Bowhuntin' in the rain???
04-21-2004, 02:09 PM
#22
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Southeast, TX
Posts: 818
RE: Bowhuntin' in the rain???
Well, I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only fella that hunts the rain. My first deer was killed in a pretty heavy downpour. Since I've been hunting my lease, I've seen more deer on rainy days than dry days. (both heavy and light rain)
Since I'm just going into my second year of bowhuntin, I haven't gotten a chance to bowhunt the rain much. I just know I want QUIET rainwear.
Now, for the bloodtrailing issue,...............I'm colorblind!!!!!! So it doesn't matter what the weather is doing, I can barely see the stuff anyway! I have a VERY difficult time trailing game. I went help a buddy haul his deer out this past season, and he was pointing to this huge amount of blood spray all over these pines. I had to get within a foot or less from the blood to see it. It just doesn't stand out to me. I hope this does mean that I should stop hunting.
Since I'm just going into my second year of bowhuntin, I haven't gotten a chance to bowhunt the rain much. I just know I want QUIET rainwear.
Now, for the bloodtrailing issue,...............I'm colorblind!!!!!! So it doesn't matter what the weather is doing, I can barely see the stuff anyway! I have a VERY difficult time trailing game. I went help a buddy haul his deer out this past season, and he was pointing to this huge amount of blood spray all over these pines. I had to get within a foot or less from the blood to see it. It just doesn't stand out to me. I hope this does mean that I should stop hunting.
04-21-2004, 02:23 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brampton Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,038
RE: Bowhuntin' in the rain???
Liked your post Mike--I use the same rain gear, it's light and easily packable.
Last year we were up North for 10 days on a Moose hunting trip, 6 out of the ten days it rained, 2 days it snowed and 2 days of sunshine.
We had no choice, we hunted in the rain every day.
I like when it rains, the animals tend to move in open fields & trails/roads right after the rain and even when it drizzles.
Mike the Porta Roof is great, I use one myself--but if there's blowing wind then it doesn't help that much because the umbrella has to have enough distance from you so you could stand & shoot the bow. However if you sit and shoot you could of course bring the umbrella closer to your head and that will work alot better.
Just 'don't' leave it out when you're out of the stand, I did once--and the heavy winds altered the shape in short order
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Last year we were up North for 10 days on a Moose hunting trip, 6 out of the ten days it rained, 2 days it snowed and 2 days of sunshine.
We had no choice, we hunted in the rain every day.
I like when it rains, the animals tend to move in open fields & trails/roads right after the rain and even when it drizzles.
Mike the Porta Roof is great, I use one myself--but if there's blowing wind then it doesn't help that much because the umbrella has to have enough distance from you so you could stand & shoot the bow. However if you sit and shoot you could of course bring the umbrella closer to your head and that will work alot better.
Just 'don't' leave it out when you're out of the stand, I did once--and the heavy winds altered the shape in short order
.
