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Pat B:
This is a coyote quiver I made for Tim Lathum of Oklahoma. The face of the coyote was used as the flap for a detachable possibles bag. In the last pic note the red leather I used to line the bottom of the inside to help protect the hide from broadheads.






 In any soft leather quiver I either use a foam block in the botton  for the points to stick into or make seperate individual head covers for the broadheads. More for safety than just to protect the broadhead.

paleryder:
Wow, beautiful quiver. Looks like that's the way to go then. Thanks a lot.

Pat B:
Check out Jackcrafty's(Patrick) coyote quiver build alongs in the "How To" section. I used his working with and sewing fur techniques which were very helpful but not his design. He builds authentic NA quivers and I wanted my coyote to face forward where the NA style is reversed. To me the hair laying back would be more quiet and hunter friendly than laying forward like the NA quivers do. I know they had their reasons too.

paleryder:
Well, what were their reasons? I've had the same thought about the hair. I thought maybe the rear end of the animal was larger and that's why they used it as the opening of the quiver. Thinking a little further, however, I suspect that they reversed it because the neck area is thicker and would provide greater protection from puncture from the arrowheads. I don't know. Maybe they thought having the coyote looking behind them while they hunted provided some benefit. Or course, I could be all wrong. :-) Does anyone know?

Pat B:
On the coyote hide the rear is the bigger end, the head end the smaller. Maybe that has something to do with it.  ???

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