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what is the most visible fletching color for hunting?

Was a tough call.  I think white is the most visible, but pink is a close second and I've not had deer react to pink like white.

I voted for white.......but only if there is no snow. When there is snow I go for pink or chartreuse.

I'm with Ron on this one. I voted Chartreuse because I wanted it to be a fair race.

I voted pink. White and chartreuse have got to be right up there.

Pink there is not one thing in the woods that is pink

I picked chartreuse. I don't really care much for it,as a matter of personal preference, so it immediately ,stands out for me. Like it or not, it sure works.

Hot pink and white. Plus nobody will take my pink arrows at 3d shoots they'll turn them in if they find them.

I pick up blue better than other colors, especially when hunting an errant arrow.

I'm not a fan of white fletching as a result of an interaction with a coon hound in Alabama's Cahaba State Forest in the winter of 1975.

chartreuse

For me it's not one color. I like white in low light and flo. yellow in bright areas.

For me, the yellows are out because they blend in too well with many fall leaves. I prefer either flo pink or white.

A white wrap with chartreuse feathers and nock are really hard NOT to see.

I have chartreuse and flo chartreuse.  Flo chartreuse is so neon bright in low light conditions,  I can hear it.

I voted chartreuse because it sure stands out in the fall woods but all of my arrows have white.

Seems Chartreuse is now in the lead, I change my answer to blue.   :saywhat:

I choose pink, just because it is a little more versatile to me.  I can see it better in the bright sunshine.  Not to bad at last light.  I have learned when I can not see pink it is to dark to shoot.

I normally have one or two white feathers for visibility. That being said. I voted for blue lol. If I could have done a write in, I would have went with baby blue. I think that would be best year round in all weather.

I don't have normal color vision.  Seeing an arrow in flight is critical to me for hunting and yellow along with a flo green or flo orange nock is as good as it gets for me.  For some reason, white just doesn't do it for me in flight, even though it would seem it should.

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Didn't vote, for me yellow is the best. I can see blood on yellow better than any other color.
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Pink works best for me throughout the year, although during the fall here in VT we see just about every possible color on the ground.

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Chartreuse.

I think pink,florescent Orange,florescent green and white stand out boldly as well.

I splice a couple inches if chartreuse to the back of red or orange high back shield cuts.

QuoteOriginally posted by Bowwild:
I pick up blue better than other colors, especially when hunting an errant arrow.

I'm not a fan of white fletching as a result of an interaction with a coon hound in Alabama's Cahaba State Forest in the winter of 1975.

Am I the only one who's curious to know the story behind that comment?

For the record...I voted for white. Yellow or chartreuse is a close second.

if I need to find and arrow...then its blue
Nothing stands out on the forest floor like blue
Drive down the road and look at litter in the ditches, blue is always more prominent

I picked Flo Yellow. They all work.  And I usually have a combo of bright colors on my arrows.  My favs being flo yellow, flo orange, and barred combos.

QuoteOriginally posted by mark Willoughby:
Pink there is not one thing in the woods that is pink

Yep I used 2 pink and 1 blue.

Pink I think I have tried them all its a year round color

I like yellow, non fluorescent.
I see it really well.
That being said, Im looking over at my quivers and 80% of my fletching is white.
Guess I have to fix that, feeling kinda dumb...

The most visible by far are the arrows on TOP of the ground fodder  :)

I see yellow the best in flight. Chartreuse is right there too. More importantly for me is to see where that arrow is in the deer
with a white,wrap I can find yellow easier than chartreuse. Seems around here the leaves on the ground are chartreuse making it hard to see. Blue and pink are the easiest to find on the ground. But I don't see those as well from a distance.

White, except in winter. Chartreuse (or flo yellow) when there's snow.

For a stumping arrow and finding it after a shot - Pink

For the archer seeing it in flight- Chartreuse with white a close second.

I like pink with a couple of small 1/4" - 3/8" reflective tape bands.  One fore and one aft of the fletching.

I like white but not during gun season. Yellow or chartreuse then.

I voted for Pink.  I shot Hot Pinks with White for many years. Now I am preferring Chartreuse for my fletches but I still think the Hot Pink catches the eye faster in the woods.

Pink hands-down! In any season rain or snow, the only disadvantage would be low light conditions where white is obviously the best. I personally think white can be hard to see in good lighting though and I have definitely had deer react to it more than other colors also I hunt public ground and I don't want anything white close to me!
I've shot yellow for years because I like the way it looks and I happen to think it's lucky;)

Chartreuse used to be my "go-to" color then my eyes started going bad and pink started to show up better for me. Pink is it now.

Seems to vary from person to person and what shows up best to their own eyes.

It was down to pink and chartreuse.
My friend lost bright pink arrows in the fall foliage. 2 hours looking for them, 1 found by the shaft.

pink seems to stand out the best.

4 fletch with 2 white and 2 fluorescent pink

Personally I little bright orange but. Other for Glo yellow.

Voted for white but think chartreuse is right with it!

I believe that I am colored blind as most men seem to be . mostly hues of red and green of the same tone value. I used white cap dip and white 5" feathers for some time but at times felt a little uneasy walking into stand in the darkness of pre dawn thinking how much the white could be taken for a you got it a whitetail! So now yellow cap and feathers is what works for me. I can follow trajectory much better, find arrows and as far as i know there are no yellowtails
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Ron already pointed this out, but white is hard to find in the snow.

That said, my current arrows have two white feathers and one red.

I voted yellow but see orange the best. I do use 1 yellow and 2 orange

I like 2 flo pink and a white cock feather.

We did a little test years ago and concluded that it was fluorescent chartreuse... but I use red and white or yellow and white for various other reasons.

I chose and prefer chartreuse. Mainly because I do most of my hog hunting during last light and at night. I like pink but I can't see it in low light. Guess I'm weird! Anyone that knows me will probably agree!   :laughing:

My preferred color would be chartreuse but it blends in too much with scrub oak and quaking aspen leaves in Colorado. I found that fluorescent pink and white show up best for me.

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GO PINK!

Me thinks the poll has the right answer.

I always seem to stick to all white. I have tested just about all of those colors at dusk and hands down white wins for me every time.

Any color that has florescent pigment in it is going to show/glow more in low light than colors that don't as they 'glow in the dark' due to the intensity of the dye. White will go out 10 minutes before chartreuse or come in 10 minutes later.

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These are   GORGEOUS  !!!!

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Here's some of my 'sunglasses arrows'.....

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Very Low Light Indoors(dark Hallway) - No Flash

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Same with Flash...  

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4-Fletch - - all Hot Pink - - at least I voted for pink.  White nocks help some, but for me, the pink stands out better in the field regardless of foliage, snow, or light.

Even picked up some wraps that fade from hot pink to white and back to hot pink for additional visibility.  Plus, the fade to white on the wraps helps with blood identification on pass-throughs.

Reading some of the other comments though, I have to agree that sometimes, blue will jump out pretty well - assuming there is sufficient ambient light, and provided it isn't buried under grass and such.

Shooting the local trad league, several guys have commented about how that pink fletching stands out like nothing else.  Thank goodness I'm secure enough in my manhood to just smile at the few snide comments that get made.  My typical reply is that I've never lost an arrow in the field.

I've been shooting pink for over 20yrs...it just works for me.
Using reflective wraps with pink highlights...love it.

White to see in flight. Pink when you miss your target.

I tried so many colors over the years and now use orange fletch with orange wrap.  White seems to blend in with curled up oak leaves in the fall.

White seems to get lost on bright sunny days.  Plus it looks like a whitetail's tail, and I don't want any part of that.  

Chartreuse is best all around I have found.

Chartreuse really is bright, but bright orange with orange nock works best for me.  Plus on WMA it adds to the orange I have to wear.  
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I voted chartreuse always stands out and really pops with a white crown

I voted for and prefer white, but I dont mind one bit strapping on flo green, or even pink.

I voted pink ... with white, flo yellow and chartreuse there are occasions with the right light that they blend into the natural surroundings, pink does not do that ...

None of them are the same color after passing through the lungs...so my answer is based on 'in flight' and pass through or the off shoulder stob visibility....not looking for a missed arrow in the woods.  I think way  more positive than that.  Anyone worried about a miss is statistically going to miss more.

I wonder how many threads we've had on this subject over the years...and how many more will come along after this one.  It's kind of like one of the 'broken record' threads on most sites.  Same horse just a different rider.


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