I got a custom blank, tapers, with the most perfect pair matched yew lams that i have ever seen, straight grained , very dark, knot free. It turned out to be the finest and probably the fastest ASL that i ever owned. I gave it away, due to an injury of my release fingers. My fingers healed, pretty much, over time, I miss that bow.

Some of my favorite woods are yew, juniper, elm, and ash. There are others that I also like, but, right now, these are at the top of the list. Like TomM, I have several bows that are black glass and one that is green glass that I am quite fond of.

I had to stop and think what my hunting bows limbs had. Most had black glass but my Wallace LB had Red Elm under clear glass. Not as light as some Maples I have seen but not dark like Bocate or my new Cocobolo veneers. a bowhunting friend of mine complained once about his light colored limbs and the hogs he was hunting. He was in a ground blind made from natural materials. It seems he claims every time he raised his bow the hogs started to get nervous. Maybe more motions than color of limbs?

I don't think you'll need to worry about limb color from inside a blind, particularly if you use screens. I like lighter limb color for hunting from elevated positions, though I must admit that over the years, I've gravitated back to solid color glass, black or brown.

I do like myrtle. Bocote can be nice, but sometimes there's just too much action in the grain for me. Regarding something like fiddleback maple, I've seen lightly stained versions that are very nice.

Regardless, I suggest you get what you like to look at. The critters likely won't notice or care.😊