RE: how will the moon affect elk?
Common sense goes a long way when it comes to hunting, you shouldn't need an expert to tell you this if you've hunted the NA deer speciesfor a few yearsto know more light at night can equal reduced productive hours during hunting hours. Full moon provides the most twilight lighting therefor stands to reason it will effect game to some degree.
In terms of rut it doesn't effect the timing.However itdoes effect what we see as hunters because when activity levels are higher at night due to the full moon or twilight lighting condition changes it can negatively impact our findings or sightings in hunting hours. Weather can also effect whathunters oftenpreceive as delayed rutting. If the weather is warm during the day the animal activty is reduced therefor we think rut is late. In fact they are active during the cooler periods which is often in the dark. Rut is happening we just aren't preevy to the action as much as if was normal or cooler.