Moon phases do have an effect on the deer movement, but the one that really gets me is that guy who has made who knows how much money writing books, etc about the rut and the moon phases. I am going to write a book on predicting the rut in the Midwest, and it will consist of, "The pre-rut will be in early November and the peak of the rut will be in mid-November". That is free to all hutningnet members. If you want an autograph just let me know