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Re: Why can't I find deer!?
« Reply #30 on: September 15, 2013, 10:16:06 PM »
can you explain the moon phase thing? I always thought a full moon is the worst. It's not real full right now so I was thinking it was the heat being the reason they're doing most or all of their feeding at night?

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Change the zip code.  Today I drove past some private property that holds a lot of deer and for the first time in a few weeks, they were out and feeding in the middle of the field, not on the edges, at 7pm.  That tells me they worked the edges and out into the middle of the field between 5:30-6:30pm, just in line with what the moon phase chart shows.

If you read blacktail tactics 2, it explains that it's not really the full moon or not full moon, it has more to do with the moon rise and moon set, whether it's full or not.  A moon, actually the fuller the better, that rises within an hour of sunset, i.e. this week, means a LOT of deer movement the last 2-3 hours of daylight.

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Re: Why can't I find deer!?
« Reply #31 on: September 17, 2013, 11:45:14 PM »
My last spot I found a TON of fresh sign with food shelter and cover... so I know where to hit next time.

But overall, until I by chance hit this spot, not a single sign of life. Honestly I utterly HATE hunting Western wa... unless I am simply after Grouse... came across 43 GROUSE YESTERDAY... could have limited by 6:40 if I'd have brought my Shotty...
43 grouse!!! That's amazing. I'd love to see that many grouse in one day!

Ridiculous amount. Like I said, if I would have had my Shotgun, I would have limited out on grouse easily, Rabbits too! Lovin this new area I found. Now if I could only know for sure if there is Bears in there...

 


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