looking for best day pack for elk bow hunt!!
07-31-2003, 07:40 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Heaven IA USA
Posts: 2,597
RE: looking for best day pack for elk bow hunt!!
I like a two piece quiver but that is just me.
The type of terrain one is traversing plays a role in a back pack for me. If you are doing some climbing and need both hands Cabela' s sells a back pack (JD- 51-5401) you can put your bow in. I have one and like it. If I don' t have to do a lot of climbing I just use a seven pocket fanny pack made by Mad Dog.
The type of terrain one is traversing plays a role in a back pack for me. If you are doing some climbing and need both hands Cabela' s sells a back pack (JD- 51-5401) you can put your bow in. I have one and like it. If I don' t have to do a lot of climbing I just use a seven pocket fanny pack made by Mad Dog.
07-31-2003, 07:42 AM
#3
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 138
RE: looking for best day pack for elk bow hunt!!
You are always better off with your arrows on your pack when elk hunting. I have an old saddle cloth pack that I have mounted my quickie quiver on. It holds 4 arrows and works OK. I think if you want to get a quiver pack check out Cat Quiver packs. They don' t give em away but when you consider some of the new quivers for bows run $80 - $100....
07-31-2003, 08:56 PM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cimarron NM USA
Posts: 8
RE: looking for best day pack for elk bow hunt!!
The " Kelly" daypacks are great. I' m not sure if they are still being sold though. They are all fleece, including the arm straps. I have been hunting with mine for 15 years and it still is holding up great. A lot of great packs today have fleece bodies or saddlecloth, microfleece, etc. But most miss out by using nylon shoulder straps. Thats where you get that " swish" sound when drawing. Also, look for a chest clip on the pack. It keeps the straps in tight on the shoulders and also helps to eliminate draw noise.
I like my arrows on the bow. Quick to pull, and less to hang up on brush and limbs when stalking or setting up. As long as my bow clears, so do my arrows. Having them on a hip quiver is definitely out for me. On my back risks catcing soething unseen while I' m watching the animal. Hope this helps.
I like my arrows on the bow. Quick to pull, and less to hang up on brush and limbs when stalking or setting up. As long as my bow clears, so do my arrows. Having them on a hip quiver is definitely out for me. On my back risks catcing soething unseen while I' m watching the animal. Hope this helps.
08-01-2003, 06:01 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Florence Wisconsin Florence WI
Posts: 197
RE: looking for best day pack for elk bow hunt!!
Whatever you get for a daypack my advise is to stay away from saddlecloth bags if you are going to use it in cold weather. I bought one about 3 years ago and hunt in 0-20 degree weather and it sound like a potato chip bag everytime it moves. consider this if you want to use it in cold weather.
08-01-2003, 10:20 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,903
RE: looking for best day pack for elk bow hunt!!
Has anyone seen the infomercial on OLN about the day pack that only has one shoulder strap so it doesn' t hinder shooting a bow or gun with it on? It looks like a really nice one!
