For years, I've been ribbing (good-naturedly; in jest) several of my trad shooting forum friends for photos in which they are shooting arrows fletched in pink. "Girly arrows", I called them. One of them gifted me some plain-Jane arrows with no striping or other adornments, which I took with me stumping this year, and was shocked to find that in every case, I could bury one of these arrows nearly up to the nock while shooting at leaves, bits of rotten stumps, etc and still see the pink fletching from where I stood and released the arrow! One of our members here told me pink stands out better to the human eye than any other color in the woods, and I agree 100%. More so than fluorescent green or orange. So, all kidding aside, I now am getting set to make up a dozen stumpers fletched in...you guessed it..."Girly Pink"! 

You are correct, it's easier to find my wife's errant arrows as well. I used one purple and two pink on hers. I also used a pink wrap. But, I just can't bring myself to using pink fletch. To each his own but I will stick with flo yellow fletch and wraps.

Chartreuse/FloLime for over 3 decades. Not going pink.

All blood soaked feathers are red. 

I like Flo Pink, it's easy for me to see when I miss. 

i tried pink on once 

might try it on again, flu flu style.

I've been including either pink or lime feathers on almost all of my arrows for the past two years now! I agree that pink feathers and pink (Bohning classic "Rose") nocks are the easiest color for me to see in the last twenty minutes of shooting light when they hit a target.

I shoot Yellow, Red and Black and now Wild Turkey wing feathers and Goose but NO pink

Also; I believe to Penn State research on whitetails determined that pink was the least visible to a whitetail.  Hardest for them to see.

Quote from: Wudstix on June 24, 2022, 06:27:45 PM
Also; I believe to Penn State research on whitetails determined that pink was the least visible to a whitetail.  Hardest for them to see.

I think feather color is the lease of your worries Mr Rayban. 

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Terry, I'm with you on the chartreuse/flo lime, but I do like me a little pink on chartreuse.  My favorite are the ones on the right with the orange/ yellow with the solid chartreuse.  I'm pretty sure color is in the eye of the shooter.     My eyes seem to pick up the chartreuse the best with white or pink a close second.


Jason

Jayson, yeah, I couldn't care less about a 'missed arrow' as I need to be punished for that.  I'm more interested in flight and impact feedback. Also, non pass through feedback from arrow wraps.

I need to do a thread or a video on that.

Terry;
You're right, Costas need to stay in the FJ!!!  As far as arrow flight I usually just see a blur right before impact and then go pick it up off the ground on the other side.

I love pink feathers!.. never have a problem with people ribbing me about it.
BigJim

NOOO pink for me dont like the color either, shot red and white for years then it became hard for me to see red so I switched to orange .

The Yellow and Chartreuse is my standard issue, and I have this pic because this bow is always out. But I do have a dozen Hot Pink with a Pink barred cock feather that I use with quite a bit on a different bow.

Quote from: Terry Green on June 24, 2022, 07:05:14 PM
Jayson, yeah, I couldn't care less about a 'missed arrow' as I need to be punished for that.

I get where you are coming from on that point, Terry. But technically when you're stumping, every arrow is a search and rescue mission to retrieve it even if you nail what you're aiming for.
hi-viz is the key; something that stands out from leaves, brush and undergrowth.

Some fellow laughed at my pink feathers, once.  Just knocked him down with my purse.  Problem solved.

Murray

can you see the pink?

I hear ya Kirk, I can't tell you how many years uts been since the last arrow I lost. But it careened off a log into parts unknown. Never had much issue at all loosing arrows and I stump a lot.

Before cataract surgery pink fletching was easier for me to see the arrow flight plus finding them in the woods is much easier.
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Never had a masculinity complex over the color pink. I have a couple pink dress shirts I wear to church and the ladies like it.