Mature buck movement

[mrex]

Great read...

http://www.qdma.com/articles/10-things-we-know-about-mature-buck-movements

 

[Hortontoter]

Very interesting article. Thanks for posting the link.

 

[LonewolfNopack]

Good read, wish it would have had some information on the moons position in relation to deer movement.

 

[Gordo]

Good read. Interesting the lack of any correlation between movement and weather.

 

[Buck Whisperer]

Interesting

 

[Bigslam51]

Thanks for posting!

 

[xbowguy]

Great Read Indeed! Thanks Mike!

 

[teej89]

cool post! Now come on Setpember 28th haha

 

[Big_Holla]

Very cool. Kinda reinforces what we already know about morning and evening movements and maybe takes a little attention off of the midday. Always like to read things like this with real proof and data.

 

[bowhunter1023]

Printing it off and heading for the throne...

 

[Fullbore]

Some really good information. Thanks for posting.

 

[MK111]

Now doesn't this throw a new wrinkle into deer hunting.

 

[bowhunter1023]

Good read. Provides some relief for me. I found the lack of moon phase correlations very interesting. Thanks for sharing Mike!

 

[rgecko23]

good article mike, thanks for posting

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

Very good info !

 

[Rutin]

Good read. Provides some relief for me. I found the lack of moon phase correlations very interesting. Thanks for sharing Mike!

I did too until I realized they talked NOTHING about when the moon is overhead or underfoot during those times. Those are the moon phases to key in on IMO. Another thing they didn't talk much about was the thermals and how deer use them.... Sure I don't expect them to cover everything about mature deer when it comes to hunting them in a short page description but what they did post was interesting.

 

[Mike]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[brock ratcliff]

Thanks for posting. However, I still believe the timing, not the phase, of the moon does effect movement. Not of just "mature" deer, but of dang near everything wild. The next time you see racoons, coyotes, fox etc out and about in daylight, check the moon rise/fall times. Those days where everything in the woods are active during daylight are rare. Moon rise/fall is the only common thread I've found. Maybe I'm wrong, but I have myself convinced.

 

[hickslawns]

Not sure I am buying into all of it. I can see moon phase not making a huge difference. I am not 100% about all of it though. Hard to believe the weather fronts didn't make a difference. I might need to re-read the article and see if I didn't misread it.

 

[LonewolfNopack]

I did too until I realized they talked NOTHING about when the moon is overhead or underfoot during those times. Those are the moon phases to key in on IMO. Another thing they didn't talk much about was the thermals and how deer use them.... Sure I don't expect them to cover everything about mature deer when it comes to hunting them in a short page description but what they did post was interesting.

Exactly. The position of moon is key, not the phase. There have been telemetry studies on this as well that prove it to be a very effective tool to use when mapping deer movement. Actual moon phase means next to nothing to me when compared to moons position. Get a moon directly over head or underfoot near sunrise or sunset and you better be ready.