In western Washington, you hunt in the rain or you don't hunt at all. Squalls usually blow in from the coast during deer season, so the rain comes and goes rather than being a steady downpour. Elk season is usually periods of heavy rain alternating with periods of light rain for days on end. The elk still feed and move around normally, so you buy weatherproof gear and go hunting.
I was bow hunting in eastern Wisconsin that weekend and was in my stand when the rain let up here. Within half an hour deer were everywhere.
This. The deer move more between squalls or when the rain stops. If it stops.
Okie John
