Guest mnarcher Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Do you think the full moon hinders or helps your chances of harvesting a deer? I was out 2 weeks ago and I saw deer and it was windy and no full moon. Went out last night and there wasn't much wind but there was a full moon and I didn't see a thing. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Full Moon I think daylight deer movement is lower during a full moon period but some deer will still be on the move. I hunted through this past weekend and saw more bucks than I had been seeing this season including the 1st mature buck I've seen this year. I didn't see any early morning movement. All the deer I saw were moving during the last hour of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Full Moon Full moon typically for me means the deer are already bedded when shooting time arrives, and they move later after shooting hours. And, with whitetails, as always, there's nothing guaranteed, that's why I went out and got skunked last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjeffers Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Full Moon I believe the moon does slow down movement at the times we usually see deer moving. This past weekend I made myself sit longer in the morning and between 10:00 and 11:00 I saw the most movement I had all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psycho Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Full Moon It really depends on a lot. Me personally have not had good luck on full moons. If you hunt a low pressured area you should see some deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Re: Full Moon plain and simple... the full moon screws you for hunting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tyshe17 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Re: Full Moon I feel a full moon affects the afternoon hunts more than mornings. As has been said the deer lay up in the mornings and usually move later. Then I usually see my deer between 8:30 and 10:30. In the afternoons if I see anything it comes at around dark 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Re: Full Moon I learned the hard way on Monday....that night was the full moon......figured it would be a good day for some early to mid afternoon movement.......13 hours on stand, and only one doe towards evening......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarnhart20 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Re: Full Moon I hunted a Full moon for the first two days of the season in west virginia this yr. and the first morning i saw 3 bucks. not till around 9 though. The first evening i saw nothing. The next morning, saw a nice 6 pt. but never got the shot, and that evening saw 3 bucks ina group around 4:45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmacz71 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Full Moon Every time there is a full moon I don't see very much and if I do it is just young doe's. I think it is because if there is a full moon they are feeding all night so they are not going to be up and about in the day time. It seems that they are all beded up during the full moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bubbles Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Full Moon when i hunted a full moon last weekend i didnt see nothing but last monday when i hunted it was still full moon and it frosted (usally they move on a frost) so the deer were kinda confused here in MICH. I had three bucks in front of me but although they were 2 spikes and a 3 point, and some doe's it was quite funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunt101 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Full Moon I hate hunting full moons to.... Well I wouldnt say all that cus I still see deer but when it is a full moon I think the deer come out later for some reason or another.... I have heard that when it is a full moon you should hunt mid-day but I dont know, worth a shot I reckon........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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