I have a phrase that I use multiple times each spring; "You can't tag a gobbler if you stay at home." It sounds awfully simple, but it has a deeper meaning. I generally hunt spring turkeys 40-plus days a year in six to eight states, and I am out there rain, shine, snow, or wind. You have to be in the field to take a gobbler, and for me that means no matter what Mother Nature throws my way as far as the weather is concerned. Over the years I have learned a few bad-weather tricks from trial and error as well as from some of the nation's top turkey hunters that have helped me score on many longbeards in less-than-ideal climatic conditions.

Rain

Although hunting during the rain can be wet and sometimes miserable, I would much rather hunt the rain than hunt during days with high winds. I have killed a truckload of turkeys on rainy days, so I never let a wet weather forecast stop me.

Turkeys will go to fields and open areas during sustained rains and just after the rain stops. In the woods, water is dripping and visibility is really cut down, so turkeys head for fields so they can see farther and use that sense to keep them safe. Gobbling usually tapers off considerably, but gobblers will still strut and respond to calls and decoys... Read Full Article