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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5539177" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>That is interesting to me because I've always heard old timers claim they kill their biggest bucks on a waning moon. I never put much stock in it because I've personally not noticed a difference. But your consistent average of 20% is telling. As with any "average" there are highs and lows, so it's quite plausible some hunters are actually seeing noticeable correlation between the moon and deer movement, while others like me are seeing zero correlation. I very well may be seeing the bottom factor of the average. Even with a low overall average there has to be a peak, and whoever is experiencing that peak will swear the moon has a huge effect on buck movement.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed. It's the rarest of wind directions for our area, opposite the prevailing west winds. My theory is that it occurs so infrequently, and sporadically shifty when it does, that bucks simply do not have as many safe bedding areas to deal with it. Not as many places to hide. All their best hiding places are for westerly winds, whether it be SW or NW or straight west. Bump a buck out of bed on a west wind & he'll have a hundred other beds he can choose from. Bump him out of an east and his second and third choice options are limited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5539177, member: 20583"] That is interesting to me because I've always heard old timers claim they kill their biggest bucks on a waning moon. I never put much stock in it because I've personally not noticed a difference. But your consistent average of 20% is telling. As with any "average" there are highs and lows, so it's quite plausible some hunters are actually seeing noticeable correlation between the moon and deer movement, while others like me are seeing zero correlation. I very well may be seeing the bottom factor of the average. Even with a low overall average there has to be a peak, and whoever is experiencing that peak will swear the moon has a huge effect on buck movement. Agreed. It's the rarest of wind directions for our area, opposite the prevailing west winds. My theory is that it occurs so infrequently, and sporadically shifty when it does, that bucks simply do not have as many safe bedding areas to deal with it. Not as many places to hide. All their best hiding places are for westerly winds, whether it be SW or NW or straight west. Bump a buck out of bed on a west wind & he'll have a hundred other beds he can choose from. Bump him out of an east and his second and third choice options are limited. [/QUOTE]
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