Do you leave your quiver on or off when elk hunting

[Kyle C]

Quivers always on for me. I honestly can't even remember the last time I took it off. Same with my pack. See alot of videos where guys dump quiver and pack as a bull is coming in. If that works for them then great, but not for me. If arrows are falling out go to a tightspot or similar where you can adjust the amount of tension on arrows. I've got mine fairly tight and have added a additional rubber insert up higher to put even more grab on the arrows.

 

[ElkNut1]

I hunt with it on. Truth is I'd ditch it in a heartbeat if I could figure out a way to have it off but accessible. Haven't had success at it yet!

ElkNut

 

[Next Ridge]

Quiver always on while hunting. Most of the year in practice the quiver is on but empty. I shoot it loaded a few weeks before seasons start. It doesn’t make a noticeable difference on my bow

 

[rambo2345]

On

 

[5MilesBack]

Always on, year round. I've even won 3D tournaments shooting with it on.

 

[TheTone]

Always on, never lost an arrow in over 20 years of bow hunting. Used well mounted two piece quivers most of that time

 

[RuggedYogi]

Full quiver, always on.

I was practicing without a quiver for about a year but the bow definitely feels different. I decided I should practice in the most realistic way possible.

 

[87TT]

You mean they come off?
Seriously, I use a Tightspot and it only comes off to switch bows. I have worn one out I shot it so much. Tightspot sent me a new gripper. I have a seven arrow for hunting (Got to have a grouse arrow or two) and a 5 for practice.

 

[Spoony]

The only time it comes off is going into the case. The more mass, the more the bow doesnt want to move. BUT the more mass, the more your arm wants to move.

 

[N2TRKYS]

Always off. I would hate to know that I had to hunt with it on.

 

[bohntr]

Always on…..no issues.

 

[Dos Perros]

A lot of the elk killed in my circle of friends has taken more than one arrow. My first one ate 3 before he tipped. You want that quiver on your bow.

 

[Read1t48]

Always on. Always full. I practice exactly how I hunt… bino harness, full pack, etc. I know too many guys that put a hat on during hunting season, a neck gator, a gun, a bugle tube around their neck, or something that changes their anchor point or how they draw back and it is the difference between punching your tag and watching a miss.
I shot five arrows last night. It took me longer to put on all my crap, way longer, than it did for me to shoot my arrows.

Train to hunt.

 

[PVHunter]

My early efforts were sometimes on / sometimes off and that, in retrospect, was a mistake. I've joined the "always on" crowd.

 

[Jaquomo]

Always on, and I carry 4 arrows. But I hunted with longbows and recurves for 45 years so it was natural when I switched to compound. I tried the Tom Miranda method of a Catquiver attached to the side of my pack for a season, and it was a real PIA.

 

[WBrim]

Always on. Now with the 2 piece Mathews, definitely always on.
I figure keep the set up as similar as possible. Consistency helps.

 

[WBrim]

If I did take it off, I’d probably leave it where ever I set it down.

 

[DanimalW]

I only take it off if I’m sitting down hunting. Like in a treestand. Just too awkward sitting across my lap with the arrows there. I don’t really notice it shooting besides the rattle if there’s a loose arrow.

 

[Vaquero 45]

Quiver "ON " either my WF 19 or WF 21 CD Archery ILF recurve set ups risers . Keep an extra R Jenkins Safari Tuff tab and string on me also incase I experience rare rigg trouble etc .......

 

[Blackdog317]

I hunt with the Quiver on, and practice year round with 5 arrows in it while shooting targets.