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Captain*Kirk
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Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 01:57:02 PM »
Wherever you roam and 'stump'...what colors "pop" (i.e. most visible after the shot) in the area you shoot? I realize different environments host different natural colors and therefore require different contrasts.
I was recently gifted some nice arrows with hot pink feathers and some fluorescent green as well. I was amazed at how visible these were AFTER the shot in a North Woods background...using Bunny Busters, the arrows would generally strike the stumps then flip up in the air. Most times I could see right where they landed without moving a step, while my son's natural turkey feathers sometimes required a bit of back-and-forth searching. I will be building more stumping arrows with this thought in mind for future stumping adventures. What works best in your neck of the woods?
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IndioArcher
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Posts: 37
Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 02:36:08 PM »
White fletchings on top of a white wrap always seem to work well for me. I rarely see anything that is pure white in any environment other than snow or limestone so the arrows really stand out
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benny
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 02:49:03 PM »
Pink
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drewsbow
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 03:19:19 PM »
love me some orange
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styksnstryngs
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Posts: 179
Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 03:20:45 PM »
Not orange and yellow... at least, not in New England autumn or in South Texas heat
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slowbowjoe
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 04:32:01 PM »
White for spring, summer, fall. Chartreuse for winter.
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bigbadjon
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 04:45:32 PM »
White is my go to in Florida. Highly visible and no offhand remarks you get for more flamboyant choices.
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STICKBENDER98
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 05:05:44 PM »
Any shade of blue works good, white for spring and summer, chartreuse is my favorite. Bohning used to make "rocket red" remined me of a mix of red and orange, I still have some shafts I did a combo dip with it and chartreuse, with chartreuse fletch. Still carry them in my quiver when hunting.
Jason
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STICKBENDER98
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 05:15:29 PM »
Found a picture of some on my phone
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sleepyhollow
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 06:00:24 PM »
Dang those are bright
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Msturm
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Posts: 645
Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 06:35:18 PM »
Hot pink in the winter and white in the summer
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A Lex
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 06:55:43 PM »
Hot pink fletch and bright blue crown shows up well in our eucalyptus bush forests here.
Best
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M60gunner
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 07:10:03 PM »
Right now with not having any rain for 100+ days and being a desert I like pure white or flo yellow like the wraps in above picture. Flo Orange shows up real good as well.
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Pine
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 07:11:41 PM »
Pink for me year round.
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Hoosierarcher88
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 07:51:09 PM »
4 hot pink feathers on a hot pink wrap
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ron w
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 08:09:58 PM »
Pink in winter.......anything bright the rest of the time
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Stumpkiller
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 09:24:35 PM »
I found yellow fletch, nock and crown with a blue cock and blue shaft stain show up in most of my spots. Including under snow.
Pink, orange, chartreuse . . . all good.
Lately I shoot the same colors (and arrows) for everything. Just glue on different heads.
Make 'em good so you hit the stump and yo don't have to go looking. ;-)
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 10:30:29 PM »
Jason, those are nice! For years I used white. A couple years back I used pink and like them above white. It’s been said, Chartreuse is best in lower light so I owe it a fair test.
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Red Beastmaster
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 29, 2018, 11:11:55 PM »
Easton Blues shafts stand out in the grass and woods duff like no other. There is nothing blue in any area I've ever shot in. Except blueberries.
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Hoosierarcher88
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Re: Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?
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June 30, 2018, 02:48:41 AM »
Like many have said, pink stands out like a beacon.
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