Battery-less lighted nocks

[Baja_Traveler]

It was suggested that I post here our findings over on the Fobnation site about lighted nocks. Seems you up there have a law saying no battery-operated devices attached to either the bow or the arrow, which leaves out all the current "Lumenock" type products. The solution I figured out is not nearly as bright as a luminock, but worked pretty well. One hour after sunset I was able to see the nock 40 yards across the yard, so finding an arrow in the dark should be made alot easier. I used a micro glow light that I had received with some squid imitation lures. These lights fit great into the base of my GT nocks - all I had to do was just slightly open up the nock by reaming it out with a 3/16 drill. The company that I bought the lures from said that these glow lights can be found at Walmart and some party supply stores.
Hope the info can be of some use - hopefully this Southern Californian can get up to do some real hunting in your part of the country...

[Slider]

How do you turn them on and off?

[Todd_ID]

It's a glow stick, so there is no turning it off.  I used these on my bear hunting last year, and the camera picked them up better than my eye did.  I would just have a nock and FOB in my hand waiting for animal.  When one showed, I would snap the glow stick and put the nock on.  It's pretty simple and, best of all, legal in WA and ID.  The drill I used was a bit big for the WalMart glow sticks, so I used a single layer of scotch tape to make a friction fit.  One tip with these: color on the ones you've shot with a permanent marker so you can determine new from used in your archery tackle box.

[huntingnut]

Those look like the glow sticks we use for night golfing. You may be able to find them at a golf store as well.

[Baja_Traveler]

These are 4.5mm in diameter, the golf ball lights are 6mm and will be too big to fit inside a nock (but may fit inside a fat shaft).

[Todd_ID]

Here's a picture of how I've got my nocks set up: