Who hunts the moon?

[zeus1gdsm]

So I came across an article about buy in program "moonshine" now I have no intention of buying in. However it did cause me to look into the concept.

I found the solarluna calender. And it shows good hunting /fishing times. And projects out through the entire season.

The.king about giving it a whirl this year and devoting some extra attention to the moon phases and spend extra time on thosedays.

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[eagle rider]

I try to.  There is no doubt that ungulates (cattle and cattle type animal) have a strong connection to lunar changes.  I think biologists have already proven that.  Is it a be all strategy, likely not.  But things like the rut are tied to moon phases so why not.....

[turkeyfeathers]

My experience with turkey hunting is the full moon wonks out birds a few days before and after a full moon. Some days they won't gobble on roost and may not fly down til 10:30.  

[jjb4900]

I try to avoid planning hunting trips during a full moon......I have one of those "best time" to hunt and fish programs on my gps, and while I don't plan my hunting around it, I do find that it tends to be fairly accurate.

[eagle rider]

x2 on full moons for hunting but opposite for fishing!

[jjb4900]

in addition to moon phases, high and low pressure systems and barometric pressure play a huge part in deer activity....while I don't follow that too much, I know hunters that follow it religiously and are quite successful in doing so.

[The_Field_Ager]

I hunt any and all times I can get out there. Apart from a blizzard, there are no bad times. Anything can happen. I arrowed a nice 10 pointer last year when all conditions said no way

[bugsNbows]

This ^^^. I hunt as often as I can... regardless.

[jjb4900]

I hunt whenever possible as well, but I also believe there are certain conditions that make being out there a must.

[turkeyfeathers]

6 minutes ago, jjb4900 said:

I hunt whenever possible as well, but I also believe there are certain conditions that make being out there a must.

Agree , my days off are my days off and I can't shoot them from the couch. Now that I think about it last year during full moon I hadn't seen anything for days. Morning of full moon I questioned the moon. Shot 2 that day , a decent buck and a freezer filling big doe. Saw most deer I had seen all season that day. So I'll now say moon did not effect them 

[zeus1gdsm]

Damn auto correct. Should say "moonguide.com".

The opinions expressed here are exactly my sentiments. And those of many based on the articles and forum posts I read while googling.

I'll file it in the brain as something to be aware of. But in my mind rut and weather will trump the moon.

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[DirtTime]

I pay more attention to the wind then the moon. Like Papist said, unless it's a blizzard or raining ( yes, call it an excuse W/E, but I do not like hunting in the rain ) you have to be out there.

[The_Real_TCIII]

If it's a weekend or holiday I'm hunting regardless of moon, weather, etc. but I won't take a day off to hunt if the moon is full. I don't know if it's the gravity, light out all night, whatever but I simply don't see deer during full moon

[The_Real_TCIII]

I try to.  There is no doubt that ungulates (cattle and cattle type animal) have a strong connection to lunar changes.  I think biologists have already proven that.  Is it a be all strategy, likely not.  But things like the rut are tied to moon phases so why not.....

I don't agree about the rut and the moon but it's not provable either way and there are plenty of threads arguing both sides

[DirtTime]

The only "Moon" you should worry about is making sure you don't have 'plumbers crack' in view. All these years of new found scientific facts and gadgets, and yet people with no web or smart phones kill deer. Some of them even do without wearing camo or worrying about scent control! 

[nycredneck]

I hunt when I get the chance to go, whatever the moon is it is, whatever the weather is it is, I get deer in the rain, snow, moon, no moon.

[Core]

I thought I read that there is basically no predictability in deer behavior based on the moon.

[DirtTime]

4 hours ago, Core said:

I thought I read that there is basically no predictability in deer behavior based on the moon.

There is some science to it. I never give it much thought, I have seen a lot of deer activity in fields on a full moon while driving to or from my hunting spots. I say hunt when you can, full moon or not.