Tree umbrella big buck success at short range ?

[wolc123]

Has anyone ever killed a decent buck from under one of these while it is raining hard.  Mine kept me pretty dry and comfortable on Sunday morning, thru some heavy rain, but the sound it made was loud and unnatural.  I cant imagine a mature buck approaching within archery range with all that noise.   I was up in the Northern zone, with my 30/06 at the time, so that was not such a big deal.  No deer showed up even at long range.  

Edited October 29, 2018 by wolc123

[The_Real_TCIII]

I don’t think deer hear it like you hear it, or care about it. In that weather I wouldn’t be out without the umbrella so definitely a better chance of killing a deer with it


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[Jeremy K]

I thought mine seemed loud in the rain also ,i've always sat in the rain with no umbrella and never saw deer either . 

[turkeyfeathers]

I’ve killed some deer with mine up but quite a few spring turkey too and them things hear better than deer   I’ll take the chance on either and being dry 

[mlammerhirt]

Had mine up Sunday morning and a mature doe passes by at 50+ yards and the rain drops hitting my umbrella sounded like bombs going off.....that doe was upwind of me and had no clue me or my umbrella was there.

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[wolc123]

A good thing about them, is that they enable you to stay out there, stay dry, and be in position as soon as the rain stops.   While hunting at home, I have used my enclosed blinds like that, but so far I have only been able to kill does from under the roofs during the rain.  I have moved out of them to nearby stand, immediately upon the stoppage of the rain, and killed bucks on several occasions however.

I suppose that if the rain was accompanied by high winds, the noise of the rain hitting the umbrella might get drowned out, but deer seldom move in high winds and rain.   Also, a tree umbrella does not provide much protection from the "sideways" rain.       

7 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

I’ve killed some deer with mine up but quite a few spring turkey too and them things hear better than deer   I’ll take the chance on either and being dry 

Were any of those mature bucks ?  Like I mentioned above, I have killed a handful of does and a button buck (imagine that) in the rain (with light wind) from under a blind roof, but never an antlered buck.

 It was very comfortable under that tree umbrella on Sunday.  It is easy to carry and setup, so I am sure that I will be using it again.   It worked much better from the ground with the cheap 3-legged stool that I got at Aldis last year, than it did with my tree hammock seat.  That thing acted like a funnel, collecting water that ran off the tree, resulting in a wet bottom.  The tree umbrella also works well from a ladder stand (except for the seeing any deer part).   I used it like that opening day in the rain last gun season and saw nothing.        

[wolc123]

8 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

Had mine up Sunday morning and a mature doe passes by at 50+ yards and the rain drops hitting my umbrella sounded like bombs going off.....that doe was upwind of me and had no clue me or my umbrella was there.

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Well we know it works with does at long range, but we do not yet know if it works with mature bucks at short range.  The world wonders.   

[mlammerhirt]

Well we know it works with does at long range, but we do not yet know if it works with mature bucks at short range.  The world wonders.   

Only time will tell.....if this rain keeps up we will have enough data to form a conclusion in no time.

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[wolc123]

6 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

Only time will tell.....if this rain keeps up we will have enough data to form a conclusion in no time.

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You got that right.  There looks to be a lot more rain in the long range forecast, although Saturday and Sunday don't look too bad.  Those will be my first days out deer hunting in the southern zone.  I will be sure to have that tree umbrella with me both days.  

I also have one of those cheap pop-up blinds that Aldis was selling last year pre-positioned in a good spot.  That will give me another good rain option.  I suppose the "bombs going off noise" would be nearly identical or worse inside that during a hard rain.  I watched a large-bodied, small-racked buck walk right up to it, late yesterday afternoon, after the rain stopped.   If he repeats that performance next weekend, I might be in it and I might be shooting.       

[Don_C]

Yep. Shot this guy under one last year. It may be loud to you but rain is noisy everywhere in the woods.


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[Jdubs]

I'm confused.  You are concerned about the noise from a tree umbrella in heavy rains while archery hunting mature bucks?  Why would you be archery hunting in rains like that?

I'd guess that pop-up blinds make at least a similar level of noise being made of the same fabric, but with more surface area.  However, how do you isolate that one factor as being the sole reaaon a mature buck might get spooked in close?  I think if you liked staying dry with the umbrella, then stay with it.

 

[wolc123]

15 minutes ago, FatBoyD said:

13 minutes ago, Jdubs said:

"I'm confused.  You are concerned about the noise from a tree umbrella in heavy rains while archery hunting mature bucks?  Why would you be archery hunting in rains like that?"

 

My reply:  

I will be using my crossbow next weekend.  All three of my bucks (2 of them "mature") with that and mechanical broadheads, over the last four seasons, have expired within sight or close enough to hear crash.  Thank you for your concern however.  I am down to my last mechanical broadhead.  I was planning on saving it, in case a long shot developed.  

Since you brought up a good point, I will now use it in the rains also.  With my vertical bow and fixed broadheads, I have had a few longer blood trails, over 33 seasons of archery hunting, that would have been more difficult to follow in the rain.        

 

Yep. Shot this guy under one last year. It may be loud to you but rain is noisy everywhere in the woods.


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Was it raining hard when he showed up ?    

[Don_C]

Rain and snow, so no... and it was a 50 yard shot and he was preoccupied with a doe. BUT, i really believe the noise is only a factor to us when we are standing under it.

Oh these Bills are killing me!!! F’ing interception!!!!???




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[wolc123]

7 minutes ago, FatBoyD said:

Oh these Bills are killing me!!! F’ing interception!!!!???



 

At least we have deer hunting to get exited about in the fall.    But we still don't know if a mature buck will get within archery range of a tree umbrella during a hard rain.  Congrats on that beauty.  What did you kill him with ?  

[Don_C]

30-06


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[wolc123]

5 minutes ago, FatBoyD said:

30-06


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That is the perfect weapon for hunting in the rain.  Every whitetail deer that I have hit with mine has dropped dead in its tracks.  Did your's run far after taking the bullet ?   Plus, it has plenty of range to get out beyond the tree-umbrella no deer zone.  I was sitting under one with mine, up in the northern zone yesterday morning, but the "no deer zone" extended as far as I could see during the rain on that day.