Effectiveness of lighted nocks?

[GCook]

Just  curious LC...if they are outlawed and not made anymore  will you stop bowhunting?

Kirk....6 nocks cost more than 6 quality Zwickeys....just gotta make sure Fake News doesn't get started here 

6 Zwickeys will run you about $40 and 6 lighted nocks about $50.   Of course the half dozen Vintage shafts run me $50.  Another six to ten dollars to fletch them.  So $150 or so in a half dozen arrows set up to hunt.
$25/arrow.
Dang I spend a lot on this stuff.[emoji16]

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[GCook]

I like Toyota Tacomas.  I have two.  One have 287,000 miles on it and is the truck I use for my business.   The other is new and has 3000 miles on it and is my personal truck.
Others like Chevy or Nissan or Ford.  All of us can tell horror stories about a vehicle brand.
Same with anything else.  Including lighted nocks.  As technology advances so does the quality and reliability of lighted nocks.
They are working on GPS tracking nocks.  If you are against technology that's okay.  But if you are on here berating technology then you're a bit confused.  This computer/internet/forum technology allows a wonderful exchange of knowledge and experience.  So it's not all bad.  Just how we use it is good or bad.
String trackers have been around forever and have helped hunters find plenty of game.  But they aren't fool proof either. 
If they were restricted I wouldn't use them but they have been helpful to me so I do.   When one fails is it frustrating?   Of course it is.  $8 for a tiny thing and it doesn't work is frustrating.  But as pointed out I spend a lot of money on archery and hunting.  Those half dozen lighted nocks I buy every year or two are just a drop in the bucket.

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[Captain*Kirk]

Just  curious LC...if they are outlawed and not made anymore  will you stop bowhunting?

Kirk....6 nocks cost more than 6 quality Zwickeys....just gotta make sure Fake News doesn't get started here 

No fake news here!
Yeah, I realize the expense. But I've lost a nice broadhead arrow or two, and to me, the bigger issue is locating that arrow immediately if a miss or pass-thru so you can get back to hunting again or tracking, as the situation warrants...
Hopefully, the nocks can be reused if you break or trash an arrow, so that averages the cost out.
FWIW, I looked into string trackers...they are illegal here in Illinois. Why? I dunno...

EDIT:I might add, I would only use the lighted nock arrows during low light scenarios.

[Terry Green]

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[LC]

Just  curious LC...if they are outlawed and not made anymore  will you stop bowhunting?

Kirk....6 nocks cost more than 6 quality Zwickeys....just gotta make sure Fake News doesn't get started here 

Like I stated I hunted WAY before training wheels came along. But of all the "advancements" that have came along about the only thing I would absolutely hate to see go is lighted nocks. And yes I've use bright fletching and fur fletch but NOTHING compares to a lighted nock and knowing where your shot went! PERIOD

What I don't understand is why everyone thinks lighted nocks have to cost $60 dollars for six nocks? Last I checked they are roughly $10 a piece. YOU ONLY NEED ONE! No one says you have to have a lighted nock for every arrow you own. Gheez!

[Captain*Kirk]

What I don't understand is why everyone thinks lighted nocks have to cost $60 dollars for six nocks? Last I checked they are roughly $10 a piece. YOU ONLY NEED ONE! No one says you have to have a lighted nock for every arrow you own. Gheez!

My bow quivers hold 3-4 arrows. If 1, possibly 2, of them have lighted nocks for the dusk/dawn shots, that's fine. The rest can all be regular nock, but I would like to have one lighted nock arrow to practice with so there would be no surprises.

[GCook]

I have four working ones left out of two packs of three.
I agree many may need only one.
But I've emptied a five arrow quiver shooting pigs quite a few times so I keep at least two in the quiver with lighted nocks. 

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[Captain*Kirk]

Here ya go.....just a few.....

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Geez...is that like the old folks' home for 'retired' arrows? If so, you must not have much wall space left for mounts!

[Terry Green]

Here ya go.....just a few.....

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Geez...is that like the old folks' home for 'retired' arrows? If so, you must not have much wall space left for mounts!

I don't....that's why I got a skull mount of my Impala.

[Captain*Kirk]

I don't....that's why I got a skull mount of my Impala.

Sounds like it's time to knock a wall out and put on an addition!

[GCook]

I've bought singles at Academy before.  Gave $4 each on clearance.   
Hard part is finding the ones to fit your arrows.  My BE use S size and my other bow uses H.

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[GCook]

If you don't want to use them don't. 

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[Terry Green]

Who was that comment directed at cook? 

Do you hunt with only one arrow ...that you found in the junk bin at a big box store?

[GCook]

No Mr. Green, actually I have a dozen Black Eagle Vintage shafts.  I fletch them myself with left wing feathers using a Bitz and I have an Apple arrow saw to cut them with.  I also have a half dozen Beaman shafts. 
I do buy what I can on sale and I shop at big box stores often.  I have to try on boots and such before I buy them.  Academy is a Texas based store so you may not be familiar with it.  Also we have a great archery pro shop nearby (Cinamon Creek Ranch) and I get some supplies there which is where I buy what I can.  Although now that I seldom hunt with a bow that must not be named that's less and less.
However most of my traditional archery supplies come from 3Rivers.   I used to shop more at KustomKing but due to a couple of issues, including selection, I've sort of just moved that directon.

As for your first question I'm pretty sure you are aware I was speaking to you.   Or you wouldn't have felt the need to post those questions.
It's your board and your rules.  Just because it isn't your way of doing trad doesn't make it wrong.
I don't like to just blatantly disrespect any individual but I also don't like to be treated that way either.


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[Terry Green]

Cook....you must not be paying attention....hence my mention of the Midnight arrow thread.

Smoking Joe an I have been testing lighted nocks for months....4 different brands.

[Petrichor]

I personally dont use them.... but then again I'm working to get my first big game trad animal so tracking hasn't been an issue lol.  I did watch an interesting video on youtube where a lighted nock was used and the guy was convinced he hit and it looked perfect until the video was replayed in slow motion and you could see the deer move so fast he missed completely. I'm sure there are good ones out there and I am sure they could be of use but at the moment I'm not worried about using them.

[GCook]

That's what I thought but some of your comments confused me.
Which is not uncommon for me to misunderstand some things.
I read the thread when it started.  Some good info there.

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[Terry Green]

Trying to find the brand that works the best....didn't mean to get crossways.  

[GCook]

I like the Glory nocks as they turn off easily but I need to try the Fire nocks as I've heard good things.  The singles I bought were Luminocs.  Probably the least reliable brand I've tried. 

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[Captain*Kirk]

I like the Glory nocks as well at first glance, but have not read any definitive reviews on them. I like the fact the can be externally switched 'OFF' without pulling a nock...pretty important if I decide to use woodies.
The big thing for me would be whether or not they are reliable.