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Stumpin'...what colors 'pop' in your environment?

Started by Captain*Kirk, June 29, 2018, 01:57:02 PM

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Captain*Kirk

Wherever you roam and 'stump'...what colors "pop" (i.e. most visible after the shot) in the area you shoot? I realize different environments host different natural colors and therefore require different contrasts.
I was recently gifted some nice arrows with hot pink feathers and some fluorescent green as well. I was amazed at how visible these were AFTER the shot in a North Woods background...using Bunny Busters, the arrows would generally strike the stumps then flip up in the air. Most times I could see right where they landed without moving a step, while my son's natural turkey feathers sometimes required a bit of back-and-forth searching. I will be building more stumping arrows with this thought in mind for future stumping adventures. What works best in your neck of the woods?
Aim small,miss small

IndioArcher

White fletchings on top of a white wrap always seem to work well for me.  I rarely see anything that is pure white in any environment other than snow or limestone so the arrows really stand out


drewsbow

Try to be the person your dog thinks you are :0)
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styksnstryngs

Not orange and yellow... at least, not in New England autumn or in South Texas heat  :biglaugh:

slowbowjoe

White for spring, summer, fall. Chartreuse for winter.

bigbadjon

White is my go to in Florida. Highly visible and no offhand remarks you get for more flamboyant choices.
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STICKBENDER98

Any shade of blue works good, white for spring and summer, chartreuse is my favorite.  Bohning used to make "rocket red" remined me of a mix of red and orange, I still have some shafts I did a combo dip with it and chartreuse, with chartreuse fletch.  Still carry them in my quiver when hunting.

Jason
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STICKBENDER98

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Found a picture of some on my phone
Too many bows to list, and so many more I want to try!  Keep the wind in your face, and your broadheads sharp.

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Msturm

Hot pink in the winter and white in the summer
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Aloha!

A Lex

Hot pink fletch and bright blue crown shows up well in our eucalyptus bush forests here. 

Best
Lex
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May the wind be your friend, and may your arrows fly true,
Most of all, may the appreciation and the gratitude of what we do keep us humble......

M60gunner

Right now with not having any rain for 100+ days and being a desert I like pure white or flo yellow like the wraps in above picture. Flo Orange shows up real good as well.

Pine

It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled. Mark Twain

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Hoosierarcher88

Northern mist Shelton 66" 53# @ 28"

ron w

Pink in winter.......anything bright the rest of the time
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

Stumpkiller

I found yellow fletch, nock and crown with a blue cock and blue shaft stain show up in most of my spots.  Including under snow.



Pink, orange, chartreuse . . . all good.

Lately I shoot the same colors (and arrows) for everything.  Just glue on different heads.



Make 'em good so you hit the stump and yo don't have to go looking.  ;-)
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Possum Head

Jason, those are nice! For years I used white. A couple years back I used pink and like them above white. It's been said, Chartreuse is best in lower light so I owe it a fair test.

Red Beastmaster

Easton Blues shafts stand out in the grass and woods duff like no other. There is nothing blue in any area I've ever shot in. Except blueberries.
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Hoosierarcher88

Like many have said, pink stands out like a beacon.

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Northern mist Shelton 66" 53# @ 28"

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