keeping feathers dry?

[Bodork]

Supposed to be wet this weekend and I always hate it when my feathers get wet. Will scotchgaurd work to keep them dry? Thanks, Mike

[ishiwannabe]

Im not sure about scotchguard, but I have used NOSNOW with great results. At the Muzzy last year, I missed low and suck my arrow into the pond. Grabbed my arrow, shook off the water and was shooting it a few minutes later. It works really well in a light rain and with covering your fletching, would do fine in a down pour.

[jimmerc]

I just started using it this year,so far it seems to hold up,i hunted last weekend in a steady drizzle with showers every now and then and the one i had nocked held up great! my other arrows i carry in a side quiver with a hood! good luck!!

[mcgroundstalker]

I've been using "SCENTSIBLE Feather Dry" by TOM PAK for years now and love it! It comes in a 4 fluid oz. spray bottle. Enough for three dozen arrows plus.

Give 'em a call @ 888-237-1568

... mike ...

[Rufus]

Hey Mike, it is sooooo wet you might as well keep your feathers underneath your poncho with you! Ralph  

[Tom L]

Scotchguard works verry well.

[Rufus]

Have anything to do with wet feathers Mike? R2^

[mqqse]

Black Magic Tire wet works well.

[Bodork]

I'm not even going to try. Had plans to go today(Sunday) but the wind is howling in town so I imagine it's really gettin after it in the country. Figured I'd just get stuck anyway. I'll just hang out at the house and cuss my fantasy football team. Maybe I will put a handle on a knife blade I have.

[Rufus]

You guys never had problems with some of the stuff you be using eating on the glue you've used for feathers? I tried hair spray once and it ate my glue up. My rain gauge pix will probably disappear but I did send it little I thought. Anyway, it be very wet here in the Texas Panhandle which is very unusual for Oct. hunting. When it quits coming down it will be very strange to go poking around and not sound like I'm hunting in a bowl of Cornflakes.

[kirkwhitehead]

Mike and Ralph, I have used the powder from bohning in the past with good results. That dang wind is something today isn't it.

I will be heading to the south rim of the canyon next weds or thurday for a DIY mule deer hunt.

kirk

[Rufus]

Good luck Kirk. I've been seeing forkies is all so far on my place. This cool down should help get things moving. Keep your     feathers dry.

[Gitnadoix]

I make my own outa fresh Canada geese wing feathers....seems to do the trick....

Also and dont laugh but ya can buy condoms the ones with the little tips, cut off the tips and take off the broad heads, then just slide them onto the arrows point end into them so that they hang over the feathers.  makes em 100% water proof and they pull off over the feathers easy as 1-2-shoot......but you do get some real strange looks from every one ya meet.....

[Bakes168]

I wouldn't hunt in the rain anyway...

Bakes

[trapperDave]

baby bottle liners

[Steve H.]

Spray them with Helmsman Spar Urethane or Varathane.  Not too much, maybe 2-3 quick bursts, or you will turn them to a stiff piece of plastic!  This will work in the SEAK rainforest when all other attempts fail so will be good anywhere else in the US.

[captaincaveman]

Originally posted by mqqse:
Black Magic Tire wet works well.

+1

[Steve H.]

"Black Magic Tire wet works well."

Tried that ONCE.....

[snag]

Hair spray takes pitch off your hands...not good for glue I would think!

"Tried that ONCE..."  as in I won't try that again or it only takes ONE application?  I figure a guy in Alaska ought to know what works well in wet conditions!

[Jwilliam]

Feather powder works good. But I have switched to Grey Goose feathers. I always carry at least one hunting arrow fletched with Goose feathers in case it rains.


Bill