Light to moderate rain has very little effect on deer and they go about their business in the same manner as they would on a sunny day.
Heavy rains or thunderstorms will cause deer to bed down in a sheltered area of some kind. Any high winds, rain or not, will also discourage their movement.
I just made it back from my Indiana deer hunt.
Where should you target your shot the next time you're deer hunting? With this handy infographic you'll know where the prime target area is and become a more savvy hunter.
Swamps grow gigantic bucks and plenty of them. Few people hunt these areas, so these whitetails can grow old. Their antlers get larger every year they live. Consider, as well, the fact that these fertile bottomlands provide plentiful browse and mast. The deer have abundant food year-round every year, so they stay healthy, adding body mass and growing to astounding proportions.
Few places provide better hunting for trophy whitetails.
If you've ever thought of having some timber cut on your hunting property, you probably worried whether it would drive out the deer.
My first experience with rattling was in the Brush Country of south Texas many years ago.