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Old 10-25-2007 | 07:13 PM
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Default Do deer go to bed earlier or later during the full moon?

Tell me if I have this right...

Because the sky is lit up for some or all of the night time hours during a full moon, deer don't have to move into feeding areas as early as they otherwise would if there were no moon. This means there will be less movement during the afternoon sweet spot - (last half hour before sunset). In addition, because the deer have plenty of light to feed all night, they'll likely be in their beds long before the morning sweet spot(first 1/2 hour after sunrise).

And if that is the case, full moons should mean that deer movement should increase about mid-morning because they've already been bedded for a longer period of time and are now hungry or rested by mid-morning?
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