Who hunts in the Rain???????

[stickbow2442]

I hunt in the rain. But most of the time its in a ground blind.

[J. Cook]

The unfortunate side of having to make a living is I have to work.  Therefore I hunt when I can...if it's raining, so be it.  The way I look at it -- all that money I've spent on rain gear and outdoor clothing would be just wasted if I didn't test that stuff out!  

[wollelybugger]

Only if it is a light rain and I can track if I hit a deer. Had some bad experiences with the rain washing away the blood trail.

[Ceb]

If I wake up to the sound of a downpour, I'll roll over for a bit more sleep. But if a light gentle rain is fallin, well its one of my favorite times to be in the woods.

[James Wrenn]

Not on purpose.I do get caught out sometimes but as a rule I don't unless I have no control.

[pebowbender]

My thoughts on hunting in the rain:
Rain will wash away a blood trail more quickly than you can follow it! We owe it to the game we persue to do everything we can to ensure they do not go to waste. Damp even drizzly days are excellent times to hunt and I do frequently....if it RAINS, I wont shoot.

[toddster]

From my limited experiance, if it is the only chance I can, I will hunt in the rain.  If it is downpour I will stay in and watch the doppler, soon as I see it coming to an end (during legal shooting times), bam I am out in the woods.  I do worry about the blood being washed away, but if you ensure and take nothing but the best and 20 yard shot's you have nothing to worry about.  In a steady light rain they move hard, especailly big bucks, seen 6 monsters yesterday.

[A.S.]

I'm watching the radar every hour this morning. Hoping to get out this afternoon....it's going to be wet. I will definately have my treestand umbrella!

I'll only take a "gimme" shot when it's raining very much.

[joe skipp]

Never miss the opportunity. I'm heading to CT in about 30 minutes to bowhunt and the forecast here in the Northeast for the rest of the week is rain, some snow flurries tonite. Rain doesn't bother deer, they will feed in a downpour. Now...a flat out total downpour...I will wait for the water to subside. Good luck..............Joe

[Kevin Winkler]

I've killed most of my deer on rainy, sleeting and/or snowy days. They seem to be on the move in that type of weather.

I keep my shots close when the weather is wet and inclimement. During a heavy downpour I would wait it out, but otherwise just use a little common sense.

[joevan125]

One of the biggest bucks that i have ever seen was in a bad rain storm and he was checking scrapes. I dont mind hunting in the rain because i have a great rain gear and as long as its not raining sideways the deer will usually go about there business.

[Tree Killer]

I'll hunt in showery weather, but if it's a heavy steady rain I usually call it a day.  Where I hunt there's usually a lot of brush and timber, if the bloodtrail gets washed away there's a very good chance you won't find the animal.  

I'll hunt in snow any chance I get!

I hear about guys losing animals every year because they couldn't find the bloodtrail.  Just last month a guy was hunting elk in a heavy rain in Western Oregon, he hit a nice bull in the throat(no, not his intended target)and the bull ran off. Said he couldn't find his arrow in the vegetation, and didn't see a bloodtrail the direction the bull ran.  10 days later he was in the same spot and followed his nose only 60 yards to where the bull had died. Maybe if he had waited to hunt in better weather, the outcome might have been better?  I don't this fella put much effort into finding this elk, weather may not have mattered much.