I don't care what anyone else shoots, but one would have a heck of time convincing me to hunt with vanes over feathers. There are many little reasons I prefer feathers, most of which have been mentioned, but the biggest reason is that it controls your broadhead better. What else is there? They can be soaking wet and it won't make any difference on your average hunting shot. They create more rear end drag, higher speeds and increase F.O.C. on your arrrow. The stuff you're worrying about isn't a factor when hunting in my opinion. I don't worry about what works better for practice with a field point or for shooting through basketballs with a judo point. I'm only concerned with what works best for hunting big game with fixed blade broadheads in dense Northeast forests - and that's feathers.