Lighted nocks

[Danny Rowan]

I would use them if I could find any that would fit my AD shafts, tried nocturnals and could not get them to fit even though I use Easton G nocks with the uni-bushings and the ones I purchased were supposed to be for those.

[Warden609]

They are very handy for hunting, but in low light you can tell a lot about arrow flight. Especially bare shafts.. just another tool for tuning.

[WAC]

I started using lighted nocks when it became legal to shoot hogs at night in South Carolina. I have had two occasions where a pass through left a lighted nock glowing in close proximity of a feeder and when more hogs came in it spooked them, but it sure is nice to have a line of travel when a hog runs out from under a feeder light and you can see the nock glowing as he runs out of sight.

[BAK]

Take em or leave em.  Just a cute gimmick that puts money in someones pocket.

If you "need" them to recover your deer, not much of a hunter.

[Walt Francis]

Against

[Longbowwally]

I love them...

[kenneth butler]

I used and liked them with my compound which I abandoned several years ago.Just haven't thought to tune any arrows for the long bow with them,since I use wooden arrows. Sounds like a new project.    Ken

[amicus]

I love them. You don't realize there value until you shoot something in a low light situation.

[Phillip Fields]

I like them, it makes it easier for my old eyes to track the flight of the arrow. Serve pretty much the same function as the fur tracers we used to use.

[Sam McMichael]

Like some of the others, I don't use them but have no objection to those who do.

[reddogge]

I'm somewhat of an enigma in that I love ILF bows, carbon arrows but don't feel I need a lighted nock. I've taken two shots in the near darkness and missed both but I recovered both arrows so I didn't really need them. My only lesson learned is not to take shots in the dark anymore.

[LC]

Well count me in as one who LOVES lighted nocks, nocturnal to be specific. Now before you right me off as a hybrid new fangled trad hunter be warned. I've hunted with stick bows before it was even called that, way before compounds. I make my own bows, strings, fletching, do my own taxidermy and butchering. I hardly ever buy anything for hunting, well except a occasional Nocturnal lighted nock! lol I think it's one of the greatest benefits or inventions in modern archery history. If you haven't tried it with a open mind your missing out JMHO.