How to hunt the rain

[JonR26]

Saturday is the first day I can hunt here and the chances of rain are 100%, I know you can hunt turkey's in the rain and that a lot of people have good results with it but what are some good tips and tactics for hunting the rainy conditions?

[land cruiser]

Head to the fields. 

[Ctburdchasr]

exactly, what he said go to a field and hunker down cause sitting in the rain sucks even in gore-tex

[Illini Tom]

the only time i hunt out of a blind is when it is raining. i'll strap a popup to the wheeler and take it along to the woods if the forecast calls for rain
i set up on a field, put out a couple dekes and wait it out
called in and shot a nice tom that way during a t-storm a couple years ago

[wvlimbhanger]

I hate to get my vest soaked and calls wet for them to have to dry out.  My fix is grab a mouth call or two and maybe a friction that you can slip in a Ziploc bag.  Go to the nearest greenfield that birds frequent, pop up a blind, set out a few decoys, call occasionally and be glad you are not getting soaked!!

[g8rvet]

Field or well known open strut zone.  Gonna be raining here in the AM and I am heading to a field.

[Illini Tom]

shoulda added ...
i have what i call my "wet bag" - a small sling over the shoulder tote with plastic pot glass and crystal calls, a couple strikers and an older box call thats been wet before but still sounds good. i put everything inside a zip bag inside the cloth bag
also grab my mouth call pouch and a tube call
i leave my vest and custom calls in the truck when it looks like rain 

[silvestris]

I can't give any advice as I have no desire to possess a wet gobbler.  Now two hours after a rain after he has had an opportunity to dry out and preen is a different matter.

[redleg06]

Rain's probably my favorite time to hunt them.  They generally get out in the open on either fields, roads etc. so it makes them more visible. 

I dont change how I hunt all that much - I'm usually moving along fairly slowly trying to see or hear one then go from there.  The benefit of this way of hunting in or after a rain is that I can move more quietly in the rain and it generally narrows down the areas for me to key in on (open areas vs. woods).

[Bigspurs68]

Just take a couple calls, put the rest of your necessities in a ziploc bag and get out there. Killed ...many... longbeards in the rain. Stop and call more often than you normally would and keep your eyes peeled. You'll see more birds than you would on a pretty day. If you are lucky and the rain stops while you are out there,  even better.

[ridgerunner]

I agree with those who say hit a field, set up a blind and wait em out.

[DirtNap647]

try the fields

[COssman14]

What everyone else said, Hit the fields.

[jblackburn]

I don't usually like blinds, but I have one just of this reason.  I dislike being wet more than I hate hunting from a blind.  Set up in a field and wait.

[Gooserbat]

What they all said.