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Can someone tell me the moving patterns of whitetail deer in the rain or if they even move at all? Also does the rain effect the scent of humans to the dear?
Question by Chevyman70. Uploaded on November 11, 2009
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From my experience, deer seem to stick close to cover in the rain and the heavier the rain, the tighter they stick. The scent question is a little trickier and one that I'm not sure about because you have to factor in how much wind comes with the rain. When the rain is light, I've seen deer move quite well late in the day especially if they've been hunkered down all day getting hungry.
deer should probably be holding up cover so you should stalk them or drive. as 4 scent i would find a waterproof camo or rain gear
They move a lot in light rain, in heavy rain, not so much. Look for them bedded in the conifers.
With the rut going on,they will be where the does are. One of the biggest bucks I've seen, was standing in a field during a torrential down pour shadowing a couple of does with other bucks nearby.
One of the neatest things I saw was when the big fellow shook himself to disperse the rain from his coat. There was a whole lot of shaking going on .. rain from his big body looked like a sprinkler coming on.
Rain does keep our scent from travelling to their noses,and will be minimized.
most of the time big bucks will move in bad weather because the will think people wont be out to hunt them
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deer should probably be holding up cover so you should stalk them or drive. as 4 scent i would find a waterproof camo or rain gear
With the rut going on,they will be where the does are. One of the biggest bucks I've seen, was standing in a field during a torrential down pour shadowing a couple of does with other bucks nearby.
One of the neatest things I saw was when the big fellow shook himself to disperse the rain from his coat. There was a whole lot of shaking going on .. rain from his big body looked like a sprinkler coming on.
Rain does keep our scent from travelling to their noses,and will be minimized.
They move a lot in light rain, in heavy rain, not so much. Look for them bedded in the conifers.
most of the time big bucks will move in bad weather because the will think people wont be out to hunt them
From my experience, deer seem to stick close to cover in the rain and the heavier the rain, the tighter they stick. The scent question is a little trickier and one that I'm not sure about because you have to factor in how much wind comes with the rain. When the rain is light, I've seen deer move quite well late in the day especially if they've been hunkered down all day getting hungry.
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