I need to reply again. I dont mind a light drizzle but not rain for bowhunting (blood trail thing) but I do like to hunt deer with a Muzzle loader and gun in light to moderate rain (no storms).

I myself do not like to miss a single day of hunting rain or shine. I have had some great success in light drizles, but never in the pouring rain. I also use a porta roof for those wet days. Shot placement is very critical.

Wow- can't believe so many hunt in steady rain. I just can't bring myself to do it even if it means I might see a big one. Sh** happens even if you take a "perfect shot"- deer jump the string, sticks deflect arrows, wet bow hands don't grip a bow normally, etc. "Just taking perfect shots" can be used to justify all sorts of things ("I reuse old broadheads a couple times and don't practice much, but I just take close, sure shots&quot.

I've had the misfortune of trying to track deer in the rain (which is why I won't do it any more). Anything more than the slightest drizzle and you have only an hour or so before the blood is gone. What do you do if something happened and the deer didn't drop dead at 30 yards, just wander around looking? Am I the only one who has crawled around at night with a flashlight following drops of blood the size of a pinhead and occasional hairs for 200 yards? I think anyone who hunts for long enough has been there, and if it's raining that deer is coyote bait.

I'm not trying to pass judgement- what you do is up to you. But in my mind if it's raining hard enough that I need an umbrella, I am pushing the ethical envelope.

I hunt whenever I can. Weather will not stop me except for extremely high winds.