What is the major feeding time for deer?

Major feeding times occur when the moon peaks overhead and when the moon is directly beneath a location on the Earth’s surface. When major deer feeding times coincide closely with sunrise or sunset, an optimal scenario is created for deer hunters due to increased deer movement during the best hunting hours.

What are major and minor feeding times for deer?

Minor feeding times occur at moonrise and moonset. Major feeding periods occur at moon over and moon under. Feeding periods are enhanced during solunar periods when the sun and moon are in agreement.

What’s the best time for deer movement today?

No matter what the conditions, deer move best early of a morning and late of an afternoon. That’s when they’re wired to move most. It’s when their eyesight is most effective. And there are few things that impact this movement, other than pressure.

Are deer feeding charts accurate?

In a recent study, a solunar table proved to be relatively accurate at identifying peak activity times of whitetail bucks (Sullivan et al. 2016). However, it is fairly well known that dawn and dusk times can influence deer movements.

How many times do deer feed a day?

Deer feed 5 times per day as rhythmic pattern feeders, and there are 3 very important categories of deer feeding opportunity during a 24 hour period.

Is a full moon bad for deer hunting?

Another theory offers that during the full moon, deer move more at night and less during the day. While it’s not pronounced, my personal observation from over 40 years of whitetail hunting and study has been that daytime deer activity does seem to decline during the full moon.

How many times a day does a deer feed?

Is fishing better at night or morning?

Fish are more active in the light. It makes it easier for them to find the bait. That is partly why anglers say it is bad to fish the day after a full moon. The fish have been active all night and have had their fill by the time the sun comes up.