It immediately follows the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. Doe Gestational Research – Thousands of roadkill does are studied across multiple years and the average point of conception is compared with the timing of the rutting moon. The Hunters Moon is the full moon which occurs in October.Trail Cameras – We can see when deer are active, day or night, and objectively quantify their activity. Also known as a sanguine or blood moon, the term Hunters Moon is used traditionally to refer to a full moon that appears during the month of October.While most years see 12 full moons, some years have 13. Descriptive Observational Research – Many notes and observations were compiled and correlated with moon phase to create guidelines. It occurs when the Earth is directly aligned between the Sun and the Moon.Previously, fields would be reaped in late September or early October, and hunters could easily see both deer and fox by the light of the moon. Anecdotal Observation – People went into the woods, saw deer and concluded it was the moon. The moon rises quickly after the sunset making the periods of darkness between the two moments shorter.Descriptive Observational Research Many notes and observations were compiled and correlated with moon phase to create guidelines.
Anecdotal Observation People went into the woods, saw deer and concluded it was the moon. Or as its most commonly referred to, a sun dog (or occasionally mock sun). Native American Tradition – The rutting moon was long seen as the sign that the prime of hunting season was at hand. Native American Tradition The rutting moon was long seen as the sign that the prime of hunting season was at hand. What you saw was almost certainly a parhelion.On this episode I talk about how the moon really impacts deer movement and the whitetail rut.
And yet with hundreds of years of tradition, culture, and some significant observational research, modern technology has completely changed our understanding of this phenomenon. Almost nothing about deer hunting has been studied longer than the effects of the moon.