Hunting deer in the rain

[kcult]

Do you just stay home or does it depend on how light or heavy the rain is and if there's any wind included?

Being in a blind makes it not a huge issue for me, but would you expect to see deer, especially if you're in a spot where you normally have decent, regular traffic?

 

[Chdamn]

It really depends. During the rut they’ll move pretty much any time. After the rut they’ll move in light rain but generally hunker down if it’s a downpour.

 

[Whoknows]

Biggest buck I ever shot was on a nasty cold rainy day but that was during the rut.


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[Grim]

I'd still go if I were in an enclosed blind. A bad day hunting is better than any other day.

 

[kcult]

I'd still go if I were in an enclosed blind. A bad day hunting is better than any other day.

I was hoping to take my daughter today, but I think she's being lazy today. My BIL took a very nice 10pt Thursday and it's got me wanting to get back out there.

The BIL...

 

[VA_GENTLEMAN]

When I was a younger man... I always was successful during a 3 day rain... usually on the 2nd day. I would stalk the deer trails very slowly and sneak up on them and pop them.

Great stalking weather in the Forests... but, I am not a younger man anymore and though I could do it... meh... I will wait for the dry time rut!

 

[Charlie]

I have skinned an awful lot of deer when it has been raining.

 

[Howland]

Deer don't stay inside on rainy days?

 

[chiefjason]

I hunt suburban deer and they don’t seem to like the rain. I hunted rain for years but stopped a couple years back. Just wasn’t worth it where I hunt.


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[kcult]

I went and, in my opinion, was rewarded.

No trophies to speak of and it was looking a bit bleak, but the deer must have had their alarms set for a certain time, because when they decided to move, they did. Between 4:55 and time to leave, I saw 14 different deer. Lots of does, a button head and a nice spike.

I consider it a really good hunt.

 

[Burt Gummer]

I have went out several times in a down pour and walked and looked and walked and looked. Killed a ton of does this way laying under cedar trees

 

[Tailhunter]

Enough good days to hunt without doing it wet.

 

[doose]

It really depends. During the rut they’ll move pretty much any time. After the rut they’ll move in light rain but generally hunker down if it’s a downpour.

^^^this^^^

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