elk hunting in a deluge

[billythekidrock]

ive had elk coming in consistently to my area and feeding up until opening day. i didnt know if it was the weather changing their patterns or if some hunter dropped his 2013 regs and seasons book and the elk found it

Same here, and I believe the issue is the rut is kicking in. Which causes the elk to totally change their routine, at least the bulls. And everyone complains about archery season being too early! If the opener was a week earlier we would very likely have two tags filled by now.   

if that 5pt would have stopped at 15yards instead of 20 i'd be done already.

[BOWHUNTER45]

some of the best hunting is on a crappy day  If its raining they can not smell you or hear you coming ..if its windy they seem to move out into move open areas so they can see whats sneaking up on them ....I love hunting on sheety days 

[Easy-E]

On the east side the elk celebrate foul weather. While most hunters are sipping whiskey in their coffee waiting out the storm, the elk are out and about loving every minute of it.

[Axle]

Some of my best hunting has been in some of the wildest weather. Good memories!

[washingtonhunter121]

The nastier the weather the harder it blows, rains/hails/snows the better hunting it is. For the westside anyways never been east. They want to come out of the brush when its rainy and windy to much noise is my guess.They like to hear whats coming and when its nasty in the brush they cant so they go out in the open

[zackmioli]

rain is one thing, but what about the thunder and lightening storms? does that change their patterns or anything?