Traceable Arrow

I'll play along.

First- so if you all would stop being *******s and just help me out to find out what a hunter looks for in an arrow and would they be willing to pay a little bit more extra money to obtain it id appriciate it.

People did tell you what they want in an arrow, CONSISTENCY. I have ordered three different batches of arrow and each batch has shot EXACTLY like the last. That takes a lot of work off the archers hands so making sure the specs of your arrow come out in the desired range time after time is a HUGE factor. If you can do that and find a way to make an arrow easier to find (Hi-vis fletching colors and lighted nocks are already on the market) make sure to make a quality product not something an archer will use once and toss for reliability issues.

Second-ur not going to hit your target everytime so why not spend a few more bucks to be able to find the arrow when you miss no matter how experienced an archer you are.

No we don't hit our target every time but we can follow the flight path and usually have a decent idea of where the arrow went. I am by no means an experienced archer and when i target shoot i can put 6 arrows in a 6" circle from 20 yards with ease. When i do throw a shot and have to find my arrow its in the dirt pile right behind it EVERY TIME. The only arrows i have not found are the ones i have bounced off tree limbs (i assume they broke on impact as they didn't stick) and counted my losses for taking a stupid shot. As mentioned invent a small fold up metal detector that can easily fit in a pack and you will have a good start point for a product.

Third- i perosnally think hunting is cruel sport just killing an animal for the heck of it is a horrible way to pass your time but if thats what you choose to do then so b it im not going to judge you as a person.

Don't come onto our website and attack us as sportsmen and women. Most if not all the members on this site have a huge respect for the game they hunt and will eat the meat they gain. Most put more time into scouting for a single season then you could fathom spending on any particular hobby that might just not pay off. You don't insult us we won't insult you, its called respect and obviously isn't a trait you have learned by now.

Last- this is not marketing crap

Yes it is. Adding some flashy colors or features that already exist to a simple arrow and calling it a new product just to try and validate a mark up in price is marketing crap. Its how companies can remove things from the shelf and release a "new" product that has been "Upgraded with new features and new design" all marketing bull**** and usually leads to the product quality being worse or the product flat out not selling as well.

You got what you wanted you are just so ignorant to the fact that you were being told by Brucelanthier that in order for an archer/ hunter to want to use it it needs to be reliable and not a product filled with gimmicks so that when we do have the need for it we aren't cursing the product or saying "great within 20', i did that just by watching my shot". You got your feed back and even an idea that might serve you better.

 

Look, we don't mind helping someone out. Heck, its pretty much in a true hunters nature to do so. There are the exceptions but, most everyone on this site would. Now if you want our help, we would like an apology for the rude response. Then we would like you to get to know what our sport/lifestyle/hobby if you will is all about. There is such a misconception that hunters just kill animals for fun when in fact there is so much more to it than that. Yes, there is some truth in the killing part as that is the final goal of our long trek to that point. Its about the experience of the hunt. Learning is what we do. We learn our surroundings, our quarry's habitats, their habits, their routs, what they eat where they sleep, where they drink, Their anatomies, their breeding habits, their forms of communication and so many other things. We try to get as close to becoming our quarry as we can. We improve their habitats, give them food, in some cases water to survive the winters and summers. In "KILLING" these animals we are protecting the entire population from starvation, disease and suffering by controlling the populations. At the same time protecting people like your self from having as many running across your highway and endangering you and your families from the impact of a 130+lb animal. In doing that we have a much greater passion for what God has created and the animals we chase than any non hunter ever could have. We build history with these animals like you would not believe. Some have watched a buck grow from a fawn to an old worn down monster of an animal to finding him dead in the woods. I highly doubt there is a single person on this forum that would go out and just plain kill a big buck, strip him of his antlers and leave his carcase laying. We have to much heart and respect for that. We build memories with our children and relatives through spending time watching and chasing these animals. At the end of the day we have the up most respect and knowledge for Gods creation than any devout PETA member could ever imagine having for anything in life. You see we get offended when someone comes into our house and accuses us of something without having any idea of what we really are. What I have esaid in this post is not even scraping the surface of what a bowhunter is. It is mearly the beginning of the description of who we all are. After you do your project, I would like you to take some time and ask some questions and get to know what bowhunting really is all about. I'll bet you it is nothing like you imagine it is right now.

 

everything i feel like saying right now has already been said, but are you freaking kidding me? you come to a hunting website and forum and ask for some help on a project and then say you think hunting is cruel.. are you high!?

 

Prob'ly high and almighty...she can't possibly be an omnivore like the rest of us...must be a vegeternerian or somethin'. Wonder if she only wears synthetics...and she's a liar to...right off the bat sayin' she's huntinchic13. Wonder what school they teach about all that misinformation and narrow mindedness - just want to keep my kids away from those bozos!