jpo183
Ultimate Member
Anyone? I plan to be out tomorrow morning in the rain.
Who hunts in the rain
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bigjsteelerfan
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- Jul 20, 2009
- 69
If its a light rain/mist I enjoy hunting. You can walk very quiet
possumman
Ultimate Member
Snow is better -easy blood trail to follow.
JPG
Ultimate Member
If I am going to hunt, I hunt in whatever the weather is that day. Sometimes it sucks, but to be outdoors is relaxing.
i haven't hunted in years.I went out hunting in heavy rain once didn't even see a bird let alone a deer.If I was you i would go,like i said HEAVY RAIN
- Jun 28, 2009
- 4,172
yeah, so?dist1646
Ultimate Member
It was pouring down rain when I shot my first deer. 190 lb. 8 point!
c-03003
Active Member
Anyone going out tomorrow afternoon? They're calling for rain and some moderate winds. any tips? I've never gone out when it's raining.
Shot plenty of deer in the rain. My One tip is to sit in a ground blind
c-03003
Active Member
Climbing tree stand won't work? That's the only one I have, unless it's better to just sit by a tree on the ground.
jpo183
Ultimate Member
I have a nice mil surplus cammo poncho...win
Sunday I will have my blind setup...woohooo
Sunday I will have my blind setup...woohooo
wilcam47
Ultimate Member
light rain is ok...heavy no...
They won't work if you plan on not getting wet, but if you don't care Then they work just fine. Make sure that the stand diggs into the tree good cause I guess it will be slippery when wet.
c-03003
Active Member
Thanks for the advice. Getting wet is not a problem, it'll be unseasonably warm tomorrow, so it'll be a little bit uncomfortable (with the wind and rain) but manageable.
itsslow98
Ultimate Member
70 degrees tomorrow, rain, and 25+mph wind gusts.......I think ill wait till its back in the low 50s next week. Not saying deer wont move in it tomorrow because they will eventually but a washed away blood trail from a bow shot deer is a no go for me.
Depends on the type of rain and weapon used. For bow, only in the morning if intermittent light or drizzle, maybe in the evening if its clearing (doppler stuff clearing, no radio or tv cast) and then probable tracking string used. With rifle (06 class) any rain, I use a 5x5' piece of plastic or tarp overhead. With muzzle loader, I'll hunt in light rain. With shotgun any rain if buckshot pattern is good enough for a neck shot or big type slug under a 100 yards, but that's about the extent of big slugs generally speaking. Not in hurricanes though.
fxk
Active Member
Maybe a better question would be who hasn't hunted in the rain.
Light rain is fine, you don't make a sound if the ground is soaked. 
