Muzzyman, your post ties into something I read the other day. In the latest issue of 'Bowhunting World' there is a sidebar article about such and such hi-vis sight and the writer starts off by talking about how he couldn't get a shot off at a big buck that was standing broadside at 15 yards, just because he couldn't see his pins. What a shame. What a cryin' shame.

Every time I hear those 'the one that got away' stories, I simply can't believe people would allow themselves to become so addicted to an aiming aid that they would allow it to become such a handicap.

Low light visibility is the #1 reason I hunt without sights.

Darn near ANYBODY can make a good kill shot on a deer at 15 measly yards without using sights! It's a LOT easier to do with a compound than with a stickbow. Just practice! Stand in front of a 15 yard target, lean the bow over a little (cant the bow) to get those sights out of the way and shoot. As long as you have an anchor that puts the nock end of the arrow in line with your eye, it won't take long at all to get the correct sight picture. After that, back up to 20...25..30... Pretty soon, you just might find you don't need sights at all.

Regardless of that, work on getting to where you can hit the short shots without sights, out to 15 yards at the very least. If your all-time deer comes in at 15 yards and you can't see your pins, you'll have the tools to deal with the situation instead of having to sit there with a dumb look on your face while watching that deer walk away.