I hunted in rain/sleet for three straight days last year (Nov.8th-10th) and saw several good bucks, two were potential booners. I didn't get a shot at any of them, but the time was right...and when the time's right it doesn't really matter what the weather's doing (except for the wind :way
Maybe HCH will afford me his treestands if it's raining during the rut...
...the only deer I've lost were due to poor shots, not if I let them lay long enough. If you hit them right you don't need to worry about tracking