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The moon and deer movement
With this weekend coming on a full moon, I would love to get some info on how this affects deer and how muck I should be hunting this weekend. If someone has an article or a website that talks about this, I would appriciate a point in the right direction!!!
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RE: The moon and deer movement
look for increased mid day and nocturnal activity. deer must move i think its ever 4-6 hours, be patient!
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I'm hunting early, I always like to. This weekend, be out there between 10:00 AM thru 2:00 PM. The moon has alot to do with game movement, I've proven it to myself with the trail cam's and I can tell ya', I'm a believer.
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I am also a true believer in the moon activity changing deer movement. When the moon is full at night, I have seen most of the deer become nocturnal. They can see pretty easily with a full moon at night. I have seen very little movement in the evenings and morning with a full moon at night.
I would have to agree with previous posts, hunt mid-day and hunt hard. However, if you are like me and have a limited amount of time to hunt... any time to hunt is a good time. |
RE: The moon and deer movement
That's right. Full moon = Deer at noon...
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The basic rule of over head under foot works no matter what the moon phase. With the moon being full and over head at night this time midday should be your best option. But being fairly early in the year hunt close to bedding areas.
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I put together some graphs using data from all my trailcamera pictures I have taken over the last 5 years.. While I dont hunt by these graphs, I still find it interesting and usually pretty close !
http://www.msdeer.net/deerdata.php . |
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GTK'S stuff is great, i use it frequently to convince myself to stay out there a few extra hours...
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Thats a bunch of crap, just an excuse to sleep in.I watched 6 does and 2 yearlings Sat. morning from 7:45 - 8:15, just browsing around a chop.Sat. was the full moon.And my buddy saw 4 out of the same stand Sun. morning. I will just hunt a little longer on a full moon.
Spend every minute in the woods that you can, whatever the moon is. |
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GTK that stuff is great! I'll be sure to use it for the rest of this season
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That's right. Full moon = Deer at noon... |
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Just to clarify.I wasnt refering to gkt's graphs, they are very interesting, just to hunting on the full moon in general.
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RE: The moon and deer movement
I love the hunters that think the whitetail deer needs a full moon to aid in its sight at night time. Believe it or not, deer actually have a harder time seeing in bright daylight because of the rod/ cone configuration in thier eyes. Also, shine a light in a deer's eyes and you will see a reflection . Then try with a human. You dont see peoples eyes reflecting light at all. Infact shine a light in any predator's eyes and you will see the same, cat or canine ( they will all reflect light back). Whether wild or domestic. This is caused by a special addition to thier eyes that a human does nothave called the tapetum lucidum. Any of these " nightime species" needs no aid of light at night. This is to thier advantage in nature..." especially the predator." The whitetail deer is a survival machine from its eyes all the way down to its nose. This is why its territory has expanded and it vertually can survive in any surroundings. Forrests, swamps, Islands, plains, deserts, Farmland, urban areas ( by eating from peoples gardens and landscape plants)
The best time to be out is as often as you can be. Then you will know that you did your best. It is possible that the moon causes "wildlife" to react to it in certain ways. But if you look hard enough its alot less than we think. Other factors like barrometric pressure and deminishing hours of daylight in consecutive days of seasons play alot more roles in activity ofthe whitetail deer. |
RE: The moon and deer movement
ORIGINAL: buckstalker1187 I love the hunters that think the whitetail deer needs a full moon to aid in its sight at night time. Believe it or not, deer actually have a harder time seeing in bright daylight because of the rod/ cone configuration in thier eyes. Also, shine a light in a deer's eyes and you will see a reflection . Then try with a human. You dont see peoples eyes reflecting light at all. Infact shine a light in any predator's eyes and you will see the same, cat or canine ( they will all reflect light back). Whether wild or domestic. This is caused by a special addition to thier eyes that a human does nothave called the tapetum lucidum. Any of these " nightime species" needs no aid of light at night. This is to thier advantage in nature..." especially the predator." The whitetail deer is a survival machine from its eyes all the way down to its nose. This is why its territory has expanded and it vertually can survive in any surroundings. Forrests, swamps, Islands, plains, deserts, Farmland, urban areas ( by eating from peoples gardens and landscape plants) The best time to be out is as often as you can be. Then you will know that you did your best. It is possible that the moon causes "wildlife" to react to it in certain ways. But if you look hard enough its alot less than we think. Other factors like barrometric pressure and deminishing hours of daylight in consecutive days of seasons play alot more roles in activity ofthe whitetail deer. Well said.............. |
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