lighted nocks

[JBar]

So do yourself a favor and think before you sling elitist arguments. It's a losing argument.

What this proposal is is telling the game commission and public that archers intend to make poor judgments in the field shooting animals when it is too dark to see their arrow; and that they want and expect the game commission and WDFW to back them up when they make these poor decisions. It's in my view one of the poorest justifications I can imagine for electronics on the bow and arrow.
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Not the intention to sling anything or try and convince you away from your beliefs so settle down. I believe debate is a healthy thing as it gets issues out in the open. I in no way said that your view is wrong. As a matter of fact I agree with you, that this an issue that perception by the public and commission is huge. If this came to a vote by bowhunters and they were told you can have these nocks but you will lose one day of season nobody would hesitate to dump the nock issue.
I personally would probably use them if they were legal but I have better things to do than to waste my energy on this issue with the state. If the state says "No" I move on and hunt the same way I have been for the last 23 years.
Ray and Bone I know both of you "have been there done that" (no sarcasm intended)so you should both know the Westside and even Eastside dark timber and thick brush is not conducive to finding an arrow that has missed or passed through an animal. Low light does not just happen and dawn and dusk!
Machias I shoot both eyes open and have no problem staying in form and still seeing my arrow but maybe I'm a little weird.
Also all should already know if a hunter is teetering on ethics it's not the equipments fault.  

[Machias]

Your better than me, I have to close one eye.   

[JBar]

  LOL

[MIKEXRAY]

We all know that there are a certain percent of archers that will take poor shots and shoot under poor conditions. I disagree with peoples thinking that someone ( even an idiot ) would justify a poor shot being taken simply because they have added a Lumeknok. If they can see their sights or a silhouette of an animal etc then some people will shoot in darker circumstances than others would. As I stated I don't think it is a valid reason to exclude them for this idea alone. I also don't agree that it is not important to see where you hit the animal, I think this is the most important step in recovery. I would like to use them because I would like to know what kind of hit I put on an animal better than what I have now , even in daylight. On the other side, I would not want to allow them if it would slide into other electronics & gadgets being allowed. Mike

[carpsniperg2]

  wow this got big i posted and had not looked back wow  i am as much as a archery freak as almost any and more then 98% of the people are. i right now own 13 bows. archery is a huge part of my life and part of my business as well. i shoot one of the fastest bows in the world and one of the oldest "ben pearson" side by side a lot. i shoot carbons out of my recurves as well as wood. i also shoot my own hand knapped stone points on wood shafts that i have cut and crested by hand and chopped the feathers with my own hands the string i made on a jig. and a stick. so i can say i own and shoot the oldest and newst at the same time. That is one thing i love about archery you can choose what you want to do. I really do not care what everyone else wants to do or what they think i should do. If it is legal then it does not bother me. Would i use lighted nocks if they are legal yes and no. would i take any shot that i would normaly take with them yes. would i take any shots because i thought i could because a lighted nock would help me no. my shots would be the same. my x force is super fast! i shoot 4 fletch with my own custom wrapps orange and white and a neon green nock can i see it in flight yes somtimes no other times. my point is as long as we are all brother of the bow and arrow then i support what ever is legal and do not pass any judgement on anyone as long as what they are doing is legal. then have at it and shoot strait.