Hunting in cold rain

[BigM]

I'm gonna be hunting on Friday rain or shine. I can either sit in a covered stand on a field edge or I can still hunt up an old logging road thru some thicker stuff. I really need to give myself the best shot on Friday as I'm not sure how many more times I'm gonna be able to hunt this year. Does anyone have and insight on what my best option would be? Any experience with deer movement in cold rain? Seems like it would be easier to sneak up on a deer in this kind of weather.

 

[Columbia Scott]

Just use the rain to your advantage. I have seen some late season whoppers taken late season in the rain. Biggest deer ever seen on our property was on a cold rainy day. He was shot but lived to fight another day. I would stay as dry as possible though. Even if you have waterproof clothing soggy coveralls are miserable.

 

[Appleman]

Field edge. They gotta eat

 

[Crosshairy]

I use a rain front like this one coming to move in on my absolutely most aggressive stands. You can get away with things that you'd otherwise never get away with. In fact, I'm going to hunt a stand that I've been waiting for 3 years to hunt. The conditions have just never been right at the right time. Friday is my chance and I will be there, man. I will be there

It seems like tomorrow is the day when you'd see all the frontal activity (by Friday, the cold front is already here). I'm no expert on hunting fronts, though, since I rarely have that much flexibility in my schedule.

Picking between Thursday and Friday, would you still pick Friday?

 

[deerhunter10]

imo nothing like hunting in the rain. seen 3 of the 5 biggest biggest deer ive seen have been on nasty rainy days not including just the good deer I see to.

 

[RobbyW]

Rain is fine, just be careful if it starts freezing. Limbs snapping and trees falling are is dangerous!

 

[WMAn]

Looks like Memphis and West TN will be getting the worst of it this weekend:

NWS Memphis - Weather Warnings

Might be a cold rain that freezes to you by the end of the day.

 

[NewhunterWestTN]

I'm in my ground blind now here in Fayette county, rain has stopped I plan on staying all day. When coming to hunt this morning I told myself I must be nuts, so far so good. Temp is dropping and waiting on big boy..

 

[BigM]

I think I'm going to stalk in the morning before it gets too bad.

 

[Winchester]

A light steady rain is a great time for mature buck movement imo. I have saw and killed some of my biggest either in the rain or just before or after. Downpours, high winds, and lightning storms send me to the truck as ive never had any luck in either.

 

[Crosshairy]

My issue with this front is that it seems to be pretty windy. I don't really care to have the 40-degree rain blowing down my neck.

 

[Bone Collector]

My only complaint is the wind. I hate hunting in 10+ mph wind. I generally don't have luck.

Sunday it is not windy, but it is supposed to rain again.....

 

[Crosshairy]

I have a pop-up blind that I have never used. When it's raining, I wear my rain gear and save myself the trouble.

I might make an exception this time around, especially if it's cold enough.

 

[Mike Belt]

Friday's forecast for Hardeman County is almost 1/10" rain every hour from 7 AM until 2PM switching to about the same amount of ice for the next 3 hours followed by snow.

 

[BigM]

I'm starting to reconsider my hunting plans for tomorrow.

 

[BigM]

The drive is what I'm worried about. It should be fine on the way but getting home might be an issue

 

[BigM]

Mother knows best!

 

[Appleman]

Go for it.... if I wasn't working I'd be in the woods

 

[3006hollowpoint]

I'd be there tomorrow morning if I didnt have a Government class final >.<

 

[Frank G]

Going to jump into my duck hunting gear (add orange vest) and go for it.