dohcrxl

Contemplate the following:

- shot placement isn't perfect (not double lung)

- animal does not bed down within 100 yds or within sight

- hours upon hours are required for the animal to expire

- in that amount of time, the rain would've washed away the already light blood trail or the snow would've covered itleading to a quite possibly lost, better yet wasted animal.

YOUR THOUGHTS PLEASE

mobow

You bring to light a few good points. I've never considered the problem of the blood trail washing away, but that's mostly because I don't hunt in heavy rain anyway. It's not worth it to me to sit in the woods and get wet. Snow on the other hand......I've never considered that a potential problem either, but I would have to say I would hunt in the snow anyway.

bdu33

Uhhh....me, no.

If that were the ase during the late hunt here in
Wa. I might as well go to the butcher and buy some beef.

Practicing indoors is all well and good, but get out there
and shoot under abnormal conditions and see what turn up.

Tracking and recovering game is the last thing I have to do.
The first thing ispracticing under the same conditions as I'll
be hunting.Try that. Good hunting to ya.

MOTOWNHONKEY

I love to hunt in light rain and snow. Honestly I haven't had a deer go over 50 yds from where I shot it many years. Not saying it couldn't happen but if you take the time to make confident lethal shots, recovery is almost certain.

spde911

I'd have to agree with MOTOWNHONKEY, if you practice and can make a confident shot, you should have anything to worry about. I enjoy hunting in light rain or snow. I think it gives the hunter a bit of an advantage when walking to or from you stand or if you do any stalk hunting. I know that things can happen with bow hunting that can make a shot not be as good as it should, but if you practice, take you time, and not take any "high risk" shots, you should be ok.

Goat542

I enjoy hunting in light rain. I'm very picky about taking shots, meaning regardless of the weather I don't take chances. You make some good points. I don't see it as unethical if you hunt the way you should.

Fieldmouse

I love a light rain or snow(if it's happening at 60 degrees). No seriously, you face the same decision when you take an evening stand.

Will the deer show early enough to track tonight? Will my shot be good enough to find him with the remaining light? If I can't find him tonight will I have time tomorrow? and on and on.

Bottom line shooting a deer carries responsibilities and everyone must be man/and or women enough to live up to them.

Good luck!

coyote170

light rain,snow isfine,heavy rain I sit in my ground blind and take pictures
would worry about the blood trail in a heavy rain!

jimmy the foot

i always look for the double lung shot but in reality i only get it maybe 30% of the time. part of huntin is taking your chances with the elements and not having a perfect shot situations. i've never lost a deer yet but i know it will happen sooner or later. me personally i would take a shot in the rain or heavy snow if the animal was not broadside. i have a lot of confidece in the equipment they have out there now a days( broadheads, arrows, releases ect.). i'm adecent good shot but no state champ by any means. i maybe over confident but i'd rather be that then skittish about taking the shot.

muzzyman88

Jimmy the foot, you bring up a very good point. Confidence. I won't hunt in a heavy downpour, but a light rain never kept me out of the stand. Snow.....show me the way to my stand. I shoot year 'round. I practice and try to simulate as many scenerio's as I can during the off season. Clothing, shooting out of the tree, weird angles etc. By the time season rolls around I'm more than confident thatI can make the shot. I'm still very picky about shot selection, but I'm confident that when I choose to let the arrow go, its going where its intended. I remember when I first started bowhunting, I was skittish about taking the shot and I wounded a couple of animals. Since then, I got addicted to this sport, started shooting all the time and have confidence in my abilities.