Any luck in the rain?

[PWN Kurt]

I tried a couple areas this weekend.  Saturday was much hotter than I expected, and I ended up scouting more than hunting...gettting ready for Sunday.  Then Sunday rained like heck...the camper has a couple new leaks!  I didn't even try hunting in it.

Did anyone else get out and have more luck than me?

How do y'all cope with rainy hunting days?

Kurt

[saylean]

Dad and brother went out Sunday...no luck...I think they said they saw a frog...that was it.

[Ray]

It didn't rain on us until we went north. We didn't get a bear. Some other guys who were up in the same area as us got one. Saw another one which was hit by a car.

I don't like hunting in the rain much. I just took a chance that we would be south enough to miss the rain on Sunday. It was a lucky chance since I believe the weathermen around here don't know much about predicting weather sometimes.

[Skyvalhunter]

I was out hiking in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area this weekend and saw a nice bear and goat. Problem was he was about 10 miles back so I took some pics and watched him feed. Luckily we made it back to the vehicle just as the rain started.

[75johndeere]

i went sunday in the rain didn't see any bear i did see 5 blacktails and a heard of about 18 or so elk

[Bscman]

Most of the bear I've come across have been on dryer days...never seen one in a downpour. Not scientific, or helpful...just my experience.

Blacktails, on the other hand, seem to come out in full force when it's dumping buckets.

[Bofire]

  You are talking about Washington State? Not hunting in the rain?? uhh yeah
Carl

[billythekidrock]

You are talking about Washington State? Not hunting in the rain?? uhh yeah
Carl

LOL.

Yea, the critters live in it all year long.

[Ray]

Still looking for the post where someone said "not hunting in the rain" 

[billythekidrock]

Still looking for the post where someone said "not hunting in the rain" 

LOL
Probably me. I usually don't hunt bear in the rain.

[PWN Kurt]

A steady drizzle aint too bad if you have a warm dry camper or cabin to come back to.  It's just when its pissing sideways and the salmon are crossing over the road (I've seen it!) that I think hunting better left for another day.

I've decided to do away with gore-tex and go with old fashioned rubber slickers when it's raining hard and it does seem to keep me a little bit drier.

And hey...sometimes its tough hunting when its too dry and hot too.  I make too much noise and sweat too much.

[billythekidrock]

It's just when its pissing sideways and the salmon are crossing over the road (I've seen it!) that I think hunting better left for another day.

Sounds like a typical coastal elk season.

[American Rattlesnake]

Sounds like a typical coastal elk season.

Heck, that sounds like my High Buck hunt last year on the Peninsula.  In September.    Fun times. 

[markts]

I have yet to see a bear out in the rain, shot one years ago right after it quit.  For the life of me cant figure it out. The sure seem to love the sun.

[billythekidrock]

I have yet to see a bear out in the rain, shot one years ago right after it quit.  For the life of me cant figure it out. The sure seem to love the sun.

Yep. Seems like they come out and sun themselves on a log deck while overlooking a feeding area.