I experimented for a couple of months with using various brands of bow quivers attached to my Centaur and Toelke bows, both longbows and recurves. The quivers were quality name brands that many of you guys prefer to use. I had trouble with arrow flight with the quivers attached on several of my bows. I had the quivers mounted on the riser fade outs and properly tightened according to the manufacturer's recommendations. My shooting with the quivers off the bow was noticeably more consistent. In addition, I had less trouble walking through the woods or down a row of corn getting to my treestands. It seems I was always banging into or hanging up on something with the attached arrows. I had originally decided to give the attached quiver a try in case I needed quick access to another arrow for a second shot. Tonight I timed myself getting an arrow out of the attached bow quiver, and from my bottom extraction Safari Tuff Duiker back quiver attached to the tree with a screw in hook. The difference was three seconds. Not that big of a difference, I just have to be a bit more stealthy reaching back for an arrow than pulling one off the attached quiver.Thinking back over the past 40 years, I can recall only three instances where I wanted to make a quick second shot. I'm betting I'm not alone making the switch back to a back quiver.

Don't get along with a bow mounted quiver either-Don't like the way it throws the balance of the bow off, can shoot ok with it on but don't like the feel

like a sunset Hill back quiver best, but do use a Safari tough, or Jack Bowers side quivers at times

Scienceguy, I love my back quivers, they work fine, I don't think Howard Hill, Fred Bear or Ben Pearson had any trouble with them. For many years I never used a quiver just carried two arrows, set one down beside me and the other loaded in my bow.

Bow mounted quivers make my bow feel like a compound, unbalanced, hindered, in Florida the woods are not clean like most other states, the vines and vegetation make it pretty difficult to carry a bow with anything strapped to it. You remember the old Tarzan movies where the white men were chopping their way through the dense swamps, welcome to Florida.

Maybe someone will have a solution for you if you still wanted to use one of those things.

I tried the best available at one time and I kept it on a for few months. Never put on another.

Back quivers are the fastest system by far for getting an arriw on the string.

How do you carry a pack with your back quiver? That's my biggest issue so I use a bow mounted quiver.

Bow quivers are convenient for some uses (especially if you will be removing it when you get to a stand). I just prefer the feel if the bow with out one.

With a pack, Safarituff is pretty great. I will admit too...I was actively stalking a deer last week with my Nate Steen back quiver. My arrows had flo orange wraps on them and I had about 6 with me....

That big bunch of bright arrows behind my head made me feel like I was wearing a beacon!

In 50 years of doing this I have tried every style of quiver you can think of. While I have used the bow mounted it is not my favorite. I use a Kwikee Quiver, mounted to the side of my waist pack or shoulder pack.

Fletch is to the rear covered with a cloth camo hood. Can be hung in the tree when in the stand, or set by your chair if sitting in a ground blind.

Google: Raptor Archery Side Quiver.

I have 3 basic quivers. One is an Art Young style quiver that I have on a belt and generally use it for target shooting. The other is a back quiver that works good if all of the arrows in the quiver are the same. However, since I am an opportunistic hunter, I carry flu flus, small game arrows, and maybe broadheads in the same quiver. For that my favorite is a plains quiver slung low across the back so that I can easily see and remove whatever arrow I need at the time.

I like the of Fred Asbel quiver. I actually made a Asbel style from my new style Bear bow quiver. My wife made me a hood for the fletch from waterproof material. It is lite, can be moved around easy or taken off to hang up in stand. I would imagine you could modify just about any one piece bow quiver to work.

Once I tried a GFA style quiver I never tried another. Fills all my needs quite well. Even with a pack on, which I seldom do anyway. I count my hunts in hours, not days.

Going through thick brush or under fences the bow quiver serves me well. Target shooting is different I use a back pack quiver for 3D and a side quiver for target. But I leave my bow quiver on all the time with arrows in it as that is how I will hunt.

Big game i prefer a bow mounted quiver,ive had good luck with EFA's Im usally wearing a pack and only carry 4/5 arrows one judo and the rest boardheads Small gaming or stumping or target shooting i prefer a Hill style back quiver

You couldn't;'t pay me to use anything but a backquiver now.

For bivy packing in I strap it to the big pack.

When I am hunting I use a small butt pack or haversack. I have learned I don't need to carry all the stuff I used and I have simplified.

The quiver is part of my system no wand it works well. Takes a commitment though, but shines once mastered.

CatQuiver! Solves all your gear packing and arrow holding problems in one unit.

I could never do it, love my bow quivers!

I like my back quiver,, over all , ,I think it is the most versitile,, ever try to put a bottle of water in your attached quiver,,:)

I'm a little weird about quivers; I like a back quiver when I have the longbow...they seem to go together like internet forums and bad spelling. Fact is, they are very easy to use, and don't pose a problem crossing fences or going through thick areas. A single strap quiver easily tucks under the bow arm to get through even the most evil of undergrowth. But.....I like bow quivers too since they are handy and always ready to go. Most of the time when I'm just hunting deer, I will take the bow quiver. Once small game opens, and I need more ammunition, then the back quiver is the choice. I have a couple Asbell style that I made myself and I use those occasionally as well.

Got a good back quiver for trade on here for a 6 arrow leather top bow quiver

I decided to use a back quiver when I bought my first longbow earlier this year. I now have two of them. Both from Howard Hill. I have the stiff leather one and the soft leather model. I use full length arrows, so I have a cover to put over the fletching. I tried using a strap on bow quiver, did not like what it did to the feel of my bow. I'm happy with the back quiver and don't see me going back to anything else.

I too have used about every quiver imaginable in both bow and back. Currently I really like my Cat Quiver III. I can stuff my Montana decoy in the pack along with poncho, etc. and lash my small folding tripod stool to the outside. I also have built up one side of the arrow holder base for a judo. If in tree stand I take the Safari Tuff. Either way my bow lays flat across my lap with arrow nocked and no fletching to hide or worry about flagging or hitting brush when drawing.

I like a back quiver too! I thought the bow mounted quiver was going to be a better option for me as well. Well, nope.., I hate the extra weight and it makes the bow unwieldy.

My mantra is the less distance I can see the more deer I see! The cover I hunt in is definitely not conducive to arrows sticking above my head! Much less the fleching/water issue.

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