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billy:
I don't use back quivers for that very reason.  I've had the damn things catch on all kinds of brush which tears up my feathers and make all kinds of noise.  IF you're horseback on the open plains, then a back quiver works great.  But the instant you get into the brush, they become a real problem.  I carry 3 or 4 arrows in my bow hand with the points up.  That way, when I walk thru the brush the feathers slide thru the brush without damage.  I like having a quiver with me when I'm in a treestand, but that's about it. 

mahtosapanumpa:
My back quiver I designed with a flattened oval mouth that has a string holding it flat. The string helps separate the fletching ends to some degree. I put only about 6 arrows in the quiver, each tip covered with a small triangular leather hood that keeps them from rattling and dulling up against each other. The hoods fall off inside the quiver when I pull an arrow out to use.  All that keeps the rattling noise down. as far as snagging as I move, I have come to frequently slide my quiver from my back down under my arm when going through thick brush then back up onto my back when I get through it.  All that said, it is definitely a conscious choice on my part to wear a back quiver.

    I have thought about a NA style side quiver, made of hair on deer hide with the hair to the inside.  The grain of the hair pointing down into the quiver. I am told the hair helps keep the arrows silent and in the quiver and the low slung side design is easier to control when moving through thick brush. I haven't tried this as of yet .

Kirby

medicinewheel:

--- Quote from: mahtosapanumpa on October 24, 2009, 11:17:48 am ---... I am told the hair helps keep the arrows silent and in the quiver ...
Kirby

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All quivers I have made lately have fur lining around the opening and most often really think hair-on wildboar hide on the bottom.
They sure are quiet!

huntertrapper:
the coyote quiver sounds like a real good idea, but lately for deer ive been carrying 3 arrows and thatgs it. i get off work after school and i dont feel like carrying much ill just take arrows and my bow, no quiver.

hawkbow:
I use a plains style quiver.. you can easily shift it to your side while hunting heavy brush by simply pulling the strap up... hardly ever snags up and is quiet to get arrows out and in.. has bear skin lining.. try one and i bet you will like how it rides on your lower back and seems to be a quiet way to carry lots of arrows.. some of the greatest hunters of all time used them for hundreds of years.. LOL.. there is a picture of my quiver on the cover of the latest  PA magazine....Hawk 

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