lighted Nocks-trad bowhunters

[KentuckyTJ]

Never have used them but would like to someday. Would be neat to watch them disappear into a whitetails ribs.

[bluegrassbowhunter]

I make my own for around 3 dollars a piece....have some in red & green & they both show up quite a bit in low light....here's a little video of them, sorry about the video quality.....they also hold up better than the already made up ones for a fraction of the cost.I use em for shooting bullfrogs & messing around stumping but haven't used em on deer yet....

 

[ductape]

I have used them to hunt...only time loosed on game I watched a beautiful arc right over a does back    . As far as being "trad" I don't think so, nor the carbons they rest in. Just my 2cents. I don't judge anyone who uses them, I like to watch their flight when shot in low light, but having switched to woodies that is something I can't do. I don't see anything unethical about them so I say have fun with them. Every advantage on making a good clean kill and retreival is a positive thing in my book.

[KSdan]

I will bet on one thing. . . they will make you become more accurate much quicker, particularly for farther shots- like 30+.  The trajectory feedback will be awesome if you practice with them.

[wollelybugger]

I think I will try Christmas tree lights on my woodies. If only I could get them to light up. One string ought to do it.      

[trapperDave]

they re a great way to teach your brain the arrows trajectory when shot in low light.

[Bill Carlsen]

For me the biggest advantage is to determine arrow impact on the animal, especially on a pass thru which is the norm for me. You get immediate feedback on your hit which is vital info if you had any concerns about where or if you hit an animal. For me they are nearly useless in normal daylight but early morning or getting on towards quitting time they can't be beat. They add nothing to one's accuracy and have the advantage of only giving you immediate feedback about the placement of your shot. In one of Asbel's books he talks about the importance of a hunting arrow being highly visible. Lighted nocks only enhance that variable IMO. As for their cost, if a lighted nock helps you find one arrow it has paid for itself at that moment.

[Jeff Strubberg]

It's a personal choice.  For me, it's just something else to go wrong in the woods.

[wihill]

I really like the lights for hunting purposes as it shows me the point of impact beyond any shadow of a doubt.  That alone is worth the cost in my eyes, especially if you question whether or not you should begin tracking immediately or wait.

I do wish they'd make one that would "beep" after 30sec or so - it'd make finding them in the shrubs a LOT easier...  

 :D

[rock_hunter]

They are illegal in ND so I haven't tried them.

[kadbow]

Illegal to hunt with in Colorado.

[John3]

I would never want to use them.. The trad "police" would issue a violation.. LOL

JDSIII

[James Wrenn]

I use them and think they are one of the best thing ever invented for a bowhunter.Nothing does as well letting you know where the hit was really at no matter time of day.Nothing makes finding the arrow after the passthrough so you get more info on the hit.Makes the decision making of what to do next much easier that many times in the past.

As far as the trad stuff.Could care less.I just hunt with bows and can't see how anything that only aids in recovery (not making the shot) can ever be bad for hunters. jmo

[Chris Lantz]

Well said James.

[pseman]

I would use them if they weren't $10 each. They are cool, but not that cool.

[Yellow Dog]

Really like em on "BUFFS" video's.

[razorsharptokill]

They don't aid the flight or accuracy any and may help determine the best course of action in trailing an animal with a marginal hit.
I guess the same could be said for a glass bow over a selfbow. Where is the cut off between traditional/primative? Would Ishi have used razor sharp two bladed Zwickies or other heads if he had had them? I think so. We're not better than those who shoot compounds with sights and releases, we just walk a different path. All are free to be as modern or as primative as we see fit.

[Shinken]

Well, I just voted and found out that of ~20,000 Trad Gang members that approximately 0.58% of the TG members have voted so far.

But my curiosity got the best of me....

Next, I just had to pop open my 2009 C*****s Archery catalog and check out the products on page 47 that are related to this poll.  Seeing that there are 2 options provided, it means that consumers will have a choice!  Now *that* is the American way - however, I was unable to confirm if these 2 product lines were in fact manufactured in the USA.

Thumbing through the same catalog, I discovered that pages 29-34 (immediately following the "traditional" archery section) were just filled with state-of-the-art mechanized horizontal arrow launchers and accessories - including the very same product that we are being polled on.  I'll bet that when those babies get triggered off at velocities up to 375 fps its like watchin' a tracer smoke through the atmosphere!  And if one just happened to miss the target, it would be real easy to recover that arrow with the lighted nock.....

Just a few comments to wrap it up:

I was taught that where you are 5 years from now is all about the books one reads and the people that one associates with.

Seems to me that people outside the archery circle could possibly have the wrong impression based on association.

I guess it may all be a matter of perspective....

"Walkin' the walk is a lot more powerful than talkin' the talk!."

Shoot straight, Shinken

[Shinken]

Oh, I almost forgot!

DITTO on what Larry O. Fischer and Walt Francis said!

Keep the wind in your face, Shinken

[Ybuck]

never have, but would