El Nino
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I'm not worrying. If it's a wet year that's fine by me I see most of my deer right after it rains because I can afford to skip a few hours when it rains and go right out when it stops because my best spot is 5 minutes from my house.
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msteiger said:
Just like all animals (including humans)... Nothing wants to do much when the weather sucks. The less crappy the weather the better the animal activity. Saying that, if it were to rain for 40 days and 40 nights, animals have to move around for food eventually. Baring a flood of epic proportions, you should hunt the rain and stay hunkered down just like the animals. Hope for a small break in the weather and look for heightened activity. Nobody can predict what animals are going to do so all you can do is try. Can't kill from your couch as they say.
This is my first season hunting down here in SoCal, but I do know where I moved from ( WA state) some of the best deer hunting was on rainy days. Or like mentioned before, the second the rain stops for a little break, ya best be in your spot! I have some great rain gear so ill definitely be out during the down pours. Hell maybe that'll lighten my area up even from other hunters?
I have had the best luck not during the rain but after it stops. deer come out to warm up and stretch their legs.
most of my kills have been after a break in the weather. yep I hunt in the rain, just where rain gear.
there is a lot more variables, and every one has their prospective terrain they hunt.
Ghost
most of my kills have been after a break in the weather. yep I hunt in the rain, just where rain gear.
there is a lot more variables, and every one has their prospective terrain they hunt.
Ghost
El Nino?............I'll believe it when I see it........... 
As far as hunting deer in the rain.....I've shot at least 2 local deer in the rain, but that was when we had a good acorn crop and were in oak forests. Really has little to do with their feeding other than they tend to feed more during the day (good thing).....Rut activity tends to slow down some during the rain in my observations.
One bad thing about rain would be following a blood trail.....I pretty much wouldn't hunt with a bow under those conditions (haven't had to worry about that lately)....2 cents
As far as hunting deer in the rain.....I've shot at least 2 local deer in the rain, but that was when we had a good acorn crop and were in oak forests. Really has little to do with their feeding other than they tend to feed more during the day (good thing).....Rut activity tends to slow down some during the rain in my observations.
One bad thing about rain would be following a blood trail.....I pretty much wouldn't hunt with a bow under those conditions (haven't had to worry about that lately)....2 cents
ilovesprig said:El Nino?............I'll believe it when I see it...........
As far as hunting deer in the rain.....I've shot at least 2 local deer in the rain, but that was when we had a good acorn crop and were in oak forests. Really has little to do with their feeding other than they tend to feed more during the day (good thing).....Rut activity tends to slow down some during the rain in my observations.
One bad thing about rain would be following a blood trail.....I pretty much wouldn't hunt with a bow under those conditions (haven't had to worry about that lately)....2 cents