Bow holder apparatus

A bow holder apparatus for strapping to an archer's leg comprising in combination:

• a generally cylindrical pouch member having an upper peripheral edge, a lower end portion and a pouch body therebetween, the upper peripheral edge being rigid and defining an entry way into an interior of the pouch member, the upper peripheral edge have a pair of extension arms projecting outwardly from the pouch body, a generally rectangular pocket being attached to the pouch body, the pouch member being sized for allowing a lower one third of a bow to be seated therein when a hunter is in a seated position;
• a rigid support member being positioned within the interior of the pouch body and juxtapose the lower end portion, the support member being in receipt of the bow and centering thereof;
• a plurality of strap members being fixedly attached to one of the pair of extension arms of the upper peripheral edge, the plurality of straps forming a first strap and a second strap, the first strap being adjacent the pouch body, the second strap being spaced from the first strap, the plurality of straps being fastened about a thigh of a leg of an archer for supporting the pouch member thereon, the plurality of straps, when supporting the pouch body about the archer's thigh, allowing the pouch body to be extended and substantially uncollapsed in a vertical orientation with respect to a foot of the archer when the archer is seated, the plurality of straps, when supporting the pouch body about the archer's thigh, allowing the pouch body to collapse against a lower portion of the leg of the archer when the archer is standing;
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• an inverted J-hook projecting from the lower end portion of the pouch member, the J-hook for engaging a boot lace of the archer for retaining the lower end portion of the pouch member above a boot of the archer and proximate an ankle portion of the archer's leg.