using illumanock in Wa

[boneaddict]

that a lot of "traditional" hunters want to force their hatred of technology on everyone else.

Being a fellow that uses the traditional methods, owns a compound and also rifle and muzzleloads, I think I can be sort of an ambassador on this.   Its not necessarily the hatred of technology.  Its keeping it a primitive season as designed by the time of year and length of season that it is.  It is already encroaching "modern"  already.

I wonder how many of the same folks that are angry with Natives about fishing with nylon nets, driving to the range and killing big bulls with their rifles, or using "modern methods" to overharvest are proponents of more technology for "primitive" seasons. 

[Lowedog]

There is no such thing as a "primitive" season. They are only listed as modern firearm, archery and muzzleloader. 

[boneaddict]

Thanks for pointing that out.  I should have used quotations as that is "My" word for what they were originally were designed for.  Since it is labelled as "Only Archery" and it is becoming more "modern" by the moment, maybe its appropriate to have just one two week season in the year, and let everyone hunt at the same time.   

[WildWind1]

I am just baffled by the people who constantly complain about the availability of high tech products for hunters. I especially keep seeing this "slippery slope" argument used. Nobody is twisting your arm to use it. If you wanna hand-craft your bow and arrows nobody is stopping you from doing that either. I have a lot of respect for the skill it takes to hunt with a modern archery equipment, even more so for those people that are hard core enough to use traditional gear. It seems to me though, that a lot of "traditional" hunters want to force their hatred of technology on everyone else.

Why is it that everyone keeps dragging other issue's into this one.

This is about a nock that lights up AFTER being shot. Look at each item for its own merits. Then decide.

We are not telling Traditional guys, Take the new broadhead off and go back to a hand chipped stone!
Now that's primitive.....

[MDGrand]

Wow.. 19 pages on this topic yet again..

It's really only a matter of time until Luminocks are allowed.

The WHOLE crux of the arguement is based on not having electronic equipement on bows.. that really means flashlights, rangefinders or the like. But a luminock is an AFTER THE EFFECT type of thing. It does not help you aim, but does help aid in confirming a good hit AND in finding your arrow.

There really is NOTHING wrong with them and they should allow them.

[Machias]

You don't "NEED" them, period.  You can do EVERYTHING a illumanock can do without using a light saber on the end of your arrow.  You can use bright colored fletching, wraps and nocks and SEE exactly where your hitting your animal, IF, IF, you shoot within reasonable archery ranges.  Never lost an arrow in 30 years of bowhunting, never had a problem seeing where I hit my animal and never had a problem LOOKING at the sign left from the shot and determining when I should follow up.  I'm convinced some of you guys should just stay home and play the video games.  WAY cooler graphics.

[Machias]

     This should be good for another 10 or 12 pages.     
 
 
 

[pianoman9701]

   This should be good for another 10 or 12 pages.     
 
 
 

[h20hunter]

I like Call of Duty Black Ops AND Luminoks. I think they are both cool. My wife things Im a man child.

[Machias]

 

[Lowedog]

You don't "NEED" them, period.  You can do EVERYTHING a illumanock can do without using a light saber on the end of your arrow.  You can use bright colored fletching, wraps and nocks and SEE exactly where your hitting your animal, IF, IF, you shoot within reasonable archery ranges.  Never lost an arrow in 30 years of bowhunting, never had a problem seeing where I hit my animal and never had a problem LOOKING at the sign left from the shot and determining when I should follow up.  I'm convinced some of you guys should just stay home and play the video games.  WAY cooler graphics.

 

I think we can get this thing to 30 pages!

[DBHAWTHORNE]

You don't "NEED" them, period.  You can do EVERYTHING a illumanock can do without using a light saber on the end of your arrow.  You can use bright colored fletching, wraps and nocks and SEE exactly where your hitting your animal, IF, IF, you shoot within reasonable archery ranges.  Never lost an arrow in 30 years of bowhunting, never had a problem seeing where I hit my animal and never had a problem LOOKING at the sign left from the shot and determining when I should follow up.  I'm convinced some of you guys should just stay home and play the video games.  WAY cooler graphics.

Can't say I have had as much luck finding all my arrows in 24 years of hunting.... (but I never used wraps so they may make all the difference).....the times I lost arrows (twice) the shots were 18 and 22 yards respectively. One of the deer I never found (not sure if an lighted nock would have helped find the deer but I would have liked to have found the arrow and a lighted of nock may have helped). The other instance the arrow probably would have given me a lot more confidence in the shot than what I was seeing in the blood trail and sign left behind...either way I found the deer. I definitely support legalizing lighted nocks. I can understand the resistance towards many technological advances in archery but this isn't one of them.

[UptheCreek]

If Washington allows lighted nocks what would they allow next?  Expandable broadheads?  This state is so messed up.....Both of these should be allowed if a person wants to use them while bowhunting.

[boneaddict]

Expandable broadheads

Oh man thats worth up to 40 pages

[Machias]

If Washington allows lighted nocks what would they allow next?  Expandable broadheads?  This state is so messed up.....Both of these should be allowed if a person wants to use them while bowhunting.

How about draw locks?  PODs?  Explosive tips?  Laser sights?  Laser Rangefinders attached to the bow? Crazy huh, I'm just seeing if you guys have any line that you don't want to cross or is the standard, hey if a guy "wants" to use it then it's all good.  Is there any limit for you guys?  Just asking.  I wonder how all the old timers ever killed any deer or elk at all.