[Alex MacDonald]

Jason, Ed? you guys check out this thing called a "Bowsnatcher", that attaches to the back of your pack rig. It enables you to both draw and return your bow to the carrier without taking your rig off each time.

on the back, on my Nimrod Lumbar Pack

and the draw;

et voila!!

once you get muscle memory on the return, you're done! and yes Ed....I do have a compound....a Diamond (Bowtech) Infinite Edge Pro....... And I do know how to shoot the thing.......!

the main thing for me is, I can carry my bow and retrieve it, and am able to use my trekking poles pretty much at the same time. Without the poles, I wouldn't have been able to get around during deer season, the knee's so bad! in fact, I see the surgeon today to discuss a replacement.

 

[Jim F.]

Looks handy for compound bow hunters, particularly in fairly open country. Even for the brief time that I toyed with wheel-bows, I wasn't a fan of bow quivers though. I always used a good hip quiver while hunting.

 

[Alex MacDonald]

I've never found a quiver for my trad bows I really liked! From hip to back to bow to pocket-nothing ever seems to meet my needs. The one on my new compound slides up and down on little pillars attached to the riser, and as a quiver it works, but I'm not enamored of it. Seems like it's the least unsightful because of all the other mechanical stuff that makes up the bow. Compounds will never have the grace and beauty of a longbow or recurve.

 

[Jim F.]

I was never fond of the weight change created as you removed arrows from a bow quiver (plus, they would rattle on occasion.). I did use a cross-the-back quiver that I made from 4" PVC drainfield pipe for a number of years though - it was quiet, secure, kept fletching clean & dry, & I could slip-out an arrow with minimal movement, which was another plus; I'd cover them with fleece. With foam secured in both ends of the tube, arrow retention & removal was excellent; I attached a small fleece drawstring sack that carreied a spare string & brush buttons. When I used those quivers, I'd carry gear in a big hip pack; I switched to a hip quiver when I transitioned to a back pack on multiple day excursions & eventually just stuck with the hip quiver.

 

[Alex MacDonald]

Tandy bought me one of those Cat Quiver VI models, and it's nice, quiet, and you can get your arrows out easily. Getting them back in, the pack's gotta come off. Other than that, I like the thing; lots of pockets & space for stuff.

 

[Jim F.]

My home-made back quiver was easy to slip-around to the side in the event I encountered difficulty returning an arrow to the roost or was crawling under bushes/brush, which was a consideration for that design. I used a conventional leather rifle sling, so it was easy to readjust to accommodate heavier clothing. It was prompted by the Cat-Quiver-type retail models of that era, but since I had more time than money back in those days and a passion for "do-it-yourself" projects, "The Toilet Tube" as we affectionately called it was born. I made one for my former long-time but now dearly-departed hunting buddy because I knew he liked mine. Those things visited a LOT of Montana.