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Post by greghopper on Oct 7, 2015 9:31:20 GMT -5
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 7, 2015 9:40:06 GMT -5
My experience says more daytime movement under dark of moon then full moon, but would agree. My belief is timing of rut is triggered by amount of daylight/sunlight, everything else moon phase, weather, pressure can enhance or detour daytime activity. But my favorite time to hunt is Nov. 1st to Nov. 15th. Have killed 80% of my bucks in this time frame. (Seeking/chase phases)
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 7, 2015 13:38:37 GMT -5
My experience says more daytime movement under dark of moon then full moon, but would agree. My belief is timing of rut is triggered by amount of daylight/sunlight, everything else moon phase, weather, pressure can enhance or detour daytime activity. This is my mindset to a capital "T" and trail camera logs, hunting logs and others sights have confirmed this. |
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Post by scrobertson on Oct 7, 2015 18:18:23 GMT -5
So what exactly do you guys mean by dark of moon?
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Post by deadeer on Oct 7, 2015 18:38:27 GMT -5
New moon.
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 8, 2015 11:10:30 GMT -5
So what exactly do you guys mean by dark of moon? Dark period to me is the time from of a waning crescent (less than 25% moon visible and lessoning) to a waxing crescent (less than 25% crescent but growing) |
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 8, 2015 12:07:55 GMT -5
^^^^^^^ This
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 8, 2015 13:03:24 GMT -5
It's based on about 200 dead does found on the road per year in New Brunswick.
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 8, 2015 14:01:30 GMT -5
It's based on about 200 dead does found on the road per year in New Brunswick. IF this is true that is hilarious! |
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 8, 2015 14:03:31 GMT -5
a quote from the link
"From 1997 to 2005, biologists with New Brunswick DNR visited the sites of reported deer road-kills to collect biological data, including fetal measurements from pregnant does. The measurements, taken with a fetal scale invented by QDMA founder Joe Hamilton, allowed biologists to age each fetus to determine the precise conception date. With more than 1,600 does providing fetal data across nine years, the enormous sample size was more than adequate for Rod to draw sound conclusions."
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Post by bartiks on Oct 15, 2015 11:30:38 GMT -5
My experience says more daytime movement under dark of moon then full moon, but would agree. My belief is timing of rut is triggered by amount of daylight/sunlight, everything else moon phase, weather, pressure can enhance or detour daytime activity. This is my mindset to a capital "T" and trail camera logs, hunting logs and others sights have confirmed this. So during this period do you sit in the stand all day or are there particular times during the day which are better than others? I myself have always been a crepuscular hunter. I haven't tried hunting during the middle of the day, however I'm starting to become more and more involved with trying to figure out deer movement patterns and the like. Thanks and god bless. |
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 15, 2015 13:50:58 GMT -5
Bartiks....when a lot of factors line up (and I have the time) I'll set in certain stands all day. Now I'm not setting along a corn field edge far away from cover/bedding all day, but some of the great spots I have between bedding areas I will sit all day if moon phase is triggering movement, weather is as well, wind direction is nice for mature deer to feel safe traversing the spot without mine hitting them, estrous cycle of the does seem to be coming in or becoming a limited quantity (they'll really move) and other factors.
In 2012 I killed my buck just shy of 11 if I remember off hand....2 years back my pops shot a nice 8 pointer right around noon-thirty. My biggest buck to date was killed like 3 or 4 hours before sunset time (30 minutes before legal time even). I also believe my buck from like 2007 I shot midday as well...think it was like 1 or so.
A lot of it depends on the make up of the habitat you are hunting. I would be wasting my time 95%-99% of the time if I set along the edge of a couple ag fields I hunt for all day sits...however some of my other stand placements I'll gladly sit all day and wouldn't be shocked to see deer before sunrise through after sunset.
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Post by bartiks on Oct 23, 2015 2:38:57 GMT -5
Thanks for that insight, I have the perfect spot for sitting all day. I will definitely give that a try this year. It is a stand that I believe is right between where they bed and the surrounding fields that they eat. The one spot that I've taken a lot of interest in is a spot about 20yds off a heavy trail and it seems that from the time the moon is waning and then back to waxing is the from like 8:00-10:00 in the morning.
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Post by sakorifle on Oct 23, 2015 3:33:22 GMT -5
Greetings
When the rut is on with roe one is as likeley to get a buck mid day as any other time, just the way it is, the ladies decide when the bucks are moving.
Mark where your ladies are and watch them, lol
I stagger the times i hunt and hopefully fall onto something on its feet.
regards
Billy
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Post by ms660 on Oct 23, 2015 19:39:59 GMT -5
I don't pay attention to what the moon is doing. I just try to be in a tree as much as I can from the last week in October through the first two weeks in November.
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 24, 2015 14:00:04 GMT -5
This is my mindset to a capital "T" and trail camera logs, hunting logs and others sights have confirmed this. So during this period do you sit in the stand all day or are there particular times during the day which are better than others? I myself have always been a crepuscular hunter. I haven't tried hunting during the middle of the day, however I'm starting to become more and more involved with trying to figure out deer movement patterns and the like. Thanks and god bless. Go to page two of deer hunting forum, click on " amazing life of a whitetail deer" thread and follow the link there. You'll get your answer and a whole lot more. Especially watch videos for October November movements. Come rut bucks move almost non stop |
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 26, 2015 9:22:36 GMT -5
So during this period do you sit in the stand all day or are there particular times during the day which are better than others? I myself have always been a crepuscular hunter. I haven't tried hunting during the middle of the day, however I'm starting to become more and more involved with trying to figure out deer movement patterns and the like. Thanks and god bless. Go to page two of deer hunting forum, click on " amazing life of a whitetail deer" thread and follow the link there. You'll get your answer and a whole lot more. Especially watch videos for October November movements. Come rut bucks move almost non stop Amen, it is eye opening for most to realize how much deer move even outside the rut...but many have no clue how much turf and moving bucks do when seeking....crazy! |
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