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Anyone hunting on the rain?
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11/04/14 05:07 PM
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Yildiz
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Took off to hunt today. Been coming down steady since 6am. Started in tree and have moved to rifle to send aomw emails. Hope this sucker shows up...ir It would sprinkle for a hour I think he will.
Anyone had successful hunts in the rain?
Last edited by Yildiz; 11/04/14 05:07 PM.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5398656
11/04/14 05:08 PM
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txshntr
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Good luck. I enjoy hunting in the rain. Can't say I have done that much better than other days, but sure feels like I do
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398662
11/04/14 05:10 PM
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stxranchman
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Last Friday morning I killed a buck with my crossbow in just after it stopped raining.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
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11/04/14 05:20 PM
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Seadog
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As long as there is no thunder/lightning!!!
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398774
11/05/14 12:48 AM
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Western
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I also went this morning, rain started about 7am, saw one spike. I knew they would want to get out this evening, even though we have had just at 2" of rain. Went out at 4:45pm and started seeing deer at 5:06. Most deer I have seen in my plot and feeder since Saturday. Had 10 in, small bucks chasing, let one 9 shooter go. The 9 just crosed the food plot at a quick walk.
When the rain got heavier, some of the deer went just in the tree line and went for acorns, but over all the rain didnt seem to bother them at all.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398794
11/05/14 12:52 AM
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lodell23
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Would love to be...got this guy after some drizzle most of the day and when it mostly stopped he stepped out trailing a doe..
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5398804
11/05/14 12:55 AM
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TFF Caribou
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I went. Missed a hog at about 175 yards. No big deal, that would have been my longest kill. Didn't worry about it. Then missed the biggest buck of my life at about 70 yards. Going to the range Friday. And I'm hoping my scope is way off. The scope ring screws were lose on my primary rifle, so I grabbed my backup that I havnt sighted in in a couple of years. Gunna get them both zeroed and hope he comes back.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398816
11/05/14 12:58 AM
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Western
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70 yards That's an expensive lesson.. No touch of "buck fever"?
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398825
11/05/14 01:01 AM
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Was going this afternoon but it's a muddy mess here. 2" so far and still lightly raining. I'll hit it hard in the morning.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5398828
11/05/14 01:01 AM
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TFF Caribou
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70 yards That's an expensive lesson.. No touch of "buck fever"? Really don't think so. Had a steady rest, good squeeze. But I did have to move quick. He was headed into the brush. He stopped for a second and I shot. But I was shooting for a neck shot aince he was pretty close. I probably would have hit him if I shot him in the shoulder. I was trying to drop him because my feeder is on the property line and I don't know the neighbors.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398855
11/05/14 01:09 AM
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Erathkid
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I was out this morning with the wind out of the south and drizzly. Saw a beautiful 9 point, tongue out with upper lip curl and he was moving fast. This evening saw nada.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5398861
11/05/14 01:10 AM
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B-radder
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Went this afternoon, nada
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5399066
11/05/14 02:01 AM
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Western
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70 yards That's an expensive lesson.. No touch of "buck fever"? Really don't think so. Had a steady rest, good squeeze. But I did have to move quick. He was headed into the brush. He stopped for a second and I shot. But I was shooting for a neck shot aince he was pretty close. I probably would have hit him if I shot him in the shoulder. I was trying to drop him because my feeder is on the property line and I don't know the neighbors. That would put the scope Waay off then. Those line feeders can sure get complicated too! Brrn allot of threads about that here. Hope you figure it out, he will likely be back in no time.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5399474
11/05/14 04:21 AM
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Brandon82
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I'm going out in the morning. I hope it's not a torrential down pour.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5399597
11/05/14 06:38 AM
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Halfadozen
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Got up a 5 and it was pouring, went back to bed. If it was misting or drizzling different story..
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5399670
11/05/14 11:23 AM
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TexFlip
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Bout to head out now, been coming down steady for 12 hours. Might no see a darn thing but I can't pass up a sit.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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#5399736
11/05/14 12:28 PM
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MathMan
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I shot my best buck ever hunting in the rain. It was light rain just like today. Wish I was not going to work today.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
[Re: Yildiz]
#5399737
11/05/14 12:30 PM
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gunnut81
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I'm here in Hood Co this morning still light rain but we only get so many days to kill a buck besides I took this week off to hunt and so far I've had to miss a couple days due to my dad's hospital visits and no one being avaliable to pick up or drop off my girls at school and it drives me insane if I miss a day of deer season.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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11/05/14 02:50 PM
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Anytimeoutdoors1
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Saw some good deer movement in the lite rain this morning. Bucks are starting to chase does. They want no part of it yet. Of coarse I saw 2 nice bucks while driving to and from the gate when dropping the kids off at the bus Becouse I wasnt huntin. Lol
Last edited by Anytimeoutdoors1; 11/05/14 02:50 PM.
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Re: Anyone hunting on the rain?
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11/08/14 01:45 AM
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TFF Caribou
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70 yards That's an expensive lesson.. No touch of "buck fever"? Really don't think so. Had a steady rest, good squeeze. But I did have to move quick. He was headed into the brush. He stopped for a second and I shot. But I was shooting for a neck shot aince he was pretty close. I probably would have hit him if I shot him in the shoulder. I was trying to drop him because my feeder is on the property line and I don't know the neighbors. That would put the scope Waay off then. Those line feeders can sure get complicated too! Brrn allot of threads about that here. Hope you figure it out, he will likely be back in no time. Went and sighted it in Today. 4 inches high 3 inches to the right at 100. Far enough off.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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