Well said Mntman!
There are tons of articles out there supporting the fact that rut activity is photoperiodic and activity wil vary during daytime hours based on other factors, as you mentioned.
Best of luck to you OP, hope you stick a big ol stinky so we can all admire him
>>The majority of calves are born
>>the same week every year.
>>The gestation period of an
>>elk hasn't changed in my
>>lifetime. How does this happen?
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>+1
>plus jims we are talking about
>moon phase and you relate
>activity to weather (which I
>agree) if its hot doesn't
>matter if there is a
>moon or not most activity
>is at night. If its
>cool, doesn't matter on moon,
>rut activity carries more over
>into day time...
>Moon phase does not affect animals
>(they can see in the
>dark no matter how dark
>it is, if they couldn't
>the species would be extinct).
>Weather helps determine how "active"
>they are during the day.
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>Mntman
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>"Hunting is where you prove yourself"
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>Let me guess, you drive a
>1 ton with oak trees
>for smoke stacks, 12" lift
>kit and 40" tires to
>pull a single place lawn
>mower trailer?
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