hunting in rain
10-06-2005, 05:43 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: hunting in rain
Hard driving rain is not all that good but an off and on drizzle or "misting" is exceptional IMO. The deer really move around in my observations. Tracking a hit can be impossible so you better make perfect aim. I think deer are conditioned to think that humans don't come out in rain and therefor feel safer.
10-06-2005, 06:18 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Posts: 3,132
RE: hunting in rain
ORIGINAL: livbucks
Hard driving rain is not all that good but an off and on drizzle or "misting" is exceptional IMO. The deer really move around in my observations. Tracking a hit can be impossible so you better make perfect aim. I think deer are conditioned to think that humans don't come out in rain and therefor feel safer.
Hard driving rain is not all that good but an off and on drizzle or "misting" is exceptional IMO. The deer really move around in my observations. Tracking a hit can be impossible so you better make perfect aim. I think deer are conditioned to think that humans don't come out in rain and therefor feel safer.
10-07-2005, 04:44 AM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western NY
Posts: 790
RE: hunting in rain
Last year at camp it startedpouring down rain just after sunrise. Some of the guys went home and some of us stayed in the woods. One of the guys got a huge 8 points with a muzzle loader while it was raining. I've never been into huntingwhen it's raining,but, this guy convinced me thatyou've got to be out there to get one....good or bad.You never know when thatopportunity will be yours!
10-07-2005, 05:31 AM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: hunting in rain
I doubt I will be out this evening as I think that is when the heaviest rain is supposed to occur but I am probably going to take the ground blind out tomorrow regardless as I cannot imagine a Saturday in October without me in the woods.
10-07-2005, 06:44 AM
#9
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SE Pennsylvania
Posts: 581
RE: hunting in rain
I will be out saturday morning. I dont care if its raining sideways.. I shot my biggest buck on a morning when we got like 3" of rain. It was so bad at times you couldnt see 10 yards in front of you.
10-07-2005, 07:12 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: South Eastern PA
Posts: 195
RE: hunting in rain
To put it in perspective, deer live outdoors year round.A little rain would not deter them from their normal patterns. What they are is a walking barometer. With the heavy rains coming, I'm sure they will be feeding.I'd make sure I'd behunting the hours prior to a heavy wash.
If it's a light rain, stick with the ground stalking. With the wet leaves, it's very easy to sneak up on them.
If it's a light rain, stick with the ground stalking. With the wet leaves, it's very easy to sneak up on them.