Late season and full moon- where/when do you hunt?
By bedding, getting in REAL EARLY?
By bedding, during a mid-day?
Any other suggestions???
Haven't been seeing much since the gun opener, and it's getting kind of aggravating!!
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R.I.P- Max Sawlaw - (Uncle Buddy)
Cause in the wind he's still alive. We got his spirit We got his soul. He will guide our steps, he will guide our arrows home. The restless spirit still roams.
I went out this evening, toating nothing but a pair of Bino's to see what was moving in the late season here, 7 does came out of a cut corn field, started feeding in the hay field, pegged me and bolted.... I was covered really well also...[&:]
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Full moon, I usually try to hunt mornings around a food source, I've seen not as many in the evening, but your garuntee to see something at least. Deer tend to move more durning the day when a full moonis present.I know many people disagree with that statement, butit's worked for me.I've had luck with ridges as well. Deer tend to use ridges and benches for travel regardless of full moon, quater moon, or no moon. It has never failed for me. I'm skiddish about hunting on or near bedding areas.Midday hunting, I haven't had much luck...I probably haven't been in the right locations, but nothing promising in my area. Look at the barometric pressure as well. 30.18 and steady/rising seems to pressure deer to move no matter the temp/wind. Maybe this is all just luck...but it has worked for me many times.
Ever since the gun opener here, probably 90% of my sits have resulted in seeing less than 2 deer per sit and I've only had VERY few in bow range.
Prior to the gun opener, I was probably seeing 8 or 9 deer on average...sometimes a few more, sometimes a few less...and generally having the majority of them in bow range. Just seems like they aren't moving AT ALL anymore.
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R.I.P- Max Sawlaw - (Uncle Buddy)
Cause in the wind he's still alive. We got his spirit We got his soul. He will guide our steps, he will guide our arrows home. The restless spirit still roams.
When there is a full moon, it seems to Me that the deer tend to move early afternoon more. We have a bunch of trail cameras over some food plots, and trails leading to the plots. When the full moon is in most of the pictures are between 10:00am, and 2:00pm during the day. When there is a new moon most pictures are right atlight, and dark. It tends to just flop back and forth for us like that. So half moon they move right after sunrise, and right before sunset. So if it was Me. I would find where the does are eating, and where there bedding. Get somewhere in between the bedding and food source, and hope for a hot doe to come through with a big buck behind Her. The second rut should be kicking in right about now. I'd say the next week and a half will be the best time.
It has been my experience that the moon phases have no real effect on deer movement, which many would contradict. However late season, i have come to realize that hunting food sources, or entrance routes to food sources provide most sightings in late morning, mid day, and right before dark. Just what ive observed. And if you have acorns left... be there.
Opinions please!!
