Bow hunting during a storm/rain???

[remmag]

So the shop I work at sits next to two agriculture fields that has a thick fenceline that separates them. During the summer when all the doors are open I get the privelage of sitting by my mahine and observing the local deer herd and there behavior.

They don't come out every night, especially if there's real high winds or thunderstorms but they do feed in rain. In fact today we have had hard rain all day and there are more deer out feeding tonight than I have ever seen before.

It got me thinking....I NEVER go out during a rain and if a steady rain picks up while on stand I pack up and leave. Am I missing out on good activity here? Since I've been on the BEAST it seems I've read alot of kills have been made while hunting during or directly after a rain shower. Any thoughts or techniques?

My main concern has always been fear of the blood trail being washed away...as well as always being told growing up that deer bed in storms and that it's low success rate arrowing one during that time

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[PK_]

We have sat through some fear inspiring afternoon thunderstorms, tropical storms and even some outer bands of hurricanes. We have killed good bucks before, during and after these events.

[DeerDylan]

I look forward to hunting in the rain.

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[ihookem]

Actually, I like before and after a rain. Although, I do best when it's foggy. I can walk in the woods very quietly and they seem to move a lot more. The second day of gun season this year was foggy. You couldn't se 50 yds but I was amazed at all the tracks made just a few hrs before dark. Most likely going to 100ac of private land with several guys baiting on it. None the less, there were a lot of tracks considering the few deer up north.

[remmag]

We have sat through some fear inspiring afternoon thunderstorms, tropical storms and even some outer bands of hurricanes. We have killed good bucks before, during and after these events.

Any lost blood trails? That's my biggest fear...no sense in hunting miserable conditions if you can't find the deer after the shot...this has been my mindset that keeps me inside on rainy days anyways

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[lungpuncher1]

I finally saw my target buck for the first time while on stand last year 20 minutes after it started raining. I had just texted my fiancé I was about to leave due to rain.

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[Stanley]

I don't hunt in the rain like I used to. I prefer right after a rain storm. I only ever arrowed one buck in a torrential down pour. It was also the only non typical buck I have ever arrowed. The last buck I killed was 2009 it had rained for 2 1/2 days straight. I was camping away from home. It slowed down to a drizzle I went out and killed a buck the first 30 seconds in the stand.

In 1984 It was early season I got up before light and it was pouring outside. I went hunting and it was miserable. Did not see a deer. I don't know many hunters dumb enough to hunt in those conditions. That day stuck in my mind for a long time. I remember getting up to hunt after that day and it was raining. I went back to bed.

[Jphunter]

I haven't hunted much in heavy rain. I have had good luck in a light rain and right after a rain.

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[Ghost Hunter]

I have hunted an kept my seat to the middle of a couple decent showers. That was back before we could look at the radar on the phones. Now I like trying to be seated just as the back side is starting to move out of the area. Nothing like an all day rain an stops raining the last couple hours of daylight in the evening.

[jmaas07]

I have seen good bucks right after a good rain, when that rain stops it seems to get them up

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[hunter10]

I wont hunt in a storm or big downpour but a light rain or drizzle wont keep me out of the stand. It is easier to sneak about the bush especially if you want to bed hunt or sneak into a tight area. I also think the dark cloud cover especially during first and last light give deer a false sense of security and can be caught returning to bed late or making their way to feed earlier in he PM

[Horizontal Hunter]

I wont hunt in a storm or big downpour but a light rain or drizzle wont keep me out of the stand. It is easier to sneak about the bush especially if you want to bed hunt or sneak into a tight area. I also think the dark cloud cover especially during first and last light give deer a false sense of security and can be caught returning to bed late or making their way to feed earlier in he PM

Same here.

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[Hawthorne]

I remember when I first started bowhunting I had a successful veteran bowhunter tell me the most important piece of equipment for a bowhunter is good rain gear because some of his best hunts was in or around rain storms. He was right

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