Hunting in the rain?

[Boll Weevil]

Yes, no, maybe, sometimes, always, never?

I'd say almost always because I don't get nearly as much time to hunt as I'd like to...gotta get in the woods when I can. Unless it's crazy lightning (anytime) or pouring buckets (during bow season) where tracking would be impossible I'm out there.

What say ye and got any tips?

 

[Mike D]

Blinds are great for bow hunting and tree umbrellas have allowed me to stay on stand more hours. I also have a sealed case for my phone (Wally World) and I bought a small waterproof cover that fits snug over my back pack while in the tree. If I still hunt, which is great in light rain or wet woods, I wear Frogg Togg rain gear.

 

[spoon]

Pre-rut to rut in a mist to light rain, I'll hang in a stand all day. That's my favorite kind of day to hunt

 

[DCOOK223]

Only by accident lol

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Worked for me last year although I nearly froze to death


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[TNRifleman]

No reason to own Gore Tex if you're not going to hunt in the rain.

 

[THEdonkey0515]

Don't Mind it in Muzzy/Rifle season will set up on the ground under a tree, and put up a camo umbrella while wearing rain coat. Stay pretty dry.

 

[adambrown9874]

That's why I built a couple of shooting houses not missing a day of muzzy because of some rain

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[Mr.Bro]

Be in the tree when it quits. Not 30 minutes later. Late October and November they will be up freshening their scrapes.
Umbrella the best investment.

 

[csi-tech]

This will be my first year with a 26' travel trailer with all the amenities. I will be hunting in the rain from my comfy directors chair under my awning sipping coffee. Life is good.

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

I built a couple of ground blinds just for rainy days.I just like to get to them without getting wet then all is fine

 

[Outdoor Enthusiast]

As others have said, during the pre-rut and rut I have had great success in light precipitation.

 

[tree_ghost]

During the beginning of October last year I got caught in the middle of a pop-up thunderstorm. The wind was probably blowing 25 miles an hour, it was thundering and lightning, and spitting out gum ball size hail. I was hesitant to get down out of my treestand because I had a bachelor group of three year olds come into the bean field right as all this was transpiring. The weather didn't seem to affect them in the least bit, it was the craziest thing I've ever seen. Finally I gave in to my better judgement and climbed down out of the tree stand. Even though I don't think this is the normal pattern of deer in this kind of weather it has made me think about when to pull out and when to hang tight.

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[Boll Weevil]

I get up in a shooting house and whether I see anything or not, the sound of rain on the rooftop and peering out through the grey soggy landscape is just about as peaceful and comforting as one can ask for. To the very best of my recollection I can count the number of really good bucks seen in a steady rain on one hand, but really do enjoy being in a box blind on those days.

 

[7mminatree]

I sure do want to be there if I can catch a front coming in or going out. Killed this guy in 2013 right as the sky was dumping a frog strangler about 48 degrees and by the time I had him field dressed it was pouring down snow and in the 20's.

 

[plinker22]

That being said, backcountry hunting in sustained rain over multiple days starts to break down my psyche. I'm not sure how folks in the PNW deal with it.

That is the truth. Love the rain... but the PNW folks get it for days and days and days. Praise the Lord for Tn Weather. :)

Have a great season Poser.

 

[plinker22]

I sure do want to be there if I can catch a front coming in or going out. Killed this guy in 2013 right as the sky was dumping a frog strangler about 48 degrees and by the time I had him field dressed it was pouring down snow and in the 20's.

Call me crazy, but I can almost SMELL that picture! Ahhh so good. Congrats on the great Weather Changing Buck!

 

[backyardtndeer]

I'd say almost always because I don't get nearly as much time to hunt as I'd like to...gotta get in the woods when I can. Unless it's crazy lightning (anytime) or pouring buckets (during bow season) where tracking would be impossible I'm out there.

Yep, Pretty well the same, especially early November. A light or misting rain has seemed to be pretty good for me.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

I killed a couple deer last season in the rain. Blind or box stand makes it easy to sit tight and wait em out.

 

[Mike Belt]

If you can stay dry it's not a bad time to hunt. I've seen a lot of deer movement in the rain...seen being the operative word. When the ground is wet you don't hear them especially hunting in pines. I've killed a couple of nice bucks immediately after sitting through a frog strangler. Once a friend of mine sat out a torrential downpour while glassing the opposite ridge. An 8 pointer was laid out doing the same under a downed tree on the opposite ridge. He picked him up glassing that ridge and rolled him over right there in his bed.

 

[bandit3]

I'd rather have a cold, misty/rainy day than a blue sky. But I'll take either one gladly.

 

[W.Seay]

Yes, but in a shooting house or blind

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Pouring rain November 16th ten minutes till 10:00 hanging on the side of a poplar in my Summit on a hillside this one ran a doe past me.


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[Snake]

Used to all the time but now, probably not .

 

[diamond hunter]

Box blind in the rain

 

[TX300mag]

Yes


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[UTGrad]

I personally don't like to get my gear wet (rifle, hunting pack, bow, etc). The risk of corrosion and getting funky mildew smells on my gear is not something I want. I will hunt in a blind during rain if I can get in and out without getting too wet. I've actually carried my rifle in a hard case to the shooting blind to keep it dry.

 

[Hunter 257W]

I've never really noticed a difference in deer movement in the rain. I don't go if it's really coming down though. I do like to hunt in one of the barns, sheds, shooting house, etc. in a drizzle. I've killed a few deer right before a front moves in when it's just starting to rain. That seems to get them on the move somewhat more than normal especially if it happens right before dark. I got one buck a bit after sunset a few years back while watching a cut cornfield. It was maybe 15 minutes after sunset, the Western sky was black with dark rain clouds moving in fast. The wind was kicking up too. The field started filling up with does, some of which kept looking back behind them. I knew "he" was back there somewhere. Suddenly there he came running into the middle of the does and I got him as he quartered away. This was a real spur of the moment hunt as I had been working on my car all afternoon and had gas a carburetor cleaner all over me - no camouflage or anything either. I just looked out of the shop and saw that big wall of black clouds moving in and decided to grab my rifle and head up to the field to see what might be moving right before last light. Good thing the wind was blowing hard in my face. :tu:

The negative is that I had to field dress him in a downpour using the truck headlights to see with. :|

 

[KENBOB10]

Goretex is your friend.

 

[Double-D-Team]

If I hunt alone YES, If I hunt with my wife no. Now she will hang in a mist but not a down pour. She knows that it becomes a great time to be in the woods before and after a front or rain shower. I prefer before a storm myself....