Moon Phases and Rut

[OH nontypical]

So I was in the dentists office the other day and read this article in Deer and Deer Hunting about moon phases and the rut's timing. I was floored to see what was said in the article (see below). I thought Charles Alshiemer and his moon calendar were directly related to Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine?? He may have a hard time selling his rut calender if his own magazine is putting out articles with research debunking his whole rut timing theories.

For what its worth I believe the rutting dates for the states I hunt are pretty consistent year to year. I was not floored by the findings in the articles, just surprised to see in Deer and Deer hunting.

[headgear]

Read that article and I think they nailed it, they also said Alshiemer debunked the moon overhead and underfoot stuff but didn't give any details. I'm a big fan of overhead/underfoot moon days but I think the key to using them is to ignore most of daily times and just focus on the prime days that Dan posts.

[OH nontypical]

Headgear,

Do you think he (Charles Alsheimer) will be backing away from his whole "second full moon after the Autumn equinox" triggers the rut theory?

I have never found his projections to be very accurate and the fawning dates rarely change from year to year in any state.