Different moon question

[sambo73]

Whats yalls thoughts on moon overhead and under foot?

[sambo73]

Ttt

[El Viejo]

I've heard it said that deer & wildlife like to feed whenever the moon is either directly overhead or directly underneath their location. I'm not so certain that the deer know that's when they're supposed to be active or not.

[unclefish]

I'm a believer. Last year I documented my hunts and saw more deer when I hunted when moon was overhead than not.

Tapachat

[2B4Him]

I've seen it work.

[sambo73]

How long a window you think? 1hr? More?

[sambo73]

Ttt

[Bonesplitter]

It's everything in fishing the coast. Couple an overhead moon and tidal movement and more often than not youll catch fish. Same applies in hunting although I havent seen it make as drastic an improvement.

[rtp]

Huge believer in that you will see more deer. I have been tracking the going and comings of deer as it relates to the moon position for about 15 years now on the same ranch. Weather and hunting pressure can and will override the moon influence. I fortunate that we are in a low pressure environment so that does not play into my equation. My favorite day to hunt of the month is when the moon is overhead about 2 hours before dark during hunting season. If hunting pigs in the warmer months I like to hunt the day it is overhead about 30 minutes before dark.

[tpcollins]

Same here. I base all of my trips to the woods on the Solunar tables - AND the wind direction. In trying to understand it a bit more I've found that a moonrise or moonset that coincides with dawn or dusk is a premium time.

I have a small area to hunt so I like to minimze my impact into the woods. So I pick and chose my times carefully versus being willy-nilly. I might not see deer 100% of the time but I do more often than not. But I can usually guarantee if I shouldn't see deer - I won't.

Here is a great link that you can put your own zip code in:

http://www.usprimetimes.com/7day.html

[whakm]

I think that there might be something to it but I cant plan my trips around the moon phase, wind direction, temperature, barametric pressure or whether I find a lucky penny heads up or down. I wish I could but I hunt when I can hunt and any time I can spend hunting is time well spent.

[muddyfuzzy]

it's pretty simple. when the moon is directly over-head or under-foot there is a major feed or activity around the same time. conversely, when the moon is on either the rising or setting horizon there is a minor feed as well. by that rule we have two majors and two minors a day with these times rotating based on moon phase.

we have been planning fishing trips against the tables for years with great success. in a previous thread sometime ago i urged folks to keep a log book. it is amazing how data can trend year over year, and typically we find that our initial impressions are not as accurate as we once thought as we build a decent amount of data.

get a book, keep records like feeding times, wind direction, speed, humidity, pressure and any other things you feel impact success. this is a great tool and will make you a better/more successful outdoorsman.

[SLICE & DICE]

It has a huge impact on fishing.
I have seen it over and over.
We get on some nice reds while sight casting and they will spook when they see your lure.
When the moon gets overhead/underfoot the feeding period peaks and these fish suddenly will hit anything you throw at them.
In the winter when you combine the overhead moon and an outgoing tide it can get real interesting.
I imagine it should work the same for hunting.