Snow/rain hunting
11-22-2008, 03:55 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Kansas
Posts: 136
RE: Snow/rain hunting
I have had wonderful luck hunting around cedar trees and plum thickets in the rain. The deer sit tight and let you creep up to them as long as there is good cover to somewhat conceal yourself.They don't bust out as quickly while its rainy. The biggest buck I have ever taken was during a light rain and he was bedded in the middle of a plum thicket.I always still-hunt during a rain. I sit and watch crop fields before and after a storm. Best opportunity in my opinion is after.
11-22-2008, 04:30 PM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Snow/rain hunting
ORIGINAL: trueoutdoorsmanonlin
The largest buck I have ever seen was just after a heavy snow and just before dark. It was the opening day of rifle for Michigan and wanted to get my wife into hunting. Never got a shot at it (I could've, but I won't take a shot unless I am confident enough that I will make a good shot), but was a beautiful deer through the binoculars!
The largest buck I have ever seen was just after a heavy snow and just before dark. It was the opening day of rifle for Michigan and wanted to get my wife into hunting. Never got a shot at it (I could've, but I won't take a shot unless I am confident enough that I will make a good shot), but was a beautiful deer through the binoculars!
i also let a 8 point walk the next to last day of archery, it was only buck i saw for 4 weeks of archery in WMU2G of pa.
it was 15 minutes too dark with rain storm coming, if it was gun season, he would have been on wall but not in archery with coyotes/rain coming.
11-22-2008, 04:34 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Snow/rain hunting
ORIGINAL: cjohnson3006
I have had wonderful luck hunting around cedar trees and plum thickets in the rain. The deer sit tight and let you creep up to them as long as there is good cover to somewhat conceal yourself.They don't bust out as quickly while its rainy. The biggest buck I have ever taken was during a light rain and he was bedded in the middle of a plum thicket.I always still-hunt during a rain. I sit and watch crop fields before and after a storm. Best opportunity in my opinion is after.
I have had wonderful luck hunting around cedar trees and plum thickets in the rain. The deer sit tight and let you creep up to them as long as there is good cover to somewhat conceal yourself.They don't bust out as quickly while its rainy. The biggest buck I have ever taken was during a light rain and he was bedded in the middle of a plum thicket.I always still-hunt during a rain. I sit and watch crop fields before and after a storm. Best opportunity in my opinion is after.
i dont do any silent stalking like you anymore.
that is when you can get a nice buck, in heavy rain or snow.
but, most of hunters are SITTING NOW.
so, theyget wet and dont see much.
if the treehuggeers like us would do as you do, odds are you could get a nice buck in rain/snow but most just sit.
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