hunterkid94

Ok so i was just asking what are some hunting techniques for hunting turkeys in the rain?

Bible_Man

Head for the fields...since they will not be able to fly as well with wet feathers, they will stay in areas where they have maximum visibility.

Wingbone

Yeah, You will find turkeys in the fields, logging roads, or any open areas in the rain. Actually easier to find them. The theory that I heard was that their feathers shed water like a canvas tent and if they brush against something like shrubbery, the seal is compromised and they get wet. Also, the bugs they like to eat are up off the ground in the rain and it's easier to get them.

doetrain

I hunted in downpours saturday morning,wind,lightning,hail and if your in a blind looking out over an area surrounded by trees when all this calms down they hit the fields for sure. We had 8 males and at least 5 to 6 hens all around us but only 3 jakes got within range.
As far as calling goes once they get off the roost keep calling with loud yelps and clucks every 10 to 15 minutes,also some cutting hen calls once you get a gobble or see the toms coming your direction. I used a Knight & Hale Little Lier Box call and a Tech 3 Hunter Specialty mouth call alternating the two different sounding calls. The one strutter got within 100 or so yards but that was it,the Jakes got within 35 yards of my 3 decoys,1 jake and 2 hens. One Strutter got hened up so my youth hunter passed on the jakes because it was the first day of hunting in Indiana. They will come out in bad weather but you must find a field area with some forest close by where they are shielded a little from the wind. When heavy rain comes in they move to the cover but will come back out once again when it eases up.
We were in a blind so we had it pretty good even though the weather was real tough. Good luck and take care.