Hunting in Rain
11-13-2008, 10:16 AM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NE & Western Wisconsin
Posts: 540
Hunting in Rain
I never really went out when it was raining. But do you think its worth it with this forecast?
http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/USWI0328?from=36hr_topnav_allergies
im gonna head out in an hour
http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/USWI0328?from=36hr_topnav_allergies
im gonna head out in an hour
11-13-2008, 10:24 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
RE: Hunting in Rain
This time of year...ANY time in the woods can be good. If you know its gonna rain, a great thing to have is a tree umbrella, if you plan on being out. That stupid thing has saved my butt numerous times. One of the best (though not needed too often thank goodness) relatively inexpensive items I've purchased over the years.
11-13-2008, 10:31 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: DFW
Posts: 1,195
RE: Hunting in Rain
I've never been excited to hunt in the rain, but if it's a light rain, like what it's doing now, I'd sit in it. A tree umbrella would be nice though. I omce hunted in a downpour and my bow never shot the same again, so I get a little nervous.
11-13-2008, 10:44 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
RE: Hunting in Rain
I have to many friends that have taken P&Y bucks in the rain to EVER let it slow me down. buy quality rain gear and take only common sense shots. Besides, none of us get that much time to hunt that we can afford to miss a day that we planned to hunt. You can sit home, I prefer to sit in a treestand. 
11-13-2008, 10:54 AM
#8
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Posts: 346
RE: Hunting in Rain
I just got in fromsitting in the pouring rain for four hours. I finally convinced myself that nothing was going to move with rain this hard. I actually know better. I figured I'd run home, warm up, put on my other rain suit and head out later in the afternoon when it slowed down a little. As I was driving the short distance back to the house, there out in the middle of a big winter wheat field stood a beautiful ten point.[:@]
