Lighted Nocks?

[MDGrand]

yeah... I will echo.. "Here we go again.."

I think its only a matter of time until the let lighted knocks in.. its an "after the effect thing." It does not compare to flashlights or rangefinders.. it does not help with aiming or taking after hours shots... The best thing it does is help with knowing your shot placement and retreiving the arrow.. which in my humble opinion can mean finding the animal faster which is more humane.

many will argue different, and it usually involves the "slippery slope" arguement..

But I am on the side of allowing them.

We will see

[Special T]

One of our club members at Silver Arrow Bowman Bought some really cool vanes from Gary at Riverside archery. They function much like the fiber optic pins on yout bow. on the back side of the vane(facing you) there are 2-3 dots that collect and focus the light back twards the shooter. I shot one of the arrow and watched many of his fly. I would say that you don't have much need for an eletronic ilimonock with one of these...   
This is the product
http://norwayindustries.com/products/zeon-fusion.aspx

[jackelope]

yeah... I will echo.. "Here we go again.."

A couple guys on this thread are new here.
 

[Button Nubbs]

As for the zeon fusion vanes, I bought some. My thoughts on them were they were too stiff and I didn't notice any increased visibility over my blazers of the same color. They just sit in my box now.

[carpsniperg2]

I agree with buttons, those vanes are to stiff for me. I put a lot of offset on my 4 vanetec hps which are twins to the blazers "almost" I like them better because of the base. The blazers are flat and can have a hard time bonding evenly to the shaft. The hps have a cupped base, that it the only main difference.

[buckfvr]

SInce the WDFW argument is keeping the primative weapons primative,  I doubt we'll see them legal.  If we were to see them legal, we may also be looking at splitting archery seasons with the far more primative traditional gang.......want to go there ?  not me. 

[rasbo]

Im gonna wrap a bandana just behind the broadhead,dip it in kerosene,ignite it,I should be able to see where my arrow is headed then,plus  it should be easy to find...

[mtbiker]

Im gonna wrap a bandana just behind the broadhead,dip it in kerosene,ignite it,I should be able to see where my arrow is headed then,plus  it should be easy to find...

LMAO!  Yeah, and the animal will just stand there with a "what the hell" look on its face.  Sounds like a good tactic to me!   

[MDGrand]

SInce the WDFW argument is keeping the primative weapons primative,  I doubt we'll see them legal.  If we were to see them legal, we may also be looking at splitting archery seasons with the far more primative traditional gang.......want to go there ?  not me.

Good point!...

But. I think its only a matter of time that it changes because the guys that like the primitive stuff are usually older archers who got into bowhunting when recurves were the ideal. Not to say there are not young hunters out there that are bowhunting with a recurve too, but as more people pick up a bow, it more than likely will be a compound with new technology and as that generation takes over spots held on WDFW board, it will change.

i.e. you can now use copper jacketed bullets in muzzleloaders.. definitely, not "primitive."

Just my   

[Lowedog]

Im gonna wrap a bandana just behind the broadhead,dip it in kerosene,ignite it,I should be able to see where my arrow is headed then,plus  it should be easy to find...

I prefer a stick of dynamite Duke's of Hazzard style!

[Snapshot]

 
 
Adding weight to the nock end of an arrow isn't ideal, Arrow, but if you are curious about how it might affect your arrow flight, you could buy some and find out. Or you could shove something that will add the same amount of weight into the nock end of a shaft and see how it flies.

[jstone]

Waist of money. 20 to 30 dollars for a nock?

[hillbilli]

i got a few of the lighted nocks that i found on clearance and tried using them in MO. arrow flight wasn't different enough to matter in my bow. The problem i had was when i put an arrow on the string and didnt shoot. (which was all the time) i'd put the arrow back in the quiver, then look down and see the nock still attached to the string- as they fit just a little looser than the regular nocks and would pull out. The other annoying thing was bumping the quiver while getting into your treestand or whatever, and as it started to get dark i'd look down and see my quiver lit up like a christmas tree! i have however learned a trick from an old deerkiller and i now put a quarter inch stripe of reflective tape (automotive dept) above and below the fletch.. amazing what this will do when you shoot a deer in the last 30 minutes of daylight and have to look for your arrow or your deer right after dark by flashlight...

[Special T]

I like that low tech/cost idea Hillbilli.  just might try it!

[NWWABOWHNTR]

I use reflective tape for my hunting arrow wraps.  As it gets dark you can shine your flashlite and it will light up your lost arrow.  Come to think of it, maybe I should use that on my 3D arrows too... LOL