Thread: What do deer do when it's raining?

Originally Posted by Tussock

They eat. They don't have houses. Food is what keeps them warm.

You go, can't go hunting, it's raining. Deer does not go "it's raining, better stop being a deer".

+1, providing its not too windy - that I find they hate...cant hear the predators coming!

I do a lot of my stalking in quite thick native, prefer the rainy days seem to be able to get way closer in on them. Got a spiker out grazing in the middle of the day on a drizzely/foggy day in forestry cutover a couple of years ago.

Rain dulls our senses too. I just hate big rain, drizzle is ooosh!!!!

Oh, and they love having a play in the snow.....

I defiantly see more animals bush stalking in the rain.
River flats can produce at the oddest times also like 2pm .
Unless its is really Pissing down with cold wind also then they hole up somewhere out of the rain and wind and so do i

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Funny you say about the hares Tussock, I went out for a goat once, the heavens opened, not a goat in sight but the hares were just sitting in the middle of the paddock, I could just walk up to them and pop them pretty much point blank.

Got about 5 in one paddock, dopey as in the heavy rain.

When iwas a lad we had live capture deer mostly some goats sheep and pigs.
Any rain at all and all goats would be under the trees. Deer would be running round chasing each other and generally playing silly Buggers playing.
The deer would only go to shelter if it was really Pissing down or very windy or both

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Originally Posted by Wirehunt

A modern aperture sight. Fucking fast and rain doesn't matter. Best thing to use out of a machine to

I couldnt shoot that well with one on a rifle or shotgun when I was shooting. I even managed too loose a one, out the door while shooting Went bare with the shotty and used a low power scope (german 4 reticule was my fav) on the rifle. A lot of the blokes I worked with or know, swear by aim point/red dot scopes for machine work. Greyghost would have wrecked a heap of them in his day.

I do have a wee cheap Bushnell red dot for my rifle. It is fast and plenty good enough to a 100 However deer look pretty small thru the thing beyond 50

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

When iwas a lad we had live capture deer mostly some goats sheep and pigs.
Any rain at all and all goats would be under the trees. Deer would be running round chasing each other and generally playing silly Buggers playing.
The deer would only go to shelter if it was really Pissing down or very windy or both

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Does it depend on the season? Obviously rain is a welcome releif in the warmer months but would it still apply in mid winter when their chances of warming up are reduced?

Originally Posted by R93

I couldnt shoot that well with one on a rifle or shotgun when I was shooting. I even managed too loose a one, out the door while shooting Went bare with the shotty and used a low power scope (german 4 reticule was my fav) on the rifle. A lot of the blokes I worked with or know, swear by aim point/red dot scopes for machine work. Greyghost would have wrecked a heap of them in his day.I do have a wee cheap Bushnell red dot for my rifle. It is fast and plenty good enough to a 100 However deer look pretty small thru the thing beyond 50

How would they go on game birds on a shottie ?

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Oh, and they love having a play in the snow.....

Yip,same with Yuppies

You wouldnt be able to give any lead, the dot would be of the bird would it not?

Originally Posted by Munsey

How would they go on game birds on a shottie ?

I dunno mate. I did watch a mate of mine shoot clays quite well with our work gun which had one mounted, in Haast once. However he also would have wrecked a few of those sights in his time but. Hes done nearly 40 yrs on machines.

Ive found the same as doinit, seems they get sick of wet undergrowth and dripoing canopy and get onto clearings or stand just on bush edge. Reasoning may be wrong but thats where ive seen them.anyway

Originally Posted by R93

I dunno mate. I did watch a mate of mine shoot clays quite well with our work gun which had one mounted, in Haast once. However he also would have wrecked a few of those sights in his time but. Hes done nearly 40 yrs on machines.

Would love to try one on the birds , but they look so fragile and what your saying ,would stop me buying one .