- Mar 13, 2014
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Ok guys so up to this year I was shooting arrows with 2 black fletchings and a red. I liked the sleek look and for me were easier to find if I shot over the target or something like that. I could watch my arrows pretty decent through the air and see where they hit, then I bought a new heli m that came with some Easton aftermath arrows 2 orange one yellow. I can see them better but if I miss and or I'm in aspens they disappear in flight and I cannot find them in the leaves on the ground. To me finding my arrow after a shot is one of the number 1 things especially if I shot at an animal I mean you figure you lose an arrow it can be 20-30 bucks down the drain depending on what ya got. Now I was shooting one of my black an red fletched arrows as my #1 arrow and in the open sunny day I watch them perfectly, I shot over a bucks back this year due to excitement and watched it clear his back by 6 inches and hit the log behind him. But when I shot my buck it was about 30 minutes from sundown in the lodge poles so the light wasn't the perfect we like. When I shot soon as my arrow left I lost all sight of it and all I heard was a crack, I instantly thought I shot over another deers back and hit a tree. I go down to find my arrow and see that it was in fact a hit, so glad I didn't just say screw the arrow and chalk it up as a miss. But I was so mad I couldn't see the arrow in flight and didn't get the satisfaction of watching my arrow slam into the side of the deer, I hit him a little back but dead center on the body cavity. My brother has 2 white and a green 4" vane on his bow and when he shot his buck it was very visible, he was 30 yards and the buck started walking away down hill from us and he spined him. But it was a buck down and then his excitement took over trying to get another arrow into him and shot 4 arrows at him missing every other time while the buck had gotten his front end wedged under a log Tryin to crawl down the hill. He ended up shooting one of my orange and yellow fletched arrows to put the final shot in and I seen it perfectly we were only at 20 yards at this point and I wasn't on the buck fever mode like he was but he even said he could barely see it in flight until it hit and stuck in 3/4 of the way. In Colorado were not allowed to use lighted knocks, so my question is what colors do you guys use for hunting. With the yellow and orange vanes I'm afraid of losing them in flight when I'm in the aspens and not being able to recover my arrow if I do hit something. If I can't see where it hit very well then finding the arrow I can see very quickly where I may have hit with the blood on the arrow. Yellow orange and red seem to blend into the aspens, I'm also afraid of the yellow blending with the elk in flight. I liked the black for elk cause it stood out very well against their yellow hair and didn't seem to blend with deer when I was doing some penetration tests on deer hide. Lighted nocks would cure this problem but I don't see Colorado budging on that anytime soon. I also have arrows with 2 black 1 green but the green blends with the grass and pines. Am I being stupid and just shoot with what I like or what's your guys input. When my buddy shot an elk a few years ago he had all black vanes and the arrow stood out very well in flight against the elks hide which we really liked. So when I reflech my arrows I'm trying to think of a good color scheme and also thinking maybe 4" vanes. What are all your color schemes and setups and how well do they stand out to you in low light conditions or should I look into some arrow wraps to help with visibility
If you get meat from the store then dont criticize me for having the courage to go out and kill my own meat
If you get meat from the store then dont criticize me for having the courage to go out and kill my own meat
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