Hunting in the rain
 

Today is a rainy day, and i was hunting who goes out and hunts. I was out for alittle bit, but didnt see anything move. Do the deer just bed down and hold to one area real tight. Last night they where on the move for sure. They where everywhere moving around. Was this because they knew that it was going to rain?

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If you know(by weather reports ) that it should stop raining soon be on stand, they often come out right when it stops. A light drizzle doesn't faze them,

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good question. i want to go out tomarrow, but there is a 80% chance of rain. im not sure to go or not. i know people do hunt, but my hunting ground isnt exactly close to me, so its not like i can walk out my back door and go hunt and stop if its raining (like some lucky people lol) , i must drive 45 minutes. im not sure tho, i would think if its a downpoor i wouldnt go, but i can take some drizzle. see what others say

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there is an 80% chance of rain tomorrow where i am as well. I hope that its just light showers, and nothing heavy. I really want to go out!!!

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I hunted in the rain last week and didn't see a thing. As I was in my stand I wondering how hard it would be to track a blood trail in the rain. Does anyone have any experience?

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i hunted the rain today and seen the most deer ive seen all season

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Absolutely! We had rain today but it was to hard to go out,but should be good in the morning.

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yea i want to go bad also. guess ill have to wait til tomarrow and see. storms are one thing, but i can deal with a light drizzle. i heard they do move more when its raining, which is fine with me, as long as it is semi comfortable to sit out there with no cover

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Tuesday here in PA it rained all day long.. and mostly heavy showers.. i still decided i wanted to go out and sit on stand... I got to see a good size 8 point, could have been a 10 point, and my buddy saw a 4 point.. I honestly think even if its a tornado, if you are in the woods, you have a better chance of seeing a deer than in your kitchen or on your couch...

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I haven't experienced this first hand (blood trail) because I usually do not go out if it is raining steadily. I've been hunting while it started to rain...I just sit it out.

You won't have much of a blood trail in the rain. It will wash away pretty quickly depending on the amount of rain.

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blood trails will disappearvery quickly inheavy rain. Be EXTRA careful with your shot selection.

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You know, I just picked up some Gander Mountain Guide Series Tech2O rain gear this last weekend, and I'm really looking forward to hunting in the rain soon now. I've never had any gear that was even water resistant and always just hunted anyhow and got wet, this stuff should make it a pleasure to be out there.

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I like hunting in a light rain/drizzle. I won't hunt in a steady, non stop rain, unless the rut is on.;)

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I took off work the next 2 days. Rain or shine, I,ll be in the woods.

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I don't mind the rain at all. As a matter of fact I kind of like it. Last year, on Wednesday of the last week of archery it rained fairly hard and steadyand I had two close encounters. One wasa super wide andthe other ahigh basket eight. I also saw a number of doe moving at the end of the day. Aside from that, I had whatisnormally a crowded public area compleatly to myself. Bring on the rain.;)

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I have always liked hunting in the rain(my scent doesn't carry and I can slip in quieter) but I usually switch over to rifle or shotgun because of tracking purposes and also I do not mind if my gun gets a little wet but I've never really liked for my bow equipment to get very wet. I usually shoot feathers but will switch to shrink fletch vanes if I think it might rain but what about my bow? I keep my string waxed but i have never been exactly sure about what you can lube on a bow and what should not get any lube on it? My drive time is about 45 min. so I can't dry my bow off right away with a hair dryer or anything like that. Any advice??

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I will firearm hunt in the rain but I don't bowhunt in it. I have seen too many blood trails that were really hard to follow and when you add rain to the equation it's just bad juju. I would rather wait for it to stop raining or just go another day.