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Title: fletch-color???
Post by: 3Feathers on June 12, 2013, 07:20:00 PM
What color feathers are on your hunting arrows?
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Post by: Shot on June 12, 2013, 07:30:00 PM
pink....just cause
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Post by: Caughtandhobble on June 12, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
Magnus natural barred turkey feathers. His feathers just seem to out last any others that I have tried.
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Post by: graybarkhunter on June 12, 2013, 07:41:00 PM
this year, real turk feathers...
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Post by: rick7 on June 12, 2013, 07:41:00 PM
yellow
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Post by: AKCrazyhorse on June 12, 2013, 07:48:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Shot:
pink....just cause
Cuz it takes a man to shoot pink.   ;)    Pink feathers, pink wrap, pink nock.
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Post by: Terry Lightle on June 12, 2013, 07:55:00 PM
goose or natural barrs from Magnus
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Post by: Roverrich on June 12, 2013, 07:57:00 PM
Pink feathers, pink wrap so that when I miss, easier to find. HA HA!

Seriously, I used to worry about getting busted by deer seeing bright colors, I learned that what's interesting is ungulates see in black and white.  I've seen pictures of arrows/blinds etc rendered in a fashion of what I saw a deer would see. From this image, brightly colored feathers look bland or nondescript and barred feathers stick out like a sore thumb.  Evenly spaced horizontal or vertical strips on the feather look unnatural.
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Post by: Bladepeek on June 12, 2013, 08:01:00 PM
I won some really cool One Stringer arrow wraps on the St Jude's auction. Seems like pink feathers will have to go on them. Either all pink, or 2 pinks and a white cock feather.
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Post by: woodchucker on June 12, 2013, 08:03:00 PM
Chartruse & Blaze Orange on my hunting arrows!!!

My son Tyler is learning to fletch arrows this year. He wants to go with a single color sceme... We're going to try Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Yellow... 2 solid hen feathers, with a matching color barred cock feather.
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Post by: J.Williams on June 12, 2013, 08:28:00 PM
Another member of Team Pink,here.
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Post by: JamesKerr on June 12, 2013, 08:29:00 PM
I really like bright colors so I can see my arrow in flight. Chartuse and pink are my favorite with white running a close second. All on a reflective white wrap.
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Post by: Sam McMichael on June 12, 2013, 08:36:00 PM
Different colors for different spine wts. Yellow with natural barred cock feather on my 65# bow. Black with white cock feather on 55# bow. White with orange cock feather on 50# bow. 3 barred natural feathers on 54# bow, white with barred cock feather on 59# bow.

Color code works very well until those senior moments when I forget which color scheme matches which bow.
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Post by: The Whittler on June 12, 2013, 08:37:00 PM
3 bright yellow or 3 white.
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Post by: Sam McMichael on June 12, 2013, 08:37:00 PM
Oops! sorry for double post.
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Post by: Sam McMichael on June 12, 2013, 08:38:00 PM
Oops! Sorry for the double post.
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Post by: Roverrich on June 12, 2013, 08:54:00 PM
oops
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Post by: awbowman on June 12, 2013, 08:58:00 PM
Triple pink feathers, two small pieces of reflective wrap, one in front and one in back of fletching.

I will be using some chartreuse ones on some woodies soon.
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Post by: StickSlinger74 on June 12, 2013, 09:03:00 PM
3 solid pink feathers here!

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Post by: Bldtrailer on June 12, 2013, 09:06:00 PM
(http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq136/bloodtrailer7/c01e851c-0684-4eb9-acaa-2ce5f7ae8e38_zpsafe92975.jpg)
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Post by: stabow on June 12, 2013, 09:08:00 PM
I don't care what color my feathers are as long as their yellow...... :)
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Post by: slivrslingr on June 12, 2013, 10:01:00 PM
1 Red barred, 2 solid white.  I like some white as I can see it best during flight.
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Post by: Ringneck on June 12, 2013, 10:08:00 PM
Chartreuse
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Post by: TxAg on June 12, 2013, 10:12:00 PM
I like 3 pink
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Post by: Jwilliam on June 12, 2013, 10:24:00 PM
Chartreuse  :thumbsup:  


Bill
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on June 12, 2013, 10:24:00 PM
Chartreuse wrap, with two chartreuse and one flo orange feather. Nock is flo orange.

I want to see it fly!

White in PA is a no no. It's a good way to get shot! We have some real boneheads here. We have a youth/senior rifle and inline deer season right in the middle of October. Our Fall turkey season allows shotguns and RIFLES! Our PA season is such a crock of crap!
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Post by: Fletcher on June 12, 2013, 11:26:00 PM
TrueFlight chartreuse 4 fletch
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on June 12, 2013, 11:46:00 PM
Flo orange wrap and three chartreuse on most of them some have flo orange fletch and white. ect.
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Post by: RecurveRookie on June 13, 2013, 12:03:00 AM
2 reds and a white
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Post by: Bear Heart on June 13, 2013, 12:29:00 AM
3 white shield.  I do have a set with two pink and one chartreuse for snow.
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Post by: DamselflyFarm on June 13, 2013, 01:13:00 AM
Natural barred cock feather and red hen fethers.
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Post by: JimB on June 13, 2013, 01:20:00 AM
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on June 13, 2013, 06:15:00 AM
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Post by: beaunaro on June 13, 2013, 07:14:00 AM
Flo yellow wraps and two yellow...one white. Hard to lose unless they bury themseves.
Irv Eichorst
www.truesouthadventures.com (http://www.truesouthadventures.com)
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Post by: Roger Norris on June 13, 2013, 07:54:00 AM
Almost always all 3 feathers same color....either chartruese, yellow, red, or white.
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Post by: joe skipp on June 13, 2013, 12:19:00 PM
Team Pink....every now and then along with the hot pink crown, I'll throw on 3 Chartruese or 3 white feathers for that dusk time visibility. Gun season, its blaze orange dip with AMG Flo Orange Feathers and when Bear hunting...chart dip with Chart/White feathers.


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Post by: toddster on June 13, 2013, 01:20:00 PM
For the last 5 years been using a khaki crown, with purple cock feather and two pink hen feathers.  Love them and easy to find and have had deer literally on the ground 5 yards from me without a blind and couldn't see them.
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Post by: T Lail on June 13, 2013, 03:25:00 PM
Red.....cock,solid red, hens are barred red.White nock....works for me.
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Post by: ISP 5353 on June 13, 2013, 04:21:00 PM
3 Flo Yellow  or 3 Pink.  They just show up well for me in the woods.
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Post by: tradhunter on June 13, 2013, 04:34:00 PM
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Mine are the pink ones, my son shoots the orange ones.
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Post by: Knawbone on June 13, 2013, 06:11:00 PM
I use differing colors, but my favorite is 2 solid blue with a solid red cock fletch. I also am very fond of 3 red or 3 blue.
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Post by: Brock on June 13, 2013, 10:18:00 PM
Usually red barred....but have done quite a few with grey barred cock and red barred hens.

newest arrows are plain shafts i put together with natural barred fletching all around from Magnus!  :)
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Post by: gregg dudley on June 13, 2013, 10:47:00 PM
Orange barred on an orange wrap.
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Post by: jlowrey75 on June 14, 2013, 07:36:00 AM
Red barred/ yellow
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Post by: Terry Green on June 14, 2013, 09:15:00 AM
I use 9 inch bright wraps and flo yellow.....for several reasons.

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Post by: LookMomNoSights on June 14, 2013, 10:30:00 AM
4 4inch shield cuts in Charteuse!  I have been known to use orange, white, pink, grey/brown barred too though.
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Post by: Tajue17 on June 14, 2013, 12:17:00 PM
I like lavender with reflective purple wraps , the points I usually do color with Translucent pearl nail polish over plain red which has the pink hue to it if the sunlight is beaming down on the feltched part of the shaft.  

the hunting versions I like to keep a similar color scheme but more of a earthy tone,,  so crazy baby blue, white pin stripes, the feathers are extra light baby blue (let fade in direct sunlight for about 2 weeks to get the light baby blue shade) the nocks are the lighted nocks for confirmation of the hit,, but I color the nocks with a green sharpy which makes them light up bright purple.  the broadheads are simply brushed to bare metal and then I apply a clear coat for a natural metal effect.