Syracuse.com - Outdoors tale: Rainy day buck taken Thanksgiving morning

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Next time you shut the alarm off and hear the rain hitting the roof, get up and go. You might be glad you did.

The following story was submitted by Don Therre, of Syracuse:

As I shut off the alarm I could hear the rain hitting the roof and my first thought was this stinks. It was Thanksgiving morning 2007 and I had planned to go to my favorite hunting spot for the morning. Let’s face it; nobody wants to hunt in the rain if it was our choice. Unfortunately we don’t have much control over it.

I decided if it was pouring rain I’d go back to bed. Fortunately, it was more like a steady you’re going to get wet but tolerable rain, so I got ready to go. I also remembered my father said he had harvested deer several times when it was raining.

I climbed into my stand at daylight still wondering whether I had made the right decision. The first few hours passed without even seeing a bird as the rain continued. My cut off was 10:30 if I didn’t see anything.

I was getting ready to check my watch again when out of the thick brush about thirty yards away I spotted a deer trotting right towards me. He had a good rack and I had little time to get ready.

He turned a little and gave me a perfect broadside shot for my slug gun at fifteen yards. The whole sequence was over in about thirty seconds and I had the best buck I had ever taken. It was a nearly perfectly symmetrical eight-point. I looked at my watch – it was 10:15.

After a four hour drag I reached the car, tired, wet, but happy that I had gone. I was also glad I would make it home for dinner on time.

I’ve read other stories in hunting magazines of big bucks being taken in the rain. Another great time to be hunting is after a heavy rain stops.

Next time you shut the alarm off and hear the rain hitting the roof, get up and go. You might be glad you did.

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[Hunter1]

• Your Right I shot a few bucks in the rain the biggest during a down pour . It was tough to see through the scope.