November 2008 Almanac
This Month: Sure, It’s Drab — Deer Hunters Don’t Care
Rain makes a lasting impression when it falls onto November’s bare landscape with all the blacks, browns and grays — a depressing time for a storm. Because of the impact of inclement weather now, many people consider the 11th month a rainy one in Maine.
In truth, though, November ranks as one of the state’s drier months, with an average of eight days of rain where other months, say May around Portland, has 11 days, making it the year’s wettest — even wetter than April.
Long shadows against the drab landscape create an uneasy feeling on sunny days, too, a certain promise of what’s coming soon — full-blown winter. Yes, nature seems cruel to average folks this month.
However, serious deer hunters pray for snow and don’t mind rain. Bad weather tips the odds in their favor — if they know how to take advantage and catch deer unaware.