Hunting in the rain
10-08-2002, 03:07 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: johnstown pa USA
Posts: 42
Hunting in the rain
Last year I lost a nice buck in the rain.
I thought it was a good hit.but 10 min after
the shot it started to rain,hard rain
I waited 1 hour and got down and found no blood
looked every where 6 to 7 hours.I took off
work the next day and no deer.
now this year I find myself not hunting in the rain.
It's allways in the back of my head.
what do you guys do??????
and do you track sooner then if it's not raining?
I thought it was a good hit.but 10 min after
the shot it started to rain,hard rain
I waited 1 hour and got down and found no blood
looked every where 6 to 7 hours.I took off
work the next day and no deer.
now this year I find myself not hunting in the rain.
It's allways in the back of my head.
what do you guys do??????
and do you track sooner then if it's not raining?
10-08-2002, 03:22 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: RUSSELLVILLE AR USA
Posts: 55
RE: Hunting in the rain
If it starts to rain and it not to hard I will stay and hunt but only shoot 20 yards max becouse i know i will not mess up that shoot. But in your case it still depends on the hit, but you can slip alot better in the woods when it is raining so may be able to get down
look for the deer and get a second shot in it. I have done that before.
look for the deer and get a second shot in it. I have done that before.
10-10-2002, 05:33 PM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: buflo ny USA
Posts: 28
RE: Hunting in the rain
I lost one in the rain last year during bow but i had a gut shot and every time we got close she would run. So we went back the next day and never found her but yes I would hunt in the rain again cause if you got a good shot the deer won't run to far just give about an hour or so as long as you know what direction the deer ran you will find it
10-10-2002, 06:27 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,903
RE: Hunting in the rain
I'll stay in the stand if it starts to rain as long as it's not a hard rain. My best hunts have been either right before or right after a good storm.
"Nocked,cocked & ready to rock"
"Nocked,cocked & ready to rock"
10-10-2002, 06:46 PM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Chicago IL USA
Posts: 21
RE: Hunting in the rain
I like to stalk in the rain. The ground is quiet and the rain is loud. I have shot 1 buck, 1 doe this way. And as you know a successful stalk is very rewarding.
Edited by - bullseye76 on 10/11/2002 00:01:31
Edited by - bullseye76 on 10/11/2002 00:01:31