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09/20/13 Hunting in the RAIN!

3K views 30 replies 12 participants last post by  Duck Whisperer 
#1 ·
If you Waterfowl hunt for very long you will have a hunt in the rain. I dont mind hunting in the rain. Getting all the gear dry again after the hunt is a pain. Do you hunt in the Rain or turn off the alarm and stay home?

 
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#7 ·
If I see lightning I head for the hills.. Other than that I hunt.

But I will take the boat out so I won't get my truck stuck.... Been there done that too many times, but I have a winch on one so I'm not too worried about it. Nevertheless I would much rather take the boat out in those conditions. Idk maybe it's just me.
 
#9 ·
Ditto. I don't let rain stop me unless it's lightning or gonna be a "toad strangler" all hunt. My philosophy is you gotta "pay your dues" to the Duck Gods. (Duck Gods don't favor fair weather hunters).
 
#11 ·
I generally don't see much fly in the rain myself. Had some good days during misty or light rain. Heavy rain sucks. I agree though that once a heavier rain stops, I have seen it be "good". Like Rob says, getting everything dry is the biggest pain to me, especially if you are hunting the next day also.
 
#12 ·
I've had a few decent hunts during nasty weather and I've also had the worst experience of my life. I won't travel down dirt roads if it has been raining very long. My little truck can't dig itself out of ditches very well.

I actually enjoy getting everything set up during a little rain/snow. I've worked out a limit in the rain before. Took some work but I got it. :thumbsup:

I'll have to be sure to stick around after a hard rain next time.
 
#13 ·
LIGHTNING KEEPS ME OFF THE WATER. But I'll hunt in about anything else. Hunkering down or getting under cover until a heavy rain lets up has led to some great hunting shortly after for deer, ducks and turkey. We did hunt during a sleet and freezing rain that produced a lot of ducks and geese. But we sure wished we had left early due to the ice making it almost impossible to get home even with 4x4. 50 miles @ 10-20 mph was hard on a tired boy. The right rain gear makes you or breaks you in these situations.
 
#14 ·
I've never been able to figure out how to best gear up for the rain and I have limited means of crap I can haul in (walk in) to hunt with. I don't own a dedicated camo rain jacket and I sadly found out last year on a rainy duck hunt with DW that my Drake Waterfowl coat is not the most impervious piece of gear out there by a long shot :no:
 
#25 ·
Skye Bustin' said:
Where did you get your rope fencing and how did you attach it to the boat and netting?
FYI, if you are ever in Tulsa, there is a company that deals in netting for sports related activities (goaly nets, golf course backdrop netting, batting cages, etc). They have small to HUGE pieces of netting with a lot of misfits, rejects, pieces left over after customizing, etc. Can't remember the name of the place or location, but it is on the access road paralleling 44 about 129th or 145th? A little internet surfung should find it. Anyway, they are not set up for sales to the public, but they let me come over and an employee walked me around the warehouse showing me options for what I wanted (something very similar to what Rob did). Fair prices too. I came from a commercial fishing family and I know what netting costs; it can get pretty pricey for even a small piece, so this option is pretty decent.
 
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