Bright Fletching/Wraps and Hunting

[Etter1]

#4451

Do you guys shoot bright fletching and has it affected your hunting? I prefer to have “pretty” arrows and really like to see them in flight (at low light) and not lose them either. I shot three white fletchings last year but didn’t have many close encounters with deer to see if they noticed or not. This year, I plan to wrap my arrows with a white wrap and then fletch two white fletchings and one blue barred. I know….those are the two colors that deer see the best, but I often wear blue jeans in the treestand and have never been picked out by one so why worry about it?

I wouldn’t do this for turkeys but for our local game (deer, bear, and pigs) I doubt it will matter.

What are your experiences?

[Ralph]

#30803

I also use bright feathers, several different colors, orange, white, chartreuse, yellow or combinations of them and I have never felt I was busted because of them.

Movement is the deal, not color but brighter colors may be easier to spot when moving around but movement gonna get you busted anyway.

I don’t like to shoot arrows that I can’t see the fletchings as the arrow flies. It’s just part of the peripheral vision thing I think.

Fred Bear liked white, not only for the camera to see but for him to see also.

Nothing like trying to find camouflaged arrows in the bush..:D

[jason samkowiak]

#30932

I have always shot bright color fletching and wraps. I need to see my arrows in flight. Started with white for many years. Then for last 10 years its been fluorescent yellow (chartreuse) feathers and wraps. Dont think game ever saw or spooked from my arrows. But i know guys that dont like them for turkeys as they see color.

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#31033

I usually either go with yellow or orange. Both are visible in flight, yet don’t look too out of place in the fall woods.

[Stephen Graf]

#31277

I mostly shoot wild turkey feathers, which have white in them. OK, but not ideal. I use a white nock to help out. When shooting a deer or other critter it is very important to see where the arrow hit (to plan followup). For me, visible fletching is key. Hopefully the arrow passes through and is gone in a flash. Bright fletching is usually the only hope of seeing where the arrow hit.

[Jason Wesbrock]

#31514

When I want bright arrows I can see in flight — bowhunting and field archery in particular — I go for yellow or orange fletching and bright nocks. To me, wraps are a non issue. If your arrows flies straight and true, you should never see the wraps in flight anyway, just the nock and fletching.

[ChumpMcgee]

#31562

The brighter the better!! My old man uses colors that are not natural in nature too, so he does not use, reds, orange, yellow. His favorite color is blue fletching but I must say I have had a much harder time trying to find a arrow with blue fletching then I do with an arrow with orange fletching.

We also had to laugh at the point that they make arrows in a camo pattern, as if it was not already difficult to retrieve a lost arrow :lol::lol:

I have not done it yet but I would like to have all my arrows dipped in white paint. They can be easier to find plus you will be able to see your arrows performance in the air

[Ralph]

#31759

I have an acquaintance that I taught how to build wood arrows. He was so proud of a batch he made here recently and they are nice but, light brown, a bit of black cresting with light brown fletching and a brown nock. “Them deer ain’t gonna see these” he says.

He spends a lot of time looking for errant arrows. 😀

[Carl Brickey]

#32572

I crested my arrows with fluorescent chartreuse krylon spray paint, and chartreuse feathers. They are very easy to track in flight, and I’ll bet they’ll be easier to find that the black and turkey fletched arrows I previously used.

[David Fudala]

#33712

They always see me WAAAAAY before they see my arrows!

[Ralph]

#35496

I think it’s my baby blues that get me busted. 😀

[Stephen Graf]

#37315

I think it has more to do with your attitudinals than you baby blues big boy! ET Phone home!

[shreffler]

#49227

This year I’m taking the chartreuse wraps and feathers route with a green lighted nock.

One thing to point out – I never hunt with white feathers because they look just like the tail of a whitetail deer. Multiple times I’ve seen my dad coming through thick brush and all I could make out is the white of his feathers, mistaking him for a deer.

Of course I’ve never nocked an arrow or drew on anything that wasn’t identified as a whitetail, but thats not to say someone else isn’t as smart.

[Dan Jackowiak]

#50805

Yellow and orange for me for the last 30 years, never been busted because of it.

[TSCHMED]

#51762

White wraps, 5″ feathers… 2 white, 1 blue, white nock. I don’t believe deer see my fletching.

I like the blue because it doesn’t blend in with any other colors in the woods. When I’m looking for an arrow, it’s amazing how often the blue feather is the 1st thing I spot.

And I position the wrap so the front edge lines-up perfectly with the rear of the bow handle so, while in the field, I can always see that my brace height is correct by just nocking an arrow and checking where the wrap lines-up on the handle.

[Patrick]

#51966

The brighter the better!

These are mine:

Smithhammer, you have excellent taste! 😉

[James Harvey]

#52096

TSCHMED wrote: And I position the wrap so the front edge lines-up perfectly with the rear of the bow handle so, while in the field, I can always see that my brace height is correct by just nocking an arrow and checking where the wrap lines-up on the handle.

That is a very clever idea 💡

[TSCHMED]

#52113

ausjim wrote: [quote=TSCHMED]And I position the wrap so the front edge lines-up perfectly with the rear of the bow handle so, while in the field, I can always see that my brace height is correct by just nocking an arrow and checking where the wrap lines-up on the handle.

That is a very clever idea 💡

Thanks. Wish it was an idea that I could make a million off of:lol:

I have a few more but none of them will pay for my retirement and hunting bills8)

Next time I shoot a deer, I’ll film my deer loading device invention. Easy and cheap!

[Patrick]

#52326

TSCHMED wrote: Thanks. Wish it was an idea that I could make a million off of:lol:

It’s all in how you market it. If you send me a few thousand, I’ll help with the marketing. 😆

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