If you know it's gonna rain do you still go?

[Grizz1219]

light misting rain.. yes... Down pours with a bow.. no... gun yes...

[Pointer]

In a steady rain...not with the bow...its a bummer too, I was off yesterday, got up at 4 to check the weather and it was a steady rain..no hunting yesterday...

[phade]

Between long shots, rain, wives, hunting only on the ground, it's a shock people on this forum kill deer, ha.

I'll sit in a complete downpour...waiting. Breaks in that weather will allow deer to get up, and once the rain stops, then action oftentimes picks up. It's not so much shooting a deer in the downpour that is in question...most probably won't in a real heavy pour....but there is value in actively hunting once it stops. Sure, you can try to get in as soon as it stops...but being in the spot already and/or the first half-hour or so is where you take advantage of sitting in the rain to begin with.

It's getting close to that time where as good rain will give way to clouds...that its the time to be sitting downwind of a primary and covered scrape...that buck moving in downwind after the rain to refresh it won't know you are there if you do your homework.

Edited October 11, 2012 by phade

[Gthphtm]

One year we were hunting just below the top of one high spot,sitting under a mature pine tree with our Bright Orange rain gear on and a condom over the muzzle of my 35 Caliber Marlin ( was a lot younger then)I had 5 adult does stop and graze no more then 10 feet from where I was sitting.(No doe permit that year) they stayed there for about 5 minutes and slowly walked away.

[Dom]

I myself don't mind hunting in rainy conditions,the days I don't care for are very foggy ones.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Like phade said, I try to get in there while its raining if I believe it will stop. In a light rain I will also hunt, but a downpour or steady rain thats supposed to go all day, nope.

[nybuckboy]

Like phade said, I try to get in there while its raining if I believe it will stop. In a light rain I will also hunt, but a downpour or steady rain thats supposed to go all day, nope.

This is my thoughts as well.

[fasteddie]

I used to pack it in when it started raining and found it to be a mistake . It seems the deer often move to feed when the rain starts . I have had a few deer kills while it was lightly raining . The rain helps cover up sound and that is a helper .

[the blur]

Interesting Discussion. I have to drive 3 hours, and that drive takes 4 hours in the rain. That is the biggest factor. But I wouldn't enjoy being out in a down pour.