re: Any success stories hunting in the rain?

They live outside their whole lives. A little rain doesn't bother them. I've killed them and seen plenty in rain.

Every time I think about deer in the rain I remember something from when I was a kid. I was about 6 or 7 and riding in the middle seat between my dad and his buddy down some country roads. A couple does were out feeding in a field in the rain and dad's buddy said he only wanted to look through his scope to see if they were bucks. About the time he got the rifle out the window of the truck he shot. I remember watching the deer fall as a mist of water came off her like some kind of angelic aura on impact. It was awesome.

I've seen a huge buck come out when it was pouring buckets. Raining so hard he couldn't see or hear me. I still don't know how he knew I was there. Possibly wind but the rain was falling straight down. He came out in the lane, ran straight away for 2 hops and back in the woods he went. Probably just scent checking scrapes I guess. After the rain a real nice 8pt came out from behind me.

I like riding in during a heavy rain and being in the woods when it stops. You can basically do whatever you want while it's driving rain.

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I’ll take a sunny day over clouds or rain for ducks.

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I’ll bite. Why?

I had a lot of activity on my camera early this morning





until it stopped sending - POS Spypoint

Been chasing duck for 45 years. Hunted in every weather pattern imaginable, and I can honestly say that ducks are way less spooky on sunny days. It may be that they can see better when it’s cloudy, and can pick out hunters, plastic ducks, etc. Maybe when it’s sunny, they can’t see as well. More shadows to hide yourself, or being blinded by reflections off the water, I really don’t know. All I know is ducks are more apt to circle, circle and leave when it’s cloudy as opposed to decoying on the first or second pass in the sun. Some of y’all may have a different experience. I just know our whole crew is bummed when we see clouds rolling in.

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ducks
rain is duck weather

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I prefer sleet. Low clouds and spitting snow/sleet are some of my best hunts ever.

Son killed his biggest in a downpour. One afternoon He wanted to go get in the stand and I wasn’t going to say no. 10 minutes later the Bottom dropped out after we got in. Got real dark and right outside the stand 30 yards he walked out. Couldn’t believe it

Saw two this morning in the rain and wind

As far as ducks in the timber - sunshine and a little wind 100%

Give me 40 degrees and a drizzling rain and critters will die