Deer movement and moon phases

[204ruger]

What are everyone’s thoughts on deer movement and moon phases. There is a harvest moon to happen sept 13th. Do you find more movement the dusk of the day before or the dawn of the day after or????

I have usually noticed on a full moon night the deer are up all night and if your not out right at dawn you can miss em as they usually find a bed early. Never really noticed though if the dusk of the day before is high traffic or not.

Just curious what people’s thoughts are!!

[beaver hunter]

1-2hrs before/after the overhead or underfoot times are the best in my opinion.

[Big Grey Wolf]

Only difference is you can see the deer on full moon night. Do you eat every day, well deer like to eat every day as well. Deer do not give a sh-t about the moon, they have good night vision.

[bucksman]

I don't hunt any differently around the moon but it is interesting to check my trail cam pictures and compare them to http://www.solunarforecast.com and a lot of the time an animal that moves during daylight matches up with the times they suggest as peak times. Worked for a bunch of my fishing pictures as well

[Sledhead71]

Only difference is you can see the deer on full moon night. Do you eat every day, well deer like to eat every day as well. Deer do not give a sh-t about the moon, they have good night vision.

This is my experience as well. Daylight savings don't seem to affect their patterns either.

[Kurt505]

I have been using the peak movement times for about a decade and they seem to match up with deer movement bang on.

[bucksnbears]

Every time I think I have it figgered out, I find out I DON'T.
Hunt when you can!

[58thecat]

Every time I think I have it figgered out, I find out I DON'T.
Hunt when you can!

Yup....moon experts....sun experts.....hunting/fishing experts....just get out and poke around, you will learn a lot more that way then reading the experts take.