#2051636 - 08/30/10 09:03 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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Bone Collector
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#2051639 - 08/30/10 09:06 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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arctic_cat
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C). Usually, but I become a wimp if its freezing rain or raining too hard.
I seen and killed my biggest deer last year in the rain
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#2051643 - 08/30/10 09:09 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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Won't shoot with a bow while it's raining since it will wash away blood trail.
A bow kill in the rain has to be a double lung hit, and then should be no more than 20 yards, preferably 15 yards. Risking more than that is unethical in my opinion. Of course, the rain can afford you an opportunity to get within 15 yards that you may not get on a fair weather day.
My experience with pressured deer is that they are well aware that rain keeps the pressure out of the woods.
On second thought, maybe I should retract my previous statement... deer, even pressured ones definitely do not move during the rain, especially on public lands... under no circumstances... definitely not.. stay home drinking coffee, you're wasting your time.... nothing to see here, please move along 
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#2051645 - 08/30/10 09:11 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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If it's a heavy rain I'll wait it out in the truck. The minute it lets up a little, I'm in the stand.
If there's ANY thunder or lightening I pack it in for the day.
A little bit of light rain or snow works well in the hunters favor.
Three years ago the snow started coming down while I was up in my stand and it covered everything in a beautiful white blanket. I had a big 6 point come walking through my set-up, but the scene was so perfect that I just let him pass.
I'm glad I did. That's one of those memories that will last a lifetime.
An hour later the snow melted and I didn't see anything else that day.
Those times are why I hunt...not always for the kill. It's one of those things that no one but other hunters really understand.
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#2051646 - 08/30/10 09:11 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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pastorbmp
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Only during the rut.
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#2051647 - 08/30/10 09:11 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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Poser
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Like to hunt dominant trees right after it stops raining. The deer seem to want to feed heavy right after a front blows out.
BTW, the dominant tree philosophy seems like a really sound approach for post rain hunting. I'll be keeping that in mind.
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#2051668 - 08/30/10 09:19 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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Setterman
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Not a wimp, but smart enough and have enough time that I do not hunt when it is raining.
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#2051708 - 08/30/10 09:43 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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Bertman
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light rain
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#2051729 - 08/30/10 09:59 PM
Re: Do you hunt in the rain?
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Like to hunt dominant trees right after it stops raining. The deer seem to want to feed heavy right after a front blows out. BTW, the dominant tree philosophy seems like a really sound approach for post rain hunting. I'll be keeping that in mind.
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