cold shot
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nope.
I have been as deathly serious about this for the last 35 years as I am today. my dedication to, and zeal for, classical archery and hunting with the bow and arrow has been about the same for the entirety of my adult life. my enthusiasm has grown in the last couple of years because I have made real progress with my shooting, and regained some confidence. nothing is more important to being successful at taking game with this kind of equipment than supreme confidence.
I have been as deathly serious about this for the last 35 years as I am today. my dedication to, and zeal for, classical archery and hunting with the bow and arrow has been about the same for the entirety of my adult life. my enthusiasm has grown in the last couple of years because I have made real progress with my shooting, and regained some confidence. nothing is more important to being successful at taking game with this kind of equipment than supreme confidence.
Early morning cold shot with broadhead at 23 yards.
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18 yards cold with a Zwickey No Mercy single bevel. Good 'nuff.
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I love lighted nocks. Cold shot, close one at about 12.
Next shot at 15.
Next shot at 15.
Would you gives us your thoughts as to why? Is it a reliability thing? I am still fairly new to the traditional world. I could definitely learn something.
I had some bad experiences with some of them with regards to the fit on the string. Compared to the Bohning nocks I use on my arrows normally, they were incredibly loose. I think one brand was NockOut and the other might have been Lumenock, I'm not 100% sure on that one. The ones I am using now are a cheap model I found on Amazon pretty cheap, so I figured I'd give them a shot. They function and fit better than anything I have tried.
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That savage can’t get lighted nocks on his wood shafts...
I’m giving Glory Nicks a try. So far they seem to function and fit well enough.
I’m giving Glory Nicks a try. So far they seem to function and fit well enough.
oh, I can most certainly put them on wood arrows, but to me that is as wrongheaded as tying a hand made stone point onto a carbon or aluminum arrow. some lines are simply not crossed out of reverence,
I have not ever needed a lighted nock in 40 years of hunting with a bow and arrow, and I surely don't need one now. I have never lost an animal because I didn't have a tracer/beacon stuck on the end of my arrow. It is simply one more "thing" that may or may not be worth the trouble. I'm trying to make this less complicated, not more. And besides all that, they are just kinda gay.
I have not ever needed a lighted nock in 40 years of hunting with a bow and arrow, and I surely don't need one now. I have never lost an animal because I didn't have a tracer/beacon stuck on the end of my arrow. It is simply one more "thing" that may or may not be worth the trouble. I'm trying to make this less complicated, not more. And besides all that, they are just kinda gay.
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Savage reply....oh, I can most certainly put them on wood arrows, but to me that is as wrongheaded as tying a hand made stone point onto a carbon or aluminum arrow. some lines are simply not crossed out of reverence,
I have not ever needed a lighted nock in 40 years of hunting with a bow and arrow, and I surely don't need one now. I have never lost an animal because I didn't have a tracer/beacon stuck on the end of my arrow. It is simply one more "thing" that may or may not be worth the trouble. I'm trying to make this less complicated, not more. And besides all that, they are just kinda gay.
I’ve used lighted nocks on a grand total of two deer, I think. I enjoyed seeing both. I may or may not use them again this season. There is something beautiful about that green orb smashing into the side of a deer.
my arrows go so slow that I get to enjoy seeing whatever color nock I happen to have on my arrow smash into their side every single time. or over their back, or into a tree or whatever, but you get the point. this is one of the most enjoyable things about being a traditional bowhunter. being able to see your arrow flying. I never have tired of seeing that nock go bye-bye in a deers' ribcage. this is the sort of thing that real savages live for. 
this has nothing to do with reliability btw. If the thing malfunctions and the light doesn't come on, it would not really be a problem. you always have to make nocks and strings be happy together, so it's not that either. having a nock that fits string properly is a necessity, having one that lights up when shot is not. And besides all of that, they are just kinda gay.
this has nothing to do with reliability btw. If the thing malfunctions and the light doesn't come on, it would not really be a problem. you always have to make nocks and strings be happy together, so it's not that either. having a nock that fits string properly is a necessity, having one that lights up when shot is not. And besides all of that, they are just kinda gay.
If I can't see these when I hit a deer at 20 yards I might as well quit hunting..
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I like white feathers also Jamie..especially when they turn red.
