what colour of fletching?
05-02-2008, 02:47 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Middletown PA United States
Posts: 3,625
RE: what colour of fletching?
Personally I like to use 3 black 4" feathers. Guess it's just a hanger-on from my old field and target days---30+ years ago. I was coached by a pro and he always drummed into my head that all I should be doing is aiming till my arrow hit it's intended target. The mind should be doing nothing else. Therefore I never found a need to see my arrow going, and still don't. I know where it is going by just knowing where my pin was when the bow went off.
05-05-2008, 08:22 PM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 581
RE: what colour of fletching?
I was told once that pink was a good choice for fletchings since it's the only color that doesn't naturally appear in the woods. True or not, I'm not sure, but I never had any reason to disbelieve it. I generally use two yellow blazers and one orange, though. Pink never seems to be available when I go to purchase fletchings and I just want the brightest possible. I guess I'm a little hesitant to use white since I hunt with snow on the ground quite a bit.
05-06-2008, 11:40 AM
#19
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 295
RE: what colour of fletching?
ORIGINAL: c j
I was told once that pink was a good choice for fletchings since it's the only color that doesn't naturally appear in the woods.
I was told once that pink was a good choice for fletchings since it's the only color that doesn't naturally appear in the woods.
Pink may not be the most macho color but with the property getting logged a few years back, there is an abundance of pink logging tape all around and it is very easy to see, even little scraps and pieces, now you would think a arrow with orange and white vanes would be easy to find? Looked for one of those for a couple hours this spring, never found it, even have it on tape falling out of the deer, but found 4-5 chunks of that logging tape, makes me think that might be what the hunting arrows will be fletched with this year, with maybe a nice white wrap also........
