Down goes illuminated nocks!

[dreamingbig]

Don't be a hater.  You still have to make the shot and with fixed blade broadheads.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Hey come on they would have changed bow hunting as we know it!!!!

 
Fricken idiots, if you arge against them you are just bored and have nothin better to do.

I for one would like to go back to traditional bowhunting, make your own bow from a tree branch, whittle your own shafts, and use a stone arrow head.  Unless you use that don't whine about being traditional. 

[DoubleJ]

they're the only way I can see where my arrow goes after the lights go out in the woods......

Try taping a flashlight to your bow

I came here to post this

[boneaddict]

Very surprised.   

[Matt]

If seeing your nock light up is so damned important then use these, they are completely legal and are just as effective.

[Machias]

If seeing your nock light up is so damned important then use these, they are completely legal and are just as effective.

There you go, problem solved and both camps are happy.

[Matt]

There you go, problem solved and both camps are happy.

There is a pipe dream.  Make everyone happy. LOL

  People need to realise that those of us that fought so hard to prevent the passing of lighted nocks are not against the nock at all.  Most of us do feel that the arguements behind it to be passed are quite silly but the actual use of the nock is a mute point.

  The real point is the fact that we enjoy more time in the woods hunting because we are still categorized as a primative weapon.  If we keep pushing technology (electronics) on our equipment then we will surely start losing more of those days in the woods.  Even though these gimmicks will not actually help us harvest more game it will be percieved by other user groups and more importantly the general public that it does aid us, thus they will take away what we cherrish and that is 2 long hunting seasons.

  Washington isn't like other states in the east that are over run by deer and they are doing and allowing everything possible to control the herd.  Out west we get to harvest one animal of each species and the manufacturers like luminock need to realize this and leave our regulations alone.  They could careless if we lose days, they just want to sell their goods.  That's my rant

[JohnVH]

I love how people get so pissy about little things, if you dont want to use them dont, I see no problem with help recovering an arrow in the forest and also being able to easier seeing your shot. Why is that a bad thing?

[Machias]

Matt has posted the perfect option, so both are happy.  You get to see your arrow flight and we get to keep electronics out of archery.  Perfect solution.

[BULLBLASTER]

If seeing your nock light up is so damned important then use these, they are completely legal and are just as effective.

have you used these? Definitely not as bright. I used them last year and in full daylight I could see no notable difference from my regular nocks. Low light you could see them in the target but not in flight very well. Not even close to the electronic ones. I don't really care either way as I won't be spending 10 dollars on a single nock. I tried the glow stick ones because they were $8 for 6 of them.

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

Well stated Matt.

[HornHoarder]

I figured they would become legal this year, but really, who cares? They sure arent going to make or break my hunt.

[popeshawnpaul]

The real issue here is this will continue to be a contentious debate among traditional and modern bow-hunters for years(s) to come.  The amount of time and effort put forth by the traditional bow-hunters on this issue is to be respected.  However, there is no debate that the vast majority of bow-hunters got the short shaft here because a few traditional bow-hunters wanted to keep things legal and justify the way they hunt.  It seems the commission's vote shows they think they know what's better for you in this situation than you do.  It doesn't appear bow-hunters got much in this season setting package but it doesn't appear we lost anything either.  I'll wait until I see the regulations to determine how our efforts were spent on this package.  This issue will not go away, unfortunately.  The arguments won't change and the percentage of people that want lighted nocks probably won't either (80%+ in favor).  So what gives?

[cryfowl]

Spoke to a few Wardens who thought this was a sure pass too.  Makes no sense to me but then again I am blessed with common sense.  Won't affect me hunting, just me finding my $20 arrow after the shot. 

[Machias]

So the option Matt posted above does not help you guys?  Because it accomplishs everything you wanted and keeps eletronics ourt of archery.  If that option does nothing for you then I have to really wonder what is the motive?