A little rain isn't going to hurt your bow. Keep your string waxed. Your bearings should be sealed.

I love how every day that F & S said to hunt is after all the general rifle and archery hunts are over in Idaho. Wonderful knowledge for all poachers in my state.

Usually get surface corrosion formed on nuts and bolts. Can be unsightly. If you let it go you will have to replace them.

I hunted in the pouring rain this past Saturday and I just dried the bow off as much as possible before putting it in the case for the ride home and kept my arrows in the quiver in the back seat of my truck. When I got home I dried everything really well and left it out in the house for the rest of the day to make sure it was dry. Doing this for years and I've never had a problem.

The rain is a good thing to hunt in! Helps to quiet down your footsteps and the mud is great for seein tracks! Just make sure you wipe down your equpment and dry eveything out when your done. Its what its made for!

I hate to be contradictory, but I take those dates with a grain of salt. The "prime" date is not necessarily the same in Maine as in Florida, for example. In the far south, the rut takes place later in the year. I personally feel like publishing these magical dates is mostly hype that is meant to sell magazines since the dates cannot be applied universally to every state.