http://www.charliealsheimer.com/ca/moon.html

Oh Charles sure believes in it,I myself believe it is the photoperiod and Daylight to the pineal gland in does,Just the opposite of what Charles is saying

Ok, for those of you that do believe in the rutting moon, I have a question. The rutting moon is the second full moon after the fall equinox (First day of fall). Well, this year the calendar says the first day of fall is September 23rd. And my calendar says there is a full moon on September 23rd. I always thought that the first day of fall was on September 21st. Is there any chance that the rutting moon could be in November this year instead of December???

Well, not that is mattes but the moon should be perfect for deer movement for the rut for my area of TN in Wayne County. New moon is Dec. 5 which is just about peak rutting time at our place. Full moon hits the 21st which will make the end of the rut suck for movement but bucks cruising for the last doe or two might draw them out.

In past years, I would really look forward to it but with no late mzl now, I guess I'll get the bow out.

Yeah, Charlie's the main pusher of the idea. But a bunch of the top research scientist put all of their fetal conception date data together a few years ago and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that breeding in any one given location occurs at the same time every year. If the moon drove breeding, peak breeding dates would shift around by as much as a month from year to year. The fetal conception date data showed--for each given location--peak breeding fell around the same date every year, give or take a day or two.

In addition, if peak breeding was driven by the full moon, everywhere in the country would have about the same peak breeding date, yet peak breeding dates occur throughout the fall and winter months depending on the geographic location. In some areas late September, in others October, still others November or December and in the Deep South as late as late January or early March.