Bow color ?

[BrushWolf]

Here's a question for ya'll. When you get spitting distance from game does bow color mean anything? For instance drawing and being seen. What is your opinion? And do you have a prefered bow wood? I have a weakness for "pretty" woods such as zebra,bocote,cocobolo etc. Here recently I've been eyeing up laminated bows.

[Pat B]

I think movement would be more of a concern than bow color. Maybe a shiney bow would be more obvious than a dull finished one.

[Shawn Leonard]

Movement is the key or as said above a shiny bow that may get some glare. Shawn

[Zradix]

I agree with the above.
However...you won't find me in the woods with white glass bows either.

I feel a flat finish on neutral to dark colored wood is less noticeable when it moves.... heck a little breakup "camo" in the limbs either natural woodgrain or a spray can probably helps...but how much?...I dunno.

That being said, my narrow little whip with black glass sure is hard to see.

I think there is something to say about the advantage of a narrow bow with 1" wide fades opposed to some of the wider limbed recurves.

...but LOTS of critters have fallen to shiney wide limbed recurves too...

[BrushWolf]

Movement and shine are very much a BIG factor. Sometimes though when sitting on stand (tree,ground) it feels like the bow sticks out bad. Must be more of a mental thing. Here lately I was thinking, a bow that blends in better might help hide some movement.

[Zradix]

Just keep in mind..YOU are the biggest,weirdest looking, and most apt to move thing in that tree..no offense..lol

[BrushWolf]

Zradix very true. lol  

[JamesKerr]

I have killed deer and hogs with light colored bows, dark bows, bows with black glass, and a few with an almost totally black bow. In my experience the color of the bow doesn't matter as to game it just looks like a long stick. Movement is the key.

[BrushWolf]

Originally posted by JamesKerr:
I have killed deer and hogs with light colored bows, dark bows, bows with black glass, and a few with an almost totally black bow. In my experience the color of the bow doesn't matter as to game it just looks like a long stick. Movement is the key.

I can't argue with those results.

[Thumper Dunker]

Originally posted by Zradix:
Just keep in mind..YOU are the biggest,weirdest looking, and most apt to move thing in that tree..no offense..lol

+ 3  Your bow is just a stick and sticks move all the time. At a distance they might see the shine. But at 20 yards and less they see you. Try to look non human and non threatning.

[BrushWolf]

The nonthreatning part usually isn't a problem when I'm out.lol

[BrushWolf]

I guess what I was really looking for was some help deciding between wood choices. Green mountain camo or some fancy exotic. Maybe I'll just do both and alternate on each hunt.

[Zradix]

I think the GMC is pretty cool.
I've thought about using that.
Though when it comes time again I'll probably just save the $$$ and get black glass.

[Stumpkiller]

I pulled the camo tape off my bow and have had equal success with green glass.  On the ground brown glass and clear glass over red elm has been equal to camo (as close as 11 paces).

I no longer camo my bows.  I apply wax and don't buff it so it is a dull finish and that seems to be good enough.  After season two minutes with a cloth rag and it's shiney and pretty again.

[David lozzano]

Bow color doesn't matter,
trust me I'm a veterinarian!

[BrushWolf]

Thanks for the input guys.

[Thumper Dunker]

Some of that camo action wood or dimond wood stuff is prety cool looking.

[BigJim]

I hear guys talk about  natural camo all the time when they speak of certain woods. I have to laugh just a little caus I know most of them are going to load up a quiver (bow, hip, back or whatever) full of brightly adorned arrows and I do it too.
Shine and movement but not in that order are the enemy.
BigJim

[Zradix]

lol

[stabow]

Big Jim
I hate shooting deer with ugly arrows.....