Fullmoon and Deer hunting

[jbendy]

I see that the 3rd season this year will be right in the fullmoon phase. What effect if any will that have on deer hunting and the beginning of the rut? Thanks for any comments.

Jim

 

[Cohntr62]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-17-11 AT 04:37AM (MST)[p]I'm glad to see the full moon is during the 3rd season as we will be hunting the 2nd season. I've hunted during the full moon in the past and it did seem as if daytime movement was reduced. One time [3rd season], there was a full moon and very warm and dry. We got 1 small buck. It was tough hunting.

 

[HiMtnHntr]

In my experience there will be less movement in the early morning and more movement later in the morning during a full moon.

 

[Fracman]

Killed my buck last year between 1200 and 1300 in the second season. A lot of people sit in camp mid day, during a full moon lunch time seems to be when the deer get up and get a drink after feeding all night. Just my opinion.

 

[stinky]

I aspire much to the theory that critters are the most active when the moon is either straight up, or straight down...and about an hour on both sides of that.

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