BOWFANATIC,

that is exactly what Alsheimer is saying...He claims that the second full moon after the autumnal equinox is what triggers does to start their estrus cycle. Of course, it is in fact the sexual pheromones that drives the rut, no doubt, but he's linking the pheromones (at least the does) to the full moon. he has years of research to back his claims. He hopes to get at least 15 years of data to see if his claims hold true. in every research year he has seen that about 80% of the doe population that he researches is bred during what he calls the breeding window following the second full moon after the autumnal equinox. 10% typically are bred during the breeding window following the first full moon after the autumnal equinox (harvest moon.) the remaining 10% or so are bred during the next estrus cycles (which occur 28 days later) during the breeding window following the second full moon after the autumnal equinox.