Could you make this arrow fly?

[wingnut]

I've used goose feathers in wet weather with good success.  They are softer and less durable over the long run.  But have a few ready for the days of heavy rain and your good to go.  Sound like Derek has some for you.

BTW how do you blood trail when it's that wet?

Mike

[Steve H.]

"BTW how do you blood trail when it's that wet?"

Promptly.

[AkDan]

Luke,

I've bareshafted a 2 blade eskimo to 30 yards and it flew pretty darn good.  Was a bit suprising and maybe a fluke.

Anyways, somethings i've done in SEAK.

baby bottle liners and rain and stain.  It worked well as long as you didnt mash your feathers down.  

Something I wanted to dry is a fly fishing product called watershed.

Bill Matlocks tuning guide shows how to set up for shooting vanes off the shelf.   I thought there was an article in TBM similar too and referencing this.   I havent tried it yet, though I'd like too.   More to ponder.

[LV2HUNT]

I am confused, I thought you said you had a recurve setup with the Bi Delta Rain Vanes. How come you cannot use them on the Longbow? I thought their whole concept was to be able to shoot off the shelf.

[The Ursus]

"I thought you said you had a recurve setup with the Bi Delta Rain Vanes"

Never tried them for either bow but I'm sure they'd work for both.  

I'm gonna try Steve's method first then look into the baby bottle liners which my wife already has in stock and doesn't use.  Lot's of great advise guys keep it comming!

[bentpole]

I'm going to throw in my 2 cents here.A couple of weeks ago opening day of pheasant season here in Jersey it was a cold, wet, miserable day . Wet snow, mixed with rain lasted until around 10:30. I was with Bucky and a compound shooter well Bucky took a button buck at 7:30 but he said he would stay in until we chose to get down so he wouldn't mess us up.When we came down I looked at my 5 1/2 " feathers they were wet and matted like your feathers Bucky's 5 1/2 inch banana cut feathers were PERFECT wet yes but not flat and matted I guess they fly fine too. I used to shoot "naners" too but switched. They are the way to go as far as I'm concerned on rainy, wet, snowy days. One other thing I have found out is I shoot carbons and my practice arrows are missing sections of feathers in various spots from hitting each other. They still fly as well as an arrow with three full feathers. I always said if you bare shaft a carbon and get it to fly right you can shoot the darn thing with out feathers.With field points. So I guess what I'm saying is in extreme weather conditions shoot carbons and banana style feathers. Just my 2 cents.