I like the paint job. That would be great for my area.
My homemade sticks are made from 1/2" square dowels I get from Home Depot. I think they are 3' and thats the length I leave them. For me, any longer and they would become a pain, any shorter and they would not work. Although I wish I could have some longer ones for when on a good slope. Thinking of building a set that can be lengthend if needed and keep short when not.. hmmmmm.....
For the rest, incase your curious, prolly not but they work for me.
about 8" down I make 1" notch where i lash them together with a length of paracord, leaving a long tail to make a loop for slinging over my shoulder.
In the area where my gun rests. I put a lengh of thick walled heat shrink tubing. keeps me from eating up the wood with the knurling on my R-15 and doesnt scratch the paint on what ever I happen to be shooting (most of my guns are krylon'd)
I have black on it now, but before I had read heat shrink. this helps me find em when I stand up and run away from them when I get excited after a kill. LOL
At the ends I taper them down, drill a pilot hole and screw field tips for arrows in.
The points give me good traction in any terrain. Ill admit its a bit tricky in snow, but uless i put 10"x10" plates on them, it would be with any tip.
About 8" from the bottom i put two strips of magnetic tape. This keeps them together untill I get to where I need to be. Its not so strong I need both hands to pull apart but it keeps the clacking around to a minimum, adds a bit of ease to carry as well.
The next mod will be some sort of clip maybe a pocket clip stolen off a knife or something made of Kydex that i can use to clip it to my vest/shirt/pants/bibs/parka. NO, its nto that difficult to carry sticks but it may make it a smidge easier.