RE: is the moon the whitetail rut trigger?
right off the bat, fogive my spelling.
Some say and there is some if not alot of data to back up that theory , that the second full moon after the fall equanox is refered to as the hunters moon.the rut has directly been linked to photosynthisis, if that (the shortening of days) is any indication,and when the moon is full... well there ya go. I do know after seeing years of deer harvest data from a local Military base where I worked for the hunting program for over nine years, it appears that regardless of the moon I bet an entire week of vacation that the rut will fall in around Nov 11th year after year,in the area I hunt. What you are doing is the right step, Your gathering knowledge from others opinions,in reading, asking questions ect.... But most of yall you have kept logs of your sightings, harvests or whatever you were looking back into. Put all that together and you WILL become a better hunter. Good Luck