What is the best feeding time for deer today?

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.

Are deer feeding times accurate?

The higher the forage quality and more defined the location, the more predictable the deer movement. Of course water, wind, rain, snow, temperatures and moon phases all effect deer movement; but there is nothing more reliable for recognizing the patterns of a monster buck’s travels, than the urges of his stomach.

What moon phase is best for deer hunting?

Most hunters, however, put more stock in the moon’s position than any of its phases. “The hunters I talk to generally like a rising moon or setting moon that coincides with dawn and dusk,” Kenyon said. “If the moon rises during the final hour of daylight or sets late in the morning, they expect increased deer activity.

What is the best time to hunt deer in Alabama?

According to Chuck Sykes, Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Director, the “rut” or mating season for whitetails in most of Alabama is primarily from late December through early February.

What times are deer most active?

Deer are most active during the twilight hours of dusk and dawn. Most sleep during the day. They typically feed in the early morning hours before sleeping and then again in the evening and through the night. However, deer can also be active during the day and even midday, especially during rut and around the full moon.

What time are deer most active?

Why am I seeing no deer?

If you’re not seeing deer, you might be reaching your treestand too late and leaving too early. Get settled at least a half-hour before you expect deer to move. That means arriving before first light in the morning, and at least an hour before dark in the late afternoon. For evening sits, plan to walk out in darkness.

What color do deer see?

What researchers have found is that deer can see colors, though they don’t experience them in the same way we do. They can pick out short (blue) and middle (green) wavelength colors, but they’re less sensitive to long wavelength colors such as red and orange.

How many times a day do whitetail deer eat?

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.

Do deer move more on full moon or new moon?

The results concluded there were no significant differences between moon phase and deer movement.

Should you deer hunt during a full moon?

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. To be more precise, I see less movement during typical peak periods of dawn and dusk.