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Hunting Arrows All that has been said about arrows up to this point isalso applied to hunting arrows; the only essential differencebeing size and points or arrow heads. Fig. 23 shows the fletching of a hunting arrow; note thelong feathers which average 5 inches in length. Most of these
A—Boss on the nock. feathers are spiraled. The crest is usually of bright colors thatare easily spotted in the snow or dead leaves. The diameterof the arrow is 11/32 inches for bows from 50 to 65 pounds.Some very heavy bows may require a diameter of 3/8 of aninch. The nock should have a boss or welt of some sort thatparallels the cock feather; as explained earlier in this chapter,this permits the archer to nock an arrow by feel while lookingat the game. |
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