Hunting in the rain!

[deerslayer]

O.K. I know goose hunting in a light rain is always great but what about a steady or even heavy rain, is it worth getting everything all wet or is it better to wait until the rain dies off! Its getting late in our second season and I have yet to kill a bird and getting real desperate due to the fact they are calling for some more rain this weekend! Thanks

[duckmanIII]

It all depends on the feeding pattern of the geese. I've had good shooting in rain and I've also had no shooting in the rain. I'd say pouring rain, don't bother. Light to medium rain wouldn't be bad provided the geese want to feed. It seems like right now in our area there is plenty of grass for the geese and they don't have to scrounge for tidbits of grain as they would if we'd had some heavy weather. I've talked to lots of hunters in our area and very few are having a good season. As in real estate, LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. That is the key this year. Very cold weather makes the geese want to feed heavier. We haven't had any of that this year. Good luck anyway. As I say, you can't kill them if you don't go out.

[deerslayer]

Thanks, This has been my first year really goose hunting and its been rough! This weather has been hard, cllin for 70 degrees by saturday! WTH!

[DropEmInDE]

I went out in all that rain and fog on monday, and we still managed to put some birds on the ground, what i have learned about the rain is, you get wet lol, no, when you are in the rain and fog, its all about those windows when it stops, we had an hour gap inbetween fog and rain on monday, and the birds moved like crazy, we even had a lot of birds fly over in the light rain but it seemed they knew where they were going, but when it stopped and we could actually get the flag in the air, without throwing water on us, we managed to get a lot of birds to take a hard look at the decoys, and managed to get some shots off at some.....so its all about how bad you wanna wait for maybe that thirty minute window when the rain stops and the birds move....thats just my $.02

[Greg Ruark Jr.]

Ya can't kill 'em at the house!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go get wet HUNT WHEN YA CAN, WORK WHEN YA HAVE TO
I'm looking forward to a good soaking in the a.m.
GOOD LUCK!

[honkinnuts]

I agree you can't kill'em or see them at the house but in a steady rain my hunts have sucked.

[njhonker]

I agree with goosegetter......

even when I know I'm better off sitting at home......I just can't help myself...

I HAVE to go....I HAVE to be there.......I don't know the meaning of "giving in" or "giving up"

I give it the full court press the whole way........

you can't kill'em from the couch...and you can't learn anything there either....except how to be a "quitter"

GAME ON!

[mnbenelli]

Exactly!!! You can't shoot 'em from the house....And you can't hear the wife from the field!!!!!

Mike

[Greg Ruark Jr.]

CHAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
See ya in the mornin' boys!!!!

[HARDCORE]

this is the way i look at it, seasons seems short to me and i'm going hunt everyday i'm off, even if its a half aday. don't let the rain stop ya.

[deerslayer]

Well its supposed to rain all day today and be about 65 degrees today, hopefully if I get out of work on time I am planning on going out, also tomorrow morning as well. Hopefully I can make somehthing happen, been getting real dicouraged :(

[hossman]

I have goose hunted in late September early October in very heavy rain in a morning hunt. I knew the birds were in this field and lots more in the area. We laid the SMACK DOWN on those geese, we limited out actually. And let me tell ya, I was SOAKED from head to toe but I didn't care. It was even thundering a bit too that morning.

As the guys said LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. I scouted his field for almost 3 days before I hunted it studying every hill, knoll, crevice ,which way the liked coming in and what time every morning the started to show up at. It defintly paid off. Thats my experience in the rain anyway.

A good friend of mine always says'' Your not going too see anything if you are not out there'' and who really wants to stay home on the weekend when it is Hunting season, not I. I'm out hunting every possible chance possible even when the weather sucks. :D

[Dead Meat Migrator]

Im going out this afternoon with the boys, so ill let you know how we make out in the rain here in Central PA. New field though, so well see, saw about 200 on wed workin in so it should be good..

[TwinCreeks]

If any of you all are worried about getting wet...get that drake waterfowl jacket...the 4-1 wading coat is amazing...I was hunting in arkansas and it was pouring all morning.... The jacket doesn't feel waterproof but I didn't feel a drop of water get on anything but the outer layer of my jacket... its good stuff... that was my christmas present.. :D

[The Duck Squad]

I wish i still had the delema of deciding to hunt in the rain or not! but all i see these days is no snow and barly enough ice to fish. Go get em while you still can cause its more depressing to sit at home wishing you were hunting! _ Justin