Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
10-16-2007, 09:51 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Tuscaloosa, Al
Posts: 313
RE: Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
i had 7 does come out while i was hunting in light rain. it was about 45-50deg outside in the morningand i shot a 115 lb doe. after the rain stopped that afternoon around 3:30 my friend shot a 9 point that grossed 134" around 4:00. so i would say go huntin and see what you kill.
10-16-2007, 01:20 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
Light drizzle or rain are two of my favorite times to hunt whitetails. They really move here when these conditions occur. Hvy rain..shuts them down outside of the rut.
10-16-2007, 01:22 PM
#24
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
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RE: Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
keep in mind, this is not drizzle I'm talking about, and there are no breaks in the forecast. would you then still go out? got about an hour to decide.
keep in mind, this is not drizzle I'm talking about, and there are no breaks in the forecast. would you then still go out? got about an hour to decide.
10-16-2007, 01:40 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
Jeff, good point.. Not sure how everyone else feels about rain and blood trails... but I have lost abear via archery many moons agoin rain due to a NON pass through.. taught me a good lesson about the importance of a hvy blood trail if your going to shoot them in the rain..
10-16-2007, 01:47 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
I hate sunshine more than anything else.
A day of light rain and no wind is the best day possible IMO.
You will see deer moving all day long.
I would take only very close range shots and double lung at that.
I wouldn't want to try to trail a light bleeder in the rain, that's for sure.
A day of light rain and no wind is the best day possible IMO.
You will see deer moving all day long.
I would take only very close range shots and double lung at that.
I wouldn't want to try to trail a light bleeder in the rain, that's for sure.
10-16-2007, 01:50 PM
#28
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
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RE: Waste of time hunting in a light steady rain?
Shed....ONLY reason I mention it is.....I now know that things are not always "perfect". I don't think, right now, I'd chance it. I can't speak for anyone but me.....but I've just had some things unfold that would keep me from it.
I've only hunted the rain a couple of times before....and honestly I haven't noticed anything earth-shattering as far as increased movement. Not a big deal to me to sit it out.
I've only hunted the rain a couple of times before....and honestly I haven't noticed anything earth-shattering as far as increased movement. Not a big deal to me to sit it out.
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