AM Thunderstorms SE WI

[Buckinator]

Friday's forcast is AM thunderstorms for SE WI, but not much rain .11" total. Temps will be dropping 20 degrees during the day. The wind will be right, (NW) to hunt a scrap line I've keyed in on. Terrain is cattail marsh and dense brush/woods transitioning into open pin oaks. scrap line between pin oaks and denser bedding/marsh. I just don't know how AM thunderstorms might affect my target buck. Will a buck stay bedded in cattails? Will he be likely to get up and freshen the scrapes midday after the rain? My plan is to leave work a bit early to be setup by 3:30-4:00pm. This is heavily pressured public and main access is not far, not a remote spot. That makes me think that he is not going to poke his head out till edge of darkness. Thoughts?

[Ghost Hunter]

Well, how did it go?

[Buckinator]

Well, how did it go?

He was a no show.
I didn't see any thunderstorms, but on and off rain all day and Windy conditions.
I went right up on the transition where the buck would enter from the bedding. Entry was great and hardly made a sound. Wind was just off, but a bit gusty, and I know my milk weed got sucked back towards his staging area a couple times. Maybe he scented me and held up, maybe he left midday or was elsewhere altogether.
I did hear some deer movement in the bedding where I expected the does to be, but nothing came out in shooting light.