Alright I will ask. Can you use the wing feathers of other large birds such as geese, ducks, flamingo? Well maybe not flamingos but who knows?


Second. Has any person tried to spray a light coat of silocone on their fletching as a waterproofing?

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Nope on the silicone. I'd think that it'd do a great job as long as it didn't make the feather too stiff to give way when it contacts the riser.

I've shot goose feathers. Canadian to be exact. The primaries are softer than turkey feathers, so they won't last as long, but they make a great fletching that's somewhat waterproof without adding anything to them. When ever I go out to the local county park to do some hiking, I check out the area that a large blue/gray colored Heron frequents. Havn't found any feathers yet, but bet they'd work good too. I'm sure that you're aware to stay away from raptor feathers as they are against the law to possess, but other than those, I think any feather with adequate quill and mass would be fair game to an adventurous bowman.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Make em sharp and shoot em straight, or leave em home.

Payless Shoe Store sells some stuff called Rain and Stain Guard. It comes in a 5.5oz spray can and it seems to waterproof feathers pretty good. Keep in mind, though, that I live in southern California and when we can't wear our flip flops because it's cold and rainy we don't hunt... so the stuff may not be getting a really good test here.

Guy