The moons phase should have nothing to do with the rut time period other than they will do more chasing at night than day. I hate when that happens. I remember this a few years ago, full moon over into the second week of Nov and I stayed in the stand long after dark, full moon lit everything up, I was in a stand overlooking a cut corn field and I heard every deer in the woods come into the field, running, chasing grunting, fighting...I wanted to run out and scream at them....lol

This year, I'm off the week of Halloween and the next week, I'm dreading the full moon, I'm hoping for crisp days.