Getting wet sometimes is a factor, but for hunting situations, even a wet feather will shoot.
hunter9022, have you ever shot an arrow with wet feathers? I never have and wander what it would do and how it would affect the flight of the arrow. By the way I go to Tabe's Archery in Shawnee. You probably have heard of him.
Bohning makes a powder that you put on your feathers that make them repell water! Works well! Its called feather-dri. Odorless! Good luck
I have some of this powder and put it on regularly. It works for a little while, then I guess it washes of or soaks through and they eventually get wet. Maybe I am not putting it on right or something.
Thanks for your input guys, and sorry for spelling vanes (veins), I guess I need to go back to English class.