Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Ed Brooks on August 15, 2013, 07:07:21 pm
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I was talking to a guy that I thought might know about trad hunting, and then he tried to draw my bow unstrung. So I'll ask you, he told me to use no-sent hair spray to keep the feathers dry. Any ideas? Thank you Ed
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I don't think so, that stuff is made to come out when it gets wet
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I use the feather dry powder.
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use nothing or if I really really need it i will use the fat from browning taco meat. My dad pours it off(it makes it a signifigant amount healthier) into a can and I asked him to save it(haha I browned the meat but he poured it off
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Greasy feathers are harder to straighten then wet ones, and steam won't straighten them out again...ever.
I have never worried about my feathers being wet. Several times stump shooting I have had feathers soaked and matted down. I just gave the shaft a few whacks across the palm of my hand and the feathers popped back into place well enough to work for the next shot.
If you have a fly fishing shop nearby, stop in and look into the fly dry products.
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I just try to keep mine out of the rain
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If your arrows are tuned real well to your bow it doesn't make a lot of difference at 15-18 yds. It may mat down the feathers some and add a little weight to the back end of the arrow which will make the dynamic spine of the arrow just a little stiffer. Taco meat fat???? :o :o what the H*#@ is he talking about?
DBar
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If he gets lost & hungry he can eat the feathers.
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Taco meat fat???? :o :o what the H*#@ is he talking about?
DBar
Some of us have been wondering what the H*#@ for some time now.
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I use fletch dry powder, works great and I know because I'm the kind of fool that will ignore the weatherman and head out to hunt and end up caught in a downpour later. Usually treat the feathers twice a season and their good.
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Preening oil from the glan on a chickens butt
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Taco meat fat???? :o :o what the H*#@ is he talking about?
DBar
Some of us have been wondering what the H*#@ for some time now.
A 14 year old "expert" ::)
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I don't take mine out in adverse weather often but when I do I keep them covered. I don't use sprays and I don't use baby powder. If you use some common sense ( sandwich bags, saran wrap, free plastic grocery bags? ), the effects of weather will be minimal.
It sounds as though the weather you are hunting in is much worse than what I'm accustomed to.
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Don't shoot in the rain and you're good to go 8)
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I spend 100's of hours each season to get my feathers wet and red.
If I'm target shooting and an arrow gets wet, say dew or they land in a creek, I do like JW and/or shoot them a couple more times and they're dry, unless the end up in the creek again. haha.
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Don't shoot in the rain and you're good to go 8)
For us PNW folk it always rains come hunting season
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use nothing or if I really really need it i will use the fat from browning taco meat. My dad pours it off(it makes it a signifigant amount healthier) into a can and I asked him to save it(haha I browned the meat but he poured it off
Fat drippings from browning ground meat?? On your feathers?? Really. What you bin smokin' boy?
Bohning makes a great feather dry powder. I believe it's talcum. But, like others, I very rarely shoot or hunt in the rain.
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What Osage outlaw said,both times. ;) :)I usually don't use anything,I only use primary wild turkey and really don't have a problem, years ago when I used bought feathers I used the same stuff Pat mentioned,worked great. :) First time you shoot them is fun,get a big puff in the face. ;) :)
Pappy
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Thanks for all the advice, sounds like I'll give it a go as is. I do have a few goose feathers for the late season (wet season) or if I have any issues with the early season. Thanks I guess I'm getting nervous with my 1st archery deer and elk season just two weeks away. Happy Hunting. Ed
PS; I'll hold off on the taco fat.
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Natural turkey feathers do a pretty good job by themselves but my stalker quiver has a fletching hood. The one on the string is usually protected by my arm.
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Preening oil from the glan on a chickens butt
So....... Is this done with a live chicken? If it is i would like to see a video. :o
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Preening oil from the glan on a chickens butt
So....... Is this done with a live chicken? If it is i would like to see a video. :o
Me too! ;D ;D ;D
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Taco meat fat???? :o :o what the H*#@ is he talking about?
DBar
ya know, it looks like tallow and works just fine.
So try it.
before you rant on me.
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Preening oil from the glan on a chickens butt
So....... Is this done with a live chicken? If it is i would like to see a video. :o
Just squeeze into a little bottle :)
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Taco meat fat???? :o :o what the H*#@ is he talking about?
DBar
ya know, it looks like tallow and works just fine.
So try it.
before you rant on me.
I can't imagine how putting tallow on your feathers would do anything other than completely ruin them. Have you tried this, or is this another one of your 'opinions?' I think maybe you stuck your finger in it again??
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Taco meat fat???? :o :o what the H*#@ is he talking about?
DBar
ya know, it looks like tallow and works just fine.
So try it.
before you rant on me.
I can't imagine how putting tallow on your feathers would do anything other than completely ruin them. Have you tried this, or is this another one of your 'opinions?' I think maybe you stuck your finger in it again??
1. in my indian book from ben hunt, apparently the indians used to apply a light coat of bear grease to feathers to protect them. Well, I don't have bear grease... so why not cow grease? So far I have had absolutly no issues- BUT I do NOT use sinew to fletch my arrows, or any kind of glue and sinew. I use raffia fiber(a plant fiber)...
i also tried mixing a little of the stuff with bees-wax. worked fine as a bow finish. water beads up really nice.
issue- it never really dried though.
BTW in case you wondered- this stuff is clean beyond belief. It looks like lightish beeswax, except it has the consistancy of butter.
If you don't want to try it, fine. I wasn't trying to get you to. I wouldn't try it on any arrow with feathers glued on or with sinew.
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This isn't primitive and may sound strange, but it works. The first time Chris Cade and I hunted the Alexacarrie Plantation a Tropical Storm moved in at 5:30 in the morning. We hunted in straight down rain from Dawn to Dusk. I had just finished a set of arrows and I hit them again, lightly with a mist of Polyurethane before I went. I had the only arrows that made it through the day with the fletching not laying flat.
Now, I just lightly hit them with Poly.
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I'm lucky I can buck hunt everyday day of the season (AND DO). So a rain day is use'lly wecomed.
I GUESS YOU CAN SAY I DON'T HUNT IN THE RAIN unless its a light rain. Although I did gobbler hunt a few morning in the rain this spring. I use turkey feathers mostly they have some oils in them. Not as water proff as geese feathers but you'd have to set in a down pour for your feathers to lay down.
Back when I shot compounds (a life time ago 30 years) I bought water proffing. Try geese feathers it has a nature oils and are totally water proff.
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Is this before or after you add the taco seasoning? >:D
Can I just run my arrow thru my burrito supreme?
Just pokin O:)
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I don't. If it rains they get wet and lay down. They seem to shoot fine at 10 yards either dry or wet. So I don't mess with it anymore.
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Thank you all for the advice. as for now I'll go as is.
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We used to use Camp Dry on tents and stuff in Boy Scouts. Never tried it on feathers.