Anyone hunt in the rain?

[GreyGoose]

I love a light rain for hunting especially with a heavy fog.

[R. W. Mackey]

Not any more,I'm not near as mad at the critters as I used to be. I guess a little good sence does come with age. RW

[Thumper Dunker]

Best time to hunt our blacktails in the Sierras. Gets realy good when storming. Gets them migrating.Rain is also great for coyotes.

[JohnV]

If you really must hunt in a light rain, only take really close shots as wet feathers and a wet arrow rest may affect accuracy. Finding a hit deer with little or no blood trail due to rain is a real ethical issue to consider. May not be too bad when hunting in open areas with really good visibility but could be a recipe for disappointment if hunting a thick area with lots of hiding places for a wounded deer.

[GreyGoose]

Agree on keeping it ethical, but there ARE critters other than deer to hunt!  I don't need a blood trail if I get a rabbit with a blunt.

[hawkeye n pa]

Yep, I hunt in the rain.  A light rain is a beautiful day for sneak hunting.  The bucks will be freshening their scrapes.  Not as many hunters in the woods.  A well hit deer will usually bolt making the tracking easier than on hard ground and dry leaves in the wind. I have to pick my vacation before the end of March.  

I carry a small ultra light back packing tarp to wait out a thunder storm.  Or use a good quiet rain suit for a all day rain.

I pratice with broadheads in the rain.   Have found wild turkey feathers hold up best to the rain.  And although no shot is guaranteed I keep them close in the rain. For me thats 15 yards and under.

I do alot of my groundhog hunting in the rain. The educated ones can be stalked easier.  And usually your the only one out. And the best reason is my alergies don't act up!

[Hummer3T]

I love hunting in the rain, rain seems to dull animals senses, you just need to be prepared in every way.

[huskyarcher]

It was misting this evening....great evening to be there. Saw 9 and managed to sail one high...wooohoo!
     


 

[huey]

From Sept 15 to Jan 15 if I can I hunt. Wheather only dictates clothing and how I hunt. I feel age creeping on me. I will not be able to do the things I do forever.

[wapitirod]

where I'm at on the North OR coast we get an avg of 120" a year with roughly a 9mo wet season and 3 dry so your going to get wet. I've got a couple lightweight hooded camo jackets, other than that just my camo wranglers.

[Terry Green]

quote:Originally posted by Arwin:
I stopped hunting in the rain a few years ago after loosing a buck in the cattails due to a washed out blood trail.    

[KentuckyTJ]

I used to raise and train bird dogs for field trialing and hunting. A bird dog can smell a birds scent from much farther away on a high humidity day. On a hot dry day they can run right over a bird and not smell it. For this reason I think deer feel much safer on these humid days and therefore move more.

I love hunting on gray drizzly days with low wind. I notice much more movement on these days.

[Hoyt]

I can hunt anytime, so don't usually go when it's raining unless I just want to get wet.

If my desire to hunt that day is stronger than to stay dry..I go. Lots of times I try to outguess the weather and end up hunting in the rain.

[coaster500]

When you work and maybe get a day here and there to hunt, you hunt rain or shine.

[ddauler]

I'm with Mackey I ain't near as mad at the critters as I was 20 years ago! I hate getting wet. I will not go if raining will stick it out sometimes if I am already out and it's not pouring.

[ddauler]

As far as being ethical I doubt the critter cares whether I eat it or a coyote! They die just as fast and yes ethically from a well placed shot whether it's raining or not!