What do think?

[Founder]

So, im sitting under a pine tree in a rain, thunder, and lightning storm waiting for a break to hustle bsck to the ATV and back to the trailer. Anyway, what do you?

During a thunder and lightning storm, do you think wise bucks will still feed at night or hunker down until it clears?

I would think the noise would discourage them from moving much as they wouldn't be able to hear predators as well.

What do ya think?

Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com

 

[rugarm77]

Make sure your ATV has a long flag on it so others can see you. Just looking after your safety founder

I would bet they will not go far under those conditions.

 

[nmbighorn]

I think it all depends on the animal itself, what I have seen with elk is they bunch up together and go about like nothing is going on.

I have been into the most action with bulls screaming their heads off when its lightning and thundering, but you have to remember they are not carrying around a lightning stick!

Although they can and do get struck by lightning on occasion.

As far as muleys, I have also seen the most action with them moving around when it is thundering and lightning.

I really think they don't care what the conditions are like if they have the munchies.

NMBIGHORN

 

[frkybugleboy]

Hang your bow in a tree nice and high. Then get away from it like 300-400 yards away. I have no idea what the animals are doing. Always to busy trying to stay dry and alive.

 

[badgerman]

I'll take a little latitude here and use a semi-educated S.W.A.G. In my experience the only thing that seems to discourage movement pretty uniformly are high winds in areas where the visibility is a little restricted. All the big game seems to get skittish and hunker down. Makes sense, their hearing is distorted and sense of smell becomes unreliable.
On the other hand, a light rain seems to make everybody happy! During or soon after a calm, steady rain everything from elk to turkeys and rodents and everything in between goes on the move.
So really, I would think that the bucks will be on the move. The strong wind gusts don't usually last long and come at the start. Except for the moment the thunder rolls, its generally pretty quiet in between flashes. They may not show up right away but I bet it puts them on their feet even if they don't move straight out into the open.

 

[Bull_Mountain_Outdoors]

I've been up in the high country hunting bucks in the middle of nasty lightning and thunder storms. It scares the heck out of me but I've still found them in the openings feeding during all of it. I don't think it bothers them too much especially if it is something they get used to.


www.bullmountainoutdoors.com

 

[Cass]

from my experience it all depends if the winds blowing during it and how hard. if its calm and drizzly i've seen them out in it quite often. Very rarely will i find them out in a terrential downpour but if the winds blowing your likely to find them hunkered under a tree somewhere.




-Cass

 

[AnythingAntler]

Founder,I knew you were a barklicker, but a treehugger also. Come on man get it together.

 

[sageadvice]

I don't know for sure enough to make a sound suggestion about Bucks out moving in that kind of storm. I do though, know that i don't like being out there!

Give me a light rain or soft snow and i'm in and excited to be there. Lightning? No! I'll pass and hunker in for the duration...probably like most of the bucks are doing.

Hey Founder, good luck! Much looking forward to hearing and seeing of your hunts this year!

Joey


"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"

 

[Califelkslayer]

The most skiddish I've ever seen deer was on a morning after a heavy, wet snow. As the day warmed, the snow was coming off of the trees in big bunches, crashing. Everytime the snow would crash, the deer I was watching would jump.

Lightening? Not sure since I'm usually getting to lower ground, fast.

 

[progono]

Last year I had an elk tag and didn't draw a deer tag. Was out just wandering around with a down poor. What do I see a nice four old 4 point feeding. Drop my gear and grabed my camera and ran right up to him. miss judged how much distance I could cover and came out of the trees 10 yards from him. Got some video of him running away

 

[tylercreek2]

keep hunting,,,,,,, storm or no storm keep hunting,,,, as long as your safe keep hunting

 

[BLooDTRaCKeR]

When theres lightning, I don't care what the deer are doing! I'm looking for a way to dodge the strike before I become a BBQ Manwich. I've had a couple of close calls, I mean CLOSE calls with that magical electricity in the sky. Scares the crap out of me when the black death cloud rolls over the mountaintop leaving little notice to get the heck outta there!

Oh, and please don't sit under a tree and wait out the lightning storm! No animal is worth losing your life over.

 

[littlebighorn]

The number one weather related killer of humans is lightning!
Be careful out there!