safari tuff arrowmaster quiver

Rik · August 17, 2011, 12:09:00 AM

The Arrowmaster I received in the mail from Safari Tuff was great, but it made me curious about the Duiker, as all hunts are not the same, and all hunts don't require the same amount of arrows.

So as I mentioned before. . . I ordered a Duiker. It arrived today.

It is smaller than the Arrowmaster, and thus does not hold as many arrows. It is smaller in diameter, and does not have the handy side-pocket.

The Duiker is perfect for some hunts, the Arrowmaster is even more perfect for other hunts. I think a well-traveled bowhunter will need both. If I had to choose one over the other, it would be the Arrowmaster. Not much difference in weight, and when it it slipped over your shoulder, you can't tell the difference between the two.

In the photos below, the Arrowmaster has six arrows tipped with big 160-grain three-blade snuffers and three arrows tipped with Judo points.

The Duiker has six arrows tipped with 160-grain two-blade Ribteks and two arrows tipped with blunts. Neither quiver is packed too tight. Lots of room between the broadheads.

Choices, Choices. . .

Rik · August 17, 2011, 12:11:00 AM

. . . a little vaseline on the broadheads and they come out soooo quiet.

Ben Maher · August 17, 2011, 08:19:00 AM

The arrowmaster or the Duiker this elk season Rik ?

Rick Butler · August 17, 2011, 11:18:00 AM

I just ordered a Duiker, looked at the the ArrowMaster but felt, for me anyway, it was too bulky. Don't really need the accessory pocket since I wear a pack and don't carry more than 5 arrows normally.

ron w · August 17, 2011, 11:49:00 AM

Getting ready to pack for my trip out west. I realized I may want to take a collapsible hiking staff. I have bad knees and it may come in handy "IF" we have to pack out meat. Got looking and it seems it will fit right in my Arrowmaster behind my arrows. Now I don't have to strap it on or keep checking to see if it's there.

Pack · August 17, 2011, 11:53:00 AM

I had an arrowmaster. I though the design was great, but could never figure out how to get an arrow out quietly. The feathers would touch the side of the quiver, the hood, or another arrow when it was lifted up to extract it. Was I doing something wrong?

mikebiz · August 17, 2011, 05:29:00 PM

I find that the fletching style has a lot to do with the amount of noise made upon arrow removal. The arrows I have fletched with four shield feathers are pretty noisy. That said my arrows fletched with four low profile bananas are really quiet. Simply a matter of not having as much feather to drag along other arrows and the inside of the quiver.

Rik · August 21, 2011, 08:51:00 PM

Well guys, the time has come.

I've spent the entire summer scouting for a good place to hunt elk. I've found elk, big ones, but I've also found wolves. Everywhere.

Still, the time for scouting and worrying is over. This coming Saturday I will load up the llamas and pack my camp high and deep. There is no trail from the road to my campsite, but that just makes it more fun. My camp will be there until the end of September, or until I kill an elk. The season opens on the 30th.

My gear has been selected, my broadheads sharpened, and my legs strengthened. My pack is ready, my quiver is loaded, and some of you may scoff at my choice of knife, but the truth is, I can skin a mouse with a Bowie, but you can't split firewood on the side of the Rockies in a driving rain/snowstorm with a three-inch pinkie blade.

Choosing a knife was easy, choosing the bow was a tough one, but it came down to the fact that my Sunset Hill killed a lot of big game last year, and proved itself a true hunter, but my Big Five has not yet drawn blood. This year, 30 years after I killed my first 6x6 bull with an arrow, we will see if the Big Five knows how to hunt. Only time will tell.

The scouting and wondering and wandering is over, it's time to hunt.

P.S. The Arrowmaster is loaded with scary-sharp 160-grain Snuffers on heavy ash shafts. I am just enough of a heathen to get a big grin on my face at what THAT wicked combination can do when shot from a 75-pound Big Five.

duncan idaho · August 22, 2011, 07:29:00 AM

Rik,
Good Luck on your hunt. I will always be grateful to you for publishing my little short story in the last issue of your magazine.

ron w · August 22, 2011, 08:53:00 AM

A big knife is a good knife.....good luck

Shinken · August 22, 2011, 09:11:00 PM

Best of luck Rik!

Be sure to have plenty of woof repellent! Hopefully, those llamas can take care themselves....

I hope the Big Five brings you lots of mountain grouse and a monster monarch!

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

JamesKerr · August 22, 2011, 09:41:00 PM

Good luck Rick!

ron w · September 04, 2011, 04:40:00 PM

Well I gave the Arrowmaster a test drive in Colorado at 10,000 feet and here's what I think.....After a week of Elk hunting I can say that it does carry well,is easy to get an arrow out when needed and seemed to to do all it's said to do......Except one thing. It makes to much noise for me. Still hunting in timber was not easy with all the dead branches and I did not like it. My Cat Quiver is much more silent.

Just my 2 cents!!