Wow! I'm surprised at some of these responses, and not in a good way. I agree 100% with mauser on this topic. I don't care how perfect you think a shot is something can and sometimes will go wrong with a shot. It might not be a horrible shot, but all it would take is a none perfect shot. I used to shoot against IBO world champions(and hold my own)and i've had arrows stray when I thought it was a perfect situation. All it takes is an angle being a little sharper than you expect and only catching one lung. Deer goes 200 yards and by the time you get 75 the trail is washed away. I just don't see how it would be worth the risk of not recovering an animal.

thanx rod...i thought i was gunna be alone on this...to me the way i think is pretty logical. if i was a gamblin man id much rather gamble on seeing the deer ANOTHER day the gamble taking, making and recovering the animal in bad conditions.

i had a guy kick me outa my spot the opening day..told me he was a trophy hunter(lonnnng story) but it was pouring that evening as i sat across the road...i knew i wasnt shooting so i left. for some reason he was there ALL day sunday with a few other guys. noone ever saw him dragging out either....

Right on, Mauser!! Only take the shots you are sure are gonna make a humane kill. That being said,I won't hunt in the rain. Double-lunged a bear 3 years ago on an overcast day. Gave him about 45 mins and got on the blood trail. About 10 mins into it, the sky opened up and obliterated the blood trail, completely gone. A buddy found the bear (after an exaustive 8 hour grid search) under a pile of brushthe next afternoon. That experience cured me of rain hunting with the bow.

I will hunt whenever regardless of the weather. On most the places I hunt, I know where the deer go, where they bed, where they feed, etc. I will find any deer I shoot on those properties. Plus, I can't hardly follow a blood trail anyway as I am colorblind, so rain makes little difference to me.

Also, if you can't see a blood trail, a dog can still smell it. Borrow someone's hound if you have to, but both my lab/weimaraner mix and my weimaraner can smell out a couple day old trail with no problem (only done that in training), which means a fresh one isn't a challenge at all. If it is raining, just get them out there ASAPand they will find it. Another thought is if you make a bad hit there often isn't a good blood trail anyway, but again, plenty of a trail for a dog, especially a gut shot. I actually really enjoy hunting in the rain, and if it is the rut I am not going to pass on any opportunity to get out there.