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Title: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: socalturkeyman on March 30, 2012, 08:00:36 PM
Its gonna rain pretty bad tomorrow. So what do you guys think? Should I still chase or put it to rest. I got a few birds located,will they still be in the area and heading to the same strutt zones.

Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: guesswho on March 30, 2012, 08:07:15 PM
I'd go.  They don't have any other place to be so you may as well be out there with them.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: timbrhuntr on March 30, 2012, 08:28:13 PM
It poured and hailed today. I decided to go out and see if the turkeys were around. I saw them all standing in the field at 630 pm where they usually are before fly up.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: VAHUNTER on March 30, 2012, 08:32:31 PM
i like a rainy day once in a while.i usually concentrate on open areas on rainy days.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: swamp_bird89 on March 30, 2012, 09:39:32 PM
Quote from: guesswho on March 30, 2012, 08:07:15 PM
I'd go.  They don't have any other place to be so you may as well be out there with them.

x2..
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: flintlock on March 30, 2012, 10:01:04 PM
The only thing you know for SURE is that if you don't go, you won't kill one.

:)

Wess
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: Bagg-it Tag-it on March 30, 2012, 10:22:13 PM
Those little periods where the rain breaks up...you need to be out there. They hunker down when its falling--those first five minutes when it lets up.....he might screw up.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: Jay on March 31, 2012, 08:16:11 AM
Quote from: Bagg-it Tag-it on March 30, 2012, 10:22:13 PM
Those little periods where the rain breaks up...you need to be out there. They hunker down when its falling--those first five minutes when it lets up.....he might screw up.
Dead on. Have watched them do that many times. It's why I don't go on any trips without my blind to handle that kind of weather.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: Dan Mallia on March 31, 2012, 08:54:56 AM
 :smiley-char092:
Quote from: Bagg-it Tag-it on March 30, 2012, 10:22:13 PM
Those little periods where the rain breaks up...you need to be out there. They hunker down when its falling--those first five minutes when it lets up.....he might screw up.

Yup  :funnyturkey:
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: mikejd on March 31, 2012, 09:02:04 AM
Be careful they will probably stay in the rooste pretty late. I have busted them at 10:00 on a rainy day. But when it lets up head to there favorite field they'll be there. Good luck guys.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: hoyt on March 31, 2012, 09:39:04 AM
I was hunting Aiken Co. S.C. one time bout 35yrs ago....I would hunt Piedmont Public land before going in to work in Martinez, Ga.  Anyway, I didn't hear a peep and right after daylight it came a toad stringer..poured down for about 1/2hr. and staid real overcast.  I still didn't hear anything after it quit so decided to walk down a power- line right off the hwy and give the old Lynch Jet Slate one more run. Bam..Gobble, Gobble.

He was sittin right off the power-line in a pine. Flew down soakin wet and went into his last strut.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: wvnut3 on March 31, 2012, 09:43:15 AM
Rain has been good to me in the past.Lee
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: stinkpickle on March 31, 2012, 10:42:11 AM
Quote from: Bagg-it Tag-it on March 30, 2012, 10:22:13 PM
...those first five minutes when it lets up...

Those are the best five minutes to be hunting.
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: bigthunderchicken on March 31, 2012, 11:25:45 AM
we got busted early them then bottom fell out. after 2 1/2 hours of drenching all my fight left me. now im sittin in my recliner looking at yall :toothy9:
Title: Re: huntin in heavy rain?
Post by: surehuntsalot on April 01, 2012, 07:51:54 PM
done got to old to play in the rain and get wet,on those days the turkeys win