RE: moon phase?
I don't think I have taken a deer on a day close to a full moon. Often in the fall when bow hunting I come up empty and on my drive home I keep telling myself not to bother hunting on mornings following a full moon with clear skies at night. But, I hunt when I can and that's that!
I do like what MikeVT says...walking to the stand at 5AM with a milky-white glow from the moon without the need for a flashlight.