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Title: Orange fletching
Post by: BUCKY on September 10, 2017, 06:26:00 PM
Any use all orange fletching and wraps? How is it in low light?
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: mark Willoughby on September 10, 2017, 06:34:00 PM
Used them before there ok much prefer white wraps and feathers in low light
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: woodchucker on September 10, 2017, 06:38:00 PM
My hunting arrows the last couple years are 2 solid orange hens, with a barred orange cock feather & orange nock. I never had a problem in low light, though I don't hunt as late as some do. I'm a morning guy! I have another set with 2 yellow hens & barred cock feather. They are a little easier to see in flight, but tougher to find when the Sugar Maples start dropping their leaves!
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: D.B Cooper on September 10, 2017, 07:17:00 PM
I seem to pick up bright orange the best out of all the fletching colors I've tried.  Pink is a close second.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Shadowhnter on September 10, 2017, 07:21:00 PM
I like orange just fine it's good in flight. Fall colors can blend though. Myself I prefer florescent pink or fluorescent chartreuse (green) , or even white in a bind. Day in and out in the woods I prefer florescent chartreuse or pink.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: hawkeye n pa on September 10, 2017, 07:43:00 PM
I use orange wraps and fletching on my practice and 3/D arrows and like it.  My hunting arrows  usually don't stand out.  But I'm a ground hunter and it helps in keeping the bluejays from seeing me. Imho/experience.
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Post by: drewsbow on September 10, 2017, 08:14:00 PM
yes orange 4" four fletch with orange wraps is all I use , ever !!
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Post by: fisherick on September 10, 2017, 09:02:00 PM
I use white wraps with 2 flo orange and 2 flo yellow 4 fletch and flo orange nock. Shows up in all conditions.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Gdpolk on September 10, 2017, 09:16:00 PM
I used to use orange but it's pretty hard to see when the leaves are falling.  I went to pink and prefer it.  White is great, except I feel it highlights movement to animals and doesn't show up well in snow or around white rocks.  Blue is easy to spot until it gets dark.  Chartreuse is great except in spring when the grass is bright or in fall around the yellow leaves.  Pink just always looks out of place, regardless of the season and is bright enough to track in flight in low light.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: M60gunner on September 10, 2017, 09:26:00 PM
I have red and white feathers on white cap dipped shaft. For low light I like flo yellow with flo green nocks. I think what shows best is dependent on an individuals own eyes. We did tests years ago at our club range. We had an area of scrub Oak trees that was low lite in the AM. Out of 4 of us only thing we agreed on was the white to 30 yards. But not all Bowhunters see white feathers, some see whitetail in their imagination. How some guys get shot.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Cory Mattson on September 10, 2017, 09:30:00 PM
Ran all orange 1990 to 2005 - worked well to monitor hits - good retrieving stump shots - good eye contact on hay bales practicing. Went to fluorescent lime since my eye sight is deteriorating. Each year about third week of October bright orange becomes a camo arrow when leaves peak  :)
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Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: stagetek on September 11, 2017, 08:24:00 AM
I use all white, or in the snow, all florescent lime green. Orange or yellow are the same colors as all the falling leaves here, and just blend right in.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Sam McMichael on September 11, 2017, 09:22:00 AM
I have orange crown dip shafts with orange hen feathers. The cock feather is natural. They show up well in low light. They show up well in the fall woods. I have others that are chocolate brown and black with one white feather. They "hide" very well in the woods.
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Post by: MPaul on September 11, 2017, 09:25:00 PM
I like two bright yellows and a white can see them well. Plus a florescent green nock use whatever you can see the best in your area
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Longtoke on September 12, 2017, 12:23:00 AM
Big difference between normal orange and flo orange, my favorites are flo orange and flo yellow/chart

Lately I have been doing 3  flo orange 1 white 4 fletch,  I like it.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: MPaul on September 12, 2017, 06:54:00 PM
I like 2 bright yellow and a white with Flo green nocks. I can see them well. But is a personal thing everyone's eyes are different try different colors and see what works for you.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: flyguysc on September 12, 2017, 07:25:00 PM
 (http://i.imgur.com/z41wufu.jpg) (https://imgur.com/z41wufu)  Love me some orange feathers.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: dbd870 on September 13, 2017, 08:22:00 AM
I've used orange in the past but I think pink shows up better in the fall woods. I'm using 2 pink and 1 blue now, next time I'm going with 2 solid pinks again but I will change the blue to a barred pink.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Bud B. on September 13, 2017, 08:52:00 AM
I used orange briefly for hunting. It is a hard color for me to see in flight. I am now using all white parabolics. Bright daylight or dusk. I can see its flight path. Flo pink would be my next choice.
Title: Re: Orange fletching
Post by: Bowguy67 on September 16, 2017, 03:33:00 PM
I like chartreuse or white or a combination of the two. As I age it seems the best color picked up by my eyes