, I did not like it as much, I had vibration/noise issues and tried several different ones. I also didn't shoot the same as I had been with my recurves with the quiver off (I didn't practice with one until a 3D shoot ) I took the quiver off and I was back on target! I now use a side quiver and love it.

[Machias]

I have used the hip quiver for probably 20 years.  I hate my arrows on the side of my bow, one because of extra noise and two it catches more wind.  I personally think it's way quieter with a hip quiver, I do not strap it to my leg though and when I go through brush I just pick the bottom of the quiver up and slide through brush with the arrows pointing straight back.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I have a couple side quivers, the one I usually hunt with is a Dawg Ware side quiver, it covers the whole arrow and has a couple side pockets that come in handy for my file &  other "possibles" my other one I like is the 3rivers Side Stalker, there is just something about leather.....

[Ray]

Ok here's a visual on the bow quiver which was changed into a carry quiver.

I believe the original brand was Black Widow but I don't see this particular model on their site any more.

Yes, like Miles suggested - at times I just throw it inside my pack. This adjustment was a low tech solution to the bow quiver problem. If in fact a bow quiver is a problem for you.

[Big10gauge]

I used a cat quiver which is small back pack with a quiver for probably 15 years. The only drawback was that if you forgot the cat quiver you were SOL. I really enjoyed the bow without a attached quiver. Couple of years ago I went to a bow mounted quiver, don't think I like the bow quiver as well but too lazy to change it again this year.

[Ray]

Those cat quivers looked interesting yet expensive. I'd certainly take one and use it if money was not an object.

[Buckmark]

I like the idea of making my current quiver into a sling type quiver, the in the backpack idea miles said sounds good but i pack lite, very lite, damn near hunt naked , so the one that ray posted looks good enough..

[nw_bowhunter]

I was not a big fan of the hip quiver as it was always getting snagged by brush, I do like having the arrows in my pack. Not a big fan of having them on my bow...