Spot and stalk quiver

[jfelkins]

#6926

Has anyone used this quiver?
http://www.gameplangear.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=16&idcategory=10x

[Daniel]

#60803

I can’t say I have used that particular quiver however, after reviewing the site you gave us, it would be of great value walking and stalking around the areas we hunt in, lots of up and downs and to have the water bag incorporated in with the quiver is a real plus.

SB

[David Petersen]

#61108

To respectfully offer a gently contrary view to my friend StandingBear (just for the heck of it), I’m guessing that the lack of much response to this question indicates not only a general lack of knowledge of this type and specific quiver, but also a widespread lack of interest. Most trad hunters carry a bow quiver or a traditional back quiver, while a belt or hip-pocket quiver may be used on the range or at a shoot when packing only field points. I don’t even understand the back quiver for hunting, execpt for those wanting to go primitive. I just can’t figure how you can beat a bow quiver for either convenience under all hunting, shooting, and hiking circumstances (big game I’m talking about — if you’re bowhunting bunnies or squirrels, for example, a big back quiver with two dozen arrows might be handy if you shoot like me :oops:!) Certainly, you don’t see many photos or paintings of early American Indians using bow quivers. None in fact! But neither do they carry an equivalent to today’s daypacks or backpacks, which I find indespensible and prohibits carrying a back quiver. Either all of their hunts were very brief and close to home with no overnight or survival gear required, or they left all their gear back with the horses :wink:. What I’m trying to be funny in saying is that FOR ME, as much as I admire the inventiveness of leather crafters in coming up with all the recent variations on quivers, and as much as I crave to hunt as simply and traditionally/primitively as possible, for price and practicality, you (or at least I) just can beat a good bow-mounted quiver unless you need to carry a BIG batch of arrows. For what it’s worth, take or leave, just one efficiency-minded and admitedly opinionated (though not without extensive experience) shooter’s view. dave

[Daniel]

#61113

Words that are spoken from the heart are never wrong Dave 🙂

Your explanation of what is real and essential is appropriate, my hat is off to you plus I also give your response two thumbs up !!

In all reality that type of quiver would be nice to have however, do I really need it to hunt with, I don’t think so.

Points well taken 🙂

SB

[Clay Hayes]

#61142

I used a back quiver for years untill I came out here(Idaho) and started crawling after elk in the dew laden snowbrush hereabouts. I was always biased against bow quivers, mainly because I just thought I would never get used to anything hanging from my bow. Last year I started using a Great Norther bow quiver and I love it. Maybe I’d love that thing in the link as well, but it looks a little to modern to me.:lol: I’m like Dave, I’ll stick to my day pack.

ch

[Chris Shelton]

#61197

I have a selaway, and just got another for my takedown! Although the one that goes on my bolts was for the wrong side, so it is currently being replaced via 3rivers, I had swithed over to a onbow quiver last year, and will never go back! I had a back quiver that I made, actually several that I made out or random leftover military heavy fabric that dad had lying around. And they were excellent, BUT the darn arrows would get stuck on tree limbs and brush while stalking! SO I will never agian travel into the bush without my bow quiver. My bow quiver was origionally for 5 arrows, however the replacement rubber part that you can get to . . . replace is 6 and you are suppose to cut it to length:idea:. Why not just leave it 6 and fit 6 arrows in the quiver, I will say that it is a bit cramped in the hood, but not cramped enough to cause problems! Anyway that is my .02$

[jfelkins]

#61239

Thank you all. I was “worried” there would be a lack of opinions. Silly me! 😆

[Hubertus]

#25755

Firstly, I’m BY FAR not the most experienced hunter here, but for what it’s worth…
My first quiver was a hip quiver (for broadheads). I didn’t like how the arrows were always stuck in the same position & getting hung up. I would anticipate the same problem with the quiver in question. If I wanted a similar set-up, I would go with a day-pack & GFA-style quiver (that can be manouvered so as not to get hung-up)
I tried a bow-mounted quiver, which I liked better than the hip quiver, but still left the fletching unprotected. Having everything you need to shoot in one package was handy though. I’ve now made a back quiver with a side/bottom extraction hole that is long enough to cover the fletching (similar to the “safari-tuff” or “dawgware” quivers). I use it on the range & in the field. between it’s pockets & what I can carry on my belt & in my pockets, I could conceivably stay out 1 or 2 nights.

[oldtwohairs]

#27048

I have to side with Dave on this one. I much prefer a bow quiver also, just for the sake of ease if for nothing else.

I did at one time try a side quiver made by Adams and I think I lost two arrows the first time I used it. Hunting in timber and brushy areas are not the place for that type of quiver as far as I’m concerned. At least if you want to have enough arrows left to shoot when you get where you are going!

I did buy one of Rod Jenkins Safari Tuff quivers and I think that might be a better option if you are looking for something other that a bow mounted quiver. It does has some nice features.

[hunter99]

#29195

If you don’t like bow quivers the spot and stalk is a good option. I have used one for a couple of years. You can pack a bunch of field gear with you and the arrows are easy to get at. It isn’t the most “traditional” looking set up but it does work.

[Hiram]

#29323

What it boils down to is that of convenience. Hunting which demands a day pack, or pack, makes it difficult to attach arrows tot he side or back. Thats why its easier and more accessible to just put on them on the Bow. Long Bows crave the extra weight to stabilize the Bow a little too.:)

[Jarrod Feiner]

#33658

I’m almost exclusively a spot stalk bowhunter, and I’m in a 12 step program for day pack addicts, so this post really caught my attention.

Upon first look, I dig the aesthetic of the pack/quiver combo; it looks like an excellent design; however, I had to consider the praticality (when coupled with my personal hunting style) of the design in a spot stalk situation.

I nearly always dump my pack when making a stalk; I will even take off my jacket if the situation/weather permits. I simply don’t want any bulk to get in the way when I’m closing in on an animal. Getting close is tough enough without dangeling straps, a gurgeling water bottle, the bulk, and the extra weight.

One could not dump their pack with this design–else they leave their arrows behind. I don’t want to be married to my pack; when a stalk is going to happen, a divorce from the pack is in order.

Yes. Another vote for the humble bowquiver.

[Jarrod Feiner]

#33661

Post Script:

And maybe I’m a little bitter that it’s not made for left handed shooters:wink:.

[Chris Shelton]

#33723

Jarrod Feiner wrote: One could not dump their pack with this design–else they leave their arrows behind. I don’t want to be married to my pack; when a stalk is going to happen, a divorce from the pack is in order.

Yes. Another vote for the humble bowquiver.

hmm, I do not ever take my pack off when on a stalk! Only because when I spot and stalk I like to get above my quarry, so generally when I go on a stalk I usually have to go down to the next game trail on the mountain, which is almost always 150 yards away, so that would mean I would have to walk way back up to get it, and my terrain is never not steep, lol.

Anyway, to update my previous post, the bolt on is WAY, way much better! That is for a take down(stupid me), before I had the screw on one, and suprisingly the extra weight of the knobs, were making my bow heavier? But I find that since the hood and the arrow gripper is closer together, when I shoot the feathers dont rub together making a little scratching noise whenever I shot before!

[tom-wisconsin]

#44735

I have a five arrow Alpine quiver I took off my compound bow. I attached the shoulder strap off my leather brief case using rubber washers on one of the tubes of the quiver. Works ok for now but I am saving up for a bow quiver.

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