Feather fletching dry in the rain

[Toklat1]

When any of you are hunting in the rain and have a bow quiver attatched to your bow, what typically do you use or could be recommended to keep your fletching dry? Is there maybe some  wool bag with a liner w/ draw string perhaps or is there some other creative ingeneous invention out there that you would like to share?  Also, do any of the fletch dry materials work that well. Any input appreciated.  Thanks,

[robtattoo]

I use auto detailing silicon spray on mine. I've never had a problem yet, but saying that, they haven't been treated to a proper downpour.

[D. Devall]

haha. some guys at the artac shoot just put plastic bags over theirs. me and ian just let ours get wet and shot as good as they did.

in otherwords i have absolutely no intelligent input but i like to post things.  :D

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Before hunting season, I spray my feathers with Camp Dry. If I'm hunting in the rain, I use plastic sandwich baggies and twist ties around my arrows, leaving one at the ready.

[Hot Hap]

I use baby bottle liners. Pull on over fletching and punch the nock through the back of the liner. Shoot as is-liner will fall to the ground. Works for me. Hap

[tarponnut]

I use Feather powder from Gateway, it works great and a little goes a long way.

[joebuck]

Dry Liquid Wrench.........

[BowHuntingFool]

I use to use the powder, this year I'm spraying mine with camp dry!

[Toklat1]

Keep the ideas coming!

[purple heart]

Grey Goose Feathers are a great choice for wet conditions.

[Bill Carlsen]

What purple heart said.

[dino]

That is what I use, Grey Goose feathers.  Naturally treated, ready to roll and no need to re-apply waterproofing year to year. dino

[jcar315]

Does the camp dry have an odor after drying?

Hot Hap: You use the bottle liners with the closed end on the nock end of the arrow? I can see how it would fall off when shot. Does it interfere with drawing or the "feel" when @ full draw?

I use the Gateway feather powder and seems to work well but may try some of the other ideas listed too.

[Norseman]

I am an avid fly tyer and fly fisherman and have an idea.

The water birds....ducks, geese, swans and the like have a preen gland on the bum that these use to smear the CDC oil onto their feathers for waterproofing.  I have a bottle of CDC oil that I use for my dry flies....it floats the flies and repels for an incredibly long time.

Why not go to your local fly shop and ask for some CDC oil or gel and lightly rub some onto your fingertips, then onto the feathers...it is what mother nature gives to the ducks and geese.

Any thougths on that?

Paul

[frank bullitt]

Paul, I have Duck oil that Bill Matlock of Road Runner bows use to sell. It works great, always wondered what the makeup was. Maybe CDC oil? Thanks for the info, good shootin, in the rain! Steve

[ishiwannabe]

The best feather waterproofer I have found is NO SNOW. I believe it is made to treat the whisker biscuits for the wheelies....but it does wonders on feathers. I once undershot into a pond(at the Muzzy) and shook the arrow off and kept shooting it.

[SteveMcD]

I use ScotchGuard.

[Norseman]

Steve.

If it was referred to as Duck Oil...I would bet it is CDC ( Cul De Canard ...french for ducks bum)  or as it is commonly known preen gland oil.

A very famous fly tyer " Rene Harrop" has used it for years and sells it on his fly fishing site, he claims there is NO BETTER water repellant on earth. Having used it for the first time this year on the rivers...I would have to agree

[Steve H.]

I've tried LOTS of stuff, many mentioned above, and most of it doesn't work very well if at all.  I have gone to using the same thing on feathers that I use to keep my arrow shafts wtarePROOF,  Helsman Spar Urethane.

I use the canned stuff for feathers instead of dipping for obvious reasons.  Don't overspary or wull will end up with plastic vanes!

[joe skipp]

I use No Snow...works fine for me. I use to throw on a Kathy Kelly cover but the dog ate it...I'm going to get a fletch cover from my supplier at Cover-Up Products. If it rains too hard...I break out the Catquiver 3.5.....