ESPN's "best time to hunt" chart for October
 

Check it out... Man, I am so glad I have off on the 14,15,16th...etc...



I haven't been out yet, since I work nights, and haven't had any vacation time. At least with my graveyard shift schedule, I'm technically "off" starting Thur mornings, all day Friday, and Sat morning (but then, I have to go back to sleep Sat afternoon/evening, and revert my body back to night hours, and go back to working nights.

Hunting the full moon on the 14th looks great. Anyone else follow these moon phase charts?

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I don't take much stock in them. I've always heard the best deer movement occurs when the moon is overhead. If this is true, then on the days you mentioned, the best movement will be in the middle of the night. Not too good in my book. I've experienced in the past that a full moon means less movement during the daylight hours. I'm going to be hunting anyway, full moon or not. I usually see more daylight activity on thenew moon or the 2nd quarter, meaning that Oct. 21-29 should be the best times out during the morning to late morning hours. I'm no expert on this, but I'm just going on what I have experienced in the field in the past.Like I said, I don't care if the moon is full or not, if the solunar tables say don't go or go, I'm going hunting anyway. Let us know if you saw activity those days you were off. Best of luck to you.

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i dont really understand the charts

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The longer the "black bar" on the left side, the better time it is to hunt. You can't really see the wording, but each column on the left underneath "Best Days" says,
"Poor", "Fair", "Good", "Excl".

RE: ESPN's "best time to hunt" chart for October
 

hey thanks! haven't found this elsewhere!

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Another thing, the above chartpredicted slow to moderate movement, primarily in the afternoon from 2:00 to 3:30. I hunted morning and afternoon, and the deer moved well from daylight to about 8:30, and then again from 5:30 til dark. My point is, you can't always base your hunts on the solunar table. I do believe there is some validity tothem, but not always. There are just too many weather factors involved to base all of your hunts on the solunar table.

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i cant understand the charts.

why would the deer move more during day if they had all night to move during a full moon?

it would make more sense to me that they move more during the day on a new moon because they cant see at night??

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yeah if anyone has any success because of following the chart let the rest of us know

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Cool thanks for posting that. I've been looking for one of these. What the website though?

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he said that the longer the black bar the better

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I have my own formula. Accordingly, if your not in the woods every possible minute, Oct.29 thru 31, shame on you!

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is that pre rut?

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The deer get their belly full earlier, they see better with a full moon,and then bed down earlier. That move their feeding cycle back a couple of hours, so they start feeding earlier.

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Different charts are based on different theories. See Field & Stream chart below...




They don't agree at all.

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i will be hunting oct. 13th-16th i dont care if it says good or not, i am going cause i will be on a hunting trip, but it sure does look good to see the days i am hunting, it says are good.

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The original chart seems to completely contradict every chart I've ever seen. I agree with others in that I believe the moon has some affect, but there are many other factors.

I prefer to hunt with as little moon as possible. During the full moon, I see activity, but much earlier and later than with a new moon. Although, I believe that the late-morning to early-afternoon times during a full moon can be productive if you have a food or water source fairly close to a bedding area.

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I'm not sure about these charts (although I refer to them) but I am off that same week for vacation. All the info I have gathered over the last two years point to this being the most active part of the rut in my area.

RE: ESPN's "best time to hunt" chart for October
 

Did Field and Stream put outthe top 10 days to huntthis year listing?

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I went by ESPN's chart last year and found it completely inaccurate. I hunted many many days last year and didn't think that chart was good at all. I even used my cameras and compared the pics to the chart. I will take alook at the field and stream chart this year.

I've had many people tell me, "deer are just like people, they move whenever they feel like it." As I hunt more and more, that seems to be true. People say during this time of year when it is hot, the deer are moving in the morning and just before dark. The ESPN chart said Sunday is almost the worst day of the month to hunt and the deer should be moving from 5:40 - 6:22. I saw deer moving at 2:30 that day and didn't see ANY deer once I got in the stand at 5:00.

On Oct. 1, the chart says the best times are 2 - 3pm and 1:40 - 3:00am. I'm pretty sure if I go check my camera, I don't have ANY pictures during either of these times. As a matter of fact, I have a 10pt. on camera on the first and it was between 9 and 10pm.

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Where did you find the chart on the field and stream website?

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Sorry... Here is the link that I found on the internet for the chart. Each month there will be a new one.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/news/story?page=g_fea_astro_tables

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The Field & Stream chart is at http://www.fieldandstream.com/weather_hunt.jsp

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You hunt when the season is is open and when you have the time. If you don"t hunt the first weekend of Mo. gunseason you are screwed reguardless of what the calinder says.