Do you hate trying to find an arrow?

[8up]

Whether you miss a target or pass the a deer? I know it aggravates me and gets expensive. So today I had a thought. If deer can't see hunter's orange, then why not paint arrows that color. It would make it a lot easier to see them. Ok tell me what you think.

[Kenn]

Good thought 8up. I've used white, yellow, flourescent lime green, flourescent pink (really loud), and those arrows still can still evaporate into thin air.

  -Ken

[Rico]

They may not see them but hunter orange isn't pretty to me !! Anyhow thats what I think, other than that I don't see why you couldn't. I have stained a couple red for stump shooting but usally just used last years hunting arrows

[Killdeer]

As long as I don't have anybody sighing behind me, or waiting on me to accompany them to the next target, I enjoy searching for arrows! Poking around in the woods is what I love, and it doesn't much matter what the motivation is.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!    
Killdeer  

[mcgroundstalker]

I think bright arrows would be a great idea...Alot of the best shots I know use chartreuse, yellow or white feathers and light color nocks...Myself included...Not only easy to find but will assist you with instictive shooting...

Granted they my not be pretty...But a bright arrow in flight is gonna help your brain remember its trajectory...

Good Luck...   >>-----> mike <-----<<

[jesse cales]

i'm with killy.thats mainly why i miss targets.

[ncboman]

I wrap a thin strip of reflective tape on mine. If I don't find it right away, I can always come back after dark with a light for another chance.  :p  

Since I shoot ACCs mostly, I save a bunch of time by using my metal detector on those buried buggers.   :D  

I'm sure my metal detector has paid for itself in saved arrows.  

[Rico]

Sometimes I find them way out behind my target out yonder and wonder who the heck as been shooting at my target and how they get my arrows

[OconeeDan]

metal detector!

Dan

[NY Yankee]

I always use bright colors for fletching and nocks. It does make it easier to find arrows, but sometimes they just disappear anyway. I figure those were sacrificed to the arrow gods. I like to make arrows so it doesn't really matter.

[NDTerminator]

I trained both my labs to find lost arrows.  Pretty easy task for them compared to a 250 yard blind retrieve.  Plus, the love to do it!!!  

[Shakes.602]

I  THINK  (Use Following Info At Your Own Risk)    
    They have Barred and Full Colored Feathers Offered.Looks Like They Offer a Full Length, dont know about Pre-Cuts.
   I bet Lost Nation, or 3 Rivers Sells 'em!!  

[LBR]

I like a bright cap, bright nock, and bright feathers.  Chartruese and yellow show up best for me (I have tried flourescent orange, white, etc.).  Down side is at tournaments, if you are the first shooter and make a good shot, your arrow becomes the target (at least with the bunch I shoot with).

Chad

[Eric Krewson]

I might have shot at your arrows a time or two Chad. If you didn't center them in the ten ring so often they would be safe.

[Big Dave]

I use solid yellow from nock to point. It's not purty but at least I find most of them.My 2cents  :D    :D    :D

[joe skipp]

All my hunting arrows are crown dipped Blaze Orage, Flo Pink, Flo Chartruese and white. My feathers are Chart on all floruescents and Pink on the white dip. Very easy to see all your hits and find your misses and I never had a deer spook from the colors yet....and I hunt from the ground

[mcgroundstalker]

ND Terminator made a very good point about training his labs to find arrows...A couple of seasons ago we were shooting a 3D course with 12 inches of snow on the ground...If it wasn't for a friends dog finding over and under shot arrows...We would have gone home with empty quivers... ...

With fresh, undisturbed snow you can look for the little entry hole of your arrow...But if it's covered with foot prints from other archers walking about...It is near impossible without a dog... ...

>>-----> mike <-----<<

[kctreeman]

I use a 8" flourescent orange crown dip with four 5 1/2" white or yellow shield cut fletching.  The deer don't seem to mind. I like to watch them fly.  I still end up making new arrows every year.

[Rick Berry]

 I thought I'd be smart and fletched up a doz. white crown dipped with three 5" floresnt orange feathers, orange cresting and orange nocks, thinking I'd never loose them. They went quicker than my green fletched arrows ever thought about. I just learned not to miss.  

[Dave Worden]

I made up a set of flu-flu's that are fluor orange from one end to the other with fluor yellow feathers and nock.  I figure the orange will glow under snow and the yellow will stand out in the weeds.  As it turned out, those yellow feathers showed up better and better as it got darker (we were shooting aerials after a day of stumbling around in the woods.  Oops, I meant after a day of rabbit hunting!