Not to single you out gmmat but why would you ever have to shoot four arrows at a deer? I hope your a better shot than that. I happen to leave mine also but more or less for transportation reasons and less stuff hanging in different spots in the tree. I can see maybe a second shot at an animal but four or five not very realistic in my opinion.

I always take it off. I use the quikee quiver caddys and have a whole bunch of them. I like it off out of the way. I can lay the bow across my lap or hold it in position for a long time without moving. For followup shots it is firmly mounted to the tree and I am very picky about it's position, it must be out of the way for shooting and easily accessible. The second shot scenario is lower in priority than being out of the way for that first shot. For all the deer I have killed with a bow I have only had one followup shot on a spined deer. A far as all the deer I missed over the years, I have never got a second shot and it wasn't because I couldn't get an arrow nocked. It's just what works for me.

I carry my arrows in a hip quiver, and sitting in a tree I take it off and hang it in the tree. If I spent the money for a good light wt. bow quiver I might leave it on, Most of the cheaper ones I've had in the past are too bulky and noisy.

I've always kept them on my bow, even when I had the detachable type quivers. Now, all of my bows now are set up with two piece non detachable quivers as they tend to hold the arrows closer to the bowand are more secure (no rattles, vibration). I too like the convenience on the arrows right at my fingertips.

I never attach mine either...just personal preference I guess. Shouldn't matter either way. If you are going to shoot at a deer with it left on your bow, you should practice with it attached.

I hang mine on my realtree easy hanger. I just slide it on between the arrows and the quiver and it just hangs there within reach if I need another arrow. I had two instances where i had to get more than one arrow for a shot this year. One was i heard deer coming and got my bow ready but when i swung my bow around i hit a limb and the arrow fell to the ground. I'm an idiot and did this twice, and finally by the 3rd arrow the deer were about 30 yrds away. My deer I shot this year I unfortunetly had to make a follow up shot on. I deflected off a limb i didnt see and hit it in the leg, then quickly got another arrow a double lunged him and he was down within 35 yrds. Luckily my Guardian is so quiet he didnt know where it came from.

I practice with it on and leave it on while hunting.
It's called consistancy and taking any variable out of the equation.

I have had 2 accounts while hunting, that I've needed a second arrow in my hand Due to my inexperience when strating to archery hunt and hitting branches.
Moral of this story is clear your lane(s) and only commit to the choosen lanes, as during the heat of the moment or @ dusk, you can not see those tiny twigs in your arrows path.

I would hate to have additional movement at an inopportune time, like needing a second arrow.
As Forrest Gumps said... S*** Happens!

A guy at the shop I go to swears deer see fletching (among other things he knows are true...like tarsals are black so other deer can see them) I was fletching my hunting arrows with all white, and he said "The deer are going to see those and you'll never get one in close." Well, three kills later and all white fletched, he still wouldn't budge on his "theory"

i leave mine on......in case i need to get to another arrow quickly

I now leave mine on...This year I had to sneak an arrow past a tree to hit a doe. Needless to say I hit the tree. But the doe stood there looking at me. Until I bent down to pick up another arrow. Then she left. If I had my quiver on my bow I could have nocked a new one without any major movements....therefore I will leave my quiver on from now on.