I am blessed with the ability to take a day off now and then when I want as I am self employed. My wife has agreed to give me two days of dawn to dusk time in the tree.

I have studied a little on moon phases and the what the "experts" say about the second full moon after the fall equinox being the likely start of the does entering estrous. So, next Wednesday is a full moon. A full moon, in their theory means feeding/movement patterns should result in midday movement with less during early/late times. Whereas quarter moon phases will likely involve more morning/evening activity. Will the rut start early this year? Who knows, but some say yes, I believe primarily based on the moon phases.

Do I hunt next week, or wait a week? There has been good scraping activity in my area already. Also, and importantly, if I wait until the following week, the cowboys who hunt this area will likely invade it and make it more difficult to find prime locations. Next week the highs are expected to be in the 60's all week, lows in the 40's.

Thanks for any input.