surshot

Shot a deer with a crossbow. I recovered the bolt, but one of the fletchings was about half gone. Will this significantly affect the flight of the arrow?

hunters_life

Yes. It will more than likely corkscrew.

Bob H in NH

yes, you just messed with the air flow and steering ability of the fletch. Fix it.

bronko22000

I agree. and one fletch is easy to fix. Simply apply some super glue to the vane and hold it in place until set.