The moon and deer movement
10-05-2006 | 02:50 PM
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Spike
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From: HENDERSON,IL
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!!!
10-05-2006 | 08:34 PM
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From: THE NATURAL STATE
RE: The moon and deer movement
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.
10-06-2006 | 06:53 AM
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Fork Horn
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From: Dark Side of the Moon
RE: The moon and deer movement
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.
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.
10-07-2006 | 05:42 AM
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From: Tomah WI USA
RE: The moon and deer movement
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.
10-09-2006 | 03:09 PM
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Spike
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From: DeSoto Cnty, MS
RE: The moon and deer movement
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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http://www.msdeer.net/deerdata.php
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10-09-2006 | 04:40 PM
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RE: The moon and deer movement
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.
Spend every minute in the woods that you can, whatever the moon is.
