A gentle, steady rain, accompanied by a moderate, constant breeze creates some of the finest deer hunting conditions I know, especially for still hunting.

I enjoy hearing facts based on research. I’ve always disbelieved the moon phase junk, hunted the rain and pee out of my stand. I’ve also had numerous bucks/does under my stand scent checking my urine. Not once have they appeared nervous or busted me due to urine. Thanks Kip for stating what the research shows.

When is the best time to deer 🦌 hunt...whenever you can go is the best time!

A light all day rain has always been a good day of hunting for me

I have been a huge fisherman and hunter for a long time. I have kept a journal log of certain moon phases when I have caught a really large bass or killed a nice buck.I rarely see any deer after a full moon no matter what the weather conditions are. More than 75% of the time it was during a new moon or a small crescent moon and a few during the half-moon phase. It could just be a coincidence; however, I believe fronts definitely impact movement the most. This past year I killed a big 8 point during a new moon in November. It had been in the 60s all week and dropped to the high 30s that weekend. I saw 7 deer before I harvested the 8. I enjoy hearing different experiences and opinions.

When I shop for a hunting scent, I always look for New Car Smell. Deer love it.

Biggest buck I ever shot was right after I had a leak and then lite up a smoke. Deer in farm areas see and smell humans/machinery (farmers) all the time and become accustom to it. If a farmer is working a 200 acre field and he has to take a leak he aint driving the tractor all the way back up to the house then back out again LOL.

I’ve hunted for 30 yrs and it has always held true in my experience that the three days before the moon becomes full and the three days after a full moon I have seen a lot more deer than any other time

My second year hunting I peed early in the morning and then moved further back into some pines. About 60 yards from my pee. In an hour, 2 doe walked right up to that area. I got a mature 7 year old doe that the DNR aged for me by cutting too see the teeth. Maybe bucks are different, but old bladders don't make for a comfortable hunt unless you empty them.

I knew it!! I've been peeing in scrapes for years and have seen an increase in buck activity at the scrape. I think they come back more often trying to find the "other deer" that keeps peeing in his scrape. Thank you for this info, I'm going to go hunting tonight in the rain and give it a whirl

Kip is the best...has always done his research and has helped hunters nation wide. 👍🙏🦌

Right on! 41 years of hunting and experience told me the same things. Sudden large Storms will drive deer to cover.

I've peed in the woods less than 30 yards from where I was sitting. I've had deer come up to the spot 30 minutes later, sniff and continue on past me within shooting distance. I must say that it's usually does. But I'm equal opportunity. I'll take a big doe every time. Antlers are pretty, but don't make good stew.

“Give a man a fish, he can eat for a day; teach a man to fish, he’ll go broke.” - Rut Daniels, the legend

A all day rain has always been my favorite time to hunt

Whoever said the 30/30 isn’t a good gun for deer hunting either 1 can’t aim 2 was born year 2000 up

Opening day for crossbow in Maine tomorrow. Can't wait to take a big ol pee from my stand. 🤣 Have a great season everyone.

Thanks for this very instructive information.

4:35 Fred Trost demonstrated, more than 25 years ago, that deer, including bucks, will investigate human urine the same way they check the urine of other deer.

Thank you sir... I peed 3 times today... you make me feel TOMARROW IS MY DAY LOL

Good stuff, thanks 🙏🏻

Yeah, we've been making scrapes with "home brew buck lure" for years. It works well to start a scrape.

Great information. Thank you

Great video!

Forget about Penn State, I researched it myself, I’m big on being scent free but urine won’t bother deer and could attract them. I just got done peeing one time after rattling, a buck came and the wind changed so he was downwind but I still got em with a bow on the ground. 100% coyotes are attracted to human pee. I went coyote hunting before with my friend, before we went into the woods we both urinated next to my car and when we came back there were coyote tracks going all around my car literally 1 foot away circling. Another thing I noticed through the years, I mostly hunt off the ground so when I get to say a big tree I clear a spot all the way around the tree from leafs and sticks incase I have to move around one side when a deer is coming. What I noticed is if I go back to that tree the next day there are deer tracks all over the bare spot I cleared. More than likely it’s due to deer having easy access to the soil. At first I was thinking it might be my cover spray (which it could) or salt coming off my body but the salt guess can’t be correct so it definitely has to do with getting at the soil. So a good tip is to clear small 3x3 ft soil patches by your stand. Not only will deer be attracted to it but it also acts as a cover scent because the smell of the soil is stronger than the smells of leafs and so on so it acts as a natural cover scent. But still got to be scent free unless you know exactly the trail the deer will take and your downwind...but that rarely happens where I hunt, deer use trails but if your calling or it’s the rut those buck can come from any direction and usually will if the area has any hunting pressure the buck will circle downwind. Reason I say forget about Penn State is because they do research on deer that have zero hunting pressure so test can be false

Thank you ,Great info.

Great Info Thank you for sharing!

I have peed in scraps for over 25 years. Deer scrape it out. Best part is I never have to put the lid down.

I've seen more bucks chasing does in New moons than full moons just my experience maybe I'm wrong but I'll stick to my own experiences.

If that doe is hot it don't matter if its hot cold, wet, dry, full moon or whatever that bucks ready lol . Daylight to dark if you can set that long helps. Thanks for your video buddy be safe.

Good info! Thanks for sharing!

First of all i love how clear and educational your video is. Secondly, literally 4 days ago, (the day after the full moon) i peed behind my stand and killed a doe at dusk. So there you go on that. Ive already clicked the sub button.

I went hunting in a thunderstorm, lighting, hard rain ect. It let up a little bit and 5 doe and a buck popped out out of blue. They were easily spooked though.

I went out on a morning hunt in early November this year. I sat down in my shack a few minutes before shooting hours, and a light rain started. I thought to myself "damn. I'm not going to see a thing now." 15 minutes later a nice big 8 pt. stepped out, and I had an 18 yard shot. I couldn't believe it!!! That was the earliest I ever got a deer in any season since I have been hunting. I have been missing out on the rain hunts because of that rumor. Tracking was difficult. Even though I started right after I shot him, the blood washed away quickly. Luckily he only went about 40 yards and I found him right away.

Good info!

Great advise.

I used to bowhunt several different private land sites for a total of 70 sits a year. Wind direction & your route to & from your sitting place has alot to do with it. Hunting more evenings & throwing in a morning hunt here & there in a location which has different terrain as far as cover worked for me. Being clean & quiet along with less movement will also help your success. The rain & wind r big factors rather than temp & barometer. I've found 🧊 fishing has more to do with barometer imo. Walking during the rain & being setup in your 🌳 b4 the rain stops is a huge advantage. I had alot of success when the moon was between new & 1st quarter. Seemed to not have the effect on deer during the other phases. In fact the day after the 1st quarter moon all the way up to the time when the full moon is waning seem to affect the deer the same. However I've done a few full moon all day sits & have seen several animals like foxes moving @ high noon that I found interesting. Any way u can find a way to allow yourself to turn the odds in your favor slightly on a target animal is a good thing. But it's usually combining many different factors that all exist on one day that u must be out there. Like 2 years ago when Halloween was on Saturday the 31st. Then again a couple of weeks later on Saturday the 14th. Those r 2 deer movements I remember the most from the last 5 years.

Driving on covelo road (hwy 162. A winding, 30 Mile mountain road that goes from the main highway101 to our small town) on nights around a full moon, there's gonna be dozens of deer on the road. Locals know that so they know when to drive slow and carefully on the road. And on rainy days.

The Peter Griffin in me: Woah, woah, woah! But what about the New Car smell?

Nice job 👍

Great video

I regularly make mock scrapes by urinating in them -making sure that there is a licking branch or some sort of suspended vine or small limber limb-90 per cent of the time when i check a couple weeks later you can see that there has been activity

Factual, concise, accurate well presented. Thank you!

On heavily pressured public land in SE PA, I use my own bottled urine in every mock scrape I make. And have the trail cam videos and photos to prove it attracts bucks of all ages. I even pour it on the licking branch and they lick and eat the leaves. Some bucks show up within hours of when I made the scrape. Letting your urine sit in an open bottle for a week turns it darker and makes it smell musky like buck urine. I'm convinced they smell testosterone and have no idea its human.

I have found up in Michigan a new moon or even a lot of heavy cloud cover at night for extended periods tends to intensify rutting activity but the rut happens just about to the day every year regardless. This seems to be the case in Iowa too.... Also, I used to pee in scrapes & mock scrapes as well as out of my tree stand back in the early 80's & found that deer are often attracted to it & will open up scrapes around the scrape you peed in or ignore it when just peeing in your spot, but there were also times when they would freak out & disappear from the area or snort. I think it can vary on a persons personal body chemistry at the time, but most of the time it wasn't an issue so I will pee in my spot if I have to go.

Great video.

This guy knows his shit! Can watch for hours. Not cocky just giving you facts Thanks

Thanks for the information

Great vid Sir and this is my silver anniversary of hunting here in southern PA. By God...I'll be pissing a lot more out of my stand now and ditching my pee bottle. Thanks much.

Ive got to watch this video a few times bc some of these things this man talks about to do/not do are ingrained in me! Lol

I’ve peed in an active scrape and covered it with leaves. Next morning the scrape was opened back up. 3 days in a row, same reaction. Then I covered the scrape without peeing in it with the same results. Someone spotlighted a nice 8 pointer and the scrapes were never opened again.

Im like a dog marking territory as i walk around. 😆

Can’t argue with good data!

👍👍👍🦌 spot on fellow Hunter

Right on to clear up a lot off the myth on the moon phase that been a famous one the pea one heard off that one. But is it that a mock scrap when they human pea on it can deer attract to this. And kip keep up the great work

Yes sir you nailed it all. I actually see more daytime movement throughout a full moon than not. And I always wiz in that scrape :)

I too agree with your conclusion about peeing in the woods! The only exception I think I'd add is not if you had Asparagus for dinner the night before!

I do agree with you about barometric pressure. It just doesn't affects dear, but I've noticed it affects other animals as well, including dogs.

What about daylight hours? Do you have any data on habit changes based on reduced sunlight? Kinda like when chickens lay fewer eggs when the days get shorter.

I was hunting in pike County Illinois last week Had to pee stood up and let it fly out of my stand A pretty decent 8 pointer walked under my stand not more than 10 minutes later and never responded at all. I have actually been peeing in the deer woods for years and have never had a bad reaction to it

I've always love hunting in the rain ! I've seen some of the biggest bucks of the season in MONSOON rains ! Misty rain is the time for still hunting ! And another thing is PEE is PEE to deer ! It's doesn't bother them ! Sort of like a tree stand next to a road . The sounds of car's and trucks bothers you more then them ! I had a tree stand that every year I ether killed an buck from or missed one from ! The traffic sounded like it was going right under me it was so close to the road !

I have a personal experience with peeing in the hunt area. 2 seasons ago, I had the urge to pee badly, so I did it right under the tree where the stand was, before morning light. Around 8:30 am, two fawns came by and one of them spent almost 5 minutes at the pee location. She was just sniffing it. Either she was not experienced cuz she was only like 1 year old, or the smell got her curious to stick around. Again she was only a fawn.

We had a full moon on our opening weekend .it was the first time noone on the property shot a deer on opening weekend.

one thing is definite, we don't have enough research on a lot of things with deer. I'm still skeptical of piss and the moon, many animals follow lunar cycles for movement and some even almost ceremonial like elephants which were thought to have no pattern with the moon. Scent hands down you can never argue, it's a primary function for differentiating what comes and goes through their territory. Pissing on scrapes however, is genius. Doesn't mean you can't use your scent WISELY!

One major thing overlooked by 'scientific studies' that you've got to actually hunt A LOT of different sites (as in states, regions, etc) to understand...is that deer are a 'close territory animal'...most herds will stay on a 200 (or less) acre piece of land their whole life...so what is 'normal' for what you hunt may be insane for another area. I grew up being told 'deer see movement', 'deer smell your urine', 'deer forage at full-moon night', 'deer don't look up unless they have experience being shot at from heights', etc. In reality, this is NOT ALWAYS TRUE! I found this out when I bought a remote land tract in 2000, scouted it heavily for the pre-season, lot of sign, no visuals (no good game cams back then, either), several scrapes, tons of rubs...figured 'not sure when they are here, but I'll make opening weekend out of figuring it out'...set up my stand the week before and left it...come in on opening morning pre-dawn, get set up...and was amazed at all the contradictions I observed that weekend. The day before was full moon, but they didn't start moving until 8am, zero wind made them nervous and antsy...first buck in looked directly at me (20-ft up a tree) and without flinching, ran off immediately...two does followed him, and did the same (tree-staring deer? interesting). This went on all weekend. I asked several who lived in the area what gives with the deer here, and they simply replied 'it's harder to hunt our deer than other places'...no other explanation given...made no sense, but convinced me that 'expert advice' for Ohio doesn't mean a THING in Missouri...and trying to 'follow expert advice' will lead you into eternal circles of confusion...not into a good deer steak!

Very interesting, I’ve heard the full moon before and from my own experience have never done any good in rainy weather, even with poncho on and all, now weather changes, I.e. going to rain or snow the next day, I’ve noticed deer out a lot of times the evening prior in increased numbers. Also windy conditions have at times been favorable for me, because I also try to find a low area where the wind isn’t hitting as much and it has paid off at times.

I was told the moon thing and also that deer will be out to feed the couple days before a big rain or snow storm to stock up so they don’t have to be out...

Just and FYI, Crest White Strips work great.

I love how you use science from university studies as the source for your claims. Well done, sir. Well done!

Seen a friend take a krap on a lane one time ,he walked 150 yds to get away from it and after he did the deer came thru and sniffed it but he was too far away for a shotgun and slug to get a shot.

whever i wizz in front of my trailcams i always get more pictures of wildlife. lol

I appreciate your video and research it has helped many. After 40+ years of hunting I have had some of my best bucks taken in a nice light rain. I smoke a pipe and do not hesitate in the stand, many will argue with me but i have burnt my pipe and had very nice bucks come in and hang out to check it out cigarettes may be very different. As for the moon I have personally journaled the 4 phases of the moon, to the sides and overhead or below feet. When moon rise or go to feet they travel to feeding area and when it goes down they travel to secure areas to frolick or bed. 2 to 3 hours into a phase is peak activity. I have taken plenty of deer in areas that I peed yet i have watched several real quality bucks skirt around that same area so when horn hunting I take that extra precaution. This is just my lifetime observations and not to be taken otherwise. Regardless of weather, moon or how bad I gotta poop when I can hunt i do my best to stay all day as I learn something new every time. God Bless

All hunting areas / dates are not the same. The moon might not make as much of a difference when the woods is quiet or low hunting pressure. Put on a weekend gun opener or snow on the ground in a high powered rifle state with heavy hunting pressure. I have counted over 50 shots in the area on opening day. If you have a full moon you will hear hardly any shots by the 3rd. They go nocturnal fast and hard. It's not as bad on a new moon especially if there is not any snow. Then again most people would not see as many deer so there would be less shooting.

Deer seem to move earlier on rainy afternoons. Maybe because it’s darker or because a cold front is moving in.

Now how about addressing the rut as it pertains to moon phases ??

Got it…that’s why at 4:30am on this full moon cycle I saw 7 deer feeding in the field 🙄. Never see the “eyes” walking to my stand during new moon phases.

I have a friend who will pee in a deer scrape in a heartbeat, says i'm gonna blow his mind.

In 2020, I pee'd about 30 yards from my stand and in 2 hours i had 2 bucks and a Doe smelling my urine ! Bad move cause the trio became a duo with my bow.

Being able to pee in the woods and not spook deer is a big “relief”

Wish the provide links to support some statements or Penn State studies. Would love to read them.

Great

Jeff from Whitetail Habitat Solutions also did a few videos on peeing in the woods. He made a mock scrape and peed on it, and monitored it. It attracted plenty of deer. The whole idea is that, with some very minor difference, urine is urine. A deer doesn't know whether it is deer urine, dog urine, human urine, etc. Most urine has a similar smell, especially after it has been on the ground for a few minutes, and any differences in smell that could possibly be based on dietary differences have dissipated. Watch the video titled; #1 Deer Hunting Myth Destroyed

You just blew my myth about the rain I always thought they was laying down in the rain

On peeing in the woods, wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself. I was bear hunting in the Nez Perce Clearwater a couple weeks ago. Staying out all day, I'd need to relieve myself periodically. I picked a spot about 150 or 200 yards from my ground blind to pee. Just a random spot. Came back the next morning to see that it had been scraped to pieces. So I peed there some more that morning and early afternoon, only to hear a deer snorting and scraping my "urinal," and heard this every morning around 9 and every afternoon around 4:15 or 4:30 This pattern repeated the entire week. If it had been a one-off, I'd be "meh." But it happened every day, and the scrape got wider and deeper each day.

So you're telling me that I have been wasting money on lures all these years? All I needed to do was just use my own piss in the dispensers? 🤣

I ALWAYS make my own scrape by clearing some vegetation, the pee in the bare ground......does and bucks always visit it. I even pee out of my deer stand....and the deer just don't mind. Of course, I spend time in the woods year round......so they always have human smell around.

4:48... ok but how many deer went for the Chevy?

I’ve gotten off my stand, made a hole, pissed in it and had deer walk right by it none the wiser.

A different scent in the hunting woods sometimes work out for you. I had the smoke from a Thermocell’s attract deer. Watched them lip curl walking into the smoke and walk straight to me. Now if it’s a shooter deer that’s good. If it’s not a shooter, it’ll ruin your hunt. Because that non shooter will alarm the world of your presence..

The Moon phases really only affect nocturnal animals as the closer to the full moon it is. It gets much much easier for animals to see in the dark. So the full moon is naturally going to make some animals more active and aware.

I was waiting on the peeing one. I’m a pisser. I’ve peed then watched both buck and doe walk right up to it, and then pee on the same spot themselves.

Purely anecdotal.... We have 3000 acres of farms lands and when harvest season comes, we can't be spending our time always going to the bathroom so we pee all over the fields when need be. We have plenty of whitetails still roaming around. Based on personal observation in my area, urine doesn't affect anything other than curiosity.Maybe they are just trying to figure out who was working that day! 🤷‍♂😂

Except the moon does effect deer movement. Not so much if they move but when they move.

I pee in the woods all the time! Whoever later sits in whatever shooting house I was in doesn't appreciate it though....🤣🤣

just hunted morning after a full moon and saw zip

If I can smell the difference between deer, dog or human pee then I know a deer can. You said that study was done on rutting bucks I've seen bucks do some crazy stuff during the rut lol

Does the rain-movement-thing apply to snowfall?

Great video...I shot my first deer in the rain!

Phew! I piss like a race horse and make light sabre noises while I spray it below my deer stand. I'm glad to know it's not hurting the hunt.

After years of hunting I use the "you won't know until you go" rule.