in a non rut situation. A few weeks ago I just randomly took of a few days to hunt with tomorrow being one of them and it's practically daylight outside right now. Be in the tree before sun up, no rush get there at 7, or forget about it and go on in to work??
-
Help Support TNDeer:
Is there a consensus on hunting after a full moon
- Thread starter Bushape
- Start date
bowhunterfanatic
Well-Known Member
The few days before and after the full moon are my favorite days of the month to hunt.
Omega
Well-Known Member
I find that on those nights, deer move around more, so less likely to move around in the daytime unless pushed by other hunters. If it is a weekend, I have other hunters move them around, on the weekdays, not so much. I somehow got it in my head that if I see any deer on my way in, I am less likely to see any while on stand, but it has not always worked out that way. But I have gotten lucky on those days too, so it's not a set rule with me.
deerhunter10
Well-Known Member
I used to hate the full moon. About several years ago I started to love it. I don't necessarily see the number of deer but we have killed several big deer on full moons and around the full moon a few days before and after. Time wise I hunt completely normal. A Cold fronts would be better paired up with it but it is what it is.
Bell3wv
Well-Known Member
You can killem from the bed but you have to fool with the window and blinds.
Ive never noticed a correlation between deer daylight movement and moon phase. My harvest report is all over the place in terms of moon timing.
DoubleRidge
Well-Known Member
Currently, being mid November, Im hunting...and spending as many hours as I can on stand....growing up I was told an afternoon hunt would be better than a morning hunt following a bright full moon night but I've not seen that to be the case...its mid November...hunt.
Never really bought into moon phases affecting deer movement. Not saying it doesn't, i just go hunt and don't pay any attention to the moon. I figure..i get hungry no matter moon phase - I'm sure deer do also, and in the rut, they are chasing and looking for does no matter the moon phase.
Bright moon makes for a quiet walk to the stand !
I've seen 15 deer this morning after the full moon last night. I remember years ago a guy we hunted with always said they wouldn't move after a full moon.
BSK
Well-Known Member
With all the data I have to work with, I would consider moon conditions to be the weakest of all influences on daylight deer movement. It has some effect but it is minimal. And by that, I mean from the worst to the best moon conditions, the effect is probably about +/- 10% buck sighting rate from average.
What I do find interesting is how quickly it goes from some of the worst to better than average around the full moon. The improvement starts on the day of the full moon and continue after that.
backyardtndeer
Well-Known Member
I honestly haven't tracked it, but I know I have killed some good bucks on afternoons where there was a full moon.
double browtine
Well-Known Member
In my years of hunting the 3 days around the full moon are usually slow in the morning until after 8 am. During the rut I always like to hunt till at least 10 am before getting down or changing stands. I've never killed a mountable buck before 8 am. I've killed several in the last 15 minutes of legal light though.
