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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 20, 2006 8:37:09 GMT -5
i have never really paid much attention to moon phases/ rut activity. From what I hear guy's that are into watching the phases and hoping that gun season is in check with moon phase and rut say it's going to be a bad year for this. Is full moon good or bad, what is optimal is new moon a good thing? Just trying to make sense of all of this so any help would be good.
Thanks,
Ahawkeye
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 20, 2006 9:17:00 GMT -5
New moon is no visable moonlight. I do not pay much attention to the moon phases, just my calendar marked for opening day & last day.
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 20, 2006 9:17:42 GMT -5
moon phases and loss of daylight trigger rutting activity but local weather plays into the equation too. like if its hot the deer don't move as much or a lot of rain. the moon plays a huge part but the more time you spend in the woods the more likely you will see deer. h.h.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 20, 2006 10:26:02 GMT -5
HH, if you have a new moon rising at about dusk and setting about dawn is this a good situation or is a full moon rising and setting at the same times best? OR new moon rising at dawn / set at dusk or full rising at dawn / set at dusk? Ive been kind of looking at this stuff but all I have right now is rise and set times, if the phase is critical is rise and set not so critical? or is all just as critical as the next?
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 20, 2006 16:34:20 GMT -5
supposedly a rising or setting moon along with a either a rising or setting sun is the prime time for deer activity but local weather affects this too. the more time you spend in the woods the more the odds of you killing something. h.h.
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Post by huxbux on Sept 20, 2006 21:18:04 GMT -5
Some hunters believe that the moon phases are important to deer, but from the studies I've read (there have been many done on this subject), there is no conclusive data to prove anything one way or the other.
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Post by kevin1 on Sept 21, 2006 10:19:47 GMT -5
New moon is no visable moonlight. I do not pay much attention to the moon phases, just my calendar marked for opening day & last day. Same here , the only other thing I watch is the barometer , it has way more impact than the moon phase ever will . |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2006 13:02:18 GMT -5
The only time I have ever noticed moon phases affecting deer is full moon/clear night scenarios. Those have always spelled bad hunting in my experience. I have never seen much morning deer movement after a clear night with a full or near full moon. Otherwise, I don't pay that much attention to moon phases. Gun opener this season will be just before a new moon. I would think that would be pretty good for opening morning deer movement provided other factors don't spoil it.
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Post by steadyeddie on Sept 21, 2006 14:39:25 GMT -5
They do determine when I go to my stands in the evening and when I go to my stand in the morning, and mainly morning by a route if the moon is out. I plan on hunting when ever I can get the chance but early rising moon, and the deer are out early.
Full Moon at night, Maybe you can catch one going back to their bed as early light comes up. I like the right moon, a light 10 mph breeze, 30 degree's, and a front coming in, moon rising early.
I also like to hunt before a storm, and in the winter, food sources as the storm passes and the snow or ice melts and one can see the ground. Steady
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Post by steiny on Sept 21, 2006 17:01:50 GMT -5
I've found that if you are having real nice, clear moonlit nights, then the daylight hunting is not quite as good. I think when it's so nice after dark, the deer get all their moving done at that time.
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Post by greenhunter5364 on Sept 21, 2006 22:22:26 GMT -5
Well one thing to consider is that during a full moon, deer can see well at night, under a new moon, there is far less usable light to use. I have found more deer moving about at night on the fuller moon nights than on a new moon nights. I feel deer move more during the day to feed when they can't move at night under the very low light of a new moon.
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Post by solohunter on Sept 22, 2006 3:58:02 GMT -5
www.amazon.com/Hunting-Whitetails-Moon-Charles-Alsheimer/dp/0873418131if the link doesn't work..Hunting Whitetails by the Moon... I never paid attention to the phases, then I went to hear Charlie speak. As he was talking I found myself saying "ah ha". I bought this book......I too was under the misconception that I was wasting my time hunting after/during a full moon. Weather does play a key role, especially temperature. 55 degrees or lower is a general rule.......just the info that has been researched and passed on.. Solohunter
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