luminated arrow nocks,who is using them

[halfseminole]

They are illegal in Alabama, it's in the hunting regs magazine they hand out at ranger stations.

[beaunaro]

If you video your hunt they look really good on camera. Esp in low light.
Not sure they are 100% necessary, but do look cool in slo-mo too.
Irv Eichorst
www.truesouthadventures.com

[Pheonixarcher]

I guess I'm a little undecided. I tried them back in my compound days, and they were fun, but not necessary. I like to see my arrows fly. It helps in mapping/learning trajectory, and I think it's more fun to see the arch of a finely tuned arrow. That's why I use bright orange wraps and feathers. But for my turkey arrows this year, I went with a more Camo look, and couldn't see them as well in flight or in the target. So I tried them on those arrows. Again, they were fun, and I will probably continue to use them on my hard to see turkey arrows, but my normal practice and deer hunting arrows are plenty easy to see, and they are really easy to find on that occasional flyer.

[BUFF]

I use them pretty much all the time, When I'm hinting
I really like watching my arrows fly.

[el greco]

Thanks halfseminole

[AMB]

Originally posted by halfseminole:
They are illegal in Alabama, it's in the hunting regs magazine they hand out at ranger stations.

I believe you are mistaken.

[AMB]

http://www.eregulations.com/alabama/pageFlip/
Page 47 and #22 is talking about sights that project a beam forward that you will be able to see on the animal.

[kbetts]

Amazes me that more people don't use them.  No guessing whether or not your shot was on the money or four inches off.  In hunting situations, that can be a huge difference.

Don't really see anything "unethical" about them.......maybe "non-traditional" but again, huge difference.

[johnnyk71]

Christos, I KNEW you were gonna buy some of those from the first time you shot one Saturday! your face lit up brighter than the nock, haha!

to give a little more info, we were messing around with them at a coon shoot recently. it really was cool to watch the arc of the arrow, etc. I can see both sides of people wanting to use/not use them. I don't think there is any doubt that they could help recover hogs in low light, and they certainly help in finding lost arrows in the dark.

necessary? maybe not. fun? definitely.

[johnnyk71]

also, they are not illegal in Alabama. those regs refer to lights that aim forward (such as lasers and flashlights) intended to help illuminate game for night hunting.

[el greco]

Thanks John for clarifying that.And yeap you are right.The minute I saw them I thought I had to get me few of those!