Major/Minor Feeding Times

I know the saying you can't kill em sittin on the couch, but do any of yall pay attention to the feeding times? Is there a correlation with deer sightings or movement? What are yalls thoughts?

I think it's a definate piece of the puzzle. Along with weather and pressure.

We've had several discussions on here about that in the past. Some will base a hunt strategy according to that and some won't. Most would agree that the weather will over ride the charts saying times etc almost always. Me, I don't bank the farm on it but do believe there is some truth to it. I pay closer attention to the weather, Temps and wind direction.

I also wouldn't bet everything on the times posted, BUT

every deer I have seen this year. EVERY DEER. Has been during the major/minor feeding times.

A puzzle it's right. It's more of a feel thing. I think you kind of just have to know when it's "deery" out. Those days when youre sitting at the house and you look out the Window and think damn it I should be hunting right now!

See I'm with yall...I'll still get there at first light and all but if I see one of the feeding times is a mid morning time, I'll tend to stay in the stand longer than usual and because I know the feeding times, I will sit till the end of the time..

Chart is not accurate where I hunt, as far as I can tell. There are times of day when I do seem to see more deer movement. There's usually a couple of hours during the day, which does not stay the same, when they move. After a full moon, I have gone two weeks without seeing one deer. Then all the sudden they are everywhere for a few days.

I don't pay attention to it all the time but there's something to it. My buddy AMB who is much better hunter than I explained it to me in pretty good depth. Moon overhead or underfoot is part of it. Those afternoons when you can see the moon are pretty good. I think I could be a pretty good hunter if I lived somewhere besides Marshall Co.

Its a guide as far as i can tell. I look more for weather and pressure. Deer will always move more towards dawn and dusk. Its in their DNA. If the the moon is full, high and bright i hunt according to the season. Mid season/ early rut is a mighty fine time to catch an old joker going back to bed early AM on nights of a full moon. Whats strange to me is on those super cold mornings when the deer dont seem to move until 9ish. I guess they wait for the ground to thaw out to get up and feed.

I have always had good luck with the moon charts ,feeding times ,The moon controls the feeding times of all wildlife and fish. They usually have 4 periods with major and minor times. The one that's in Alabama Living magazine put out by the electric co-op is pretty accurate. if you get one from a company thats located on the east coast then subtract it by an hour. If deer are in your area they will be feeding then , but that doesn't mean you will always see them .They don't travel far from bedding areas if they don't have to.

I believe they are a factor and I like to check them. With that said, I hunt when I can hunt. So, the greatest impact on my actual hunting is extending a morning sit, or moving start time up for an afternoon hunt.

I agree there is something to it and definitely on a full moon. I think the best time to hunt on a full moon is in the middle of the day when the moon is straight down. Most people don't like to hunt full moons because they don't see anything, but I see a lot of deer between 11 - 1 on a full moon cycle.

Complete voodoo for deer. In my experience.

Well they lined up yesterday...saw 12 does around 3pm during the feeding time then nothin...

the major feeding times today are 8:30-10:30 this am

Trail cams with time stamp tell you a lot. Did not believe in feeding times until I started running cameras.

The main thing to me is being in the woods hunting period. A lot of good advice given above. The main thing is being out there in the woods with them.