Hunted last night in the rain. Not a storm. On and off rain. Saw deer too. As long as it's not a full blown storm I'll hunt. Last year my daughter shot a huge buck when it was thundering and lighting. It started storming after we got in our stands. I was thinking this is stupid when she showed up. This happened in Dec. and the buck came in to her James Valley scent. Seems he had one thing on his mind and it wasn't the storm. Great rain gear that is quiet and breathes makes hunting in damp conditions more comfortable. Tracking blood trails can be interesting. Deer move in the rain. I guess it comes down to what someone once said to me," can't get a deer sitting in the recliner"! Anyhow, wipe the bow dry, let your feathers dry, steam them back to shape and enjoy what mother nature gives to us.

As long as kids are having fun shooting, I don't care if I shoot bad

i LOVE hunting during a overcast/rainy day i killed my second biggest buck during a nice rain one day,

"She said if I hit that fishin hole today, she's be packin all her things and she'd, be gone by noon....I'm gonna miss her, when I get home."

Bigmills20 said it for me. Can't find blood trails in a good soaker. Only drizzel I will go out. Just too risky for ME to take a chance at a lost deer.

Brian

Big country said it all.

Some things are true whether you believe them or not.

I love being out on those misty, moisty, drizzly mornings. Like the others have said, that's some of the best hunting, for deer and hogs. At the end of the day, I take some canned air and blow the axles/bushings dry, put a couple drops of TriFlon on the axles, wipe the bow down with a soft rag to get it dried off, then spray it down with WD40 (keeping that crap AWAY from the axles) and wipe the bow down again to get it off. Displacing water is about the only thing I use WD40 for, at all... other than freeing rusted bolts and getting off stickon glue residue.

Port-A-Roof saves the day.

I'm with you big country!

If it really starts comming down I head for my ground blind. Warm and dry all day long!

I like the rain, to a degree. A soft drizzle is fine. It helps me be quieter, much quieter. It also makes footing a problem in the ravines, quite slippery at times. Overall I like the wet. Now a downpour is not my friend.

Phil.

Good rain gear is a must! With good rain gear, it can rain rain rain and I'm still reasonably dry. One area I don't skimp on is rain gear.

Keep your bow string well waxed and it won't absorb much if any water. However, after getting your bow rained on, proper care and maintenance AFTER the hunt is critical. Clean, relubricate, rewax the string, check all areas, etc.

I hunt in the rain and I shoot only plastic veins because of it. Feathers just don't work if they are wet.

You gotta remember that the Deer doesn't care that it's raining, as long as it's not a monsoon. Deer will continue to move and eat in the rain, and oftentimes it's cooler while raining which can promote movement for you southern hot weather hunters!

While you can avoid some discomfort if you skip hunting in the rain, you are also avoiding some nice deer!

Nice for stalking,if it don't rain too hard,makes the woods quiet.The only negative is following a blood trail,that can get trickey.I have used the tree umbrella also.Works good.

Joe