Rain Rain Rain

The weekend is finally here, and for those of us who hunt only a mile from the house, and can afford the gas to get there, we're getting geared up to get out and talk turkey for a few days. I was greeted this morning to rain and thunderstorms. Don't get me wrong, I love to deer hunt in the rain, but something about turkey hunting in the rain just doesn't do it for me. To start with it's HOT, especially in the south. To add rain drenched clothes to the equation of heat and bugs is no fun at all. Reminds me of a line from a favorite movie, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes......it rains!"

I don't think it's the animals that have the issue with the rain, I'm pretty sure it's just me. There is nothing better than throwing a buzz bait on some choppy water with a light drizzle. Also, it's a great day to be sitting in a duck swamp with the cold northerly wind hammering and spitting rain and snow. There is a time and place to hunt in the rain, but turkey hunting isn't it for me. If you have had some success in the rain turkey hunting, let me know and sooth my toubled mind over the situation.

We only have a couple of weeks left of turkey season, so we all feel obligated to give it that one last try. Lord knows, I need all the chances I can get this season with the birds acting how they have been acting. We just haven't been able to make friends quite yet. I suppose everyone is different, but it simply is no fun to me to call for hours and have a bird slip in silent. I like to hear the thunder roll with a good hard gobble cutting me off in mid call.

If the rain lets up, I will be back out gunning in the morning for that last chance tom. If not, I will be back here complaining probably yet again that I am in a severe slump with the turkeys. You know a slump always hits when you feel like you sound the best, set ups are perfect, and the weather is perfect. That's why they call it hunting. Gotta love it!