RE: How difficult is it to start fletching my arrows?
It's extremely easy to do, and yes, it's well worth it. Anything that you can do to make yourself a more self-reliant bowhunter is time well spent.
You'll need a fletching jig (I prefer BPE Pro Fletchers for about $40.00), some fletching cement, vanes or feathers, and that's about it.
JRW