in my opinion Fla. deer are no different than any other big game animal. they feed and move by the moon phases and the rise and set of the sum.
I have always saw deer and made sure I hunt the rise and set of the moon as well as the moon over and the moon under.
if your friend says the Fla. deer doesn' t, he is the one that doesn' t know what he is talking about.all deer will get up and feed with every change.it may not be but for a very few min. but they will do it.old mother nature is hard to fool , .

if he is making a study of deer movemont and feeding habits,he needs to stay in the woods more.