your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
07-21-2008 | 10:05 AM
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Typical Buck
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
Evening hunt is usually slow during full moon for me but morning sometimes you can catch them comingback to their bedding areas a little late in my experiences.
07-21-2008 | 12:07 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
What is your experience with full moons and sightings of deer?? mine are pretty low actually, I see very few deer on a full moon. if you have a full moon, how does this change your hunting strategy?? I would like some ideas!
But I've learned to trust the lunar game tables much more during the full moon phases.. and have seen an increase in sightings because of it.
Our own Dan once mentioned this a year or two back.. and I've since listened. Thanks Dan. (i don't give enough kudos to many members.. i may not quote you.. but i listen more than i talk.)
07-21-2008 | 01:33 PM
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
As some of you know, for me, it isn't the phase, it is the position. That said, the positions remain constant for a given phase. Midday, midday, midday...regardless of time of year.
I abolutely love a full moon during the first part of November. The moon plus rutting activity has put me in some unbelievable midday action. Also some great late season hunts way before many would even head out to their stands.
I abolutely love a full moon during the first part of November. The moon plus rutting activity has put me in some unbelievable midday action. Also some great late season hunts way before many would even head out to their stands.
07-21-2008 | 01:38 PM
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
In my experience Full Moon can suck. Team that up with no Rut and warmer than normal temps and I bet sightings will be way down.
A full Moon during Rut, and cool to cold temps and you may not notice the difference especially if you sit all day.
Dan
A full Moon during Rut, and cool to cold temps and you may not notice the difference especially if you sit all day.
Dan
07-21-2008 | 01:44 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
Early mornings suck but late morning activity has been real good for me (10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.) All day sits have done me well also usually seeing deer move from late morning till about 3 hours prior to dark. Late evenings have sucked as well.
07-21-2008 | 01:58 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
As some of you know, for me, it isn't the phase, it is the position. That said, the positions remain constant for a given phase. Midday, midday, midday...regardless of time of year.
I abolutely love a full moon during the first part of November. The moon plus rutting activity has put me in some unbelievable midday action. Also some great late season hunts way before many would even head out to their stands.
I abolutely love a full moon during the first part of November. The moon plus rutting activity has put me in some unbelievable midday action. Also some great late season hunts way before many would even head out to their stands.
Care to elaborate a bit more?
07-21-2008 | 03:12 PM
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
07-21-2008 | 03:21 PM
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
Post 89 on this page is more like what you pm'd me about dukem
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2837558&mpage=9&key==
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2837558&mpage=9&key==
07-21-2008 | 04:26 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
Full moon= morning hunts for me are better deer tend to stay out in feilds longer!
Full moon= suck ass evening hunts cause the deer have that extra light to there advantage at nighttime!
Full moon= suck ass evening hunts cause the deer have that extra light to there advantage at nighttime!
07-21-2008 | 04:38 PM
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RE: your opininon on full moons and deer activity.
During a full moon the amount of deer I see is almost nil. Although I cannot get myself to sit all day this year I plan on trying to get in the stand around 9am following a full moon and hunt the afternoon. Ive never tried it before but I hear that deer move during the late morning to early afternoon during a full moon.